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Ukraine / Russia / NATO / Europe
US Seeks Stiff Penalty in Ukraine Case - WP
NATO Suspends Cooperation with Russia - VOA
Despite Crisis, NATO to Keep Working with Russia in Afghanistan - S&S
NATO: Further Russian Intervention in Ukraine Would Be ‘Historic Mistake’ - VOA
Breedlove: Ukraine Situation Shows Need for US Forces in Europe - S&S
NATO General Says He Sees Potent Russian Threat - NYT
Russia Could Achieve Ukraine Incursion in 3-5 Days - Reuters
US Sends Jets, Destroyer as NATO Beefs Up Eastern Defense - S&S
US Sends 175 Marines to Boost Force in Romania - S&S
In Crimea, Russia Showcases a Rebooted Army - NYT
Yanukovych Decries Crimea Annexation - BBC
Deposed Yanukovych Wants Crimea Back in Ukraine - WP
Battles Loom Over Crimea's Cultural Heritage - VOA
Russia's Plans to Partition Ukraine - Atlantic Opinion
Under Someone Else's Gun - UPI Opinion
Will Putin Push Sweden Toward NATO? - BD Opinion
Putinomics - WP Opinion
Crimea: Too Small to Matter - Reuters Opinion
Afghanistan
Alliances Realign as US Pulls Out of Afghanistan - Guardian
Despite Crisis, NATO to Keep Working with Russia in Afghanistan - S&S
Compromises and Concerns of Fraud in Afghan Election - WP
Afghanistan Deploys Security Forces Nationwide to Secure Polls - VOA
Security Lockdown in Kabul as Election Day Nears - RFE/RL
Presidential Candidates Key to Fate of Nation, Legacy of US - S&S
US, Eyeing Exit and Mindful of Past, Keeps Distance From Election - Reuters
Millions of Women Register to Vote, Hoping to Have an Impact - RFE/RL
March Fatality-Free for US Forces in Afghanistan - S&S
Suicide Blast at Afghan Interior Ministry Kills 6 - VOA
Bomber Kills Six at Interior Ministry Entrance in Kabul - NYT
Taliban Attacks Afghan Interior Ministry, Killing 6 - WP
Bomb Kills 6 at Well-Guarded Area in Afghanistan - AP
Police Killed in Kabul Suicide Blast - BBC
Afghanistan's Presidential Election - RFE/RL Flash Analysis
Afghanistan: Before and After the Taliban - BBC Info Graphics
US Department of Defense
Ft. Hood: 4 Dead, at Least 11 Injured - LAT
Another Fort Hood Attacks Leaves 4 Dead, 14 Hurt - WT
Four Dead in Fort Hood Shooting, Officials Say - WP
Fort Hood Shooting Leaves 4 Dead, 14 Injured - NYT
Fort Hood Shooting Leaves Several Dead, 14 Injured - Reuters
Officials Identify Fort Hood Shooting Suspect - WSJ
Fort Hood Shooting: Gunman Identified as Spc. Ivan Lopez - ABC
Killing Terrorists in Hi-Def: Apache Technology in Final Tests - WT
KBR Asked to Release Corporate Files, Widening Fraud Investigation - WP
Report: DOD Not Tracking ‘Revolving Door’ Statistics - S&S
Job Pool Expanding for US Troops Interested in Heading Down Under - S&S
Army's Hair Regulations are Racist, Black Soldiers Say - AT
Putting the Military on the Defensive Over Sex - WT Opinion
CIA / NSA
Report: CIA Misled Public About Terror Detainees - VOA
Senators Clear Path for Release of Detention Report on CIA - NYT
CIA's Harsh Interrogation Tactics More Widespread than Thought - McClatchy
Former CIA Deputy Rebuts Republican Charges on Benghazi - WP
Ex-CIA Leader Denies Role in Benghazi ‘Cover-up’ During Heated Hearing - WT
Former CIA Official: No Politics in Benghazi Memo - AP
Official: NSA Did Warrantless Searches of Americans’ Data - WP
A Tortured Debate Between Congress and CIA - WP Opinion
What if Secrecy, NSA Trump the Constitution? - WT Opinion
United States
Abu Ghaith Trial Tests How Courts Handle Terror Cases - WP
Ex-State Dept. Adviser Stephen Kim Sentenced in leak Case - WP
VA Reports Claims Backlog Down 44 Percent Since Peak - S&S
A Critique of the "Do Something Now" Doctrine - WOTR Opinion
Obama: Ineffectually Challenged - Reuters Opinion
United Kingdom
Stealth Drone Debuts: ‘Most Advanced Aircraft Ever Built by UK Engineers’ - WT
Key TV Debate Over UK's EU Future - BBC
United Nations
Iran’s Choice for UN Post Fuels Tension With US - NYT
US Lawmakers Outraged Over Iran UN Choice, Seek Change in Law - Reuters
