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Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to resume after three years
Full Article Reuters
29 Jul 2013

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and the Palestinians plan to resume peace negotiations this week for the first time in nearly three years after an intense effort by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to bring them back to the table. The talks are scheduled to resume in Washington on Monday evening and Tuesday and will be conducted by senior...
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Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas attends the opening session of the Arab league Summit in Sirte, Libya
photo: AP / Nasser Nasser

updated 19 Jul 2013; published 19 Jul 2013
1:11
Israel and Palestinians reach agreement to resume peace talks
updated 21 Jul 2013; published 21 Jul 2013
1:58
John Kerry secures Middle East peace breakthrough: direct Israeli-Palestinian talks to resume
updated 20 Jul 2013; published 20 Jul 2013
0:54
Israel, Palestine could resume peace talks-Kerry
updated 22 Jul 2013; published 22 Jul 2013
1:01
US hails compromises already made by Israel and Palestinians
updated 20 Jul 2013; published 20 Jul 2013
4:56
The Beast : John Kerry announces restart of direct Israeli / Palestinian Peace Talks (Jul 19, 2013)
updated 22 Jul 2013; published 22 Jul 2013
1:47
Kerry says peace talks to resume between Israel and Palestine
36 dead in Italy tour bus plunge
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
29 Jul 2013

At least 36 people have been killed in southern Italy after a tour bus slammed into several cars, plunged 30m (98ft) down a steep slope and landed in a ravine. The Italian news agency ANSA quoted firefighters among the rescuers as also saying at least 11 people were injured in the crash on Sunday night on the 116 autostrada near Avellino, some 160...
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Firefighters work on the wreckage of a bus that plunged off the A16 highway near Avellino, southern Italy, early Monday, July 29, 2013.
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updated 29 Jul 2013; published 29 Jul 2013
1:34
Italy Bus Crash 'Thirty-Six Dead' In Italian Tour Bus Plunge
updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
1:34
Italian Tour bus plunges off road near Naples - 36 dead after bus plummets down ravine in Italy
updated 29 Jul 2013; published 29 Jul 2013
1:34
Italy Bus Crash - Thirty Dead In Italian Tour Bus Plunge - 28/07/2013
updated 29 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
6:29
36 Dead In Italian Bus crash at Avellino in southern Italy
updated 29 Jul 2013; published 29 Jul 2013
1:34
REPORT - Thirty Dead In Italian Tour Bus Plunge
updated 29 Jul 2013; published 29 Jul 2013
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BUS CRASH AT AVELLINO ITALY - REPORT - 36 Dead In Italian Bus crash at Avellino - 28/07/2013
Israel to clear the way for negotiations with the release of 104 Palestinian prisoners
Full Article The Independent
28 Jul 2013

More than a hundred Palestinian prisoners are to be released after Israel’s cabinet voted to authorise the move today, paving the way for the first direct peace talks between the two sides for three years. The issue of Palestinian prisoners is a controversial one for both sides in the conflict. While most Israelis view them as terrorists, many...
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File - Palestinian children holding pictures and banners of the Islamic Jihad Movement during a solidarity protest with Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 17, 2013.
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb

updated 21 Jul 2013; published 21 Jul 2013
1:09
Israel's Netanyahu warns Palestinian prisoners don't 'return to terror' in wake of Galid Shalit swap
updated 11 Oct 2011; published 11 Oct 2011
2:09
Netanyahu: Gilad Shalit to return home in days
updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
2:13
Israel Lets 104 Palestinian Prisoners Free
updated 11 Oct 2011; published 11 Oct 2011
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Netanyahu: Gilad Shalit to return home in days
updated 12 Oct 2011; published 12 Oct 2011
2:13
Israel Debates Shalit Deal
updated 12 Oct 2011; published 12 Oct 2011
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Cabinet approves deal with Hamas: Schalit to return home
Egypt's Brotherhood stands ground after killings
Full Article Swissinfo
28 Jul 2013

Arab Spring Reuters July 28, 2013 - 18:40 By Maggie Fick and Noah Browning CAIRO (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood stood their ground outside a Cairo mosque on Sunday a day after at least 72 were gunned down by security forces, braced for a move against them by the army chief behind the overthrow of Islamist...
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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi pray during a protest near Cairo University in Giza, Egypt, Sunday, July 28, 2013.
photo: AP / Manu Brabo

updated 05 Jul 2013; published 05 Jul 2013
44:13
Obama Demands Morsi Returned to Power
updated 16 Jul 2013; published 16 Jul 2013
13:04
Sharif Abdel Kouddous on the Embrace of Egypt's Military Post Morsi
updated 05 Jul 2013; published 05 Jul 2013
2:24
Egypt Coup: Three Killed As Army Opens Fire
updated 10 Jul 2013; published 10 Jul 2013
2:42
US Criticized by All Sides in Egypt
updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
2:14
Egypt rulers to disperse pro-Morsi protests - 66 people were killed, 4,500 people were injured
updated 03 Jul 2013; published 03 Jul 2013
0:59
7News - SA news update - July 3
Rights group slams Egypt over protest deaths
Full Article New Straits/Business Times
28 Jul 2013

