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Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
Kyiv Seeks New Talks as Ukraine Slides Closer to War - VOA
Kremlin Backing Ukraine Rebels in Push for Power-Sharing Reforms - LAT
Russia Rules Out Fresh Ukraine Talks - BBC
Russia’s Lavrov: Rebels Should Be at the Table on Ukraine - AP
Russia Says Lavrov, German FM Stress Need for Dialogue in Ukraine - Reuters
In Ukraine Conflict, Presidential Election Takes Center Stage - NYT
Referendum in Eastern Ukraine Could Spur New Sanctions - WP
Russia Questions 'Unusual' Ukraine Election if Troops Deployed - Reuters
Ukraine Announces Change in Army Command - WP
Ukraine Seeks ‘Volunteer Army’ to Quell Separatists - WP
Ukraine Tightens Cordon Around Rebellious City - AP
Ukraine Says 30 Pro-Russian Insurgents Killed - AP
Ukraine's Campaign Against Pro-Russia Forces Angers Residents in East - VOA
Separatists Target Journalists in E\astern Ukraine - WP
Kerry to Russia: Don't Sabotage Ukraine Poll - VOA
US Condemns Ukraine Referendum as 'Contrived and Bogus' - Reuters
Europe Seeks to Reduce Need for Russian Energy - NYT
G7 to Begin Reducing Russian Energy Dependency - Reuters
Bulgarian Leader Calls for Stronger European Union - AP
Lithuania Hits Out at Russia for Suspending Baltic Inspections - Reuters
Germany: Citizens Should Leave East, South Ukraine - AP
Russia Quietly Tightens Reins on Web With ‘Bloggers Law’ - NYT
Eyes on Ukraine, Putin Tightens Curbs on Protesters - Reuters
NATO Commander Says Must Consider Permanent Troops in E. Europe - Reuters
DOD Works to Counter Russian Intervention in Ukraine - AFPS
US, Canadian Troops Join Poland in Combined Airborne Operation - AFPS
Ukrainian Border Guards Get Equipment, DoD Spokesman Says - AFPS
Russia Accidently Posts Crimean Election Results; 15% Voted For Annexation - Forbes
Obama Abandons Another Country to its Fate - NR Opinion
Afghanistan
Afghan Police, Villagers Clash at Site of Massive Landslide - VOA
Clash at Site of Afghanistan Landslide Over Aid - AP
US Military Deaths in Afghanistan at 2,179 - AP
Syria
Obama to Meet Syrian Opposition Leader Jarba - Reuters
Videos Show More Rebel Groups Have US-made Anti-Tank Missiles - McClatchy
Bomb in Syria's Idlib Kills 30 Government Fighters - Reuters
Local Al-Qaida Leader in Syria Killed in Blast - AP
No Date Set for Rebel Pullout From Syria's Homs - Reuters
Syrian Rebels Say a Would-Be Election Candidate Captured - Reuters
Lebanon 'Expels' Syria Palestinians - BBC
Did Samantha Power Just Rebuke Obama on Syria? - Bloomberg Opinion
Despite Narrative, Syria Rebels May Be Gaining - TN Opinion
Syria Is a Sideshow - NYP Opinion
Nigeria / Boko Harem
Suspected Boko Haram Gunmen Kidnap Eight More Girls in Nigeria - VOA
New Kidnapping Reported in Nigeria as US Offers Help - NYT
Eight More Nigerian Girls Abducted - BBC
Gunmen Abduct Eight More Girls in Northeast Nigeria - Reuters
Outrage Grows Over Kidnapping of Nigerian Schoolgirls - NYT
‘Rapid Response’ Planned to Find Nigerian Girls - WP
US Joins Hunt for Nigerian Girls - BBC
US Plans to Send Team to Nigeria in Response to Schoolgirls' Kidnapping - Reuters
Senator Calls for US Special Forces to Rescue Nigerian Girls - CNN
UK Could Send SAS to Nigeria to Help Find Kidnapped Girls - Guardian
Boko Haram Mayhem Intensifies Pressure on Nigeria on Eve of Global Gathering - CSM
Nigerian Girl Describes Kidnap, 276 Still Missing - AP
Man Behind Nigerian Girls’ Kidnappings and His Death-Defying Mystique - WP
