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Ukraine
Vote by UN General Assembly Isolates Russia - NYT
UN General Assembly Rejects Crimea Annexation - VOA
UN Declares Crimea Vote Illegal - BBC
Russia Criticizes UN Resolution Condemning Crimea's Secession - Reuters
Congress Approves Aid of $1 Billion for Ukraine - NYT
Russia Builds Up Troops on Ukraine Border - VOA
Obama: West Has No Plans to Use Force in Ukraine - VOA
IMF to Help Ukraine With Up to $18 Billion Bailout - AP
Ukraine's Tymoshenko Declares Presidential Candidacy - VOA
Former Prime Minister Announces Candidacy for President of Ukraine - NYT
Tymoshenko to Run for Ukraine Leader - BBC
Contradictions and All, Tymoshenko Wants to Give it One More Try - WP
Deposed President Demands Vote on Each Ukrainian Region's Status - Reuters
City on the Edge Holds Key to Ukraine Future - Reuters
Ukraine Crisis to Test West’s Threshold for Economic Pain - S&S News Analysis
Welcome Help for Ukraine - NYT Editorial
What Prompted Putin's Annexation of Crimea? - VOA Opinion
Russia & US / NATO / Europe
Despite ‘Wake-Up Call,’ Europe Reluctant to Boost Militaries - WP
Hero of Ukraine’s Revolution Warns Europe Putin Won’t Stop at Crimea - McClatchy
US to Commit More Forces to NATO Efforts in Eastern Europe - AP
US, British Defense Leaders Discuss Ukraine, NATO - AFPS
Shaken by Crimea, Moldova Sees Rebel ‘Provocations’ - VOA
Hungary Opposed to Economic Sanctions Against Russia - Reuters
The Long Game - WP Editorial
Obama’s Anemic Speech in Europe - NYT Opinion
How to Deal with Russia Without Reigniting Full-Fledged Cold War Psychology - WP Opinion
The United States and Europe Need a New Rulebook for Russia - WP Opinion
Obama vs. Putin: The Mismatch - WP Opinion
Putin Living in a Fantasy World - WP Opinion
Beware the Rise of Putin the Terrible - LAT Opinion
Afghanistan
Afghan Presidential Candidate Field Narrows to 8 - AP
Afghan University Continues DOD Business-Building Effort - AFPS
Afghan Candidate Rassoul Will Respect Vote, Regardless of Outcome - AP
US: Not Providing Excess Afghanistan Equipment to Pakistan - VOA
Kandahar, Cradle of Insurgency, Torn by Tribal Rivalry Ahead of Vote - Reuters
Afghan Women Lawmakers Fight for Rights - AP
Afghanistan’s Flawed Elections: Not All Karzai’s Fault - TD Opinion
Syria
Senators Say Administration Lacks Strategy for Syria - WP
Officials Fear Pakistani Militants Plan to Train Westerners in Syria - S&S
Experts: Syria's Foreign Fighters Negatively Impacting Anti-Assad Fight - VOA
Syrian Refugee Crisis Poses Major Threat to Lebanese Stability - DS
Syrian-Armenian Town's Fate Murky After Rebel Grab - AP
Obama May Deepen Aid to Syria - WP Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
UN Warns of Increasing Militant Links Between Iraq, Syria - Reuters
Bin Laden's Son-in-Law Convicted in US Terrorism Case - VOA
Osama bin Laden’s Son-in-Law Convicted in Terror Case - WP
Bin Laden's Son-in-Law Convicted on Terror Charge - BBC
Bin Laden Son-in-Law Convicted at NYC Terror Trial - AP
NSA
White House Pushes Congress on NSA Data Collection - WP
NSA Collection of Americans’ Phone Records Likely to End - WP
US Department of Defense
Pentagon: We Need War Funding After the Wars are Over - S&S
NC Special Forces Soldiers Who Risked Lives to Get Valor Awards - S&S
Air Force Secretary Discusses Service’s Top Priorities - AFPS
Delay Military Compensation Reform, Lawmakers and Advocates Say - S&S
