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Ukraine
Russia’s Takeover of Crimea Now Complete, Kremlin Says - WP
Putin Signs Law Officially Annexing Crimea - VOA
Putin Signs Crimea Annexation Law - BBC
Ukraine Signs EU Accord as Russia Annexes Crimea - VOA
Ukraine Signs Political Accord with European Union - LAT
Putin Formally Gets Crimea; Ukraine, EU Sign Deal - AP
Putin Cool to Idea of Further Retaliation Over Sanctions - NYT
Ukraine Will Be 'Front and Center' on Obama Trip to Europe - VOA
Ukraine Forces Holding Out as Russia Moves on Crimean Bases - VOA
Hagel Praises Ukrainian Restraint in Call With Defense Minister - AFPS
Hagel Gets Assurances About Russian Troops on Ukraine Border - AFPS
Joint Ukraine-NATO Military Exercise Starts in Bulgaria - S&S
Ukrainian Soldiers Trying to Decide Which Army is Theirs - WP
US Skeptical of Russian Military Training Exercises - NYT
Putin Defiant as Sanctions Against Banks Take Bite - WP
Security Monitors to Go to Ukraine - BBC
Russia Agrees to International Monitors in Ukraine - AP
Russia Celebrates Over Crimea While Ukraine Looks West - WP
Donetsk, Ukraine Locals Divided Between Soviet Past, Eurocentric Future - VOA
Kiev Appeals to Restive East with Talk of Greater Autonomy - CSM
A Strategic Vision for Ukraine - WP Opinion
Reject Russia’s ‘Anschluss’ - WP Opinion
Russia & US / NATO / Europe
Crisis Prompts Fundamental Reassessment of US-Russia Relationship - WT
US-Russia Nuclear Agenda Continues as Tensions Rise - WP
Moscow Rattles Estonia with Talk of 'Concern' for Russian Population - CSM
Europe Looks to US, Qatar Gas to Reduce Reliance on Russia - VOA
Budget Reductions Could Cut into EUCOM Efforts in Eastern Europe - S&S
NATO's No Deterrent to Russia - DO Opinion
Putin: Yesterday and Today - WP Opinion
Russia’s Spy in Chief - WP Opinion
Afghanistan
US Proposal to Donate MRAPs to Pakistan Exposes Kabul Rift - VOA
13 Dead After Gunmen Attack Upscale Kabul Hotel - S&S
Taliban Kabul Hotel Attack Kills 9 - VOA
Taliban Attack on Luxury Hotel in Kabul Kills 9 Civilians - WP
Journalist, Family Among 9 Killed in Afghan Attack - NYT
Afghan Journalist, Family Killed in Hotel Attack - AP
Advisory Team Chief Details Mission with Afghan Corps - AFPS
British Provincial Team Ends Work in Helmand - UPI
Afghanistan's Coming Darkness - WOTR Opinion
Syria
Russian Defiance Is Seen as a Confidence Builder for Syria’s Government - NYT
Syria Tops List Of Asylum Seekers in Industrialized Countries - VOA
Syrian Army Says 93 Rebels Killed Fleeing Castle - AP
Syrian Army Says Has Control of Western Homs Province - Reuters
Death Toll Climbs in Syria-Linked Lebanon Clashes - BBC
Iran
Israel Steps Up Talk of Threat of Force on Iran - AP
Iran’s Leader Preaches Self-Reliance in Face of Sanctions - WP
Iran Building Giant Fake US Navy Aircraft Carrier - WT
Iran’s Replica of a US Aircraft Carrier Puzzles Navy Officials - S&S
Israel: 8 Jews Killed Leaving Iran in the 1990s - AP
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Uruguay President Asks US to Free Gitmo Prisoners - AP
Will the ‘War on Terror’ End Like the ‘War on Crime’? - BCJ Opinion
What’s a Logical Drone Strikes Policy? Hint: Not the Current One. - NYT Opinion
US Department of Defense
Pentagon: Drone Pilots, Cyber Warriors Might Get Medals After All - S&S
USMC to Seek Exceptions to Women in Combat - MCT
Air Force Report Defends Use of Informants - TG
As Military Sex Cases End, More Calls for Change - AP
United States
