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Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
US Lawmakers Focus on America's Response to Ukraine Crisis - VOA
Putin Shifts Tone, Urges Delay in Ukraine Vote - WP
Policy Shift: Putin 'Backs' Ukraine Election - BBC
Putin Calls on Ukraine Separatists to Postpone Referendum - VOA
Putin Says He’s Moving Troops From Border to Ease Tension - NYT
Putin Says Russian Troops Have Pulled Back from Ukraine Border - AP
Putin's Ukraine Move Shows Wariness of Overplaying Hand - Reuters
White House Disputes Putin Claim of Troop Withdrawal - WT
White House Says No Sign Russia Has Pulled Back From Ukraine Border - Reuters
No Sign of Russian Withdrawal From Ukraine Border, Official Says - AFPS
Is Ukraine Military Ready to Thwart Russian Invasion? - VOA
G7: Europe Stuck With Russian Gas Dependence - VOA
Putin Eyes Ukrainian Arms Prize as Troops Build Up Along Border - Bloomberg
Ukraine Forces Briefly Retake Mariupol City Hall - VOA
Rebels Seize Back Ukraine City Hall - BBC
Separatists Continue to Seize Buildings in East Ukraine - VOA
Multi-Ethnic Odessa Wrestles With Legacy of Day of Killing - Reuters
Ukraine Candidate: Zero Tolerance for Terrorists - AP
White House to Remove Russia From Trade Benefits Program - Reuters
Legal Minefield of Russia Sanctions Worries Bond Investors - VOA
Germany's Merkel Warns Russia Against 'Old Patterns of Thinking' - Reuters
US Army Sends Its Best Tanks to European War Game - WIB
Young Ukrainians Brush Aside Crisis and Voice Optimism About Future - NYT
Amid Tensions, a Gesture From Putin - NYT Editorial
Russia's War Machine Can't Run Without Ukraine - WIB Opinion
What to Do When Russia Invades Your Country - DB Opinion
The Ukraine Paradox - WP Opinion
Why Putin Grabs What Isn’t His - WT Opinion
Afghanistan
State Department Issues More Visas to Afghan Interpreters - WP
Afghan President Pledges Relief to Landslide Victims - VOA
Syria
Syria Rebel Leader Says He’ll Ask US for Anti-Aircraft Missiles - NYT
UN May Refer Syria Conflict to War Crimes Court - NYT
Syrian Rebels Depart Homs District Under Deal With Military - NYT
Syrian Rebels Leave ‘Capital of the Revolution’ - WP
Buses Evacuate Rebels from Homs - VOA
Syria Rebels Evacuated from Homs - BBC
Swelling Tide of Syrian Refugees Causes Strains in Jordan - VOA
Nigeria / Boko Harem
Boko Harem Waging War in Nigeria, and Seeking New Battlegrounds - NYT
Abduction Vaults Boko Haram Leader Into Headlines - AP
Boko Haram Leader Described as Ruthless, Radical - VOA
Hundreds Feared Dead in New Nigerian Militant Attack - VOA
Islamist Militants Kill Hundreds in Northeastern Nigeria - NYT
Islamist Attack Kills 125 in Northeast Nigeria - Reuters
Official: ‘Many, Many’ Killed in Attack on Nigerian Town - AP
Pentagon Sending Team to Nigeria to Aid Search for Girls - WP
Pentagon Outlines Plans to Help Rescue Kidnapped Girls in Nigeria - S&S
US Military to Assist in Search for Missing Nigerian Girls - AFPS
France Sends Agents to Nigeria, Boosts Ties to Fight Boko Haram - Reuters
Nigeria Offers $300,000 Reward for Information on Abducted Girls - VOA
Nigeria Reward to Find Schoolgirls - BBC
Nigeria Abductions: UK to Send Team - BBC
Real Threat in a Known Market for Children - NYT
Abduction of Girls an Act Not Even Al Qaeda Can Condone - NYT
Explaining Boko Haram, Nigeria’s Islamist Insurgency - NYT Primer
Honoring the Missing Schoolgirls - NYT Opinion
More Brazen Acts From Boko Haram - WT Opinion
Schoolgirls' Kidnappers Thrive in Land Without Law - Telegraph Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
American Tells Harrowing Story at NY Terror Trial - AP
Handless London Imam Testifies in Own Defense at US Trial - Reuters
US Department of Defense
Congress Moving Toward Establishing US Army Structure Commission - DN
General: Millennial Marines Shun Self-Absorbed Culture - WT
Army Returns to the Jungle in Tough New Course - AT
Guard's NASCAR Deal Leads to Virtually No Recruits - USAT
The Army's Growing Arctic Circle Mission - AT
Senators: No A-10 Storage Compromise - AFT
Pentagon Paid $150 Per Gallon for Green Jet Fuel - WT
Sikorsky Wins $1.24 Billion Deal for New Marine One Helicopters - AP
US General Confident F-35 Logistics System Will Work Overseas - Reuters
Sustaining the US Lead in DoD Unmanned Systems - CSIS Report
Navy Just Announced an E-Reader Designed for Life on a Submarine - Verge
Is America's Air Force Dying? - TNI Opinion
Do Away With the Air Force - WP Opinion
The Ultimate 360-Degree Evaluation - WOTR Opinion
Rep. Buck McKeon’s A-10 Sell-Out - ADI Opinion
United States
House Lawmakers Close to Deal on Surveillance Legislation - WP
With Stealth, Congressional Spending on Pet Projects Persists, Report Says - NYT
GOP to Attack White House on IRS and Benghazi - NYT
