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Afghanistan
All 33,000 'Surge' Troops Now Out of Afghanistan - AP
Slain Marine Commander’s Actions Called Heroic - WP
Promise of Education Takes Hold for New Generation of Afghans - S&S
Afghanistan Bans Pakistan Newspapers - BBC
Top China Official Visits Afghanistan, Signs Security Deal - Reuters
Syria
Fighting Continues in Syria; Rebels Move Command Center - VOA
Rebels Announce Move of HQ From Turkey to ‘Liberated’ Syria Territory - NYT
Free Syrian Army Rebel Leaders Move From Turkey to Syria - Reuters
Rebel Command 'Moved into Syria' - BBC
Meet the 'Foreign Fighters' - CNN
Desperate Syrians Cross a Hazardous Border - WP
Egypt President Stresses Syria Resolve - AP
Iran
US Navy's New Floating Base Gets a Workout in the Persian Gulf - AP
Iran's Navy Aims to Extend its Reach - AP
US Lawmaker Blames Iran for Cyber Attacks on US Banks - VOA
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Says Expects Israel to Launch War - Reuters
Iran Says Nuclear Equipment Was Sabotaged - NYT
Iran Accuses German Company of Nuclear Sabotage - AP
US Stops 20 Iran Officials Attending UN Assembly - Reuters
Missing US Man's Wife Pleads to Iran - CNN
Libya
Libyan Government Takes Over Militia Bases After Deadly Clashes - WP
2 Islamist Militias Disband in Libya Amid Anger Over Killings - NYT
Libyan City Militia 'to Disband' - BBC
Libyan Islamist Militia Swept Out of Bases - Reuters
Anti-militia Protests Show Frailty of Libyan State - AP
CNN Finds, Returns Journal Belonging to Late US Ambassador - CNN
Libya: US State Dept. Blasts CNN Report on Stevens' Diary - AP
Libya: DoS Spokesman Slams CNN for Reporting on Ambassador's Diary - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Obama Struggles for Unifying Strategy Post-Arab Spring - McClatchy
Sunni Leader Calls for Patience - CNN
America’s Iraq Exit Marked by Challenges and Failed Efforts - NYT
5 Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Roadside Bomb Explosion - AP
12 Killed in Shiite-Sunni Clashes in Yemen - AP
Lebanese Christian Leader Says Target of Assassination - Reuters
Egypt’s New Leader Spells Out Terms for US-Arab Ties - NYT
Israel FM Says No Changes to Egypt Peace Deal - AP
Egypt-Based Group Claims Israel Border Attack - AP
Egypt Jihadi Groups Say Behind Deadly Israeli Border Attack - Reuters
Egypt Salafi Urges UN to Criminalize Contempt of Islam - Reuters
UN: Torture of Activists in Morocco 'Systematic' - AP
Tunisia President's Former Aide Gets Suspended Jail Sentence - Reuters
Exploiting the Prophet - NYT opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Researchers Mine Data in Effort to Uncover Terrorist Threats - BS
US Department of Defense
Yale Welcomes Air Force, Naval ROTC Units Back to Campus - NHR
Navy LT. Cmdr. Accused of Misusing DOD Funds - VP
World
Free Speech in the Age of YouTube - NYT opinion
United States
US Senate Keeps Government Funded - VOA
Double Payments Bedevil Veterans’ Pension System - NYT
VA Wrongly Sent Letters to Caregivers Warning of Sequestration Cuts - S&S
When GPS Tracking Violates Privacy Rights - NYT editorial
Africa
Sudan Summit to Tackle Border Row - BBC
Sudan, South Sudan Leaders Meet to Discuss Border Security, Oil Deal - Reuters
Suicide Bomber Hits North Nigeria Catholic Church - AP
Curfew in North Nigeria Cities After Sect Attacks - AP
Thousands Protest Over anti-Islam Film in Kano Nigeria - BBC
Somali MP Shot Dead in Mogadishu - BBC
Somali Lawmaker Slain - Reuters
Cameroon Jails Former Minister - BBC
Americas
Unlikely Joint Effort by US and Venezuela Leads to Drug Lord’s Arrest - NYT
Chavez's Record: A Venezuela Oil Bonanza Squandered? - AP
'Ghetto Chavez' and the Battle for Venezuela's Youth Vote - Reuters
Argentina Gives Opposition Media Dec. 7 Deadline to Sell Off - AP
Ecuador Weighs Sending WikiLeaks' Assange to Sweden - VOA
Ex-Guatemalan Commander Charged With Lying to Get US Citizenship - Reuters
US VP Candidate Ryan Criticizes Obama’s Cuba Policy - NYT
Asia / Pacific
Panetta's Asia Visit Shows Balancing Role US Hopes to Play - Reuters
In Shark-Infested Waters, Resolve of China and Japan Tested - NYT
China Nixes Events to Mark 40 Years of Japan Ties - AP
China Likely to Show Leniency to Ex-Police Chief - AP
North Korea Accuses South of Firing Inside its Waters - AP
Behind North Korea’s Propaganda Star is a Darker Tale - WP
Indonesian Police Arrest 10 Terror Suspects - AP
In New York, Reverence for Burma’s Opposition Leader - NYT
Europe
Russia: With USAID Aid Cutoff, Kremlin Recalibrates - NYT
US Broadcaster to Cease Some Moscow Radio Services - VOA
Russia: 4 Police, 4 Militants Killed in Battle in Chechnya - AP
Macho Image Fades as Russia's Putin Nears 60 - Reuters
Polls Open in Belarus Election - BBC
Belarus Holds Elections Boycotted by Opposition - AP
Opposition Boycott and Apathy Threaten Belarus Election - Reuters
France's Hollande Hits New Low in Popularity Poll - Reuters
French Court Sentences Man for US Embassy Protest - AP
South Asia
Pakistani Minister Offers Bounty Over Anti-Islam Video - NYT
Pakistani Minister Wants Filmmaker Dead - CNN
Pakistani Bounty Placed on Anti-Islam Filmmaker - Reuters
Pakistan: Anti-Islam Film Bounty Condemned - BBC
Drones Record the Scene as Climbers Tackle Pakistan's Peaks - AP
Numerous Encephalitis Cases Devastate North India - VOA