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29 April SWJ Roundup

Tue, 04/29/2014 - 12:10am

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Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues

US Adds New Russia Sanctions to 'Change Behavior' in Ukraine - VOA

US Announces More Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine - NYT

New Sanctions Target Putin’s Inner Circle - WP

US Slaps New Sanctions on Russian Business, Government Leaders - LAT

US Sanctions Target Key Putin Aides - BBC

New US Sanctions on Russian Officials, Companies - AP

US Strikes at Putin’s Circle With Sanctions, Fight Over Ukraine Intensifies - Bloomberg

US, EU Hit Russia With New Sanctions Over Ukraine - AP

White House Casts Russia Sanctions Strategy as Battle of Attrition - Reuters

A Who's Who of Putin's Friends Hit by US Sanctions - AP

Americans Want More Sanctions on Russia, No Arms for Ukraine - LAT

Disarray in Eastern Ukraine as Separatists Attack Protest - WP

Violence Escalates in Eastern Ukraine as Kharkiv Mayor Shot - WSJ

Tensions, Violence Continue to Rise in Eastern Ukraine - VOA

Mayor of Ukraine’s Second-Largest City Shot - NYT

Pro-Russian Mayor of Ukrainian City Shot - VOA

UN Condemns Capture, Detention of OSCE Monitors in Ukraine - Reuters

Germany Asks Russia to Help Free OSCE Team in Ukraine - Reuters

Russian Says Was 'Irresponsible' to Send Monitors to East Ukraine - Reuters

Russia Alarmed Over US-NATO Activity - BBC

Russian Propaganda Campaign Finds Fertile Ground in Ukraine - McClatchy

Oligarchs Adapt to New Ukraine - VOA

Russian, US Defence Chiefs Discuss Ukraine - Reuters

Obama’s Half-Measures Give Putin Little to Fear - WP Editorial

The War on Truth in Ukraine - NYT Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Two ISAF Troops Killed in Afghanistan Attack - S&S

2 NATO Troops Die in Attack in Eastern Afghanistan - AP

Marine Dirt Bike 'Gangs' of Afghanistan - CNN

From ‘Torturer in Chief’ to a Life in Southern California - WP

 

US Department of Defense

Poll Shows Low Job Approval for Hagel - DN

US Army Breaking Out the Big New Guns - DN

Pentagon Wasting Millions on Ammunition - USAT

Budget Cuts May Unravel New Navy Deployment Plan - NT

US Boosts Advisory Work With European, Asian Air Forces - AFT

New US Stealth Jet Can't Hide from Russian Radar - TDB

Two US Soldiers Lose Bid to Dress According to Religious Custom - Reuters

Defense Contractors Fight for Their Slice - Politico Opinion

Pentagon Wasting Millions on Ammunition - USAT Opinion

Soldier Pay: How Much Is Enough? - Army Opinion

 

United States

Obama Says Cautious Approach Abroad ‘Avoids Errors’ - WP

Obama Remarks Defending His Foreign Policy - AP

Senate Intelligence Panel Leaders Draft Cyber Bill - WP

Homeland Security Cancels Plans for New BioWatch Technology - LAT

Intel Agencies Granting Fewer Security Clearances - GE

Former Al Qaeda Associate Testifies in US Trial of Handless Cleric - Reuters

The Great American Comeback - Politico Opinion

America's Treaty Allies: Worth Going to War Over? - TNI Opinion

America's Local Foreign Policymaking - WOTR Opinion

Who Speaks for Pro-Israel Americans? - NYT Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Salmond: Independent Scotland Would be 'Committed' to EU - BBC

Britain Can’t Import Obama’s Magic - NYT Opinion

 

Australia

Australian PM to Make First US Visit in June - AP

 

Africa

Kerry: US 'Closely' Examining South Sudan Sanctions - VOA

South Sudan Humanitarian Crises Worsens - VOA

MSF Suspends Activities in CAR Town After Attack - VOA

Aid Workers Killed in CAR Clinic - BBC

Gunmen Ambush Muslim Convoy in CAR, Two Killed - Reuters

Nigeria: Activists Pressure Abuja Over Schoolgirl Abductions - VOA

Anger Over Somali Diplomat's Arrest in Kenya - BBC

Somalia Sys Kenya Detaining Thousands of Innocent Somalis - AP

Ebola Victims Face Stigma in West Africa - VOA

 

