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• Nebraska Receives Omaha Trophy NNS 12 Apr 2014 -- USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) was presented the 2013 Omaha Trophy, by Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Adm. Cecil D. Haney, during a ceremony at the Puget Sound Navy Museum, Bremerton Wash., April 11.
• Keeping the A-10 Thunderbolt is vital to safety of troops 12 Apr 2014 -- The recent announcement by the Air Force of its plan to remove the A-10 Thunderbolt from the Idaho Air National Guard is much more serious than the local economic disruption. Writing in the February 2014 issue of Harper's Magazine, Washington editor Andrew Cockburn described the disaster facing our troops if the Air Force is allowed to eliminate any close air support aircraft like the A-10.
• Iran to stage specialized drone drill: Commander Iran Press TV 12 Apr 2014 -- An Iranian military commander says the Islamic Republic will stage specialized drone maneuvers for the first time ever to display the country's military might.

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• Three Chinese ships sails through disputed waters - Japan coastguard VoR 12 Apr 2014 -- Three Chinese coastguard ships sailed through disputed waters off Tokyo-controlled islands in the East China Sea Saturday, the Japanese coastguard said, the latest such incident in a bitter territorial row between the Asian giants.
• Three China ships enter disputed waters Iran Press TV 12 Apr 2014 -- Three Chinese ships have entered disputed waters surrounding a chain of islands controlled by Japan in the East China Sea, Japan's coastguard says.
• UN, United States, European Union issue joint 'call for action' on South Sudan UN News Centre 12 Apr 2014 -- Expressing deep concern about the crisis in South Sudan and its impact on civilians, the top United Nations humanitarian official joined today with her counterparts from the United States and the European Union to urge more support for the war-torn country's people, who have been severely affected by conflict, displacement and food insecurity.
• UN: Mali Faces Deepening Humanitarian Crisis VOA 12 Apr 2014 -- The UN humanitarian coordinator for Mali says the country is in a deepening state of humanitarian crisis, with an additional 400,000 people expected to face food-insecurity by June.
• Over 1,000 Muslims flee CAR amid fears of genocide Iran Press TV 12 Apr 2014 -- More than 1,000 Muslims have managed to flee the violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) to neighboring Chad amid fears of genocide at the hands of Christian militia.

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• U.S.-Ukraine Economic and Finance Working Group US Dept. of State 12 Apr 2014
• Ukraine Accuses Russia of 'Aggression' VOA 12 Apr 2014 -- Ukraine says Saturday's attacks by pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine are 'an act of external aggression' by Russia, and security officials are preparing to implement 'an operational response plan.'
• Lavrov denies east Ukraine unrest was conducted by supposed Russian agents VoR 12 Apr 2014 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has denied allegations that the current unrest in southeastern Ukraine is the work of supposed Russian agents. Ukrainian acting Foreign Minister Andrei Deshchytsya called Lavrov on Saturday and, 'in the course of the conversation, tried to hold Russia accountable for the aggravation of the situation in the south and southeast of Ukraine,' the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
• Four-way meeting on Ukraine not yet arranged - Moscow VoR 12 Apr 2014 -- Moscow on Saturday expressed surprise at alleged statements by US State Department figures that a proposed quadrilateral meeting between Ukraine, Russia, the European Union and the United States to seek a solution to the Ukrainian crisis has already been arranged, according to Interfax.
• Those who seized prosecutor's office in Donetsk may face incarceration VoR 12 Apr 2014 -- The Donetsk regional prosecutor's office confirmed that its building was seized overnight. A group of unknown masked young men armed with batons broke into the building of the prosecutor's office. About 40 people began to barricade entrances with furniture. After negotiations, the people left the building.
• Pro-Russian rallies continue unabated in Kharkov VoR 12 Apr 2014 -- Pro-Russian rallies are continuing in the southeast of Ukraine. Activists today are going to take to the streets of Kharkov under Russian flags despite the earlier ban by the Kiev authorities. Ukraine's Interior Ministry warned it would use force to quell mass riots.
