Kabul Is Offered Wider Role in U.S. Missions - Wall Street Journal
Gates Sees No Gap With Karzai on Afghan War Strategy - Reuters
Afghan President Marks Holiday with Plea for Peace - Associated Press
Canada to End Combat Role in Afghanistan at End of 2011 - New York Times
Canada Confirms Up to 950 Troops Will Remain in Afghanistan - Associated Press
Canada's Afghan Army Trainers to Focus on Literacy - Reuters
To Save Lives, NATO Is Razing Booby-Trapped Afghan Homes - New York Times
Troops Follow Intelligence Leads, Detain Insurgents - AFPS
U.S. Soldier Charged In Afghan Murder Declares Innocence - Reuters
NATO Reads Weakness in Taliban Statement - Christian Science Monitor
Can NATO's 'Security Bubbles' Last? - NPR
Pakistan
Pakistan Drone Attack 'Kills 20 Militants' - BBC News
Yemen
U.S. Pursues Wider Role in Yemen - Wall Street Journal
U.S. Expands Yemen Role in Hunt After al Qaida Group - Jerusalem Post
Gates: Best Option In Yemen? Help It Fight Al Qaeda - Reuters
Gates: U.S. Will Help Yemen, No Plans for 'Another War' - Agence France-Presse
Iraq
Two Christians Killed in Mosul Bombing - Washington Times
Gunmen Kill 2 Christians in Northern Iraq - Associated Press
Iran
Gates Says Sanctions Cause Iranian Rift, Opposes Military Strike - VOA
Gates: New Sanctions Led by U.S. Causing Divisions - Washington Post
Gates: Sanctions Causing Rift in Iran - Washington Times
Gates Says Iran Leadership Rift Over Nuclear Sanctions - BBC News
Iran Starts "Biggest" Air Defense War Games - Reuters
Iran Says 2 Germans Are Spies - Reuters
Media Watchdog Says 2 Germans in Iran Not Spies - Associated Press
VOA's Duplicitous Broadcasts - Washington Times opinion
NATO
NATO to Outline New Strategies for New Realities - Washington Post
5 Ways to Bring NATO and Russia Together - Moscow Times opinion
U.S. Department of Defense
Afghanistan War Hero Receives Medal of Honor - Voice of America
President Awards Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sergeant - AFPS
Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta Awarded the Medal of Honor - Washington Post
Rare Honor for a Living Service Member - New York Times
Obama: MOH Recipient Giunta 'as Humble as He is Heroic' - Stars and Stripes
Marine Corps Seeks Correct 21st Century Balance - AFPS
Pentagon's Internal Threat Review for All Military Branches Released - Examiner
Undersecretary Outlines Cost-saving Strategy - AFPS
United States
U.S. Must Sustain Military Might, Gates Says - AFPS
Thailand Extradites Alleged Russian Arms Dealer to U.S. - Voice of America
Thailand Extradites Russian Arms Suspect to U.S. - New York Times
'Merchant of Death' Sxtradited to U.S. - Washington Times
Thailand Extradites Russian Arms Suspect to U.S. - Reuters
Russia Outraged over Thai Decision to Extradite - Washington Post
Russia Protests Extradition of Viktor Bout - Los Angeles Times
Bout Extradition: Russia Criticises U.S. Pressure - BBC News
FBI Seeks Wider Wiretap Law for Web - New York Times
Arms Treaty With Russia Hits Snag as GOP Balks - New York Times
GOP Deals Blow to Hopes for Nuclear Weapons Treaty - Los Angeles Times
Sen. Kyl Dampens Hopes for Arms Treaty Ratification - Washington Post
U.S. Charges Pakistani Tied to Times Square Bomber - Reuters
Obama Sails Churning Trade Sea, Where Friends Are Foes - New York Times
TSA: Body Scans, Pat-downs Needed - Washington Times
Big Sister's Police State - Washington Times editorial
Defense Budget and American Power - Washington Times opinion
United Kingdom
Britain to Compensate Ex-Detainees of Guantánamo - New York Times
Britain to Compensate ex-Guantanamo Detainees - Washington Post
U.K. Agrees to Settle With Ex-Guantanamo Detainees - Associated Press
Compensation to Guantanamo Detainees 'Necessary' - BBC News
Accountability for Torture (in Britain) - New York Times editorial
Africa
Sudan Pledges to Hold and Respect Referendum Vote - BBC News
Clinton Urges Sudanese to Make 'Tough Compromises' - Washington Times
U.N. Says Preparing Possible Troop Increase In Sudan - Reuters
Somalia Terrorist Activity in U.S. Raises Concerns - Christian Science Monitor
U.N. Asked to Investigate Violence in Western Sahara - Washington Post
Tensions High in Guinea After Presidential Vote - Voice of America
Poll Result Triggers Violence In Guinea - Reuters
Americas and Caribbean
Colombia to Extradite Accused Venezuelan Drug Lord - Reuters
Colombia Spurns U.S. Extradition for Reputed Narco - Associated Press
Costa Rica to Seek OAS Meeting in Nicaragua Spat - Associated Press
Bolivia Moves to Nationalize Pensions - Reuters
U.N.: "Spoilers" Trying to Sabotage Haiti Elections - Reuters
Over 1,000 Haitians Dead From Cholera - Voice of America
Officials in Haiti Defend Focus on Cholera Outbreak, Not Origins - New York Times
Haiti's Cholera Death Toll Grows, Fueling Riots - Associated Press
Haiti Protester Shot Dead by U.N. Peacekeepers - BBC News
Asia Pacific
Aung San Suu Kyi Seeks Re-instatement of Opposition Party - VOA
Tough Choices for Burma Dissident - New York Times
China Confident Burma Will Remain Stable - Voice of America
Clan in Philippines Accused of More Killings - New York Times
U.N. Predicts N. Korea's Food Shortage Will Continue - Associated Press
Europe
Russian Doubts U.S. Support for Democracy - Washington Times
Turkey Wants Control In NATO Missile Shield - Reuters
E.U. Talks on Budget for 2011 Deadlock Again - New York Times
Italy's Berlusconi Faces Confidence Votes on December 14 - Reuters
Polish Opposition Rebels Form New Group Before Polls - Reuters
Irish Debt Crisis Triggers European Talks - Washington Post
Middle East
Israeli Officials Say Time Short for West Bank Peace Deal - Washington Post
Fate of Mideast Talks in Hands of Polarizing Rabbi - Associated Press
Israel Delays Vote on Settlement Freeze - Reuters
U.S. Needs More than Short-term Dealmaking - Washington Post editorial
Israeli Actions Jeopardize Two-state Solution - Los Angeles Times opinion
Israel Exempts E.U. Pilots From Security Program - New York Times
Palestinian Blogger Angers West Bank Muslims - New York Times
Amnesty Urges Egypt to Investigate Alleged Police Killing - Voice of America
Amnesty Urges Egypt to Investigate Torture Claims - Associated Press
Muslims Torch Christian Homes in Southern Egypt - Associated Press
South Asia