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Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
Separatists Claim Runaway Victory in Eastern Ukraine - WP
Russia Keeps Its Distance After Ukraine Secession Referendums - NYT
US Says It Does Not Recognize E. Ukraine Polls - VOA
Kyiv: Moscow Trying to Disrupt May 25 Presidential Vote - VOA
German Push to Ease Ukraine Crisis - BBC
What Mr. Putin Can’t Control - NYT Editorial
Afghanistan
Taliban Wage Deadly Attacks in 3 Afghan Provinces - NYT
Taliban Launches Spring Offensive in Afghanistan - VOA
Taliban Launches Spring Offensive as Election Drags On - S&S
Transfer Troubles Show Difficulties of Afghanistan Exit - S&S
Pakistan Cracks Down on Afghan Arrivals, Fearing a Flood -WP
A Death Draws Attention to Afghan Police Methods - NYT
Iran
Is Iran's Threat to US Carriers Real? - PP-G
Nuclear Talks Will Confront Iran’s Future Capability to Enrich Uranium - NYT
In Iran, Critics Question Rouhani’s Nuclear Strategy - WP
UN Experts: Iran's Banned Nuke Buying Has Slowed - AP
Diplomats to Draft Iran Nuclear Deal - BBC
Syria
Little Good News for Backers of Syrian Opposition - WP
Residents of Homs, Back in Gov’t Control, Feel as if War Has Ended - LAT
Egypt's Sissi says Syria Crisis Should End via Peaceful Means - Reuters
Implications of the Rebel Retreat from Homs - TI Opinion
Nigeria / Boko Harem
New Boko Haram Video Allegedly Shows Abducted Girls - VOA
Nigerian Girls Seen in Video From Militants - NYT
Extremist Video Shows Abducted Girls Praying - AP
Boko Haram Says Willing to Negotiate Release of Nigerian Girls - DP-A
US Mission in Place to Aid Kidnap Search in Nigeria - WP
DOD Official: 16 US Troops on Search Team for Nigerian Girls - AFPS
US Planes Search for Nigerian Girls - BBC
Is #BringBackOurGirls a Band-Aid Solution for Nigeria? - S&S
Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Extremists
Qaeda Affiliate Steps Up Video Propaganda Push - NYT
Kuwait Official Accused of Funding Extremists Resigns - WP
Price of New, Secret Gitmo Prison Rises $20 Million in a Year - MH
African Union Urges Global Intelligence-Sharing Against Terrorism - VOA
Terror in the Skies: The True Faces of Drone War - Salon Opinion
Corruption a Common Thread in Rise of Extremism - WP Opinion
Human Rights
Amnesty: Torture Use 'Systematic' in Many Countries - VOA
Nearly Half of People Around World Fear Torture in Custody - Reuters
Cyberspace
Cybersecurity Options Lag Behind Hackers’ Abilities - VP
Private Military Corporations
Trying to Salvage Remains of Blackwater Case - NYT
US Department of Defense
Dempsey Wants to ‘Rebalance the Use of Military Power’ - DO Interview
Dempsey Says Defense Budget Uncertainty Must End - AFPS
DOD Needs New Base Closure Round, Senior Official Says - AFPS
Marines Stretch Sea Legs as Afghanistan Winds Down - S&S
Budgets, Belt-Tightening Force Army to Get Picky in Recruiting - KCS
DNA Test Proves Vietnam Man is Not Missing Army Sergeant - S&S
United States
Feds Released Hundreds of Immigrant Murderers, Drunk Drivers, Sex-Crimes Convicts - WT
Smuggler Gets Life for Ramming Boat, Killing Coast Guardsman - LAT
Dempsey Expresses Confidence in VA Chief Shinseki - AFPS
Book Reveals Wider Net of US Spying on Envoys - NYT
New York Revisits Plan to Build Muslim Center Near Ground Zero - VOA
United Nations
Norwegian General Becomes First Woman to Head UN Peacekeeping Force - UN
Norwegian General First Woman to Lead UN Force - AP
Africa
West Africa: The World’s Most Violent Pirates - USNI
African Union Urges Global Intelligence-Sharing Against Terrorism - VOA
UN Chief: South Sudan's Leaders Responsible for Peace - VOA
Chad Closes Border with Central African Republic - Reuters
South Africa Election Results Promise Interesting Five Years - VOA
China in Africa: New Pledges and a New Relationship? - TI Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Vigilantes Register Weapons, Are to Disband - LAT
Mexican Troops 'Kill Zetas Founder' - BBC
Obama Praises 'Progress' in Uruguay - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Maritime Tensions Dominate ASEAN Meeting - VOA
Japan, China to Square Off at Regional Security Forum - Reuters
Vietnam, China Exchange Water Cannon Spray Near Disputed Oil Rig - VOA
Report: Vietnam, Chinese Ships Fire Water Cannons - AP
US Treasury Secretary Urges Currency Reform in China - VOA
China Detains Man for Providing 'False Information' to Foreign Website - VOA
North Korea Nuclear Test Could Further Fray Ties With China - VOA
Thai Caretaker PM: Elections First, Then Reforms - VOA
South China Sea: ASEAN Summit Falls Short Again - TI Opinion
Europe
Russia Trade Policy Under Fire at WTO - VOA
Turkey Told to Pay Cyprus Damages - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
IMF Chief Draws Cautious Response from Arabs in Call to End Subsidies - Reuters
Kerry to Meet Palestinian Leader in First Exchange Since Peace Talks - NYT
Kerry, Palestinian’s Abbas to Meet in London Thursday - Reuters
Israel's ex-PM Jailed for Six Years - BBC
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 6 Militants in Yemen - VOA
Yemen Drone Strike 'Kills At Least Militants' - BBC
Egypt's Sissi says Syria Crisis Should End via Peaceful Means - Reuters
Jordan's Ambassador to Libya Free After Kidnapping - VOA
United Palestinian Gov’t May Provide New Opportunities for Peace - WP Opinion
South Asia
India Wraps Up National Election - VOA
India’s Voters Expected to Give Modi a Mandate - NYT
As Pakistan Expands Nuclear Program, China Seen as Most Reliable Partner - VOA
WHO Rejects Pakistan CIA Accusation - BBC