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Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
In Ukraine War, Kremlin Leaves No Fingerprints - NYT
Russia Threatens Embattled Ukraine With Cutoff of Gas - WP
US Official: Russia Has Withdrawn Most Troops from Ukraine Border - VOA
Hagel: Thousands of Russian Troops Pull Back from Ukraine Border - AFPS
Source: Most Russian Troops Gone From Ukraine Border - USAT
Russian Pullback May Have Eased Tensions, But Not Security Concerns - McClatchy
Ukraine's Military to Continue Eastern Offensive - VOA
Eastern Ukraine on Edge Despite Russian Pullback - WP
Ukraine Leader Vows to Crush Rebels - BBC
Separatists Shoot Down Ukrainian Helicopter - VOA
Ukraine Rebels Killed Near Donetsk Airport - VOA
Chechens Fighting in Ukraine Could Erode Support for Separatists - VOA
Putin Kicks Off Eurasian Union, Without Ukraine - VOA
Ukraine's Empty Seat Casts Shadow on Putin's New Eurasian Bloc - Reuters
Afghanistan
Hagel: Post-2014 Troop Level to Protect Afghan Progress - AFPS
Hagel: Afghan Anti-Terror Planning Still Underway - AP
Pakistan-Taliban Clash Spills into Afghanistan - VOA
Danger Increases for Coalition's Afghan Truck Drivers - S&S
Bombs Kill 4 in Afghanistan; NATO Soldier Dies - AP
Roadside Bombing in Afghanistan Kills 12 Civilians - AP
2 ex-Army Soldiers Laundered Afghanistan Bribes - AP
Hagel Announces Release of Army Sgt. Bergdahl by Afghan Captors - AFPS
US Soldier Freed by Taliban in Afghanistan - VOA
US Swaps 5 Taliban Detainees for Captive Soldier - WP
5 Prisoners Swapped for American Soldier Held in Afghanistan - NYT
Bergdahl Freed From Captivity in Afghanistan - S&S
US 'Assured' on Afghan Release Deal - BBC
Freed Prisoners Were Battle-Hardened Taliban Commanders - WP
Hagel Discusses Details of Operation to Retrieve US Soldier - WP
A Soldier Is Missing. What Comes Next? - NYT
Moving Afghanistan Forward - WP Opinion
The Wrong Afghan Friends - NYT Opinion
Syria
Do Iran Nuclear Talks Offer Obama Opening on Syria? - VOA
UN Proposal Would OK Cross-Border Aid Into Syria - AP
'American Suicide Bomber' Linked to Al-Qaida in Syria - VOA
American Suicide Bomber Identified - WP
Florida Man May be 1st American Suicide Bomber in Syria - MH
US Man Was Syria Suicide Bomber - BBC
Al-Qaida Breakaway Group Kills Kurds in Northern Syria - VOA
Alleged Chlorine Gas Attacks Focus Renewed Attention on Syria - VOA
Syrian Rebels Kill Troops in Tunnel Blast - VOA
Source: Syrian Air Raids Kill 14 Aleppo Civilians Daily - VOA
Aleppo Barrel Bomb Toll Nears 2,000 - BBC
Meet the US-Educated Businessman Challenging Assad - WP
US Department of Defense
House Panel Snubs Pentagon on Defense Spending - AP
Air Force Survey, Lackland Drill Instructors Rip Leaders, Say They Fear Recruits - SAE-N
Alleged Sex Assaults Latest in String During Military Training - WP
Loss of Danger Pay in Some Areas Begins Next Week - S&S
Ten Questions West Point Does Not Ask Cadets - But Should - WC Opinion
Eight Ways In Which The US Army Is Strategically Unique - Forbes Opinion
US Intelligence Community
NSA Using New Tools to Collect Images of Faces Online - NYT
NSA Finds 1 Email From Snowden Raising Question - AP
Snowden Responds to Release of Email by US Officials - WP
Snowden Wants to Return to US - VOA
Kerry to Snowden: ‘Man Up,’ Come Back - WP
United States
US Strategy to Fight Terrorism Increasingly Uses Proxies - NYT
In Obama’s Speeches, a Shifting Tone on Terror - NYT
VA Secretary Eric Shinseki Resigns - S&S
Obama Accepts VA Chief's Resignation - VOA
President Accepts Shinseki’s Resignation as VA Secretary - AFPS
Obama: Shinseki’s Phoenix Firings, Pay Freezes Will Stand - S&S
Search for New VA Leader Should Look Beyond ex-Military, Experts Say - S&S
Hollywood Reconsiders Portrayal of Veterans - AP
Man 'Lied' to Police on Boston Marathon Bombing Plot - BBC
US Charges Kyrgyzstan National with Hampering Boston Bombing Probe - Reuters
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney Unexpectedly Resigns - AP
Obama’s Foreign Policy Book - NYT Opinion
Obama’s “New” Doctrine: What Americans Want, Not What They Need - WOTR Opinion
Obama’s Speech and Fretting Allies - WOTR Opinion
4 Takeaways From Obama's West Point Speech - USN&WR Opinion
Democracy Ain't Always a Good Export - UPI Opinion
Was Hillary Clinton a Good Secretary of State? - WP Opinion
Obama Success, or Global Shame? - NYT Opinion
United Kingdom
UK in 'EU Quit Threat' on Presidency - BBC
UK Iraq War Inquiry ‘Unblocked’ After Blair/Bush Records Deal - Reuters
Iraq Report to Include 'Gist' of Bush-Blair Talks - AP
Africa
Cameroon, Nigeria Leaders Cooperating against Boko Haram - VOA
Nigeria's Leader Orders Full-Scale Assault on Boko Haram - VOA
Nigerian President Reaffirms Commitment to Rescue Schoolgirls - VOA