CAIRO: Human Rights Watch on Sunday condemned the deaths of more than 70 people in violence that erupted at protests in Egypt, accusing authorities of a “criminal disregard for people’s lives”. At least 72 people were killed in Cairo alone on Saturday morning, according to the health ministry, at a rally of...
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Egyptians mourn supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi after they were killed in clashes with security forces at Nasr City, where pro-Morsi protesters have held a weeks-long sit-in, in a field hospital in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, July 27, 2013.
photo: AP / Hassan Ammar

updated 09 Feb 2011; published 09 Feb 2011
14:33
Human Rights Watch: 300 Deaths, Massive Detentions and Abuse Under Mubarak Regime Crackdown in Egypt
updated 09 Jul 2013; published 09 Jul 2013
1:36
WorldLeadersTV: EGYPT: U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE CALLS for INVESTIGATIONS of DEATHS in CAIRO
updated 08 Jun 2013; published 08 Jun 2013
2:53
Anonymous - Operation Egypt | #OpEgypt
updated 09 Jun 2013; published 09 Jun 2013
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ANONYMOUS - Operation Egypt - #OpEgypt The People of Egypt Demand Freedom
updated 26 Jun 2010; published 26 Jun 2010
3:06
Egyptian Police torture and kill young man for trying to expose police corruption
updated 08 Jul 2013; published 08 Jul 2013
2:37
No whitewash for investigations into Egypt violence
Spanish train driver Garzon to be questioned by judge
Full Article BBC News
28 Jul 2013

The driver of a train that crashed near the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela on Wednesday killing 78 people is due to appear before a judge. Francisco Jose Garzon Amo has been detained on suspicion of reckless homicide and the judge will decide whether to press formal charges. Mr Garzon is suspected of driving too fast on a bend. Reports say...
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Derailed cars are removed as emergency personnel work at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain on Thursday July 25, 2013.
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updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
1:23
Judge to Question Spanish Train Driver Over Crash
updated 26 Jul 2013; published 26 Jul 2013
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Footage shows alleged train driver right after deadly crash in Spain
updated 26 Jul 2013; published 26 Jul 2013
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Spain train derailment driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo detained by police
updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
1:02
Spain train crash Driver Garzon declines to give evidence
updated 29 Jul 2013; published 29 Jul 2013
1:35
BBC News - Spain train crash: Reckless homicide charge for driver
updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
1:04
Spain train driver to face questioning
Nearly 1,200 convicts escape from prison in Libya's Benghazi
Full Article Xinhua
28 Jul 2013

> • Nearly 1,200 convicts have escaped from al-Kuifiya prison in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi. • Most of the convicts held in the prison face criminal charges. • But no official remarks about the cause of the incident have come out. TRIPOLI, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 1,200 convicts have escaped from al-Kuifiya prison in Libya's eastern city of...
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File - In this Saturday, June 8, 2013 photo, Libyans are seen during fighting outside the office of the Libya Shield pro-government militia in Benghazi, Libya.
photo: AP

updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
2:46
WTF! 1,000 Inmates Escape from Benghazi Libya Prison!
updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
0:58
Benghazi Jailbreak: 1200 inmates escape from Libyan prison
updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
1:00
Libya: Prisoners escape as protests rage over activist killing
updated 12 May 2013; published 12 May 2013
3:03
LIBYA Petraeus Mistress Reveals CIA Annex Had Prisoners & Maybe The Reason For Consulate Attack
updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
0:58
Massive Jailbreak From Libyan Prison Sets 1200 Inmates Loose
updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
1:04
More than 1,000 inmates escape Libyan prison
Pilgrims Gather to Greet an Energized Pope Francis
Full Article The New York Times
27 Jul 2013

RIO DE JANEIRO — It was perfect beach weather Saturday on Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, and the white sands were jammed full of people. But instead of beach balls and bikinis, the nearly 2 million people who packed the beach had brought Bibles, rosaries and crucifixes. They were pilgrims from all over the world who had come to greet Pope Francis on...
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Pope Francis waves from his popemobile as he arrives for a vigil with pilgrims in Rio de Janeiro
photo: AP / Nicolas Tanner

updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
3:19
Massive Flash Mob performed for Pope Francis
updated 23 Jul 2013; published 23 Jul 2013
1:47
Brazil crowds greet Pope Francis in Rio de Janeiro
updated 23 Jul 2013; published 23 Jul 2013
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Brazil crowds greet Pope Francis in Rio de Janeiro
updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
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Millions come out to greet Pope, as WYD comes to a close. Pope takes break and drinks Maté
updated 26 Jul 2013; published 26 Jul 2013
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Pope Francis in Copacabana: 'make Christ the center of your lives!'
updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
1:29
Pope Francis to youths: Be true 'athletes of Christ!'
Scores dead as Egyptian security forces open fire on supporters of Mohammed Morsi
Full Article The Miami Herald
27 Jul 2013

