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Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
NATO Benefit to Ukraine in Question - VOA
US, Britain: Tough Sanctions Against Russia if Ukraine Vote Disrupted - VOA
UN Warns on Ukraine Human Rights - BBC
Ukraine Separatists Plan to Disrupt Presidential Poll - VOA
Shaky Quiet Over Eastern Ukraine After First Day of Talks - WP
Ukraine Reports Military Success in the East - AP
Pro-Russian Insurgents Retreat in Ukraine's East - AP
Workers Seize City in Eastern Ukraine From Separatists - NYT
Steelworkers Help Keep Uneasy Calm in Eastern Ukraine - WP
Rebel Commander Warns of Onslaught on Ukrainian Forces - Reuters
Russia Says No Formal Annexation Request by Ukrainian Region - Reuters
Ukraine Ready to Pay Russia $4 bln by End of May for Gas - VOA
Russia, Ukraine Draw Closer to Reaching Deal on Gas - Reuters
West Preparing for Wider Sanctions on Russia, Britain Says - WP
US Official: Russia Could Face More Sanctions - AP
Support for Putin Soars in Ukraine Crisis - Reuters
Afghanistan
June Runoff Vote to Decide Afghan Presidential Election - VOA
Afghan Contenders Accept Results and Move On - NYT
No Outright Winner in Afghan Presidential Poll; Runoff Set - WP
Afghan Election Goes to Second Round - BBC
Top Afghan Presidential Candidates Head to Runoff - S&S
Command Sergeant Major Dies in Texas After Afghanistan Attack - AFPS
Syria
'Friends of Syria' Seeking Ways to Push Political Solution - VOA
Friends of Syria to Increase Support for Moderate Opposition, UK Says - Reuters
UK Says Moderate Syrian Opposition Must Survive - AP
US Seeks to Bypass Assad So More Aid Can Reach Syrian Civilians - NYT
Kerry: ‘Raw Data’ Shows Syria May Have Used Chlorine Gas - WP
Israeli Official: Gas Attacks Continue in Syria - AP
Deadly Blast at Syria-Turkey Border - BBC
Car Bomb Kills More Than 40 at Syrian Border Crossing - NYT
Explosion Kills 29 at Syrian Border With Turkey - Reuters
Activists: Blast in Northern Syria Kills 29 - AP
Syrian Rebels Use Tunnel to Attack Military Base - VOA
Syria Elections a 'Parody', Says UK - BBC
Kerry: Syrian President Election a 'Farce' - AP
Mr. Obama’s Inaction on Syria - WP Editorial
Nigeria / Boko Harem
US Officials Question Ability of Nigeria to Rescue Hostages - NYT
US Eager to Aid Nigeria But Wary of Sharing Intelligence - WP
US Lawmakers Examine Response to Boko Haram Abductions - VOA
US Criticizes Nigeria Over Kidnapping Response - Reuters
US Frustration Mounts Over Nigeria's Response to Schoolgirls' Kidnapping - TWB
Nigeria Won't Swap Boko Haram Prisoners for Girls - VOA
US Unarmed Drones Aid in Search for Nigeria Girls - VOA
Legislators Discuss Nigeria's State of Emergency - AP
Mutiny: Nigerian Military Redeploy’s Controversial Commanding Officer - TT
Nigeria President Cancels Chibok Trip - BBC
US Department of Defense
Senators, Supporters of Warthog: 'Our Troops Need the A-10' - S&S
DOD Makes Audit Progress, But Challenges Remain - AFPS
Air Force to Make Accelerated Cuts to Headquarters Staff - S&S
Official Describes Joint Information Environment’s Value - AFPS
Naval War College Conference Addresses Counterproliferation - AFPS
DOD Releases Figures on Sexual Harassment in Military - AFPS
Sexual Harassment, Not Assault, Focus of New DOD Report - S&S
Force-Feedings at Guantánamo - NYT Editorial
The US Military: Sidelined by a Fatigued Nation - Time Opinion
Ten Questions the National Defense Panel Must Answer - TNI Opinion
Our Asymmetric World Optimizing the Force - TB Opinion
US Intelligence Community
CIA Wants More Time to Review Interrogation Report - WP
The US Intelligence Community's Kodak Moment - TNI Opinion
United States
US Report Addresses Concern Over Obama’s Plan to Close Guantánamo - NYT
Senators Point to 50 Studies on VA Problems; Shinseki Urges Patience - S&S
Shinseki Vows Action on VA Misconduct Allegations - AFPS
Secretary Shinseki Vows to Stay On Job to Fix VA Health Care - WT
Retired 4-Star General: Climate Change is 'Catalyst for Conflict' - CD
Obama Dedicates 9/11 Museum - VOA
Army Vet in Immigration Limbo After Finding Out He's Not US Citizen - AP
United Kingdom
Iraq Inquiry Delay 'Very Serious' - BBC
MPs Demand Police Federation Reform - BBC
Africa
Navy Helps Coastal Africa Map a Common Picture of the Sea - S&S
South Sudan Wants US, UN to Verify Who Is Attacking - AP
Sudanese Woman Sentenced to Death for Apostasy - VOA
Sudan Woman Faces Death for Apostasy - BBC
Somali Pirate Gets 41 1/2 Years for Attack on Navy Ship - VP