Americas / Caribbean

Mexican Vigilantes Kill 5, Demobilization Begins - AP

Mexico Begins Disarming Vigilantes - BBC

Mayor in Mexico's Michoacan State Accused of Kidnapping, Extortion - LAT

Mayor of Mexico's Largest Port City Arrested Over Possible Crime Links - Reuters

Colombian Rebels Torch Convoy Repairing Ecopetrol Pipeline - Reuters

Colombia Farmer Protests a Headache for Santos' Re-election Bid - Reuters

New Group, #CubaNow, Tells Obama It's Time to Change Cuba Policy - Reuters

Cuba Gives State-Run Companies More Autonomy - AP

US Audit Finds Flaws in Haiti Health Care Programs - AP

 

Asia / Pacific

US-Philippines Defense Deal to Improve Asia Security - VOA

US, Philippines Sign 10-year Defense Agreement - WP

US and Philippines Agree to a 10-Year Pact on the Use of Military Bases - NYT

Obama: Philippine Pact Will Improve Asia Security - AP

Obama Hails Philippines Defense Pact - BBC

5 Philippine Bases Where US Military Will Look to Gain a Footing - WSJ

Activists Protest US-Philippine Military Pact - VOA

North Korea 'Warns of Live Firing Drill' - BBC

North Korea Ups Rhetoric After Obama Visits South - AP

South Korea Condemns North’s 'Foul' Slurs - BBC

China Party Mouthpiece: No Internet Freedom Without Order - Reuters

Missing Malaysia Plane Search in 'New Phase' - BBC

Why Obama Is Betting on Asia - TNY Opinion

Asia Pivot Requires Better Maritime Defenses - RCD Opinion

The Limits of Pacific Maritime Law - TD Opinion

4 Reasons Why Japan (Still) Doubts US Security Assurances - TD Opinion

Vietnam: The New Censors of Hanoi - NYT Opinion

 

Europe

Russia and Iran Reported in Talks on Energy Deal Worth Billions - NYT

Iran, Russia Discuss Electricity Deals - UPI

Ultimate Deterrent: How the Russian ‘Perimeter’ System Works - RBTH

Muslim Leaders Denounce Police Over Raids in Czech Capital - NYT

Serbia Elects Ex-nationalist Vucic as New PM - VOA

Macedonia's Ruling Conservatives Claim Double Election Victory - Reuters

Russia: Salon of the Exiled - NYT Opinion

Europe's Mob Economy  - NYT Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Violence Kills Nearly 50 in Iraq Ahead of Key Vote - AP

Iraq Prepares for Bitter, Bloody Election Battle - WP

At Least 21 Killed as Iraq's Security Forces Vote in Election - VOA

Militants Pose Threat on Eve Of Vote in Iraq - NYT

As Iraqi Army Votes, Festivity Ends in Anguish - WP

Iraq Attacks Kill at Least 21 as Police, Army Vote - AP

Iraq Suicide Bomb at Rally Kills 30 - BBC

Suicide Bomber Kills 30 at Kurdish Rally in Eastern Iraq - Reuters

Fledgling Iraqi Military is Outmatched on Battlefield - WSJ

Syria Misses New Deadline as It Works to Purge Chemical Arms - NYT

'Barrel Bombs' Terrorize Syrian City of Aleppo - BBC

Lawyers Say UN Aid Does Not Need Syria’s Consent - NYT

Syria's Assad Running for Third Term - VOA

Syria's Assad to Seek Re-election in June Vote - AP

Middle East Peace Deadline Expires - BBC

Israel Appears to Raise New Peace Talks Issue With US - NYT

Kerry: Apartheid if No Mid-East Peace Deal - BBC

Kerry Draws ire for Reported Comment About 'Apartheid' and Israel - LAT

Russia and Iran Reported in Talks on Energy Deal Worth Billions - NYT

Iran, Russia Discuss Electricity Deals - UPI

British and Iranian Officials Hold Talks in Tehran - Reuters

German Diplomat Injured During Kidnapping Attempt in Yemen - Reuters

Saudi Arabia Joins the Killer Drone Arms Race - TV

Egypt Sentences 683 to Death - VOA

Egypt Sentences Top Islamist and Over 680 Others to Death - NYT

Egypt Sentences 683 to Death in Mass Trial of Dissidents - WP

Egypt: Death Sentence for Brotherhood Chief - BBC

Egypt Sentences 683 to Death in Another Mass Trial - AP

White House, UN 'Troubled' by Death Verdicts in Egypt - Reuters

Al Jazeera Files $150 Million Suit in Egypt - Reuters

Algeria's President Bouteflika Sworn in for Fourth Term - Reuters

Political Executions in Egypt - NYT Editorial

Hamas’s Hatred - WP Opinion
What's Really Stalling the Israel-Palestinian Peace Process - LAT Opinion

 

South Asia

Three Boys Killed in Pakistan Blast - VOA

Pakistan: Karachi School Blast Kills Pupils - BBC

2 Bombings Kill 6 in Pakistan - AP

India's Urgent Need for Defense Reform - TD Opinion

 

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