US Outrage at Iran 'Hostages' Envoy - BBC
US Troubled by Iran's Choice of its UN Ambassador - AP
18 Countries Ratify UN Arms Trade Treaty - AP
Can We Ever Move on From the Hostage Crisis? - VOA Opinion
Africa
Suicide Bombers Kill 15 in Northern Nigeria - VOA
Nigeria Suicide Bomb 'Kills 21' - BBC
UN Chief Urges Action on CAR - AP
EU-Africa Leaders Discuss CAR Crisis - BBC
HRW Reports Massacres in CAR - VOA
Violence Leaves CAR Residents in Perpetual Fear - VOA
Medical Aid Group Launches Fundraiser for CAR - VOA
'Al-Shabab Recruiter' Shot in Kenya - BBC
Kenyan Cleric, Recently Shot, Predicted Death - VOA
Ebola Outbreak in Guinea 'Limited' - BBC
Postcolonial Resentments Loom Over Meeting of Europeans and Africans - NYT
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico: Knights Templar Drug Lord Confirmed Killed - BBC
Catholic Church Blasts Venezuela for 'Brutal Repression' of Protesters - Reuters
Bishops Say Venezuela Seeks Totalitarian Rule - AP
Vargas Llosa to Join Venezuela Protest - BBC
Brazil's Military to Cooperate in Dirty War Investigation - LAT
Brazil Jury: 15 Police Guilty in Prison Killings - NYT
6 Killed in Earthquake off Northern Chile - NYT
Mass Prison Escape in Quake-Hit Chile City - BBC
Argentina Launches Falklands Note - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Hagel Describes Role of Partnerships in Asia-Pacific Rebalance - AFPS
Hagel: Malaysia Jet Search Shows Need for US in Asia - VOA
Hagel: ASEAN Meeting Reflects Commitment to Asia-Pacific - AFPS
Partnering on Disasters, Climate Will Top ASEAN Talks, Hagel Says - HAS
Japan Ends Decades-Long Ban on Export of Weapons - NYT
As Koreas Trade Missiles, Top US Commander Warns Against Budget Cuts - S&S
South Korea Examines 'North Korea Drone' - BBC
Washington, Beijing Spar Over Philippines’ Court Case Against China - S&S
US Caught in Middle of Historical Disputes Between Japan, South Korea - AP
Clashes at China Environmental Rally - BBC
Malaysian Police: Jet Mystery May Never Be Solved - WP
Malaysian PM Arrives in Australia - AP
Thai Court Accepts Petition Against Embattled PM - VOA
As Court Cases Mount, Survival Hopes Wane for Troubled Thai PM - Reuters
Realizing the Asia-Pacific Rebalance - Hagel DO Op-Ed
Europe
French Leader Approves a Cabinet of Mixed Messages - NYT
Turkey Court Says Twitter Ban Violates Free Speech - VOA
Court: Turkey's Twitter Ban Illegal - BCC
It is Time to Save the EU - Reuters Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Negotiators to Meet on Snagged Mideast Peace Talks - VOA
Palestinians Make a Surprise Move, and Mideast Talks Falter - NYT
US Scrambles to Rescue Foundering Mideast Peace Talks - WP
US Defends Mid-East Peace Talks - BBC
US Release of Israeli Spy Pollard Could Be Key to Renewed Peace Talks - VOA
Pollard Waives Parole Hearing; Middle East Talks Stumble - WP
American Spy's Release to Israel Would be High-Stakes Gamble - AP
Dempsey Pleased at US-Israeli Review of Threats - AFPS
Iran Says Does Not Seek Indefinite Power for Syria’s Assad - Reuters
Monitor: Death Toll in Syria's Civil War Surpasses 150,000 - Reuters
Syrian Boys Become Breadwinners as Parents Struggle in Turkey - VOA
Syrians Adjust to Life Without Limbs - AP
Syrian Report: Mortar Shells Kill 5 in Damascus - AP
Aberdeen Scientists Waiting to Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons - BS
Election Campaigning Begins in Iraq - BBC
Omar Bakri 'On the Run' in Lebanon - BBC
Militants Attack Army in Southern Yemen, Kill 8 - AP
Eleven Dead in Yemen Militant Attack - BBC
Egypt: Police Chief Dies in Cairo Bombings - BBC
Egypt Bombings Target Police, 2 Dead - VOA
Egypt: Blasts Near Cairo University Kill Police Official, Injure Five - WP
Kerry in Algeria for Reform, Security Talks - AP
All Talk on Syria - WP Editorial
Bad Move on Jonathan Pollard - NYT Editorial
South Asia
Pakistan Rejects Musharraf's Request to Go Abroad - AP
The Other Threat to Pakistan - NYT Opinion