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Nato’s endgame in Afghanistan Nato’s endgame in Afghanistan
The 28-member North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) during its recent Chicago summit confirmed plans to withdraw combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014 and to leave behind a training... (photo: EC / EC) Gulf News
Afghanistan   Chicago   Nato   Photos   Treaty   Wikipedia: NATO
Egyptian demonstrators gather to denounce the electoral success of Ahmed Shafiq, a presidential candidate, in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt on Friday, May 25, 2012. Egypt election: Bigger fight ahead for presidential rivals
Egyptians are beginning to get used to democracy. Since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, they have had a constitutional referendum, four rounds of voting in the parliamentary elections, and now the first... (photo: AP / Pete Muller) BBC News
Egypt   Election   Mideast   Photos   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012
French President Francois Hollande arrives at Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Nijrab, Kapisa region of Afghanistan Friday, May 25, 2012, where most of French troops are stationed in Afghanistan. France's Hollande makes unannounced Afghanistan trip
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Friday to visit some of the French troops he wants to pull out later this year and meet Afghan President... (photo: AP / Joel Saget) The Star
Afghanistan   France   Photos   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 30, 2009, following a news conference on health care legislation. U.S. senators penalize Pakistan for jailing CIA helper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators scandalized by Pakistan's jailing of a doctor for helping the CIA track down Osama bin Laden voted on Thursday to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million (21 million... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) The Star
Osama bin Laden   Pakistan   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Death of Osama bin Laden
New York University Professor of Law Jerome Cohen, right, speaks to blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng after his arrival at the campus, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in New York. Activist Chen urges China to prosecute "lawless officials"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng urged authorities in Beijing on Thursday to prosecute "lawless" local officials who harassed and abused the self-taught lawyer, his family... (photo: AP / Henny Ray Abrams) Reuters
Chen Guangcheng   China   Human Rights   Photos   Wikipedia: Chen Guangcheng
An Egyptian man holds up his inked finger after voting in the presidential election Wednesday, May 23, 2012, outside a polling station in Old Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's open presidential race polarizes nation
CAIRO-Egypt's wide-open presidential election, which was in its second day of voting Thursday, is showing how deeply polarized the nation has become, with backers of rival Islamists and former regime... (photo: AP / Fredrik Persson) The Boston Globe
Egypt   Election   Mideast   Photos   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012
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