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• US pact must guarantee Afghan sovereignty: Karzai Iran Press TV 22 Mar 2014 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has reaffirmed that his country will not sign the so-called Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States until Washington meets Kabul's conditions.
• Karzai, US Delegation Discuss BSA VOA 22 Mar 2014 -- ISLAMABAD — A bilateral security agreement remains unsigned as a group of U.S. lawmakers visited Afghanistan, calling on U.S. President Barack Obama to announce his plans for future troop levels in the war-torn country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• SECNAV Delivers Keynote Address at Jackson Christening NNS 22 Mar 2014 -- Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus delivered the keynote address at the christening ceremony of the future USS Jackson (LCS 6) March 22 at Austal in Mobile, Ala.
• Blue Ridge Strengthens Ties During Visit to Manila NNS 22 Mar 2014 -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Manila after a four-day port visit, March 22.
• Austal USA Christens USS Jackson NNS 22 Mar 2014 -- Austal christened the future USS Jackson (LCS 6) March 22 at its state-of-the-art shipyard in Mobile, Ala.
• Pentagon orders review of Russian engines on US rockets Iran Press TV 22 Mar 2014 -- The Pentagon has asked Air Force officials to review whether Russian-built engines used on US military rockets pose a national security risk to the United States.
• North Korea test fires 30 short-range missiles Iran Press TV 22 Mar 2014 -- North Korea has test fired 30 short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan amid calls by the United States and South Korea to stop the so-called acts of provocation.
• N Korea launches 30 short-range rockets in fourth round of missile tests VoR 22 Mar 2014 -- North Korea launched 30 short-range rockets on Saturday in the fourth round of missile launches this month, South Korea said. The rockets were launched within a matter of hours from North Korea's east coast and flew about 60 kilometres towards the open ocean, the South Korean military said.
• Iran building copy of US aircraft carrier – TV VoR 22 Mar 2014 -- Iran is building a large-scale copy of a US military aircraft carrier, CNN reports Saturday. The US intelligence managed to obtain satellite images from the construction site.

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• France says more troops needed in Central African Republic Iran Press TV 22 Mar 2014 -- French President Francois Hollande has urged European countries to immediately provide enough troops to be deployed in the Central African Republic.
• 27 killed in nine days of Lebanon's Tripoli clashes Iran Press TV 22 Mar 2014 -- The death toll from the latest clashes in the Lebanese city of Tripoli has risen to 27 following nine days of fighting between supporters and opponents of the Syrian government.
• UN envoy gravely concerned at reported plans for new Israeli settlements UN News Centre 22 Mar 2014 -- The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on Saturday voiced grave concern at the Israeli Government's reported plans to advance over 2,300 settlement units, many of them deep inside the West Bank.
• Syrian army, militants clash near Turkish border Iran Press TV 22 Mar 2014 -- Heavy clashes have broken out between soldiers of the Syrian army and foreign-backed militants near a border crossing with Turkey close to the Mediterranean.