UN: Sale of Girls by Boko Haram Would Be Crime Against Humanity - VOA
Nigeria's Boko Haram Kills at Least 13 in Village - Reuters
Cameroon Denies Kidnapped Nigerian Girls Are in Country - VOA
Niger Arrests Three Suspected Boko Haram Gunmen After Patrol Ambushed - Reuters
Nigeria’s Stolen Girls - NYT Editorial
Nigeria Abductions: 6 Reasons Why the World Should Demand Action - CNN Opinion
What's at Stake in War Against Girls' Kidnappers? - CNN Opinion
US Department of Defense
Defense Chief Hagel Warns Against US Isolationism - VOA
Over Joint Chiefs Objections, House Moves to Preserve Pay, Benefits - S&S
McKeon Wants DoD to Redo QDR - DN
Hagel Urges Congress Not to Alter Defense Budget Proposal - AT
Hagel Talks of Tough Defense Choices After War - AP
DoD Makes Last-Ditch Plea for Compensation Cuts in 2015 - AT
Dempsey Stresses Need for Military Balance in Senate Hearing - AFPS
Winnefeld Combats Disinformation on Pay, Compensation Proposals - AFPS
Quality of Service at Issue for Sailors, Greenert Says - AFPS
Chief of Staff Describes Air Force’s ‘Precarious’ Position - AFPS
Slower Growth Needed in Pay, Benefits, Army Chief Says - AFPS
Army's Odierno: Troops 'Believe' in the A-10 - TH
HASC Limits Air Force Options on A-10, U-2 - AFT
Budget Uncertainty Leads to Imbalance, Top Marine Says - AFPS
Pentagon Tries to Challenge Unwritten Code of Silence Among Troops - PT-R
Navy Systems Administrator Arrested on Hacking Charges - WSJ
A-10 Still the Best in Its Field - DN Opinion
DoD: Slashing Redundancy Instead of Personnel - DNI Opinion
Army's Dismissive Attitude Toward the Guard - DN Opinion
United States
Lawmakers to See Memos Authorizing Killing of American - WP
Study: Climate Change Disrupting Americans' Lives - VOA
Climate Change Study Finds US Already Widely Affected - NYT
Global Warming Impact Felt Now, US Report Says - WP
US Climate Impacts 'Far Reaching' - BBC
Top Republicans Join Call for Ouster of VA Chief Shinseki - S&S
Mattis: Veterans Are Not Victims - AT
NOAA Drone Parts Shipped in Error to College Student - TT
States and Cities Need to Act on Climate Change - WP Editorial
Obama Tends to Create His Own Foreign Policy Headaches - WP Opinion
Selective Outrage Committee on Benghazi - Atlantic Opinion
United Kingdom
British View of Europe Faces a Test - NYT
NI Police Chief Rejects Adams Arrest Claim - BBC
Northern Ireland Police Chief Defends Adams Arrest - AP
Boston College Says It Will Return Interviews About Northern Ireland - NYT
UK Needs to Prepare for Scottish Independence - Telegraph Opinion
Africa
China Takes Wary Steps Into New Africa Deals - WSJ
UN Chief Vows Not to Abandon South Sudanese People - VOA
South Sudan Rivals 'to Meet Friday' - BBC
UN Chief: South Sudan Rebel Will Do Best to Go to Peace Talks - Reuters
UN Chief: South Sudan's Warring Leaders Will Meet - AP
US Sanctions Both Sides of South Sudan Conflict - Reuters
Warlord Kony Hiding in Disputed South Sudan Enclave - Reuters
Kenya Detains Two Somalis in Mombasa Attack Investigation - Reuters
CAR Violence Keeps Villagers in Fear for Their Lives - VOA
French Fight Central African Republic Rebels in North - AP
Central African Republic President Says to Make New Gov’t Inclusive - Reuters
United Nations Disappointed by DR Congo Mass Rape Trial Verdict - Reuters
South Africa Begins Election Voting - BBC
South Africans Vote in First 'Born Free' Election - Reuters
South Africa's Ruling Party Poised for Win - AP