US Climate Has Already Changed, Study Finds, Citing Heat and Floods - VOA
Latest Insult to US Veterans: Wait Times for Medical Care - WT
VA: Shinseki Will Not Step Down as Calls for Ouster Grow - S&S
Report Proposes New Civil Service Framework - PPS/BAH Report
Court Nominee Wrote Memos Justifying Drone Strikes on US Citizens - WT
The Lawyer Behind the Drone Policy - NYT Editorial
America Strikes Out (Again!) - UPI Opinion
The Benghazi Show Trial - WP Opinion
DHS: A Wasteful, Growing, Fear-Mongering Beast - WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Populist Party Gaining Muscle to Push Britain to the Right - NYT
Ghosts of the Troubles Haunt Northern Ireland - WP
Britain Weighs its Greatness Without Scotland - WT Opinion
Why Isn't the Government Ready for Scottish Independence? - Telegraph Opinion
Africa
South Sudan Rebels to Seek Peace, Respond to US Sanctions - VOA
South Sudan Orders Army to Stop Attacking Rebels - Reuters
South Sudan Rivals Will Meet Friday - BBC
More Than 50,000 Somali Children 'at Death's Door' - BBC
Cost of Somali Piracy Slumps as Attacks Fall - Reuters
Somalis Returned from Kenya Say No Looking Back - VOA
Source: al-Shabab Systematically Targeting Informers in Kenya - VOA
Displaced in CAR Struggle to Get Enough Food - VOA
Central African Republic Journalists Protest Murders of Colleagues - Reuters
South Africans Vote Despite Cynicism - VOA
South Africans Vote in Nationwide Elections - VOA
South Africans Vote as Zuma Seeks Second Term as President - NYT
South Africa's Voting Ends, Counting Starts - AP
Nigeria’s China Connection - NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Ruling Party Official Arrested on Suspicion of Gang Links - Reuters
Mexican Official Charged With Organized Crime - AP
Almost Out of Time, Brazil Drops Some World Cup Projects - WP
Federal Police in Brazil Threaten World Cup Strike - AP
Homeless Blame World Cup for High Rent in Brazil - AP
Water Rationing Begins in Venezuela Amid Drought - AP
Guatemala Sees Opium Poppies as Potential Revenue-Spinners - Reuters
Cuba Arrests 4 Exiles, Alleges Terror Plot - AP
Cuba Arrests Four Miami-Based Exiles Suspected of Attack Plot - Reuters
Venezuela is in Free Fall - WP Editorial
Asia / Pacific
China-Vietnam Tensions High over Drilling Rig - CSIS Critical Questions
US: China State-Run Oil Rig Near Vietnam 'Provocative' - VOA
Vietnam Accuses China of Ramming Vessels in S. China Sea - VOA
Chinese, Vietnamese Navy Ships Collide, Sparking Standoff - S&S
Vietnam and China Ships 'Collide' - BBC
Vietnam Vows to Take Action Against Chinese Rig - UPI
Philippines Detains 11 Chinese Fishermen - VOA
China's Missile Cruiser a Major Step to Naval Warfare Buildup - WT
US Calls on China to Free Tiananmen Anniversary Activists - Reuters
Prominent Chinese Journalist Criminally Detained - AP
Thailand PM Ousted by Constitutional Court - VOA
Thailand Court Ousts PM Yingluck - BBC
Court Orders Thai Leader Removed From Office - NYT
Thai Court Ousts Prime Minister Yingluck - WP
Thailand's New PM Seen Capable of Compromises, Not Miracles - Reuters
Beverly Hills Confronts Brunei Over Sharia Law - Reuters
Why America Cannot Keep the Peace Alone - CNN Opinion
Philippine-US Security Pact: Implications for Pivot & the S. China Sea - TI Opinion
China Escalates South China Sea Dispute, But Why? - TI Opinion
Europe
As European Elections Loom, Parties Struggle for Attention - VOA
Italian Lawmakers Favor Halving Spending on F-35 Jet - Reuters
France to Deploy Cops From China to Protect Tourists, Deter Crime - WT
Norway’s Leaders Snub Dalai Lama in Deference to China - NYT
Middle East / North Africa
China, Iran Say They’re ‘Strategic Partners’ as US Watches Warily - McClatchy
Iran, Six Powers Hold 'Useful' Nuclear Talks; Agreement Elusive - Reuters
Israel, US Divided Over Iranian Nuclear Enrichment Deal - Reuters
Iran Says its Gas Could Reach Iraqi Market - UPI
First Iraqi F-16 Makes Maiden Flight - Jane’s
White House Official Urges Mideast Talks Continue - AP
Hamas Executes 2 Men Accused of Aiding Israel - NYT
Hamas Executes Two Men in Gaza as Spies for Israel - Reuters
Gaza's Hamas Executes 2 Alleged Spies for Israel - AP
Yemen Says Kills Militant Behind Attacks on Westerners - Reuters
US Suspends Yemen Embassy Operations to Public, Citing Security - Reuters
Saudi Blogger Jailed for 10 Years - BBC
Prison, 1,000 Lashes for Saudi Web Forum Founder - AP
Libyan Rebels Occupying Oil Ports Refuse to Deal with New PM - Reuters
How Arabs Can Defeat Sectarianism - NYT Opinion
South Asia
Gandhis Fend off Modi as India's Election Nears Climax - VOA
Officials: FBI Agent Arrested in Pakistan - VOA
'FBI Agent' Arrested in Pakistan - BBC
FBI Agent May Remain in Pakistani Custody for Days - WP
Pakistani Activist Shot Dead; Aided Blasphemy Suspects - NYT
Lawyer of Pakistani Accused of Blasphemy Killed - AP