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Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
Ukrainian Police Humiliated in Clash With Separatists - WP
Ukraine Reinstates Conscription as Security Deteriorates in Eastern Region - VOA
Ukraine Reinstates Conscription - BBC
Pro-Russian Protesters Seize Prosecutor's Office in Donetsk - VOA
Putin Demands That Ukraine Pull Its Troops From Southeast - NYT
Putin Wants Troops Out of Ukraine's East - AP
NATO Official: Russia Now an Adversary - AP
NATO Allies Take Over Baltic Mission From USAF - S&S
Can the West Find the Energy to Deter Russia? - WP Opinion
Afghanistan
Dempsey Arrives in Afghanistan for Meetings, Consultations - AFPS
As US Draws Down, Afghan Opium Production Thrives - AP
Suicide Attack Kills 12 in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley - NYT
Taliban Claim Deadly Afghan Bombing - BBC
Soldier Lost His Leg, But Returns to Combat in Afghanistan - WP
Without US Troops, Afghanistan, Like Iraq, Could Descend Into Chaos - LAT Opinion
Iraq
Iraq Counts Votes After Parliamentary Election - VOA
Iraq Vote Count Gets Under Way - BBC
Al-Maliki Calls Vote 'Slap' to Terrorism - AP
Accelerating Iraq’s Descent - WP Editorial
Syria
Rebels Find Hope in New Offensives in N. Syria After Months of Setbacks - AP
Deadly Air Strike on Aleppo Market - BBC
Monitoring Group: Airstrike Kills 33 in Aleppo - Reuters
UK Urges Swift Syria Chlorine Probe - BBC
On Syria, Reality-Check Time - WP Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Ex-General: Reaction to Benghazi Attack Should Have Been Stronger - WP
General: Military Should've Tried to Rescue Benghazi Americans - USAT
General's Opinion on Benghazi Draws a Rebuke - AP
White House Denies Memo Was About Benghazi Attack - AP
New York Court Hears Appeal of 9/11 Detainees - AP
California Prisoner Seeks to Vacate Terrorism Conviction - Reuters
‘Water Cure’ Keeps Flowing Through US History - WP Opinion
New Benghazi Emails No Smoking Gun - Slate Opinion
US Intelligence Community
US and Germany Fail to Reach a Deal on Spying - NYT
Are America’s Most Senior Military Intel Officers Being Forced Out? - INTELNEWS
Hayden: Snowden Driving Intel Officers to Weigh Security of Secrecy vs. PR - WT
Snowden Draws Standing Ovation at 'Truth-Telling' Awards Ceremony - GE
Defying US, Tech Firms Alert Users to Data Demands - WP
US Department of Defense
House Democrats Blast Lack of Cuts in Draft Defense Budget - S&S
No Restructuring Commission Needed, Army Leaders Say - AFPS
Congressional Scrutiny Puts SOCOM Propaganda Plan On Hold - USAT/IINSTP
US Military Studying Sports to Improve Soldiers' Training and Care - SI
Military Sex Assault Reports Up 50%; Hagel Orders New Initiatives - S&S
Pentagon Sees Surge in Reports of Sexual Assault - WP
Hagel: Numbers Reflect Victim Confidence in Reporting Assaults - AFPS
How the Iraq War Crippled US Military Power - DO Opinion
Cut the Pentagon’s Civilian Workforce - BD Opinion
United States
VA Suspends 3 Officials Amid Phoenix VA Probe - S&S
VA Sued Over PTSD Claims Related to Sexual Assault - S&S
House Would Leave Starving People Abroad Hungrier - WP Editorial
U.S. No Longer Alarming to Foes, Reassuring to Allies - Economist Editorial
Foreign Policy Delusion - WP Opinion
Obama’s Inaction Invites Challenges to the US - WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Sinn Fein Braces for Fallout After Arrest - NYT
