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Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
Amid Much Uncertainty, Separatists Prepare for Voting in E. Ukraine - NYT
Ukrainian Separatists Prepare for Referendum - WSJ
As Ukraine Drifts Close to Civil War, All Eyes On Vote - WP
Ukraine Rebels Hold Self-Rule Vote - BBC
Tensions High in Ukraine Ahead of Vote - VOA
Risking Conflict, Separatists Prepare to Vote in Ukraine - NYT
Ukraine Rebels Seeking Mandate in Referendum - WP
In Eastern Ukraine’s Mariupol, Law and Order Crumble - WP
From Calm to Chaos and Bloodshed in East Ukraine Port - AFP
Ukraine President Decries Eastern Sovereignty - AP
Ukraine Warns of 'Abyss' as Rebel East Approaches Self-Rule Vote - Reuters
Russia Ratchets Up Ukraine’s Gas Bills in Shift to Economic Battlefield - NYT
France, Germany Warn Moscow of 'Consequences' - VOA
German and France Send Russia a Warning - NYT
France, Germany Threaten Russia Over Poll - BBC
Crimea: Russia Harvesting Seeds Sown in the 1990s - TB Opinion
Afghanistan
Camp Bastion’s “Dirt Track Red Team” - MCT
Mega-base in Afghanistan a Big Change for Soldiers of the 508th - FO
Syria
UN: Syrian Government Uses Aid as Weapon of War - VOA
Syrians Return to Damaged Homes After Rebels Leave Homs - AP
Nigeria / Boko Harem
Why The US Hasn't Sent Special Forces To Rescue The Nigerian Girls - CSM
Nigeria Refused Help to Search for Kidnapped Girls - AP
Nigerian Army Posts Two Divisions to Hunt for Missing Girls - Reuters
First Lady Gives Weekly Address on Nigerian Girls - AP
US First Lady Condemns Nigeria Kidnaps - BBC
Why Clinton’s State Dept. Didn’t List Boko Haram as a Terrorist Group - CSM
Islamic Bloc Chief: Nigeria Kidnappings Barbaric - AP
Insurgents Blow Up 2nd Bridge, Abduct Wife, 2 Kids - AP
Kidnappers in Nigeria's Delta Release Three Dutch Nationals - Reuters
Negotiate With Boko Haram to Release Girls? - CSM Editorial
The Blood-Stained Hunters of Boko Haram - Atlantic Opinion
Why the US Has Few Options To Help Find Kidnapped Girls - DO Opinion
How to Loosen Boko Haram’s Hold on Nigeria - CSM Opinion
War Crimes
The Last Man at Nuremberg - Atlantic
In Rwanda, Finding Echoes of Germany - NYT Opinion
Extremism
What’s So Scary About Smart Girls? - NYT Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
New Benghazi Probe Inspires Partisan Animosity - AP
GOP Probe of Benghazi Holds Political Peril for Both Parties - McClatchy
A Road Map for the Select Committee on Benghazi - WT Opinion
Snowden
Report: Al Qaeda Tries New Encryption Post-Snowden Leaks - WSJ
Was Snowden's Heist a Foreign Espionage Operation? - WSJ Opinion
US Department of Defense
Contractor Costs Must Come Down, US Army Brass Says - DN
Combat Vets Champion A-10 Warplane Pentagon Wants to Scrap - Bloomberg
Price of Putting the A-10 in Type 1000 Storage - DN
Will Congress Give the Guard Everything It Wants? - BD
Bring on the Frigate: LCS Is Outgunned, Outclassed - RCD Opinion
Better a Larger Force Than a Ready One - EWB Opinion
How Political Pressure Has Unraveled Army Radio Plans - Forbes Opinion
United States
DNI Memo Revisits Policy on Citing Leaked Material, to Some Confusion - NYT
Secret Service Agents Diverted to Protect Aide - WP
Interim Director Appointed for Phoenix VA Health Care System - AP
Veterans Voice Anger, Frustration to McCain at Phoenix Forum - AP