Nigeria Traditional Leader Shot Dead - BBC
CAR Mosque Attacked Amid Violence - BBC
CAR: Thousands Flee Bangui After Church Attack - VOA
Peacekeepers, Protesters Clash in CAR - VOA
Two CAR Protesters Killed in Clashes - BBC
Eastern DRC Rebels Turn in Weapons - VOA
Mali Government Meets Rebels - VOA
Sudan: Woman on Death Row to be Freed - VOA
Sudanese Woman Sentenced to Death Gives Birth in Prison - VOA
UK Condemns Sudan Death Sentence - BBC
Somali Army Chief Survives Bomb Attack - VOA
Mutharika Sworn In as Malawi's President - VOA
Malawi's New President is Sworn In - BBC
Sierra Leone Changes Strategy to Fight Ebola Outbreak - VOA
Americas / Caribbean
A Frightened Mexican City Tries to Survive Drug War - WP
US House Passes Sanctions on Venezuelan Officials - VOA
US Approves Venezuela Sanctions Bill - BBC
Colombian Presidential Vote Heads for Runoff - VOA
Colombia Rastrojos Criminal Gang Members Arrested - BBC
Argentine Vice-President Summoned - BBC
US Trade Delegation in Cuba Visit - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Hagel in Comfort Zone as US Tilts Toward Asia-Pacific - WP
US Warns China at Asia Security Forum - VOA
Hagel Chastises China, Says US to Increase Asia Military Exercises - S&S
US Says China 'Destabilizing' Force - BBC
China Rebukes Hagel's 'Intimidation' Charge in Sea Dispute - LAT
China Accuses US and Japan of Incitement - NYT
China Denounces US-Japan Speeches - BBC
Dempsey: Asian Nations Need to Dial Back on Provocations - AFPS
PACOM: ‘Friction Points’ Stoke Asia Tensions, Locklear Says - AFPS
Greenert: Number of US Navy Ships to Rise in Asia-Pacific - S&S
US Deploys Global Hawk Drones From Guam Base to Japan - S&S
Abe: Japan, US Strengthening Ties With 'Like-Minded' Nations - S&S
Japan’s Abe Pledges Greater Role in Asia-Pacific Security - WP
Japan to Urge Regional Security Role - BBC
Analysts: China Planted Oil Rig to Test Vietnamese Resolve - VOA
Biden Slams China Over Lack of Innovation - VOA
25 Years After Tiananmen, Experts Say Chinese Leaders Still Show Weakness - VOA
Tiananmen Crackdown Casts Long Shadow Over China’s Press - VOA
China: Tiananmen Discontent Still Persists - VOA
Tiananmen Square Dissident Fears More Bloodshed In China - VOA
North Korea Sentences South Korean 'Spy' to Life - VOA
Thailand Coup Chief: No Elections for 15 Months - VOA
Thai Activists Plan Rally to Defy Coup Protest Ban - AP
Thailand Troops Deployed Against Protest - BBC
Malaysia PM Visits China Following Tensions Over MH370 - VOA
Cambodia: Verdict Date Set in Khmer Rouge Trial - VOA
Cambodia Court Convicts, Releases Labor Activists - VOA
China and Russia Inch Closer - USN&WR Opinion
Europe
Row Brews Over New EU President - BBC
UK in 'EU Quit Threat' on Presidency - BBC
Sharp Rise in EU Migrant Numbers - BBC
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan Agree to Create Economic Union - VOA
Putin Kicks Off Eurasian Union, Without Ukraine - VOA
Ukraine's Empty Seat Casts Shadow on Putin's New Eurasian Bloc - Reuters
French Suspect Held Over Brussels Killings - BBC
Spain Arrests 6 Said to Recruit for Al-Qaida - VOA
Turkey PM Issues Anniversary Warning - BBC
Media: Turkey's Top Court Rules YouTube Ban Violates Rights - Reuters
Turkish Police Tear Gas Protesters - VOA
Turkish Police Fire Teargas to Remove Kurdish Roadblocks - Reuters
China and Russia Inch Closer - USN&WR Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
US, Iran Push to Meet Deadline on Nuclear Deal - VOA
Do Iran Nuclear Talks Offer Obama Opening on Syria? - VOA
Iranian Hackers Target US Officials on Social Media - WP
Palestinians: PLO's 50th Anniversary Subdued - VOA
Clashes Between Rebels, Tribesmen Kill 12 in Yemen - AP
WFP: Yemen Suffers Severe Food Shortages - VOA
Egypt's Sissi Wins Presidential Vote by Landslide - VOA
Sissi Wins Egypt Election, But How Will He Rule? - VOA
Egypt: Obama in Bind Over Sissi Election - VOA
State Media: Egypt Revokes 52 Morsi-era Pardons - Reuters
Al-Jazeera Journalist Held in Egypt - BBC
US Dispatches 1,000 Marines to Libya’s Coast as Fighting Escalates - McClatchy
Egypt’s Latest Military Strongman - NYT Editorial
South Asia
CIA Drone Strike Program in Pakistan Winding Down - AP
Peace Efforts in Limbo After Pakistani Taliban Split - VOA
Pakistan-Taliban Clash Spills into Afghanistan - VOA
Pakistan Strike 'Kills 16 Militants' - BBC
Taliban Attack Military Posts in Pakistan - AP
Pakistani PM Demands Action on Honor Killing - VOA
Pakistan PM Orders Action on Stoning - BBC
4 Arrested in Pakistan Honor Killing - VOA
Police: Indian Girls Found Hanged After Gang-Rape - VOA
Arrests Over Hanged Indian Girls - BBC
More Suspects Detained in India Gang Rape Case - VOA
India Gang Rape Inquiry Stepped Up - BBC