CAIRO -- Scores of people were killed and dozens more wounded Saturday in the worst violence in recent Egyptian history as police opened fire on supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi. The number of dead was impossible to confirm immediately as both Morsi supporters and the government offered widely different accounts.The Muslim...
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An Egyptian man identifies the body of a supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi injured who was killed in clashes with security forces at Nasr City, where pro-Morsi protesters have held a weeks-long sit-in, in a field hospital in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, July 27, 2013.
photo: AP / Manu Brabo

updated 29 Jun 2013; published 29 Jun 2013
3:57
SEE! Clashes in Egypt Kill One, Injure Scores Egypt Protests
updated 08 Jul 2013; published 08 Jul 2013
2:01
Gunmen on Cairo roof shooting at pro-Morsi protesters - Truthloader
updated 05 Jul 2013; published 05 Jul 2013
3:35
Four Killed As Soldiers Open Fire In Egypt
updated 09 Mar 2013; published 09 Mar 2013
1:09
Protests in Egypt as football fans are sentenced to death
updated 06 Jul 2013; published 06 Jul 2013
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Dozens killed in Egypt clashes: Scores die as Muslim Brotherhood 'Friday of Rage' turns violent
updated 06 Jul 2013; published 06 Jul 2013
2:34
Egypt Clashes Turn Deadly As Troops Open Fire
Thousands Gather to Bury a Slain Tunisian Politician
Full Article The New York Times
27 Jul 2013

TUNIS — Several thousand demonstrators gathered here on Saturday for the funeral of a slain opposition politician in a show of force against the government, which many blame for the assassination. Supporters filled the tree-lined avenues here in downtown Tunis, the capital, as they followed the funeral cortege on foot to a hilltop grave in the...
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Tunisian women protects their faces from tear-gas while attending the funeral of slain opposition leader Chokri Belaid at el Jallez cemetery near Tunis, Friday Feb. 8, 2013.
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updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
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Funeral of Murdered Tunisian Secular Leader: Latest assassination fuels popular anti-Islamist anger
updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
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Tunisia: funeral of assassinated MP Brahmi draws huge crowds
updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
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Funeral held for slain Tunisian opposition figure
updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
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Emotions high at funeral of slain Tunisia opposition leader
updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
1:06
Protests at Funeral for Tunisian Opposition Politician
updated 28 Jul 2013; published 28 Jul 2013
0:43
Opposition Politician Buried in Tunis Funeral of assassinated leader fuels growing anger

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Emerging From Darkness, the Edward Snowden Story
Al Jazeera
Dear Edward Snowden, Billions of us, from prime ministers to hackers, are watching a live espionage movie in which you are the protagonist and perhaps the sacrifice. Your way...
Sellafield failed by private clean-up firms: Series of expensive mistakes has led to review at ...
The Independent
The Government is expected to take back control of the clean-up of nuclear waste at Cumbria's Sellafield, following a string of failures by a private sector consortium of US,...
Kerry: Egypt Is At 'Pivotal Moment' In History
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- As violence in Egypt turned increasingly deadly Saturday, Secretary of State John Kerry said the Mideast nation was at "a pivotal moment" more than two years since...

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US calls for calm in Egypt as violence escalates
US calls for calm in Egypt as violence escalates
The Hindu
The US, Canada and the United Nations has called for calm and peace in Egypt amidst escalation of violence in the country leaving more than 100 people dead and some 4,500 injured. The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has spoken to Egyptian leaders...
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In Darfur, Tribal Rivalries Claim Nearly 100
South Sudanese men participate in the country's anniversary celebrations, at the John Garang mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, Monday, July 9, 2012.
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VOA News Fighting between rival Arab tribes in Sudan's long-troubled Darfur region has killed as many as 94 people. ...
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Organizers estimate 2 million in Rio for pope
Pope Francis looks at his watch after arriving to the stage on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Organizers estimate that some 2 million people have come out to Copacabana beach for the final evening of World Youth day with Pope Francis. Francis headed into the final hours of his first international trip riding a remarkable...
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John Kerry's Wife Leaves Boston Rehab Hospital
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry
The New York Times
BOSTON — The wife of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has walked out of a Boston rehabilitation hospital after successful treatment for a seizure she experienced earlier this month. State Department spokesman Glen Johnson said Saturday that doctors...
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Israel to release 104 Palestinian prisoners
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Al Jazeera
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has said that Israel will free 104 Palestinian prisoners to coincide with the resumption of long-stalled peace talks. "I agreed to free 104 Palestinians in stages, after the start of negotiations and according...
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Saudi man dies in kingdom from MERS coronavirus: Health Ministry
Coronaviruses
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DUBAI (Reuters) - A Saudi man has died of the coronavirus Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the Saudi Health Ministry said on Saturday, raising to 39 the number of deaths from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom where it first emerged...
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More Than 1,000 Prisoners Escape In Massive Libyan Jailbreak
In this Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 file photo, a Libyan man takes pictures of the courtyard of Abu Salim prison, in Tripoli, Libya. Human Rights Watch said it has uncovered evidence of a wider use of waterboarding in American interrogations of detainees than has been acknowledged by the United States.
National Public Radio
More than 1,000 inmates, many convicted of serious crimes, have escaped from a prison in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, the country's prime minister confirmed....
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