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• IKE Receives Battenberg Cup NNS 28 Apr 2013 -- The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) received the Battenberg Cup in recognition of outstanding achievements over the course of 2012.
• USS Hue City Arrives in Manama, Bahrain NNS 28 Apr 2013 -- Guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) arrived in Manama, Bahrain, April 23.
• Iran to unveil indigenous S-300 missiles: Army cmdr. Iran Press TV 28 Apr 2013 -- A senior official of Iran Army says the country will unveil an indigenous Bavar-373 missile defense system, which is similar to the Russian S-300, during the next Iranian calendar year which begins March 21, 2014.
• Malicious e-mails did not result in military leaks: official CNA 28 Apr 2013 -- Malicious e-mails received by some members of the military recently did not cause any damage to the military's internal network or result in information leaks because of timely response measures, a defense official said Sunday.

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• Chemical arms pressure tactic: Syria Iran Press TV 28 Apr 2013 -- Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar al-Jaafari says Western states have raised the issue of possible use of chemical weapons in Syria as a pressure tactic against his country.
• US Lawmakers Urge Action After Syria Chemical Weapons Report VOA 28 Apr 2013 -- U.S. lawmakers say America cannot ignore Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons.
• Curfew Imposed In Anbar After 5 Iraqi Soldiers Killed RFE/RL 28 Apr 2013 -- Iraqi authorities have placed a curfew throughout Anbar province following the killing of five soldiers there.
• UN envoy hopes talks between Iraqi and Kurdish officials will resolve outstanding issues UN News Centre 28 Apr 2013 -- Welcoming the meeting set for Monday between the leaders of Iraq and its Kurdistan region, a senior United Nations official said he hopes the talks will help resolve outstanding issues.
• China willing to work with India to deal with differences IRNA 28 Apr 2013 -- China on Sunday took note of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks over PLA's incursion into the Depsang Valley and said that it is willing to work with New Delhi to deal with differences while maintaining peace at borders and forging strategic cooperative partnership.
• DRC Rebels Blame Government for Talks 'Breakdown' VOA 28 Apr 2013 -- The leader of the rebel M23 group says the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) government is to blame for the breakdown of peace talks being held in neighboring Uganda.

News Reports

• Two Iranian presidential hopefuls outline plans Iran Press TV 28 Apr 2013 -- Two Iranian presidential hopefuls have outlined more details about their plans as the June 14 election approaches.
• Policy of détente to top agenda of presidential hopeful Velayati Iran Press TV 28 Apr 2013 -- Presidential hopeful Ali Akbar Velayati says he will pursue a policy of détente with neighboring countries should he win the June election.
• Bahonar says five to six presidential hopefuls should run for presidency Iran Press TV 28 Apr 2013 -- So far there are around twenty would-be candidates who have announced their bids to run for president in Iran.
• Red lines set for presidential hopefuls: Top cleric Iran Press TV 28 Apr 2013 -- Tehran Interim Friday Prayers Leader Kazem Seddiqi says there are red lines in the country's upcoming presidential election and that no one is above the law.
• Some S.Korean Workers Return Home from Joint Kaesong Complex RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2013 -- Some of South Korean workers returned home Saturday from a jointly run industrial site in North Korea, South Korean news agency Yonhap quoted Seoul officials as saying.
• Russia Detains 140 Suspected Islamic Extremists VOA 27 Apr 2013 -- Russian authorities have detained 140 people suspected of ties to Islamic extremism at a mosque in Moscow.
• Lawmaker: Boston Bombing Probe Pursuing 'Persons of Interest' in US VOA 28 Apr 2013 -- U.S. lawmakers say federal investigators probing the Boston Marathon bombings are pursuing 'persons of interest' in the United States who may have links to the attacks.
• Older Boston Bombing Suspect Discussed 'Jihad' with Mother - Report RIA Novosti 28 Apr 2013 -- The older suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings vaguely discussed "jihad," a Muslim holy war against infidels, with his mother in a 2011 phone conversation secretly recorded by Russian officials, CBS News reported on Sunday.
• FBI Interviews Boston Area Chechens About Bombing Suspects VOA 28 Apr 2013 -- As part of its investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings, the FBI has interviewed a number of Chechens in the area who might have known the Tsarnaev brothers, the accused perpetrators who grew up in the United States after their family fled war-torn Chechnya.
• Saakashvili's National Movement Fights To Escape Political Wilderness RFE/RL 28 Apr 2013
• Shootings Mar Swearing-In Of New Italian Government RFE/RL 28 Apr 2013 -- Two Italian police officers and a passerby have been wounded outside the prime minister's office in Rome in a shooting incident that took place as Prime Minister Enrico Letta's new government was being sworn in just a kilometer away.