Comptroller: Budget Seeks Balance in Reducing Security Risk - AFPS
Pentagon: Some US Commissaries May Close Due to Budget Cutbacks - S&S
New Focus on Artillery Training Prepares Army for Future Conflicts - S&S
Pentagon Plans to Seed Ocean Floor with Payloads Waiting to be Activated - NOSINT
Air and Space Intelligence Center Gets New Commander - DDN
Top Commanders Take Fall for Cheating at US Nuclear Base - VOA
US Air Force Fires Nine Officers Following Cheating Probe - WP
Air Force Fires 9 Officers in Scandal Over Cheating on Proficiency Tests - NYT
Nine Nuclear Missile Wing Leaders Fired; Commander Resigns - S&S
US Nuclear Commanders Sacked in Row - BBC
At Core of Nuke Cheating Ring: 4 'Librarians' - AP
New Army Grooming Regulations Roll Back Wartime Leniency - S&S
Sailor in Norfolk Base Shooting Died Protecting Colleague - AP
Chesapeake Man Identified as Navy Base Shooter - VP
Fleet Week in Florida with USS New York, Ship with 9/11 Steel - FLSS
United States
Gates: 'Broad Dysfunction in Washington Wore Me Down' - BH
House Bill Would Give Federal Workers 3.3 Percent Pay Raise - S&S
Secret Service Agents Sent Home After Night of Drinking in Amsterdam - WP
In Amsterdam, US Secret Service Flap Barely Registers - WP
Using Flags to Focus on Veteran Suicides - NYT
Obama, Pope Hold First Meeting - VOA
Obama: Talk With Pope Focused on Plight of Poor, Wars - WP
'Right to Life' on Pope-Obama Agenda - BBC
Legion Commander: Budget Woes Real, But So are Veterans’ Needs - S&S Q&A
Secret Service Bad Boys - WP Editorial
Obama’s 21st-Century Power Politics - WP Opinion
The Certainty of Donald Rumsfeld (Part 3) - NYT Opinion
Who Should be Deported? - LAT Opinion
Africa
West African Leaders to Meet in Ivory Coast - VOA
West African States in Last-Minute Talks Over EU Trade Deal - Reuters
Nigeria's Boko Haram Insurgency 'Affects Millions' - BBC
Analysts: Kenya's Gains Against Ethnic Violence Fragile - VOA
AU Brands CAR Militia an 'Enemy' - BBC
Uganda Capsize 'Killed 251 Refugees' - BBC
Ivory Coast Youth Leader at ICC - BBC
Uganda Capsize 'Killed 251 Refugees' - BBC
MSF Struggles to Help South Sudan Refugees in Uganda - VOA
Why Are African Countries Buying All These High-Tech Jet Fighters? - WIB Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
13 Migrants Kidnapped on Mexican-US Border, AI Says - GP
Activists: Mexican Women Giving Birth in Street - AP
Maduro Welcomes Third-Party Mediation in Venezuela - VOA
Venezuela Jails Mayor in Opposition Crackdown - VOA
Ousted Venezuelan MP Back in Caracas - BBC
Brazil's Rousseff Loses Support But on Track to Win Re-election - VOA
Bolivia Clashes Over Anti-Drugs Base - BBC
Suspect in NY Slayings Arrested in Nicaragua - AP
El Salvador Opposition Admits Defeat - BBC
Stakes Are High for Cuba Foreign Investment Law - AP
Drought in Haiti Ravages Crops for Farmers - AP
Asia / Pacific
Hagel Will Host Asia Meeting, and Travel to China, Japan - S&S
China Angrily Denounces Japan for Russia-Crimea Analogy - Reuters
Pacom, US Forces Korea Commanders Discuss Posture, Risk - AFPS
South Korea Takes On More Iranian Crude - UPI
UN Condemns North Korea Missile Launch - BBC
UN Security Council Condemns North Korea Missile Launch - AP
North Korea Able to Fire Missiles 'With Very Little Warning' - S&S
North Korea Slams South's President as Tensions Mount - VOA
North Korea Hits Out at South’s Leader - BBC
US Forces Japan to Return Some Land to Japan - S&S