Revelations of NSA Spying Cost US Tech Companies - NYT
Border Patrol Seeks to Add Digital Eyes To Its Ranks - NYT
Deadly Chemical Weapons Lurk Below American Soil - LAT
FBI Agent Will be Cleared in Florida Shooting, Officials Say - WP
FBI Agent Cleared in Fatal Shooting of Man Tied to Boston Suspects - NYT
IRS Employs Former Cop Convicted of FBI Snooping - WT
The Limits of US Power - WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Ex-IRA Man Faces Disappeared Charge - BBC
Ex-IRA Chief Charged Over Killing of Belfast Widow - AP
Africa
South Sudan Peace Talks Delayed - VOA
Sudan: ICRC Staff Member Killed in Darfur - UPI
Soldiers Fire on Central African Republic Crowd - AP
Congo: Rape as a Weapon of War and Wealth - CSM
Ugandan Official: US Cuts Up to $6 Million in Aid - AP
Female Kenyan MPs Blast Polygamy Law - BBC
Burundi Opposition 'Joggers' Jailed for Life - BBC
Equatorial Guinea Attracts Foreign Workers Despite Dictatorship - VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Killing of 7 Marks Rise of Mexico Drug Corridor - AP
Drug Dealers in Mexico 'Made to Eat Children's Hearts' to Prove Loyalty - TI
Brazil Officials Reel After Slum Attacks in Rio - AP
Brazil Troops to Quell Rio Violence - BBC
Washington Should Not Forget Venezuela - WT Opinion
Asia / Pacific
South Korea Worries Over Pentagon’s Budget Woes - WT
South Korea, Japan to Hold Three-Way Meeting with US - VOA
Johns Hopkins: North Korea Working at Nuclear, Missile Sites - UPI
Taiwan Slow to Open Economic Floodgates to China - WP
Thailand Court Scraps Election Results, Extending Political Gridlock - LAT
Thai Court Nullifies Election - VOA
Constitutional Court Rules Thai Election Invalid - AP
Nothing Found in Search for Missing Malaysian Jet - VOA
China, Japan and Britain Join Search for Missing Jet in Indian Ocean - NYT
As Malaysia Goes Own Way Over Missing Jet, China Finds Limits to Power - NYT
Japan's Marubeni Confirms Bribery of Indonesian Officials - UPI
Europe
Food and Fuel Trump Graft for Turkey's Local Elections - VOA
Turkish Premier Bans Twitter, and the Backlash Goes Viral - WP
In Turkey, Twitter Roars After Effort to Block It - NYT
Turkey's Twitter Ban Backfires as Millions Find Workarounds - VOA
Turkey President Condemns Twitter Ban - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
US Drops Bid to Arrange Obama Summit With Divided Gulf States - Reuters
Israel Promotes Plans for 2,372 Settler Homes in the West Bank - VOA
UN Wants International Courts to Look into Israeli Settlements - UPI
Israel Finds 'Longest Gaza Tunnel' - BBC
Israel Uncovers Gaza ‘Terror Tunnel’ - VOA
US Says Disappointed at No Apology From Israeli Defense Chief - Reuters
Gunmen Ram Explosives-Laden Tanker Into Iraq Police HQ, Killing 15 - Reuters
Death Toll Climbs in Lebanon Clashes - BBC
Violence Intensifies as Bahrain Awaits Peace Talks - VOA
Egypt University Expels 23 Students for Protests - AP
Bomb Explodes on Runway of Libya's Main Airport in Tripoli - Reuters
UN Resolution Authorizes Force Against Illicit Libyan Oil - UPI
Thousands Join Rare Algeria Rally - BBC
Algerian Opposition Rallies Against Bouteflika Re-Run - Reuters
South Asia
US Embassies in Pakistan Lack Resources to Carry Out Emergency Plan - WT
US Proposal to Donate MRAPs to Pakistan Exposes Kabul Rift - VOA
Police in Pakistani Province Awaiting Outside Training - UPI
US Expresses Concern on Sri Lanka's Arrest of Rights Activists - Reuters
Tamil Women Want Info on Sri Lanka's War Missing - AP