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• Abdullah Holds Lead in Afghan Presidential Election VOA 20 Apr 2014 -- Fresh partial results from Afghanistan's April 5 presidential election show former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah has slightly increased his lead. Although the percentage of his nearest rival has dropped, election officials say it is too soon to determine whether the election will go to a run-off vote.
• Afghanistan's Abdullah leads in partial vote count Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2014 -- Latest partial counts from Afghanistan show that former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah is leading the presidential vote.
• US drone attack in Yemen kills 30 Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2014 -- The death toll from a US drone strike in Yemen's southern province of Abyan has reached 30, tribal sources say.
• Drone attack killed 30 Qaeda suspects in Yemen - tribe VoR 20 Apr 2014 -- Weekend drone strikes in Yemen killed more than 40 suspected al Qaeda militants, including 30 on Sunday, days after the jihadist network's Arabian Peninsula offshoot vowed to fight against Western 'crusaders', AFP reports.

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• Poland wants even more American troops than US is deploying there VoR 20 Apr 2014 -- The US is going to deploy more ground troops in Poland. Poland is already hosting some 100 to 150 US military servicing a battery of Patriot missiles. This battery was deployed in Poland in 2010 as part of NATO's air defense shield in Europe.
• Army, Marines train with South Korean Army to improve fire-support operations Army News 20 Apr 2014 -- The 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division joined U. S. Marines and Republic of Korea Army soldiers for a combined joint live-fire exercise in Rocket Valley near Cheorwon, here, March 24-28.
• Russia to take steps if Ukraine joins NATO - Kremlin spokesperson VoR 20 Apr 2014 -- NATO's further expansion towards Russia's borders would entail a redrawing of the entire European security architecture, posing a serious threat to Russia and prompting a response by Moscow, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.
• China army wants more college students People's Daily 20 Apr 2014 -- China on Saturday kicked off its army recruitment of 2014, focusing on recruiting youngsters with higher education background.
• IRGC unveils first simulation system of high speed boats IRNA 20 Apr 2014 -- Islamic Revolutions Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy, here on Sunday, unveiled its first simulation system of high speed boats.
• Army unveils latest achievements IRNA 20 Apr 2014 -- Iran Armed Forces on Sunday unveiled its latest achievements in defense technology areas.
• Iranian Army unveils new defense achievements Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2014 -- The Iranian Army has unveiled five new domestically designed and produced pieces of military equipment during a ceremony attended by senior Iranian military officials.

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• IRGC commander: Iran only has military attachés in Syria IRNA 20 Apr 2014 -- A senior military commander dismissed the allegations that Iran is directly involved in Syria war, reiterating that although the Damascus governments recent victories were indebted to Irans strategy, Tehran has only military attaches in the country.
• Syria army conducts operations against militants Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2014 -- The Syrian army has conducted successful operations against foreign-backed Takfiri militants fighting against the government across the country.
• Syrian president visits Christian town of Ma'loula on Easter Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2014 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has visited the recently recaptured Christian town of Ma'loula on the occasion of Easter.
• 80% of Syrian chemical weapons shipped out - OPCW VoR 20 Apr 2014 -- Syria has shipped out or destroyed approximately 80 percent of its declared chemical weapons material, the head of the international team overseeing the disarmament process said. Sigrid Kaag, special coordinator of the joint mission of the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), said if the momentum was sustained, Syria should be able to meet its April 27 deadline to hand over all declared chemical agents.
• South Sudan Urges Sudan to Stop Attacks By Armed Groups VOA 20 Apr 2014 -- South Sudan has urged Sudan to prevent armed groups -- including rebels loyal to former vice president Riek Machar -- from using its territory to launch attacks against the world's newest nation, according to Barnaba Mariel Benjamin, South Sudan's foreign minister.