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico State Intelligence Boss Shot - BBC
Rights Group: Venezuela Violated Rights of Protesters - VOA
Ford Suspends Vehicle Assembly in Venezuela - VOA
Colombia: Hacker Tried to Sabotage Peace Talks - AP
Scandal Forces Out Top Colombia Aide - BBC
Colombia Raids Office that 'Spied to Undermine Peace' - BBC
Panama's President-Elect Plans Price Controls on Basic Foods - Reuters
El Salvador Judge Orders Former President's Arrest - AP
Haiti Leader Names Group to Oversee Elections - AP
Asia / Pacific
US, Philippine Forces Begin Bilateral Balikatan Exercise - AFPS
US, Philippines Begin Annual 'Balikatan' Military Exercise - TD
US-Philippines: Balikatan Starts, Focuses on Maritime Security - PS
Philippine Police Arrest Chinese Fishing Amid Territorial Dispute -- Reuters
NATO, Japan Agree to Cooperate More - AP
Japan, Worried About China, Strengthens Ties With NATO - Reuters
Vietnam Escalates Dispute With China Over Oil Rig - AP
New China Train Station Attack Sparks Terrorism Fears - VOA
Another Violent Attack at Railway Station in China - NYT
China Detains Rights Lawyer Ahead of Tiananmen Square Anniversary - VOA
Chinese Lawyer, Others Held in Tiananmen Clampdown - AP
South Korea Warns North Korea Over New Nuclear Test - AP
New Controversy in Australia-Indonesia Relations - AP
Thai Court to Rule Wednesday on Charges Against PM - VOA
Thai PM Faces Legal Showdown in Power Abuse Case - AP
Malaysian MP Charged With Sedition - BBC
Europe
Norwegian Army Tests Oculus Headset - BBC
Kosovo Leaders Agree on Early Election After Vote on Army Nixed - Reuters
Out With the Old, in With the New at Ireland's Sinn Fein-But Not Yet - Reuters
Azerbaijan Sentences Eight Opposition Youth Activists to Jail - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
White House Aide Rice to Visit Israel for Talks - Reuters
Iran on Agenda for White House Aide Talks in Israel - Reuters
Israel Transfers Palestinian Funds as Threat of Sanctions Wanes - Reuters
Saudi Arabia Arrests 62 Suspected Militants - AP
Saudi Arabia Says Uncovers Al Qaeda Cell Plotting Attacks - Reuters
Iran 'Blows Up Replica US Warships' - BBC
Iranian Admiral: US Ships are a Target in Case of War - AP
Iran's Parliament Votes Against Censuring Zarif Over Holocaust Stance - Reuters
Bombings Kill 5 Soldiers in Iraq - AP
Bahrain: Firebombers Damage Shops Near Police Post - AP
Yemen Says Army Captures Key Militant Stronghold - Reuters
Yemeni Troops Seize 2 Al-Qaida Strongholds - AP
El-Sissi Pushes Egyptians to Line Up Behind Him - AP
US Sought Delay of Morsi’s Ouster, Egyptian Leader Says - NYT
Egyptian Court Bans More Politicians - VOA
Egypt Bans Mubarak Party Leaders From Elections - AP
Egypt Court Bans Mubarak-Era Leaders From Running in Elections - Reuters
New Libyan PM Eyes 'Crisis' Government, More Powers for Regions - VOA
New Libya Premier Vows to Restore Security - AP
New Libya Premier Says He Represents All Libyans - AP
Algerian Troops Kill 10 Militants in South-State Media - Reuters
The Right Way to Press Iran - NYT Opinion
Libya Is Now Terrorist Woodstock - DB Opinion
South Asia
FBI Agent Held in Pakistan on Weapons Charge - WP
Pakistan Mosque Re-emerges as Bastion of Militancy - NYT
Pakistan PM Defends Taliban Peace Talks - VOA
Polio Jabs for Pakistani Travelers - BBC
Pakistan Bracing for Polio Travel Restrictions - AP
India: Gandhi District Votes in Election - BBC
Sonia Gandhi, India's Most Powerful Woman, in Tough Fight - WP
Trouble for the Scion of India - Economist Editorial