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Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
Separatist Vote in East Ukraine Is Chaotic and Condemned - NYT
Kiev Criticizes Self-rule Vote as ‘Criminal Farce’ - WP
Rebels Declare Victory in East Ukraine Vote on Self-Rule - Reuters
Insurgents Say Ukraine Region Opts for Sovereignty - AP
Voters in Rebel Stronghold Turns Their Backs on Ukraine - Reuters
Ukraine Referendum May Only Deepen the Divide - WP
Vote for Sovereignty in East Ukraine Brings Voter Fraud Concerns - VOA
After Disputed East Ukraine Votes, US Focuses on May 25 Poll - VOA
Ukraine Guardsmen Open Fire on Crowd - AP
Ukraine Security Forces Riven by Mistrust, Wrangle Over Prisoners - Reuters
Russian Official Delivers Petition From Moldova Region to Join Russia - Reuters
Putin Acts Defensively - WP Opinion
Afghanistan
Front-Runner in Afghan Presidential Race Solidifies Support - WP
Front-Runner in Afghanistan Election Picks Up New Support - NYT
Afghanistan Front-Runner Gains Support - BBC
Afghan Presidential Front-Runner Wins Endorsement - AP
Suicide Car Bomb Kills 5 During Afghan Presidential Campaign - VOA
Suicide Car Bomber Kills 5 in Southern Afghanistan - AP
Fort Bragg Soldiers Leading Base Breakdown Efforts in Afghanistan - FO
UK Mental Health Cost of Afghan War - BBC
Syria
Al-Qaida Splinter Group Moves to Take Eastern Syrian City -VOA
Saudis Allege Rebels in Syria Plotted Attacks in Kingdom - WSJ
Nigeria / Boko Harem
International Effort Widens for Missing Nigerian Schoolgirls - AFP
ECOWAS to Increase Security Collaboration over Nigeria Abduction - VOA
Nigeria Abducted Girls 'Sighted' - BBC
France Offers to Host African Security Summit on Boko Haram - Reuters
France Calls for Boko Haram Summit - BBC
Israel Offers to Help Nigeria Find Abducted Girls - Reuters
Nigerian Schoolgirls Who Escaped Recall Horrifying Moments - VOA
Boko Haram’s Bin Laden Connection - DB Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Debate Grows Over Proposal for CIA to Turn Over Drones to Military - TWB
New York Police Recruit Muslims to Be Informers on Terrorism - NYT
A Look at All That 'Benghazi' Stands For - AP
New Benghazi Panel Head Asks Why Americans Were in Dangerous City - Reuters
Show Us the Drone Memos - NYT Opinion
US Department of Defense
Ex-Aide for Former Hawaii Senator Tapped for Pentagon - HAS
Hagel: Military’s Transgender Policies Should be Reviewed - WP
Hagel: Military Should Review Transgender Ban - AP
Is Snowden a Spy? - WP Opinion
Partners in War and in Ending It - CSM Opinion
United States
Hagel: The United States Remains an Unrivaled Power - AFPS
Rogers Cites ‘Leadership Failure’ at Secret Service - WP
Impunity and the Border Patrol - NYT Editorial
Big Data is Coming. Should We Be Afraid? - WP Editorial
Big Data: A Long Way to Privacy Safeguards - NYT Editorial
Why the US Should Ban Killer Robots - FA Opinion
Australia
Should Australia Buy Armed Drones? - TI Opinion
Africa
China to Build New Africa Railway - BBC
'Ceasefire Violated' in South Sudan - BBC
South Sudan Army, Rebels Accuse Each Other of Breaking Cease-Fire - Reuters
Eleven Dead in Congo Republic After Police, DRC Group Clash - Reuters
South African Army Called In to Crack Down on Post-Election Unrest - NYT
Americas / Caribbean
In Mexico, Anti-cartel Militiamen Not Ready to be Reined In - WP
Mexico: Zetas Founder Among 6 Dead in Shootout - AP
Venezuela Sends 11 Students to Trial, Frees Others - AP
Asia / Pacific
China Tensions Top ASEAN Summit Talks in Burma - AP
Vietnam Fails to Rally Neighbors to Join Outrage Over Chinese Rig - NYT
Large anti-China Protests in Vietnam - BBC
Thailand Tightens Security as Tensions Escalate - VOA
Thailand to Tighten Security as Crisis Deepens - AP
Thai Government Supporters Warn on Unelected Premier - AP
Europe
Italy Grapples With Specter of Corruption as EU Vote Nears - Reuters
Greece's Top Court Allows Far-Right Party to Contest EU Vote - Reuters
Lithuania Votes for a President - VOA
Incumbent Wins 1st Round in Lithuania Vote - AP
Lithuania President Faces Run-off - BBC
Seven Ways a New Cold War with Russia Will Be Different - TNI Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iran Offers 'Transparency' in Nuclear Talks - VOA
Iran Leader Slams West's 'Stupid' Missile Stance Before Talks - Reuters
Iran: Hardline Anxiety Over Rouhani Grows More Acute - BBC
It Seems Iran is Arming Iraq in Battles With Militants - WIB
Iran Detains Reformist Journalist - AP
Army: Militants Abduct, Kill 20 Soldiers in North Iraq - Reuters
Gunmen Storm Iraqi Military Barracks, Killing 20 - AP
Militants Kill 20 Iraqi Soldiers' - BBC
Ongoing Fighting in Iraq's Anbar Hits Businesses - AP
2 Yemenis Shot by Americans Are Linked to Al Qaeda - NYT
Suicide Bomber Hits Military Base in Yemen, Kills 12 - VOA
Police Die in Yemen Suicide Blast - BBC
After Anti-Qaeda Offensive, Yemen Militants Signal Resilience - Reuters
Church Attacks in Israel 'Poison' Before Pope's Visit, Cleric Says - Reuters
Egypt's El-Sissi Promises Progress in 2 Years - AP
Dozens of Migrants Drown Off Libyan Coast - VOA
Libya: Trial of Gadhafi Son Adjourned to May 25 - AP
South Asia
Disease of Pakistan’s Poor Now Worries the Affluent - NYT
Final Day of Indian Voting - BBC
Modi Seeks Personal Triumph in Final Round of Indian Election - Reuters
India's Nuclear Imposture - NYT Opinion