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President Barack Obama's bid to focus U.S. attention on Asia has failed to meet the lofty expectations he set three years ago in a grand pronouncement that the new emphasis would become a pillar of his foreign policy.

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Europe to mark key WWII events for 70th anniversary

Commemorations across the Continent are pulling out all the stops this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the last year of World War II, with an expectation that by the next major milestone in five years there might not be many WWII veterans to celebrate with.

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Death toll in South Korea ferry sinking rises to 9; 287 still missing

Divers, helicopters and boats continued their search Thursday for survivors, but the high number of people unaccounted for raised fears that the death toll could increase drastically.

2 US Navy helicopters join search for South Korea ferry survivors

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USS Bonhomme Richard heading to capsized South Korea ferry

Classmates celebrating 60th birthday among missing

Despite doubts, Japan prepares end to ban on defending allies

Japan is poised to introduce a plan that would allow its forces to defend allies for the first time in the post-World War II era, even as polls indicate public opposition to a reinterpretation of the nation’s pacifist constitution.

Previously: Japan, Australia look to Marines while beefing up amphibious forces

Japan's dispatches of fighter jets against China sets record

NATO to deploy more forces to eastern Europe

More NATO ships, warplanes and troops will soon be headed to eastern Europe in response to Russia’s pressure on Ukraine, the alliance’s top official said Wednesday. But NATO’s efforts to reassure wary allies appear to stop short of establishing a permanent forward presence in the region.

Obama accuses Putin of destabilizing Ukraine

Ukraine fights back against eastern uprising, secures airport

Russia tests Obama's ability to stop its advances

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Afghan election results sorted out behind closed doors

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CIA’s former top lawyer fires back at Senate report, criticizes Feinstein
Pentagon report finds sequestration cuts would reduce national security
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Security holes in power grid have federal officials scrambling
NATO gives Afghans $6M in medical supplies ahead of fighting season
Oklahoma Senate adopts resolution on Azerbaijan
Obama accuses Putin of destabilizing Ukraine

Navy chopper rescues lost mother, daughter lost in Guam jungle

Sailors from Andersen Air Force Base rescued a 44-year-old woman and her 11-year-old daughter from the jungles of Guam on Thursday after they became separated from friends and family on a spring break hiking trip, according to media reports.
2 US Navy helicopters join search for South Korea ferry survivors

Two MH-60 helicopters operating off the USS Bonhomme Richard are searching an area about 6 to 17 miles from the disaster site at the request of the South Korean commander directing the search for survivors.
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Journalists charged with defaming Thailand's navy

Congressional candidates slam Lamborn letter about AFA religious freedoms

Fifth Congressional District candidate Bentley Rayburn on Wednesday chided his primary election opponent, Rep. Doug Lamborn, saying the congressman is not doing enough to guarantee religious freedoms at the Air Force Academy.
Obama accuses Putin of destabilizing Ukraine

The White House said Wednesday that it was readying the next round of sanctions against Russia, even as it prepared for a meeting Thursday in Geneva of diplomats from Ukraine, Russia, the U.S. and Europe.
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USS North Dakota commissioning delayed due to design, parts issues
Security holes in power grid have federal officials scrambling
Massachusetts Air Guard denies loud booming noise was sonic boom

US troops in Afghanistan hosting 'shadow' marathon

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Syrian opposition fighters obtain US-made anti-tank missiles

Syria's opposition fighters have been supplied with U.S.-made anti-tank missiles, the first time a major American weapons system has appeared in rebel hands.
UN: Iran cuts stock closest to nuke-arms grade
Gunmen attack Iraq military base, kill 10 soldiers

Putin hopes no need to send troops into Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected claims that Russian special forces are fomenting unrest in eastern Ukraine, but recognized for the first time that the troops in unmarked uniforms who had overtaken Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula before its annexation by Moscow were Russian soldiers.
Ukraine: 3 killed after Black Sea base attack

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Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. is reporting that they're selling off every share of Square Enix stock they own, all $47 million worth.

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USS Bonhomme Richard heading to capsized South Korea ferry April 16, 2014
Former Army Sgt. Kyle J. White to receive Medal of Honor April 15, 2014
Pentagon: Russian fighter flies provocatively close to USS Donald Cook April 14, 2014
Despite doubts, Japan prepares end to ban on defending allies April 16, 2014
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Death toll in South Korea ferry sinking rises to 9; 287 still missing April 17, 2014

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