Northern Ireland Rocked by Adams Arrest Over 1972 Killing - Reuters
'Dark Policing' Behind Adams Arrest - BBC
World
Report: Media Freedoms Worldwide at a 10-Year-Low - VOA
Africa
Kerry Warns of Genocide Risk in South Sudan - VOA
Kerry Warns of Genocide, Famine in World’s Newest Nation - WP
US Warns of South Sudan Genocide - BBC
South Sudan May Receive Peacekeepers From Africa - NYT
Pressure Grows as South Sudan Peace Talks Resume - VOA
IRC: Critical Time for South Sudan - VOA
Abuja Blast: 'Car Bomb' Rocks Nigerian Capital - BBC
Explosion Kills 12 in Nigerian Capital, Abuja - AP
Families of Kidnapped Nigerian Girls Protest for Rescue - VOA
UN Official: We 'Failed' Central African Republic - AP
EU Force in Charge of CAR Airport - BBC
Some South Africans Voice Discontent With Ruling ANC - VOA
Malawi Group Warns of Possible Electoral Dispute - VOA
MSF: West, Central Africa Lagging in HIV Care - VOA
Uganda's Ticking Bomb - NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Panama Election to Test Martinelli's Hold on Power - Reuters
Factbox: Panama's Presidential Candidates and Their Policies - Reuters
Cuba Calls Terrorism Designation by US Absurd, Manipulative - Reuters
Asia / Pacific
Pacific Pathways: US Army’s New Tack for Deploying orces in Pacific - S&S
US Global Hawks Shifting from Guam to Japanese Base for Summer - S&S
Chinese President Vows 'Decisive Action' After Xinjiang Attack - VOA
China’s Leader Warns of Long-Term Terror Fight After Blast - NYT
Train Station Attack in China Kills 3 - WP
Xi Demands Action After China Blast - BBC
China Blames Religious Extremists for Station Bombing - Reuters
Analysts: N. Korea May Delay Nuke Test to Get Maximum Exposure - S&S
North Korea: New Kind of Nuke Test Still an Option - AP
Obama Confidant To Be Next Ambassador To South Korea - DB
Brunei Begins Phasing In Sharia Law - VOA
Brunei Embraces Strict Islamic Laws - AP
Malaysia Releases Missing Flight Report, Few Surprises - Reuters
Europe
US and Germany Fail to Reach a Deal on Spying - NYT
Hagel Emphasizes NATO’s Importance to World Security - AFPS
Moscow Revives Red Square May Day Parade - USAT
Russia Stages First Red Square May Day Parade Since Soviet Days - Reuters
Clashes Reported in Turkey as Thousands Mark May Day - VOA
Turkish Protesters Defy Government’s May Day Ban - NYT
Tear Gas at Turkish May Day Protests - BBC
Russia’s Weimar Syndrome - NYT Opinion
What Putin Chooses Not to Know About Russian History - LAT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry Says US Will Reassess Mideast Peace Effort - WP
Netanyahu Plans to Promote Legislation on Jewish State Designation - NYT
Netanyahu Wants to Define Israel as Jewish State in Law - Reuters
Israeli Military Officials Caught Off Guard by a ‘Digital Rebellion’ - NYT
Military Says Yemen Offensive Kills 25 Militants - AP
US Worries its Aid to Egypt May be Misdirected - TWB
Tunisia MPs Approve Electoral Law - BBC
Tunisia Passes Landmark Law on Elections - AP
Kerry's Mideast Mission: Now What? - LAT Editorial
Egypt Equates Political Dissent with Terrorism - VOA Opinion
Why the US Shouldn’t Support Egypt’s Ruling Generals - WP Opinion
Why Abbas Reconciled With Hamas - NYT Opinion
What Rouhani's Bad Bargain Means for Iran, and the West - LAT Opinion
South Asia
At Least One Killed as Blasts Hit Indian Train Station - NYT
Blasts at India Train Station Kill 1, Injure 14 - AP