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Ukraine
Obama: Crimea Annexation Not 'Done Deal' - VOA
Obama: Russia Faces Further Sanctions if it Expands Military Intervention - WP
Obama Answers Critics, Dismissing Russia as a ‘Regional Power’ - NYT
Obama Prods Allies While Downplaying Russian Power - AP
US: Russia 'Acting Out of Weakness' - BBC
Obama Dismisses Russia as ‘Regional Power’ - WP
OSCE Begins Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, But Not Crimea - VOA
First War, Then Politics Test Ukraine Government - WP
US Challenge Now Is to Stop Further Putin Ukraine Moves - NYT
US Lawmakers Worry Ukraine Crisis Will Impact Nuclear Proliferation - VOA
Ukraine Crisis, Sanctions Taking Toll on Russia Economy - VOA
Moscow Says Ukraine Stops Russian Crews Disembarking in Kiev - Reuters
Ukrainian Orthodox Churches Face Own Crisis - VOA
Russia Acting “Not Out of Strength, But Out of Weakness” in Ukraine - WP Opinion
Russia & US / NATO / Europe
Kravchuk: Russian Aggression May Spread - VOA
NATO's Military Decline - WSJ Editorial
Russia is Not Enemy No. 1 - WP Opinion
Putin and the Laws of Gravity - NYT Opinion
Putin: A Turn in History - WP Opinion
Afghanistan
Taliban Attack Stirs Security Concerns as Afghan Presidential Vote Nears - NYT
Defying the Taliban, Afghans Head to the Polls - RCW
Suicide Bombings Kill 17 in Afghanistan - WP
9 Killed in Attack on Afghanistan Election Commission - S&S
Gunmen Attack Afghan Election Office in Kabul - BBC
Rumsfeld Bashes Obama on Afghanistan, Says ‘Trained Ape’ Could Do Better - WP
Recruiter Helps to Build Afghan Forces - AFPS
Syria
Syria Key Issue at Arab League Summit - VOA
Activists: Syrian Rebels Seize Coastal Area - AP
US Says UN Report Lays Blame on Syria Gov’t for Hindered Aid - Reuters
'Vulnerable' Syrians Arrive in UK - BBC
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Al Qaeda Militants Seek Syria Base, US Officials Say - NYT
Iran's Ties to Terror Shadow Nuclear Talks - VOA
Terror Case Against Aide to Bin Laden Goes to Jury - NYT
AU Brands CAR Militia 'Terrorists' After Peacekeeper Killed - Reuters
NSA
Obama, Legislators Propose Plans to Stop Massive NSA Phone Data Collection - VOA
Obama Says New NSA Proposal Alleviates Privacy Concerns - WP
Obama Says NSA Curbs Would Address Worries - NYT
NSA 'Phone Data Overhaul Planned' - BBC
Mr. Obama’s Limits on Phone Records - NYT Editorial
US Department of Defense
Army Secretary: Funding Crucial to Maintaining Best Land Force - AFPS
Army Missions Grow as Money Declines, Odierno Tells Congress - AFPS
Army Leaders: We Need Predictable Budgets, Not Politics - S&S
Greenert: Forward Presence is Navy, Marine Corps Mandate - AFPS
Navy Secretary: Naval Forces Support Nation’s Global Mission - AFPS
Marines ‘Will Do Same With Less,’ Amos Says - AFPS
Locklear: Marines Unable to Conduct Pacific Amphibious Assaults - S&S
Hagel Chooses Navy Admiral to Oversee Ethics Efforts - AFPS
Hagel Appoints Top Ethics Officer - S&S
Army Cancels Contract with Security Firm, Plans to Reopen Bidding - S&S
2 Killed in Shooting Aboard Destroyer at Norfolk Naval Base - NYT
Army Head to Decide Rank of Disgraced General - AP
Ex-Trainer Pleads Guilty in 'Unique' Recruit Abuse Case - SAE-N
United States
Medal of Honor Day: Military Heroes Honor 3 Americans for Courage - S&S
Three Secret Service Agents on Obama Detail Accused of Drinking - WP
Secret Service Pulls Agents From Detail for Drinking - NYT
Secret Service Agents Abroad Sent Home for Disciplinary Reasons - Reuters
FBI Agent Killed Chechen After Lunge, Reports Say - NYT