Gunmen Cross From Liberia, Seize Ivorian Village, Kill Eight - Reuters
Terror Threat: Travel Firms Halt Kenya Coast Tours - BBC
Liberia: Charles Taylor’s Former Defense Minister Arrested in US - VOA
Malawi Presidential Vote, ‘Too Close to Call’ - VOA
Into Africa: China’s Wild Rush - NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Uruguay Offers to Take Six Guantanamo Detainees - WP
Brazil: Protesters Take to the Streets in World Cup Host Cities - WP
Brazil Bracing for Widespread Protests - AP
Brazil Hit by Anti-World Cup Rallies - BBC
In Colombia, an Election May Turn on a Dirty War - NYT
Asia / Pacific
Abe Making Public Case for Japan to Defend Allies in Combat - S&S
Japan Moves to Scale Back Postwar Restrictions on the Use of Military Power - NYT
Japan’s Prime Minister Calls for Shift in Use of Military - WP
Japan PM: New View of Defense Law Needed - BBC
Japan: Anti-War Protesters Start March to Okinawa Military Bases - S&S
At Pentagon, Chinese General Warns US on Territorial Disputes - S&S
Biden Tells Chinese General to Stop 'Dangerous' Actions - VOA
Anti-Chinese Violence Convulses Vietnam, Pitting Laborers Against Laborers - NYT
Up to 21 Dead as Anti-China Riots Spread in Vietnam - Reuters
Vietnam PM Texts Entire Nation Amid Violent Anti-China Riots - AP
China South China Sea Drilling to Go On Despite Riots - BBC
Why There's Bad Blood Between China and Vietnam - AP
Dempsey, Fang Meet to Strengthen US-China Military Relations - AFPS
New North Korea Warships Seen in Satellite Images - AP
Thai Poll Date Uncertain as Protesters Disrupt Government Talks - VOA
Deadly Attack on Thai Protest Camp - BBC
Armed Men Attack Thai Villagers to Get to Controversial Goldmine - Reuters
Dangerous Checkmate Scenario Developing in the South China Sea - UPI Opinion
Rein in China - WP Opinion
Europe
NATO Chief: Defense Spending Cuts in Europe Unsustainable- Reuters
EU United on Values, But Not National Interests - NYT
EU Leadership Rivals Hold Big Debate - BBC
EU Illegal Migration Rises Sharply - BBC
German Growth Picks Up, French Static - BBC
Recovery Gains No Steam in Europe as France Lags - AP
Austria: Populist Freedom Party Strong in EU Vote - AP
Hungary Ruling Party Extends Poll Lead, Far Right in Second Place - Reuters
Bosnia Calls General Election for October 12 - Reuters
Union Protesters Call for Safer Mines in Turkey - VOA
Death Toll Mounts in Turkish Mine Disaster, So Does Political Fallout - NYT
Kurdish Militants Wound Turkish Soldiers in Outpost Attack - Reuters
Ireland’s Troubled Peace - NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Mideast Peace Effort Pauses to Let Failure Sink In - NYT
Hagel Says US Won't Let Iran Build Nuclear Weapon - AP
UN Nuclear Probe of Iran Reaches Deadline, No Sign of Breakthrough - Reuters
US Says Concerned at Lack of Progress in Iran Nuclear Talks - Reuters
Centrifuges Key Sticking Point in Iran Nuclear Talks - Reuters
Attacks Around Iraq's Capital Kill 29 People - AP
Hagel Meets With Israel’s Minister of Defense - AFPS
Hagel Says Is Not Aware of Israel Spying on US - Reuters
Two Palestinians Killed in Clashes With Israeli Forces - NYT
Israeli Troops Kill 2 Palestinians in Nakba Clash - AP
Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians in West Bank Clash - Reuters
Israeli Minister Sees 50 Percent More Settlers in West Bank by 2019 - Reuters
Iraq: Car Bomb, Suicide Attack in Baghdad Kill 11 People - AP
Al-Qaida Splinter Group Claims Iraq Capital Attack - AP
Lebanese Lawmakers Fail Again to Elect President - AP
Yemen Says It Has Foiled Al Qaeda Attacks in Sanaa - Reuters
Egypt's Sissi Asks for US Help in Fighting Terrorism - Reuters
Egypt Tells 3 Journalists They Must Pay to See Evidence - NYT
2 Lawyers for Al-Jazeera Journalists in Egypt Quit - AP
Detained Egyptian Reporter in Video - BBC
Libyan Forces Battling 2 Militias in East - AP
Algeria's Bouteflika Proposes Constitutional Amendments, Term Limits - Reuters
Despite Deaths, Crackdown, Sahara Migrant Trail Thrives - Reuters
Avoiding a One-State Solution - WP Opinion
South Asia
Congress Party Concedes Defeat as India Backs Modi - NYT
Hindu Nationalist Modi Heads to Victory in India Election - WP
India Election: Opposition Heads for Landslide- BBC
India Opposition Wins Landslide, Early Tally Shows - AP
India's Gandhi Dynasty Facing More Than Just Election Defeat - Reuters
Hopes of a Restless Generation Are Riding on India’s Elections - NYT
Factors That Helped BJP's Modi Win Indian Election - AP
Unsolved Atrocities in Bangladesh - NYT Editorial