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Boston Marathon Bombing
Suspicions in Boston Attack Turn to Man Seen in Videos - NYT
Investigators in Boston Bombing Narrow Focus on 5-hour Window - WP
Two Boston Suspects Seen in video - LAT
Source: Officials See Potential Suspect in Bombing - AP
No Arrest in Boston Marathon Attack - BBC
FBI: Boston Bombs Packed in Pressure Cookers - VOA
Lessons Learned in Afghanistan, Iraq May Help Marathon Victims - EPT
Lessons From Military Surgeries Informed Treatment of Boston Victims - NYT
Exploiting the Boston Massacre - WT editorial
The Fragility of Freedom - WP opinion
We're Right to Be Scared by Boston - Bloomberg opinion
Getting it Wrong in Boston - LAT opinion
Afghanistan
Taliban in Qatar See No Early Peace Talks With US - Reuters
ISAF Commander Stresses Importance of Bilateral Security Agreement - AFPS
Wardak Province Spurs Model for Transition, General Says - AFPS
US Airmen Help Train Tonga Troops for Afghanistan Deployment - S&S
Marine Accused of Urinating on Bodies Will Face Court-Martial - S&S
Afghan City’s Economic Success Extends to Its Sex Trade - NYT
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Afghan Islamic Courts: Pre-Taliban System With Post-2014 Potential? - NYT opinion
North Korea
Japan Ready to Sign Info-Sharing Seal with S, Korea 'At Any Time' - S&S
Inside the Ring: North Korea War Strategy - WT
North Korea: Sanctions Must End for Talks to Continue - WT
North Korea Demands End of Sanctions if US Wants Dialogue - Reuters
North Korea Sets Preconditions for Talks' Restart - AP
China Says Talks Only Correct Path for Korean Peninsula - Reuters
North Korean Exiles in South Scoff at Talk of War - AP
What Comes Next in North Korea? - TD opinion
So What Does North Korea Really Want? - JD opinion
Syria
Top US Officials Differ on Rebels in Testimony to Congress - NYT
Assad: West to 'Pay Price' for Syria - BBC
Assad Frames Syria Struggle as Him Against Western Colonizers - NYT
Assad Accuses West of Backing al-Qaida in Syria - AP
Russian Foreign Minister Tells West, ‘Don’t Isolate Assad’ - Reuters
Tensions Build on Israel-Syria Border - WP
Europeans Step Toward Easing Syria Oil Exports - NYT
US Sending Army HQ Unit to Jordan to Monitor Syrian Border - WP
Hagel: US Sending Army Planners to Jordan - AP
UN: Syria Bars Entry of Chemical Weapons Team - AP
Syrian Rebels Capture Parts of Army Base in Homs - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry: Need for Action in Israel-Palestinian Conflict Urgent - LAT
Kerry Says Window for Mideast Peace is 2 Years - AP
Iran Triples High-Tech Machines for Nuke Program - AP
Report Urges White House to Rethink Iran Penalties - NYT
Iran's President Slams 'Foreign Presence' in Gulf - AP
US Senate Committee Resolution Supports Israeli Action on Iran - VOA
Militants in Egyptian Sinai Fire Rockets Into Israel - NYT
Rockets Target Popular Israeli Resort Town - VOA
Rockets Fired at Israeli City of Eilat - WP
Rockets Hit Israeli City of Eilat - BBC
Iraq Executes 21 Men Convicted of Terrorism - AP
Iraqi Forces Hunt for Saddam's Former Deputy - Reuters
Yemen: US Drone Strikes Kill 4 al-Qaida Suspects - AP
UAE Thwarts al Qaeda Terror Plan and Arrests Suspects - WT
UAE: Arrests Made in Suspected Al-Qaida 'Cell' - AP
Bahrain Protests Heat Up Ahead of F1 Race - VOA
Protest Call Ahead of Bahrain F1 Race - BBC
Egyptians Look to Military as Bulwark to Chaos - VOA
Egypt: Mubarak Ordered Back to Prison - BBC
Egypt's Mubarak Moved to Prison From Army Hospital - Reuters
US Troops Packing Gear After Moroccan Training Exercise Called Off - S&S
US to Redeploy Morocco Troops in Western Sahara Spat - BBC
A New Challenge for Palestinians - LAT opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Obama Won’t Send Witness to Senate to Explain Drone War Legality - McClatchy
Pressure Cooker Bombs Common in South Asia - LAT
FBI Confirms Ricin Letters; Obama Monitors Boston Probe - VOA
