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Afghanistan
Officials: Despite Afghan Election Success, Insurgents Remain Active - S&S
Afghan Official: Vote Successful, Not Fraud Free - AP
Rival Afghan Candidates Already Claiming Victory - VOA
A Deadly US Legacy: Explosive Fields - WP
Afghan Probe Begins in Attack on AP Journalists - AP
Ukraine
Russia Plotting for Ukrainian Influence, Not Invasion, Analysts Say - NYT
Russia Tightens Economic Noose on Ukraine as Armed Showdowns Persist - LAT
Ukraine Leaders Maneuver to End Standoff in the East - WP
Diplomat: US Expectations Low for Talks with Russia on Ukraine - VOA
US and Russia Seek Ukraine Solution - BBC
Declaring a One- Building, Pro-Russia Realm in Ukraine - NYT
Ukraine's Richest Man Gambles on Peacemaker Role - VOA
Putin Warns of Restricting Natural Gas Supply to Ukraine - NYT
Russia Says NATO Is Using Ukraine Crisis to Boost Appeal - Reuters
Russia: Virginia-Based Private Soldiers in Ukraine - VP
With Ukraine, Geography Doesn’t Matter - WP Opinion
US Department of Defense
Capt. William Swenson: Medal of Honor Recipient Rejoins Army - TNT
DOD Officials Update Congress on Nuclear Weapons Program - AFPS
Officials Describe Successes, Challenges Against WMDs - AFPS
F-22s Finally Fit to Fly - WIB
Navy Says ‘Star Wars’ Railgun Almost Ready for Prime Time - S&S
Rumsfeld is No McNamara in New Documentary - TO
A Clear Choice on Defense - RCD Opinion
The Republicans' Cynical Defense Budget - RCD Opinion
United States
At Senate Hearing, Kerry Sharply Defends Obama’s Foreign Policy - WP
Profiling Rules Said to Give FBI Tactical Leeway - NYT
Russia Failed to Share Data on Boston Bombing Suspect, US Says - NYT
Veterans’ Unemployment Defies Simple Answers - WP
Militant Islamic Cleric Faces US Trial on Terrorism Charges - Reuters
Time to Expose the CIA's 'Dark Side' - LAT Editorial
United Kingdom
Britain Increasingly Invokes Power to Disown Its Citizens - NYT
Syria 'Main Terror Threat to UK' - BBC
Marine Challenges Taliban Murder Conviction - BBC
Africa
Kenya Deports Somalis, Arrests Hundreds in Crackdown After Attacks - VOA
Kenya Sends Back 'Illegal' Somalis - BBC
UN to Authorize New Peacekeeping Force for CAR - VOA
UN May Approve Force for Central African Republic - AP
Two French Soldiers Wounded in CAR Before UN Vote - Reuters
US Thanks, Supports Peacekeepers in CAR - VOA
'At Least 30 Dead' in CAR Violence - BBC
Sudan: UN 'Failed to Stop Darfur Attacks' - BBC
UN Ignores South Sudan Camp Crisis, Charity Says - NYT
UN Accused of South Sudan 'Indifference' - BBC
UN Urges DRC to End Impunity for Rape - VOA
Senegal Closes Borders with Guinea After Ebola Claims 101 - LAT
Saving South Sudan - WP Editorial
South Africa’s Military Is Falling Apart - WIB Opinion
The Rwandan Genocide, 20 Years Later - WP Opinion
Ebola Virus: A Grim, African Reality - NYT Opinion
A Green Revolution, This Time for Africa - NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Venezuela Formal Talks 'to Go Ahead' - BBC
Venezuela Reaches Out to Vatican No. 2 to Mediate Crisis - Reuters
Argentine Federal Police Stage Major Drug Raids - AP
Brazil: Rio 2016 Promises 'Great Games' - BBC
Asia / Pacific
US Army Rebalancing Has Added 16,000 Soldiers to Pacific - HAS
Hagel Seeks to Increase Ties With Mongolia - AP
Japan Pushes Plan to Stockpile Plutonium - NYT
Insurgent Bombings in Southern Thailand Target Local Economy - VOA
Early Count in Indonesia Favors Largest Opposition Party - NYT
Indonesian Opposition Leads Poll - BBC
Indonesia Opposition Leads, but Less Than Expected - AP
China Tries to Quell Anger at Malaysia Over Lost Plane - WP
Search for Malaysia’s MH370 Narrows Following Detection of 'Pings' - VOA
Malaysia Plane Hunt Resumes Amidst Optimism Over 'Pings' - Reuters
Burma Vows to Protect Aid Workers in Rakhine State - VOA
Ten Years Ago, Japan Went to Iraq, And Learned Nothing - WIB Opinion
ASEAN's Challenge: A Swaggering China - LAT Opinion
Europe
AF to Send More Fighters to Poland; USS Cook Headed to Black Sea - S&S
Breedlove: US Troops May Be Sent to Eastern Europe - AP
Russia Says Gazprom, China Close to Gas Agreement - VOA
French Premier Presents New Brand of Socialism - NYT
Turkish PM's Presidential Bid Faces Bumpy Road - VOA
Italy Rescues 4,000 Migrants from Mediterranean Sea - VOA
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Says It Is ‘Deeply Disappointed’ by Kerry’s Remarks on Peace Talks - NYT
Israel PM Orders Cutback in Contacts with Palestinian Authority - Reuters
Israel PM Curbs Palestinian Contact - BBC
A Spy and a Terrorist at Center of Peace Talks - WP
Israel Launches New Spy Satellite - AP
Iran Nuclear Talks Will Resume in May With ‘Significant Gaps' - VOA
Nuclear Talks With Iran Need ‘Intensive Work,’ Envoys Say - NYT
Iran Nuclear Deal Negotiators Finish Preliminary Talks - LAT
Iran 'Won't Give Up Nuclear Plans' - BBC
Russia Rejects US Warnings Over Oil Deal With Iran - AP
US May Test Influence at UN by Denying Visa to Iran Envoy - Reuters
Lebanon Prelates Urge End to Syrian Weapons Sales - VOA
Al Qaeda Reorganizes Itself for Syria - TNI
Syria: Car Bombings 'Kill 25' in Homs - BBC
Twin Car Bombs in Syria's Homs Kill at Least 21 - Reuters
In Libya, Politicians in Fear of Powerful Militias - AP
Algeria President's Fourth Term Likely Despite Health, Opposition - LAT
Iran's UN Envoy Isn't a Threat - LAT Editorial
Mideast: Ad Absurdum - UPI Opinion
Memo to John Kerry: Stay Strong on the Middle East - LAT Opinion
US Must Plan for Day After Iran Deal - WP Opinion
South Asia
Indians Vote on Key Election Day - BBC
Suspected Rebels Kill 2 Indian Soldiers - AP
At Least 22 Killed in Blast at Pakistan Market - WP
Bomb Blast in Pakistani Capital Kills 22 - AP
A Risk to India’s Nuclear Doctrine - NYT Editorial