VA Nurse on Leave Over Email on How to Game' Treatment Delays - USAT
With New Veterans Bill, FL Aims to be 'Most Military-Friendly State' - FLSS
Airline Flight Had Close Call With Drone in March - USAT
Unidentified 9/11 Remains Returned to World Trade Center Site - AP
United Kingdom
'No Extremism Link' in Trojan Schools - BBC
Australia
Australia Is Getting Aircraft Carriers, Sort Of - WIB
United Nations
'Killer Robots' to be Debated at UN - BBC
Africa
South Sudan Ceasefire Comes Into Effect - BBC
South Sudan Army Says Ready for Cease-fire - VOA
UN Calls for Immediate Aid Relief for South Sudan - VOA
South Sudan Deal Prompts Aid Demand - BBC
UN Readies Aid in South Sudan After Ceasefire Deal - Reuters
Fifth Consecutive Electoral Victory for South Africa’s ANC - VOA
South Africa Confirms Ruling Party Win After Count - AP
CAR's Seleka Rebels Pick New Commander, Say to Regroup - Reuters
UN Sanctions Central African Republic Ex-President - AP
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Sets Up New Michoacan Force - BBC
Mexico to Transform Anti-Cartel Vigilante Forces - AP
Stowaways to US Border Stranded in Mexico by Train Ban - NYT
Venezuela's Maduro Rails at 'Stupid' US Sanctions Calls - Reuters
Brazil Deploys Troops to Secure Borders for World Cup - Reuters
Argentina Bishops Condemn Violence - BBC
Cuba Briefs US Officials on Detained Exiles - AP
Asia / Pacific
ASEAN FMs Urge Restraint in East China Sea Disputes - VOA
Philippines to Raise China Dispute at ASEAN Summit - AP
Philippines Jails Chinese Sailors in Fish Dispute - NYT
Popular Anger Towards China a Test for Vietnam - CSM
Protesters in East China Clash with Police Over Waste Incinerator Plan - Reuters
North Korea Issues Its Latest Nuclear Threat - AP
Thailand: Rival Protests Launched, Pressure Grows on Government - VOA
Ousted Thailand PM Supporters Hold Rally - BBC
Supporters of Ousted Thai Prime Minister Rally in Show of Force - AP
Indonesia's Opposition Wins Parliamentary Election - VOA
Indonesia's Most Popular Islamic Party Backs Jokowi for President - Reuters
China Abandons Small Stick Diplomacy? - TD Opinion
Europe
Turkish PM Erdogan Heckles Lawyer's Speech, Storms Out - Reuters
Opposition Boycotts New Macedonian Parliament - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
In Yemen, a Counterterrorism Challenge - NYT
Yemen Shooting Opens Window on US Clandestine Operations - NYT
US Officers Flown Out of Yemen After Fatal Shootings - WP
Americans Killed 2 Yemenis During Attempted Abduction, US Says - AP
US Embassy Officers in Yemen Firefight - Reuters
Yemeni Forces Kill 7 Alleged Al-Qaida - AP
Iraq Violence Kills Dozens - VOA
Bombings Kill 19 People in Iraq; Shelling Kills 11 - AP
Man Confesses to Killing Abducted US Soldier in Iraq - AP
Pro-Hamas Newspaper Back on Sale in West Bank in New Unity Step - Reuters
Egypt Charges 200 Islamists With Bombings, Other Violence - Reuters
Egypt to Try 200 Suspected of Terrorist Attacks - AP
Egypt’s Sissi is a No-Show at His Campaign Rally - WP
A Wake-up Call in the Middle East - WT Opinion
South Asia
Campaigning Ends in India’s Marathon Election - BBC
In Indian Candidate, Hindu Right Sees a Reawakening - NYT
Pakistan Court Asks Police to Charge FBI Agent - AP
Pakistan Taliban Chief Makes Last-Ditch Bid to Assert Authority - Reuters
Pakistan: Lawyer for Doctor in Bin Laden Case Quits Over Security - BBC