FBI: Miss. Man Arrested, Accused in Ricin Letters - S&S
'Ricin' Letter Sent to Obama - BBC
Ricin: A Deadly Weapon - VOA
Abu Qatada: UK Home Office Seeks Supreme Court Appeal Permission - BBC
The Unwinnable War on Terrorism? - WP opinion
US Department of Defense
2014 Budget Looks to Balance Ends, Ways, Means, Hagel Says - AFPS
Uncertain Times Necessitate Fiscal Certainty, Dempsey Says - AFPS
Navy, Marine Corps Leadership Warn About Sequester - AFPS
DOD ‘Scrubbing Money Pot’ to Reduce Furloughs, Carter Says - AFPS
Air Force Cutting 1,000 Civilian Jobs - S&S
US Paying More for Bases in Allies’ Countries - S&S
Carter: DOD Will Prevail Against Uncertainty - AFPS
Hagel Weighs Elevation of Cyber Command - AOLD
What Warriors Know - WT editorial
US Professional Military Education on the Chopping Block - WPR opinion
United States
Pressed for Answers on Benghazi, Kerry Hits Back at Lawmakers - WP
Kerry Promises GOP Answers on Benghazi - WT
Months After Benghazi, Kerry Says US Chasing Leads - AP
Every Proposal on Gun Control Fails in Senate - WP
Gun Control Effort Had No Real Chance, Despite Pleas - NYT
Senate Shoots Down Background Checks for Guns, Angers Obama - WT
US Lawmakers Reject Gun-Sale Checks - BBC
The Senate Misfires on Gun Control - WP editorial
The Senate Fails Americans on Gun Control - NYT editorial
A Good Day for the Second Amendment - WT editorial
United Kingdom
Last Respects Paid to Lady Thatcher - BBC
Britain Says Goodbye to Former PM Thatcher - VOA
Britain Bids Farewell to the Iron Lady - WP
Focus on the Personal as Britons Bid Thatcher Farewell - NYT
Britain's Iron Lady Laid to Rest With Full Pomp - AP
Thousands Line London Streets for Thatcher Funeral - VOA
World
The World Is Marching Toward Anarchy - Stratfor opinion
Africa
Sectarian Violence Flares in Nigerian 'Middle Belt' - VOA
Nigeria Leader Backs Militant talks - BBC
Advisor Denies Linking Former Nigerian President to Boko Haram - VOA
US Rejects Nigeria Torture Case - BBC
Justices Bar Nigerian Human Rights Case From US Courts - NYT
Renegade Fighters Spread Violence, Instability in CAR - VOA
Ivory Coast Wants Drones to Monitor Liberia Border - BBC
Mali: Gao Residents Rebuild, after Islamist Occupation - VOA
Suspected Militant Kills Himself in Somalia Blast - Reuters
Americas
Mexico, China to Trade Away Rivalry - WP
Mexico Drops Drug Charges Against General - BBC
Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Mexican General - AP
Venezuelan Judge Rejects Call for Recount - LAT
US Holds Back Recognition for Venezuela's Maduro - BBC
Options Narrow for Venezuelan Opposition - AP
Venezuela Dispute Prompts Urgent Meeting of Regional Leaders - Reuters
Colombia Seizes Drug Lord's Villas - BBC
Brazil Issues Permits to Haitians - BBC
Latin America’s Go-To Hero - NYT opinion
Asia / Pacific
China Angered by Japan's Increased Jet Scrambles - AP
Taiwan Begins Largest Military Drills Since 2008 - VOA
Taiwan Tests Defenses Against Mock Chinese Invasion - DPA
EU Set to Lift Burma Sanctions, Except on Arms - Reuters
What Kerry is Doing Right and Wrong in East Asia - TD opinion
Europe
Russia: As US Seeks Security Pact, Obama Set to Meet Putin - NYT
Russian PM Medvedev Defends Record After Putin Warning - VOA
Russian Prosecutors Begin Searching for Foreign Agents - WP
Russian Activist Navalny on Trial - BBC
Alexei Navalny Trial in Russia Delayed - WP
Russia: Trial of Putin Nemesis Delayed a Week for the Defense - NYT
No Deal Yet in Talks to Reduce Strife Between Serbia and Kosovo - NYT
Failure of Kosovo Talks Deals Blow to Serbia’s EU Hopes - Reuters
Italian Lawmakers to Vote for a New President - AP
Hungary Row: EU Allies 'Back Orban' - BBC
South Asia
Facing Arrest, Musharraf Flees Courtroom in Pakistan - NYT
Pakistan's Musharraf on the Run After Arrest Order - AP
Pakistan: Musharraf's Guards Shield Him From Arresting Officer - LAT
Pakistani Military Evacuates Earthquake Victims - VOA