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Afghanistan
On Hagel's First Afghan Visit, Karzai Alleges US, Taliban are Colluding - VOA
Harsh Words From Karzai Add Tension to Visit by Hagel - NYT
Karzai Lashes Out at US During Hagel’s 1st Visit - WP
Karzai Says US and Taliban Sowing Post-2014 Fears - BBC
Afghanistan's Karzai Blasts US, Marring Hagel Visit - Reuters
Hagel, Karzai Press Conference in Kabul Cancelled - VOA
Hagel Meets with US Conventional, Special Ops Leaders - AFPS
Hagel Meets With Soldiers in First Afghanistan Troop Visit - AFPS
Suicide Bomber Attacks Nearby During Hagel ISAF Meeting - AFPS
Canceled Handover of US Prison to Afghan Control Back on Track - S&S
As Afghanistan Missions Go On, Planners Face Logistics Challenges - S&S
Air Force Erases Drone Strike Data in Afghanistan War Report - DM
Syria
Activists Say Syria Rebels Raid Homs, Create Council in East - VOA
Syrian Rebels Pierce Assad's Siege Lines in Homs - Reuters
Captured Syrian City a Test for Rebel Forces - AP
Americans Training Syria Rebels in Jordan - Reuters
Twenty Bodies Turn Up in Aleppo's 'River of Martyrs' - Reuters
Freed UN Hostages Arrive in Jordan - BBC
UN: Syria Refugee Numbers May Triple This Year - BBC
UN Peacekeepers Held in Syria Are Safe in Jordan - VOA
Middle East / North Africa
Al-Qaida Says It Killed 48 Syrian Soldiers in Iraq - AP
Iraq: 10 Years After US Invasion, Kurds Look to the West - AP
Pakistan Leader to Break Ground on Iran Pipeline - AP
New Obstacle to Tribunal Investigating Lebanese Official’s Death - NYT
Saudis Consider Firing Squads for Executions - NYT
Egyptian Court Upholds Death Sentences in Football Riot - VOA
Crisis Deepens in Egypt After Ruling on Riot, Calls for a Military Coup - NYT
Unrest Over Egypt Riots Sentencing - BBC
Qatar Says No More Aid to Egypt for Now - Reuters
Egypt's Interior Minister Won't Allow 'Militias' - AP
Egyptian Christian Dies in Libyan Detention - AP
Iran and al-Qaeda: Strange Bedfellows - CNN opinion
Morsi Out of Answers on Egypt Violence - TN opinion
US Department of Defense
As US Builds a Cyberwarfare Force, ROE Still Hard to Define - WP
Cuts Give Obama Path to Create Leaner Military - NYT
Too Big to Bail: How F-35 Evades Cuts - WP
Hagel Hears Troops' Concerns About Defense Cuts After Deadly Blasts - S&S
Army Suspends Tuition Assistance Program for Troops - S&S
Student Vets Furious Over Tuition Assistance Cuts - S&S
Budget Cuts Force Military Jets to Drop Air Shows - VOA
WikiLeaks: Private Manning’s Confidant - NYT opinion
United States
How a US Citizen Came to Be in America’s Cross Hairs - NYT
Kerry Sets Own Diplomatic Style at State Department - VOA
Rice Said to be Front-Runner for Obama’s National Security Adviser - WP
Drones Save Lives - WSJ opinion
Obama Could Get Things Done by Governing Today - WP opinion
Is Congress Seeing a Break in Partisan Ice? - WP opinion
Vatican
Chimney Raised on Sistine Chapel as Conclave Nears - VOA
Cardinals Pray Before Conclave to Choose New Pope - Reuters
Despite Troubled Papacy, Benedict’s Resignation May Seal His Legacy - VOA
Power Struggle on Reforming Vatican Bank - NYT
Africa
Italy, Greece Confirm 7 Foreign Hostages Killed in Nigeria - VOA
Islamists Kill 7 Captives in Nigeria - NYT
Nigerian Hostage Deaths: Ansaru Claims Backed - BBC
Hostage Killings a New, Dangerous Turn for Nigeria - AP
Hague Condemns UK Hostage 'Murder' - BBC
UK Military Says Planes in Nigeria for Mali Operation - AP
Kenyatta Elected Kenyan President, But Challenges Loom - VOA
Kenya Poll a 'Triumph of Democracy' - BBC
Kenya Electoral Body to Meet Monday - VOA
Kenyans Hope Next President Will Unite Divided Country - VOA
South Africa's President Congratulates New Kenyan President - VOA
Americas
Venezuelan Presidential Election Set for April 14 - VOA
Venezuela Sets Post-Chavez Poll Date - BBC
Capriles Ponders Run for Venezuela Presidency - WP
Venezuela's Capriles Joins Race, Tussles With Chavez Heir - Reuters
Venezuela Candidate: Govt Exploits Chavez Death - AP
Factbox: Venezuela's Election Candidates After Chavez's Death - Reuters
Colombia Rebels Free German Brothers - BBC
Mexican Marines Free Dozens of Kidnapped Migrants - AP
Mexico Jalisco Tourism Official Shot Dead - BBC
Falkland Islands Holds Vote Over UK Status - BBC
Before a Falklands Vote, Bad Blood Surges Anew - NYT
Falklands Sovereignty Referendum Rejected by Argentina - Reuters
Argentine Court Convicts ex-leader Menem - BBC
Mexico: Mr. President, Tear Down This Wall - NYT opinion
Venezuela’s Chavez: The Fake Redeemer - WSJ opinion
Asia / Pacific
In Wake of Cyberattacks, China Seeks New Rules - NYT
2 Cabinet Agencies Are Cut In Restructuring by China - NYT
Amid Fierce Divide, Work on New Reactor Restarts in Japan - WP
Japan's Radiated Waste Yet to be Disposed - S&S
Threats Sow Concerns Over Korean Armistice - NYT
S. Korea, US Begin Drills as N. Korea Threatens War - AP
North Korea Cuts Off Hotline With South Korea - Reuters
China Says It Won’t Forsake North Korea - NYT
North Korea Faces Pressure From UN on Human Rights - NYT
Hollywood Taps North Korea as New Go-To Bad Guy - S&S
Philippines Alarmed by Alleged Malaysian Abuses - AP
Protests Mark 54th Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising - VOA
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Elected Head of Her Party - VOA
Burma Opposition Leader Vows Party Reform - NYT
Europe
Abu Qatada Detained in Britain for Breaching Bail Terms - WP
Radical Muslim Abu Qatada Sent to UK Prison - AP
Labour Returns to Power in Malta after 15 Years - BBC
Russian Scientists Might Have Found New Life Under Antarctic Ice - VOA
South Asia
Attack on Christians Follows Claim of Blasphemy in Pakistan - NYT
Police Arrest Dozens in Pakistan Christian Attack - VOA
Pakistan Arrests Scores Over Lahore Anti-Christian Riot - BBC
Christian Protesters, Police Clash in Pakistan - AP
Militant Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan - VOA
Attack, Said to Be Drone Strike By US, Kills 2 in Pakistan - NYT
Suspected US Drone Kills Militant in NW Pakistan - AP
Official: Bomb Kills 3 Soldiers in NW Pakistan - AP
India: Delhi Gang Rape Suspect Kills Self in Jail - AP
Accused in India Gang Rape Hangs Himself, Said to Be Ringleader - Reuters