Five Charged With Kidnapping in Houston Human Smuggling Ring - Reuters
White House Fills Top Post at Justice Department - NYT
The Certainty of Donald Rumsfeld (Part 1) - NYT Opinion
United Nations
UN: 60 Staffers Remain Detained or in Captivity - AP
UN: 2 Kidnapped Staffers Released in Yemen - AP
Africa
Suicide Car Bomb Kills Five Policemen in Northeast Nigeria - Reuters
Boko Haram Video Suggests Greater Destruction of Nigerian Prison - VOA
Funding Shortfalls Hurt Aid Efforts in Sudans - VOA
South Sudan Receives ‘Backing’ From International Partners - VOA
AU Brands CAR Militia 'Terrorists' After Peacekeeper Killed - Reuters
CAR Muslims Ready to Leave Diamond Mining Town - VOA
Ethiopia 'Spies on Telecoms Traffic' - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Vast Web Hides Mexican Drug Profits in Plain Sight, US Authorities Say - NYT
Barrio Azteca Gang Shows How Crime Transcends Borders - Fronteras
Protesting in Venezuela, With an Eye on Cuba - NYT
Venezuela Arrests Three Air Force Generals - BBC
Venezuelan Protesters Camp Outside UN Office - AP
Guatemala: Ex-Rebel Says Guerrilla Commander Ordered Massacre - AP
El Salvador Court Rejects Presidential Poll Appeal - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Locklear: US Marines Unable to Conduct Pacific Amphibious Assaults - S&S
Japan, Australia Look to US Marines While Beefing Up Amphibious Forces - S&S
Obama Holds Trilateral Talks with Japan, South Korea - VOA
Obama Brokers Japan, South Korea Talks as North Korea Fires Missiles - Reuters
US Brings Together Japan and South Korea Leaders After Rift - BBC
Japan Says North Korea Missile Launches Won't Affect Bilateral Talks - Reuters
North Korea Launches Midrange Missiles - VOA
North Korea Launches Two Midrange Missiles - NYT
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles After US Meets With Asian Allies - AP
North Korea Fires 'Ballistic' Missiles - BBC
Deal-Making Ahead as China President Visits France - AP
UNDP Chief: Economic Reforms Key to Vietnam Development - VOA
Vietnam, Japan Launch Joint Probe into Bribe Allegations - VOA
Burma Census Could Inflame Ethnic Tensions - AP
Search Resumes for Missing Malaysian Jetliner - VOA
Behind Data on Missing Flight MH370, Plenty of Mystery Remains - WP
Malaysian Jet Debris Hunt Steps Up, Black Box Detectors Arrive - Reuters
Europe
Can Turks Rescue Turkey? - WP Editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry Seeks to 'Narrow Gaps' in Mideast Peace Talks - VOA
Kerry to Meet Palestinian Abbas in Jordan - WP
With Mideast Peace Talks Faltering, Kerry Will See Abbas - NYT
Doubts Surface on Gaza Destination of Rockets Seized by Israel - VOA
UNRWA Chief Calls Israel's Gaza Blockade Illegal - VOA
Controversy Stirs Anew Over Saudi Textbooks With Obama Set to Visit - CNN
Iraq's Election Commissioners Resign - BBC
Iraq Electoral Commission Resigns en Masse Weeks Before Vote - Reuters
UN: 2 Kidnapped Staffers Released in Yemen - AP
Yemen Kidnap Victims Freed in Sanaa - BBC
US 'Disappointed' by Saudi Denial of JP Reporter Visa - AP
US 'Disappointed' Jerusalem Post Reporter Denied Saudi Visa - Reuters
Egypt Adjourns Second Mass Trial of Brotherhood Members - VOA
UN Expresses Alarm Over Egyptian Death Sentences - NYT
UN Condemns Egypt Mass Trial Death Sentences - BBC
Egypt's Mass Verdicts Show Pressure on Judiciary - AP
South Asia
Pakistani Minister Rules Out Political Concessions to Taliban - VOA
Pakistan Officials en Route for Talks With Taliban - AP
BJP's Indian Election Pitch to Focus on New Jobs, Cities - Reuters
Southern 'Sweep' State Could Shape India's Next Government - Reuters