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 Luxembourg spying scandal breaks Juncker government
| Reuters | July 10, 2013 - 19:21 | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Luxembourg will hold new elections after the junior coalition partner in Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker's government said he should ... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe) Swissinfo
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 What am I missing in the Snowden affair?
I would have thought that there was a clear set of principles that make the American diplomatic pursuit of Edward Snowden as a fugitive from justice a rather empty and futile gesture. As far as I can ... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez) Al Jazeera
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 Egypt prosecutors order arrest of Muslim Brotherhood leader
CAIRO — Egyptian prosecutors Wednesday ordered the arrest of Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie in an escalating crackdown on the Islamist organization as the ... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser) The Los Angeles Times
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 Egypt opens border gate to allow stranded Gazans to cross
GAZA (Reuters) - Egypt opened its crossing with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday for several hours to allow stranded Palestinians to return to the enclave and for others to le... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Reuters
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 US ‘considers total Afghanistan pullout’
Related articles | Obama defends US monitoring tactics Pakistan urges power sharing in Afghanistan Afghanistan shuns US talks with Taliban, suspends troop negotiations | ... (photo: USMC / Pete Thibodeau) Business Day
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 In Pakistan, army adamant on fighting the other Taliban
| Reuters | July 10, 2013 - 08:00 | By Frank Jack Daniel | KALAM, Pakistan (Reuters) - In the past few years, Pakistan's Swat valley has been occupied by Islamic i... (photo: Creative Commons / Isruma) Swissinfo
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 Roadside bomb kills 17 villagers in Afghanistan
MIRWAIS KHAN | Associated Press= KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A roadside bomb struck a motorcycle-drawn cart carrying women and children between two villages Tuesday in... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus) The Guardian
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 Lord Jagannath's rath yatra begins amidst tight security
AHMEDABAD: Amid tight security and monitoring by two Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, the 136th Lord Jagannath rath yatra began here on Wednesday morning. | As per tradition, el... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Times Of India
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 Egypt transition plans run into opposition
Egypt's main coalition that supported the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi has denounced the country's proposed transition plan. The rejection came hours after Egypt's ... (photo: AP / Nasser Shiyoukhi) Deutsche Welle
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 Egypt at the Edge
In every civil war there is a moment before all hell breaks loose when there is still a chance to prevent a total descent into the abyss. Egypt is at that moment. | Josh ... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra) The New York Times
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 UK forces in Helmand 'made matters worse', says report
Study says 'ignorant' troops alienated local people and the Taliban are likely to try to retake the Afghanistan province | Soldiers from the Royal Gurkha Rifles on patrol... (photo: USMC / Sgt. Brian Kester) The Guardian
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