News Reports

• With Ukraine Base Seizures, Russia Moves to Consolidate Control of Crimea VOA 22 Mar 2014 -- Russian soldiers and militiamen have stormed a Ukrainian air force base in Crimea, firing shots and smashing through gates and walls with armored vehicles, bringing a days-long standoff with Ukrainian soldiers to an end.
• Donetsk: Thousands rally in support of President Yanukovych VoR 22 Mar 2014 -- About 2,000 people rallied in the centre of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Saturday, March 22, demanding a referendum on the future of the region.
• Russia hopes OSCE mission in Ukraine will help to resolve internal crisis VoR 22 Mar 2014 -- Russia hopes that sending the OSCE mission to Ukraine will contribute to overcoming the crisis in the country, stop the rampant nationalist banditry and contribute to achieving national accord, the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation says.
• OSCE to send monitors to Ukraine, Moscow hopes it stops extremists' attacks VoR 22 Mar 2014 -- Russia joined the 56 other members of the OSCE on Friday in a consensus decision to send a six-month monitoring mission initially numbering 100 people to Ukraine.
• Kiev authorities giving school camps to neo-Nazis for military training VoR 22 Mar 2014 -- The leader of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi organization The Right Sector Dmitry Yarosh has been given the property and funds of 23 children's holiday camps for training youth ranks for the Ukrainian National Guard. The youth wing of The Right Sector mostly consists of under-age football ultras and adherents to Ukrainian nationalism. They were the backbone of Euromaidan hardliners who took part in armed clashes with Berkut, the elite riot police, that ended with storming the government buildings and seizing power in Kiev.
• US 'very concerned' about Russia forces near Ukraine border Iran Press TV 22 Mar 2014 -- The administration of US President Barack Obama says Washington is "very concerned" about Russian forces near Ukraine's eastern and southern borders, saying training exercises might not be the only purpose they are there for.
• Russian forces take over Ukraine base in Crimea Iran Press TV 22 Mar 2014 -- Russian forces have seized an airbase in Crimea Peninsula using at least two armored vehicles to break into the last Ukrainian military stronghold in the newly-incorporated territory.
• Ukraine's Military Bases Targeted In Crimea RFE/RL 22 Mar 2014 -- Two Ukrainian air bases in Crimea have been overrun by pro-Russian forces.
• Crimean Tatars, Still Living In Shadow Of 1944, Invoke Fears Of Ethnic Cleansing RFE/RL 22 Mar 2014
• Germany's Steinmeier Warns Against New Division Of Europe RFE/RL 22 Mar 2014 -- German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has denounced Russia's 'attempt to splinter Europe' by backing an independence referendum in Ukraine's Crimea region earlier this month.
• 2,000 out of 18,000 Ukrainian Troops to Leave Crimea RIA Novosti 22 Mar 2014 -- Less than 2,000 of Ukrainian troops serving in Crimea decided to leave the peninsula for Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
• Russian Navy Flag Raised at Ukraine's Only Sub RIA Novosti 22 Mar 2014 -- The St.Andrew's flag of the Russian Navy was raised on Ukraine's only submarine, the Zaporizhzhia, on Saturday.
• Diplomatic solution only way to resolve Russia-Ukraine crisis, Ban stresses in Kyiv UN News Centre 22 Mar 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday reiterated his message that only a diplomatic solution, based on the ideals of the United Nations Charter, would solve the current crisis between Russia and Ukraine.
• Russia slams new EU sanctions as 'divorced from reality' Iran Press TV 22 Mar 2014 -- Russia has described as "divorced from reality" the new sanctions imposed on the country by the European Union while supporting an EU decision to send a monitoring mission to Ukraine.
• Crimea Annexation Threatens Already Weakened Russian Economy RFE/RL 22 Mar 2014 -- Capital flight from Russia reached $35 billion in the first two months of this year, Russian Economic Development Minister Aleksei Ulyukayev said this week.
• U.S. Businesses Fear Russian Sanctions May Hurt Bottom Line RFE/RL 22 Mar 2014 -- U.S. businesses are warning that potential broad economic sanctions levied against Russia over its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea territory could harm U.S. companies operating in the Russian market.
• US spied on Chinese politicians, firms: Report Iran Press TV 22 Mar 2014 -- Classified documents show that the US government has conducted a major spying offensive against Chinese officials and firms, with a major target being the telecommunications giant Huawei.
• Ebola fever claims dozens of lives in Guinea Iran Press TV 22 Mar 2014 -- Dozens of people have died in Guinea of what medical experts confirm to be the Ebola virus as the highly contagious epidemic sweeps through the southern forests in the West African nation.
• Ebola virus identified as source of deadly epidemic in Guinea VoR 22 Mar 2014 -- The Ebola virus has been identified as the source of an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever in southern Guinea, the west African nation said on Saturday as the death toll rose to 34.
• Emergency Ebola Intervention Launched in Guinea VOA 22 Mar 2014 -- Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has launched an emergency medical intervention following reports of the Ebola virus in southern Guinea, where an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever has left at least 34 people dead.