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March 20, 2014

Russia's intervention in Crimea part of wider strategy: NATO
Washington (AFP) March 19, 2014
The head of NATO said Wednesday the alliance was worried Russia could extend its intervention beyond Crimea into eastern Ukraine and that the crisis reflected a wider "strategy" by Moscow to exert control in the region. "Our major concern right now is whether he (President Vladimir Putin) will go beyond Crimea, whether Russia will intervene in the eastern parts. . ." of Ukraine, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said during an event in Washington. Denouncing the moves in the Crimean penins ... read more

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				US, S. Korea to launch massive landing drill More than 10,000 US troops will participate in a large-scale landing drill in South Korea next week, the US military said Thursday, days after North Korea test-fired 25 projectiles in apparent protest at the continuing joint exercises. ... more		Tears and threats as Ukrainians quit navy HQ Ukrainian servicemen filed out of navy headquarters in Sevastopol on Wednesday with tears in their eyes after the base was seized by pro-Moscow militants, Russian troops and Cossack forces. ... more

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Crimean militias storm bases, arrest Ukraine navy chief Pro-Russian forces seized two Crimean navy bases and captured Ukraine's naval chief on Wednesday as Moscow tightened its grip on the flashpoint peninsula despite Western warnings its "annexation" would not go unpunished. ... more		Germany halts major arms deal with Russia Germany on Wednesday halted a major deal to provide a fully equipped training camp to Russian forces, saying any arms trading with Moscow was currently "indefensible". ... more		Trump shifts priority to Moon mission, not Mars The Quantum Age will be Powered by Fusion BlackSky accelerates Gen-3 satellite into full commercial service in three weeks		Iraq violence kills 37 nationwide Violence across Iraq, including shelling and clashes in a militant-held city on Baghdad's doorstep, killed 37 people on Wednesday amid a protracted surge in bloodletting with polls looming next month. ... more
				China's Xi heads to Europe as Ukraine crisis heats up China's Xi Jinping embarks on his first European tour as president Saturday, with the continent gripped by a diplomatic frenzy over Beijing ally Moscow's absorption of Crimea from Ukraine. ... more		Spain judge draws fire over Iraq killing case A judge in Spain drew criticism Wednesday for defying the government by pushing on with an investigation into the 2003 killing of a Spanish journalist by US fire in Iraq. ... more

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N. Korean military defends missile tests

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Israel's Yaalon in U-turn on Iran strike: report

Ukraine PM says no plans to join NATO

Robot Snowden promises more US spying revelations

Obama, Abbas talks 'difficult': Palestinian negotiator

Bomb in Golan wounds Israeli soldiers: army

Human Rights Watch chief praises Merkel 'rethink' on Russia

Iraq bill sparks fury over child marriage claims

Last Canadian troops return from Afghanistan

Xi, Obama to meet at nuclear summit: China

North Korea fires 25 rockets into sea

Obama tells Abbas risks for peace are needed

S. Korea urges North to stop 'provocative' rocket tests

Michelle Obama looks to ease mistrust on China trip

Russia flies warplanes to Belarus for joint combat duty

Luke Air Force Base Receives First F-35A Lightning II

China re-iterates calls for restraint in Crimea

Ukraine denounces Russian 'provocations,' troop build-up

Peacekeepers seize large weapons cache in C. Africa

Thousands take to West Bank streets to support Abbas

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