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- Myanmar hires DC lobbying group with ties to Obama and Hillary Clinton
Myanmar looks to add lobbying muscle ahead of promised free elections later this year. Hillary Clinton has hailed Myanmar's opening up to the West as a prime example of her diplomatic derring do.
- As South Korea mourns Sewol victims, president vows to raise ferry
The sinking of the Sewol ferry a year ago was the worst peacetime civil disaster in South Korean history. Families of the missing and dead remain aggrieved over the handling of the rescue operation.
- Islamic State reverses some losses in Iraq amid US-led airstrikes
US warplanes were part of an action to defend the oil refining city of Baiji from the group yesterday. Today, a major IS offensive is underway in Anbar Province.
- How moving the goal posts for Iran highlights a broader agenda
Hawks on Iran from the US to Israel aren't happy about a possible nuclear deal. In part, that's because it might actually work as advertised.
- New clashes in eastern Ukraine threaten cease-fire
At least seven soldiers were killed amid shelling overnight near rebel-held Donetsk. The flare-up comes as foreign ministers from Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany meet in Berlin to address the violence.
- Still not back: Boko Haram insurgency uproots 800,000 children, says UNICEF
A new report details the misery of civilians caught in the crisis. Tuesday marks one year since the abduction of more than 200 schoolchildren from the town of Chibok in northeast Nigeria.
- US and Cuban officials meet in Panama amid historic thaw in relations
On Thursday, Cuban and US diplomats conducted their highest level talks since Cuba's communist revolution. Now, expectations are high for full diplomatic relations to be restored.
- As Yemen war spreads, a reminder of fluid alliances and political intrigue
The US is currently aiding the Saudis against the former US-backed president. And that same ex-president is partnering with a rebel leader he once asked the US to assassinate.
- In tense East Asia, US defense secretary hopes to strengthen ties with allies
Secretary Ashton Carter is discussing new military agreements with Japan and South Korea this week on his first trip to the region. North Korea fired missiles into the sea as he arrived.
- Was France complicit in the Rwandan genocide?
The question has dogged France since the 1994 mass slaughter. President François Hollande announced Tuesday that the country will declassify official documents that could finally shed light on its role at the time.
- The 'seeds of Iraq's unraveling' were sown in 2003, not 2010
Many who were involved in the US war effort in Iraq continue to insist that the country fell apart because of Obama's failings. There is little evidence to support them.
- Warnings of humanitarian crisis as Yemen's civil war rolls on
The UN and private aid agencies say with fighting on the ground and a Saudi-led air campaign pounding the ports, food and clean water are running short in Yemen.
- Kenya bombs Al Shabab targets amid outcry over response to Garissa attack
Critics are pointing to corruption as a key contributor to gaps in Kenya's security efforts.
- In Kenya, a quest for answers in wake of Al Shabab university attack
The attack on Garissa University College was the deadliest yet by the militant Islamist group, which is based across the border in Somalia.
- Iran nuclear talks: A summary of the framework deal
Negotiators reached a tentative framework deal today in Switzerland. The devil is in the details, but the specifics released so far – if they hold up – look promising.
- Reducing Yemen's Houthis to 'Iranian proxies' is a mistake
The conflict in Yemen is driven by local grievances and competition, not some Iranian plot.
- Al Shabab shows endurance with deadly attack on Kenyan university
The Islamist group's deadly attack is a blow to Kenyan efforts to root out the Somalia-based militant organization. The group said it was holding Christian students as hostages.
- Yemen crisis: Civilian toll mounts from Saudi airstrikes
With Saudi-led airstrikes in their seventh day, dozens of civilians were reported killed at a dairy factory where Yemen's Houthi rebels are suspected of storing weapons.
- Saudi Arabia disputes deadly airstrike on refugee camp in Yemen
A Saudi-led coalition is trying to stop Yemen's major cities falling to Houthi Shiite insurgents after the removal of President Hadi, who has fled into exile. Rivalry with Shiite Iran lies behind the military intervention.
- Syria's Assad: Islamic State has strengthened despite airstrikes
In an interview on '60 Minutes,' the Syrian president claimed that IS was expanding and gaining more recruits. He also expressed optimism about 'dialogue' with the US.