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U.S. national security adviser ends Israel visit
U.S. national security adviser ends Israel visit (NOLA)
President Barack Obama 's national security adviser has concluded three days of talks with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem amid an escalating focus on Iran's nuclear intentions.

Suspected Afghan police shoot dead 2 Albanian soldiers; 11 police arrested (Medincine Hat News)
TIRANA, Albania - Suspected Afghan police opened fire on Albanian and other foreign troops in the war-wracked country's south Monday, killing two Albanian soldiers and prompting the arrest of 11 Afghan policemen, authorities said.

US, Mexico agree to cooperate on energy (WKRN)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives at a working session of the G20 foreign ministers summit.

Official: EU set to support expanded Somali force (Evening Sun)
The European Union is willing to help pay for more African Union peacekeepers in Somalia in an effort to clear al-Shabab militants from the country, a senior official said Monday.

Three Italian soldiers killed in accident in Afghanistan (ANSA.it)
The soldiers' Lince armoured car overturned when crossing a watercourse some 20 kilometres from Shindand, in the western province of Herat where the Italian forces are based, trapping the soldiers inside, the ministry said.

Gunmen ambush, kill 2 judicial officials in Syria (Detroit News)
Gunmen in Syria staged a guerrilla-style ambush that killed a senior state prosecutor and a judge Sunday in an attack that suggested armed factions are growing bolder and more coordinated in their uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime.

Seoul begins military drills despite NKorea threat
Seoul begins military drills despite NKorea threat (WHDH)
South Korea on Monday began live-fire military drills from front-line islands near its disputed sea border with North Korea, despite Pyongyang's threat to attack.

Low turnout for Morocco anniversary protests (The Daily Star)
CASABLANCA, Morocco: A few thousand people gathered Sunday in Morocco's cities to mark the one year anniversary of the North African kingdom's local version of the Arab Spring uprisings.

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