• Ukraine planning operational response to separatists Iran Press TV 12 Apr 2014 -- Ukraine says its interior and defense ministries are implementing an operational response to separatist sentiments in the eastern parts of the country.
• Ukraine holds emergency national security meeting Iran Press TV 12 Apr 2014 -- Ukraine has held an emergency national security meeting following the seizure of government buildings by Pro-Russian protesters in the eastern city of Slavyansk.
• Tensions spread to Slovyansk in east Ukraine Iran Press TV 12 Apr 2014 -- Tensions are running high in Ukraine as armed men seize a police headquarters and a security service headquarters in the country's eastern town of Slovyansk.
• Ukraine defers Russia gas payments over price row Iran Press TV 12 Apr 2014 -- Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz has announced the suspension of gas payments to Russia until the conclusion of price talks between Kiev and Moscow.
• Ukrainian Official Calls Uprising 'Russian Aggression' RFE/RL 12 Apr 2014 -- Acting Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov says attacks by pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine are an 'act of aggression' by Russia.
• Former Journalist Spearheads Ukraine's Lustration Effort RFE/RL 12 Apr 2014 -- Just a few weeks ago, Yehor Sobolev was warned not to expect Ukraine's parliament to pass legislation that would require judges to be screened for corruption and political bias.
• Ukraine's Lustration Process Unlikely To Be Smooth Sailing RFE/RL 12 Apr 2014 -- The new government emerging in Kyiv is facing an old problem: What to do about those who worked for and supported the former government, which is now considered criminally corrupt and thoroughly infiltrated by Russian agents?
• Russia may cut payments to PACE in retaliation for sanctions - lawmaker VoR 12 Apr 2014 -- Russia may reduce its payments to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly after a PACE resolution on Thursday that temporarily deprived the Russian delegation of its voting rights, excluded it from PACE's leading bodies and barred it from taking part in election observation missions, a senior lawmaker said.
• Better situation in Northeastern Asia to help develop Russian-N Korean ties - Moscow VoR 12 Apr 2014 -- The development of Russian-North Korean cooperation in various spheres depends on the revitalization of situation in Northeastern Asia, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's First Asian Department Andrei Kulik said.
• Spokesman for DPRK Foreign Ministry Blasts U.S. Secretary of Defense's Reckless Remarks KCNA 11 Apr 2014 -- A spokesman for the DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave the following answer to the question raised by KCNA on Friday as regards the reckless remarks made by the U.S. secretary of Defense against the DPRK under the pretext of arms buildup in the Asia-Pacific region:
• Iran Will Deal With UN After U.S. Snub Of Envoy RFE/RL 12 Apr 2014 -- Tehran has dismissed a U.S. decision to deny a visa to Iran's proposed new UN envoy, Hamid Abutalebi, saying it would take up the case directly with the United Nations.
• Iran not considering alternative UN envoy VoR 12 Apr 2014 -- A top Iranian official said Saturday that the country was not considering a replacement nominee for its prospective UN envoy who has been denied a US visa. 'We are not considering an alternative pick,' deputy foreign minister Abbas Araqchi told Mehr news agency, referring to Hamid Aboutalebi, the Islamic republic's choice for ambassador to the United Nations.
• Russia denies being uncooperative on Boston Marathon bombing case - FM VoR 12 Apr 2014 -- Russia has dismissed allegations that it failed to give the United States enough help in measures that might have averted the Boston Marathon bombings. 'An article in the April 9 issue of The New York Times caught our attention - it set out the main points of an 'internal report' of the US intelligence community on actions by special services before and during the terrorist act in Boston. Citing unnamed sources, it is claimed that that document, the non-classified part of which is planned to be published on April 15, accuses the Russian side of uncooperativeness,' Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a statement.
• CIA spy escapes death penalty to serve 10 years Iran Press TV 12 Apr 2014 -- An Iranian national charged with spying for the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has escaped the death penalty and will instead serve 10 years behind bars.
• Russia, US Still Competing for Influence in Middle East VOA 12 Apr 2014 -- Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia have revived memories of an era many thought was long gone, when Washington and Moscow competed for influence in the Middle East during the Cold War.