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• US MPs pushing Karzai to sign controversial pact Iran Press TV 23 Mar 2014 -- A group of American lawmakers is pressuring Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign a controversial bilateral security agreement with the United States.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Airmen arrive for partnership event in Angola AFNS 23 Mar 2014 -- More than 20 U.S. Air Force Airmen arrived here last week to participate in African Partnership Flight, cohosted by Angola and the U.S.
• Navy Prepares Black Box Locator for MH370 Search NNS 23 Mar 2014 -- The U.S. Navy is continuing efforts to search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.
• US commander claims sizeable Russian forces ready to 'run into' Moldova Iran Press TV 23 Mar 2014 -- US Air Force General Philip Breedlove says that Russia has built up a large military force on its border with Ukraine, warning that Moldova's separatist Trans-Dniester region could be Moscow's next target.
• North Korea launches 16 more short-range rockets into sea VoR 23 Mar 2014 -- North Korea fired 16 short-range rockets off its eastern coast Sunday for the second straight day, the South's military command said. It was the latest in a series of sabre-rattling actions since February in apparent response to ongoing joint military drills between Seoul and Washington.

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• Iran urges Turkey, Syria to exercise restraint Iran Press TV 23 Mar 2014 -- Iran has called for restraint amid heightened tensions between Ankara and Damascus after Turkish forces shot down a Syrian warplane near the border.
• Turkey shoots down Syrian jet Iran Press TV 23 Mar 2014 -- Turkey's armed forces have shot down a Syrian warplane near the Turkish-Syrian border.
• Syria slams Saudi support for militants Iran Press TV 23 Mar 2014 -- Syria has once again complained to the United Nations about Saudi Arabia's role in supporting foreign-backed militants operating against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
• Turkey warns Syria against trespassing after jet shooting incident VoR 23 Mar 2014 -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday congratulated the military for downing a Syrian warplane near its border and warned of a 'heavy' response if its airspace was violated.
• Turkish PM Erdogan confirms Turkish armed forces shot down Syrian jet VoR 23 Mar 2014 -- Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday his country's armed forces had shot down a Syrian jet after it violated Turkish airspace, confirming media reports.

News Reports

• G7 Leaders to Hold Crisis Talks on Ukraine VOA 23 Mar 2014 -- President Barack Obama and other leaders of G7 industrialized nations are set to hold emergency talks Monday in The Hague to sharpen their response to the Russian annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula.
• Ukraine Defiant Amid Further Russian Threat to Sovereignty VOA 23 Mar 2014 -- Warnings from various quarters, including Ukraine's interim government, NATO's top military commander and the chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee, that Russian forces are poised to go beyond Crimea, are prompting calls for a more robust response from Washington and other Western capitals.
• Ukraine Crisis to Dominate Obama's Europe Trip VOA 23 Mar 2014 -- President Barack Obama arrives in Europe later Monday for G-7 and E.U. meetings expected to be overshadowed by Russia's annexation of Crimea and the threat of further Russian incursions into Ukraine.
• Annexed by Russia, Crimea Could See Growing Financial, Travel Woes VOA 23 Mar 2014 -- Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine could see the peninsula's economy suffer and the region isolated from the international community.
• NATO Commander Warns of Russian Threat to Transdniestria VOA 23 Mar 2014 -- NATO's top military commander said on Sunday that Russia had built up a large force on Ukraine's eastern border and he was worried Moscow may be eyeing Moldova's mainly Russian-speaking separatist Transdniestria region after annexing Crimea.
• 'Interethnic conflicts in Crimea are myth' - Crimea's Deputy PM VoR 23 Mar 2014 -- In an interview with Krymiform news agency, Crimea's Deputy Prime Minister Olga Kovitidi said that no conflicts between nationalities exist in Crimea. "These conflicts are being artificially provoked by people who have recently seized power in Ukraine," Ms. Kovitidi said, "and who are trying to pursue their own goals by stirring such conflicts."
• US should consider dissolving NATO – State Duma deputy Pushkov VoR 23 Mar 2014 -- Head of the State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs, Alexei Pushkov has offered Washington, that stands for the demilitarization of Crimea, a counter initiative; to eliminate NATO. 'The idea of ​​demilitarization of Crimea is a stillborn one. It is within the competence of neither Ukraine, nor the United States. Why not discuss the dissolution of NATO?' the committee head wrote Friday in his Twitter account.
• Thousands of Odessites protest against coup d'etat and political repressions in Ukraine VoR 23 Mar 2014 -- Thousands of Odessites are protesting today against the coup d'etat in Ukraine and the political repression that followed. They brought the flags of Ukraine, Russia and the Crimea, chanting 'Ukraine and Russia stand together', 'Odessa is a Russian city', 'Odessa is against Nazis and oligarchs', 'Odessa, give Banderovites the bum's rush', 'Referendum.'
• Crimea's reunification with Russia not violate stability in Europe - Russian FM VoR 23 Mar 2014 -- The Republic of Crimea's reunification with Russia does not violate military and political stability in Europe, Director of the security and disarmament department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Mikhail Ulyanov said on Sunday.
• White House: Russian forces may want to move into Ukraine Iran Press TV 23 Mar 2014 -- The administration of US President Barack Obama has expressed "deep concern" about a reported Russian military buildup near the Ukrainian border, saying Moscow may want to invade Ukraine.
• Chances of war with Russia growing: Ukraine FM Iran Press TV 23 Mar 2014 -- Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia has claimed that the likelihood of an armed conflict with Russia was "very high and growing".
• US lawmakers demand US send arms to Ukraine Iran Press TV 23 Mar 2014 -- A number of US lawmakers are demanding the US administration to send arms to Ukraine.
• East Ukrainians rally in support of Crimea-style vote Iran Press TV 23 Mar 2014 -- Thousands of people have staged rallies in at least two major Eastern Ukrainian cities, calling for a referendum like the one held in the Crimean region to secede from the former Soviet state and join Russia.
• Kyiv Says Chance Of War With Russia 'Growing' RFE/RL 23 Mar 2014 -- Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya has said that the chances of war between his country and Russia are growing.
• Ukrainian Navy Flagship Hoists Russian Flag RIA Novosti 23 Mar 2014 -- The Ukrainian Navy flaghsip Slavutich has raised the Russian flag in Sevastopol, local media said Sunday.
• Ukraine Closes Border with Crimea RIA Novosti 23 Mar 2014 -- Ukrainian border guards closed the exit from the Republic of Crimea, local authorities said on Saturday.
• Belarusian President Says Crimean Annexation 'Bad Precedent' RFE/RL 23 Mar 2014 -- Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka says Russia's annexation of Crimea is a 'bad precedent,' but acknowledged that the region is now a 'de facto' part of Russia.
• China's telecommunications giant Huawei denounces US spying activities Iran Press TV 23 Mar 2014 -- China's telecommunications giant Huawei has denounced US National Security Agency (NSA) infiltration and spying on its corporate network.
• US NSA spied on Chinese leaders, banks, businesses VoR 23 Mar 2014 -- The US National Security Agency spied on the leaders of China as well as Chinese banks and the telecommunications giant Huawei, a German news magazine reported Saturday in its online edition.
• Guinea Ebola spreads to capital Conakry: UNICEF Iran Press TV 23 Mar 2014 -- The Ebola epidemic which has claimed dozens of lives in Guinea's southern forests, has spread to the capital Conakry, says the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
• Ebola epidemic which already killed dozens spreads to Guinea's capital VoR 23 Mar 2014 -- An Ebola epidemic which has already killed dozens of people in Guinea's southern forests has spread to the capital Conakry, the United Nations' childrens agency said on Sunday.