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• Ukraine Shootout Casts Doubt on Geneva Deal VOA 20 Apr 2014 -- A deadly shootout in eastern Ukraine has cast doubt on the viability of an accord between Russia, Ukraine, the United States and the European Union aimed at pacifying Ukraine's restive eastern territories. The parties reached the deal in Geneva on Thursday.
• Suspected gunman held after attack on Slavyansk checkpoint - self-defense forces VoR 20 Apr 2014 -- One of the suspects in the attack on the checkpoint in the east Ukrainian city of Slavyansk early on Sunday, in which four people were killed, has been detained, an aide to commander of the self-defense forces told RIA Novosti.
• Curfew announced in Ukraine's Slavyansk after deadly attack VoR 20 Apr 2014 -- Leader of the self-defense forces, Vyacheslav Ponomaryov, said Sunday a curfew has been announced in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk following the overnight shootout in which two passers-by were injured.
• Ukraine protestors call for Russia's intervention Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2014 -- Pro- Russia protesters in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slavyansk call on Russian peacekeepers for the protection of civilians following recent gunbattle.
• Russia nettled by Slavyansk gun battle Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2014 -- Moscow has expressed outrage over a gun battle which occurred near Ukraine's eastern city of Slavyansk, calling for Kiev to honor the Geneva agreement.
• Ukraine, Russia Trade Accusations After Deadly Violence RFE/RL 20 Apr 2014 -- Ukraine and Russia have traded allegations following a deadly clash in eastern Ukraine.
• Russia Expresses 'Outrage' At Shooting In East Ukraine RFE/RL 20 Apr 2014 -- Following a deadly attack on a pro-Russian checkpoint in eastern Ukraine a pro-Russian local leader has announced a curfew and appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to send Russian peacekeepers.
• Russia-Ukraine Crisis Could Trigger Cyber War VOA 20 Apr 2014 -- On the day Crimeans voted in a referendum in March on secession from Ukraine, hackers from a group calling itself the 'Cyber Berkut' pelted NATO websites with online nuisance attacks designed to knock the pages offline.
• Impose tougher sanctions on Russia now: 2 US senators Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2014 -- Two influential US senators, Bob Corker and Chris Murphy, have called on US President Barack Obama to ratchet up sanctions against Russia.
• AEOI Chief: Iran, G5+1 close to agreement on Arak reactor IRNA 20 Apr 2014 -- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi announced that Iran and the six world powers (the US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany) are close to reaching an agreement on a heavy water reactor in Irans Arak city.
• Iran completes diluting 20% enriched uranium: AEOI Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2014 -- Iran has finished diluting half of its stockpile of 20-percent enriched uranium to five-percent purity and is to convert the rest to uranium oxide, an Iran nuclear official says.
• Iran completes watering down, converting enriched uranium VoR 20 Apr 2014 -- Iran said it had completed watering down and converting more than 200 kilograms (440 lb) of enriched uranium under a deal reached in Geneva last November with world powers over its disputed nuclear program.
• AEOI Chief: Iran, G5+1 close to agreement on Arak reactor IRNA 20 Apr 2014 -- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi announced that Iran and the six world powers (the US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany) are close to reaching an agreement on a heavy water reactor in Irans Arak city.
• Kim Jong Un Guides First Meeting of Airpersons of KPA KCNA 20 Apr 2014 -- The first meeting of airpersons of the Korean People's Army (KPA) was held with splendor here on April 15.
• Kim Jong Un Enjoys Performance Given by Moranbong Band KCNA 20 Apr 2014 -- Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, together with Ri Sol Ju enjoyed a performance given by the Moranbong Band on April 16 to congratulate the participants in the first meeting of airpersons of the KPA.
• Kim Jong Un Has Photo Session with Participants in First Meeting of Airpersons of KPA KCNA 20 Apr 2014 -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, had a photo session with the participants in the first meeting of airpersons of the KPA on April 17.
• Saudi Health Ministry confirms 7 new cases of MERS Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2014 -- Seven new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been discovered in Saudi Arabia, the country's Health Ministry says.
• Mounting Israeli espionage scares US Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2014 -- There are fears in the United States that admitting Israel into the country's Visa Waiver Program would facilitate espionage activities by the Zionist regime in Washington.
• Former army chief, leftist are only candidates in Egypt presidential poll VoR 20 Apr 2014 -- The former army general, who toppled Egypt's Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, will face a leftist politician in next month's presidential election, as they were the only candidates to enter before nominations closed, the committee organizing the vote said on Sunday, according to Reuters.
• Two candidates to run for president: Egypt Iran Press TV 20 Apr 2014 -- Egypt's election commission says only two candidates, one of them former army chief and Defense Minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, will run in next month's presidential election.
• Top of Chilean mount to be blasted away to make room for giant telescope VoR 20 Apr 2014 -- The world's largest telescope will be built on Mount Cerro Armazones north of Chile's capital Santiago. The top of the mountain will be blown off to create a plateau for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT).
• Dragon supply capsule reaches ISS VoR 20 Apr 2014 -- The unmanned Dragon capsule from the private US firm SpaceX successfully reached the International Space Station Sunday, its third trip carrying supplies and equipment to the orbiting lab.