Philippines, MILF Rebels Sign Historic Peace Deal - VOA
Philippines Signs Landmark Deal to End Muslim Uprising - BBC
New Data on Malaysian Jet’s Speed Shifts Search Area 700 Miles - NYT
Search for Missing Malaysia Plane Shifted - BBC
Search for Malaysian Plane Shifts Following 'Credible Lead' - VOA
Speed Data Alters Malaysian Jetliner Search by Nearly 700 Miles - WP
Clues Emerge on Malaysia Jet, But Weather Halts Search - LAT
Missing Malaysian Jet: '300 Objects' Spotted - BBC
FBI: Review of Malaysian Jet Computer Files Almost Done - Reuters
China’s Criticism Over Handling of Missing Flight Stirs Malaysian Backlash - NYT
Malaysia's Thriving China Ties Tested by Missing Plane - Reuters
Grenade Attack on Thai Anti-graft Office Ahead of PM Hearing - VOA
Thai Anti-Graft Body Attacked Ahead of PM Defense - AP
Burma's Rohingya Face Census Dilemma - VOA
Soldiers, Police Patrol Streets in Western Burma - AP
Breaking the Ice in East Asia - NYT Editorial
When China Bends the Rules - NYT Editorial
North Korea: The Shear Madness of Kim Jong Un - WP Opinion
Europe
Obama: Lessons of World War I ‘Speak to Us Still’ - TWB
Germany Offers UK Eurozone Backing - BBC
Kazakhstan Halts Russian Missile Tests on Its Land After Rocket Crash - Reuters
Georgia Demands Ex-Leader's Return - BBC
Turkey Blocks YouTube After Banning Twitter - LAT
Turkey Blocks Access to YouTube After Audio Recordings Leaked - VOA
Turkey Blocks YouTube as Audio of High-Level Meeting on Syria Leaks - NYT
Turkey Moves to Block YouTube Access - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Obama Seeks to Calm Saudis as Path With Ally Splits - NYT
Obama, Saudi King Abdallah Summit to Tackle Regional Issues - VOA
Obama Seeks to Bolster Ties with Saudi Arabia - LAT
Arab Summit Rejects Recognizing Israel as Jewish State - VOA
Kerry Trying to Boost Mideast Peace Talks Amid Challenges - VOA
Kerry Flies to Amman for Abbas Talks - BBC
UN Warns of Increasing Militant Links Between Iraq, Syria - Reuters
Iran, Iraq Drive Spike in Executions Worldwide - VOA
Iraq, Iran 'Raise Global Executions' - BBC
UN: 400,000 Displaced This Year in Iraq Violence - AP
Iraq: Bombings Kill 22 People in Baghdad - AP
Iraq: Triple Bombing Hits Baghdad Market Area, Killing 4 - AP
Iraq's Election Commissioners Resign - BBC
Masked Gunmen Shoot Policeman in Lebanon's Tripoli - Reuters
Three Killed in Raid on Militants in South Yemen - Reuters
Egypt's Ousted President Sissi Says He Will Run for President - McClatchy
Egypt's Sissi Announces Run for Presidency - VOA
Heckling From Egyptian Activists as Sisi Declares Presidential Ambition - NYT
Egypt Army Head Runs for Presidency - BBC
New Egyptian Military Chief Sworn In - BBC
Egypt to Try More Than 900 Islamists - BBC
Egypt: Militant Group Threatens Workers in Sinai - AP
Letter from Cairo: Egyptians’ Anger Lives On - WP
Libyan Protesters Block Oil Pipeline to Mellitah Port as Strikes Widen - Reuters
America’s Role in Saudi Arabia - NYT Opinion
529 Reasons to Doubt Egyptian Justice - NYT Opinion
South Asia
Officials Fear Pakistani Militants Plan to Train Westerners in Syria - S&S
US: Not Providing Excess Equipment to Pakistan - VOA
Pakistani Christian Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy - VOA
India's Free Speech Champions Wary of BJP Return - AFP
Gunmen Disguised as Indian Troops Spark Gunbattle - AP
Bangladesh: Borrowed Time on Disappearing Land - NYT
UN Council Backs Sri Lanka War Inquiry - BBC5