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Voice of America -
November 28, 2011 Egyptians Wary About Future as Historic Elections Begin Elizabeth Arrott/Japhet Weeks | Cairo Egypt is entering the next stage of its political transition with parliamentary elections, a process that started Monday and is expected to ...
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New York Times -
DAMASCUS, Syria - Outraged at the Arab League's unprecedented battery of sanctions on Syria, the country's foreign minister denounced the steps Monday as “economic war” by brethren states and he hinted at retaliation.
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Washington Post -
ISLAMABAD - The NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers lasted almost two hours and continued even after commanders at the bases pleaded with coalition forces to stop, Pakistan's military claimed Monday, charges that could further inflame ...
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Christian Science Monitor -
Guest blogger Laura Seay writes that today's elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo will carry the risk of violence if the election results are disputed, either by current President Kabila or main opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi.
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Reuters -
TEHRAN, Nov 28 (Reuters) - A bill to downgrade Iran's ties with Britain got final approval on Monday a day after parliament approved the measure compelling the government to expel the British ambassador in retaliation for sanctions ...
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New York Times -
BAGHDAD - A yellow taxi loaded with explosives blew up at the crowded front gates of a prison north of Baghdad on Monday morning, killing at least 13 people, many of them security guards or civilians waiting to visit jailed family members ...
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RIA Novosti -
MOSCOW, November 28 (RIA Novosti) - Russian envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin will visit China and Iran in mid-January to discuss a US-backed global missile defense network.
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CNN (blog) -
Editor's note: Each day, we'll bring you some of the diverse voices from our site and across the Web on the stories causing ripples throughout the news sphere.
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Reuters -
KUWAIT Nov 28 (Reuters) - The Kuwaiti government resigned on Monday, parliamentary sources said, in response to escalating demands by protesters and opposition deputies that the prime minister step down over corruption allegations.
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New York Times -
SANA, Yemen - Ignoring calls by his opponents to stop announcing decisions that affect the country, President Ali Abdullah Saleh declared a general amnesty on Sunday for people who had committed “follies” during the uprising and ...
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BBC News -
A hotel group has rejected claims that a video showed two employees celebrating after police were called to investigate Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
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CBS News -
Prince William at the controls of a Sea King helicopter during a training exercise at Holyhead Mountain, having flown from RAF Valley in Anglesey, north Wales, on Thursday, March 31, 2011.
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BusinessWeek -
Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his aim of holding elections in May and said he would meet again with Hamas next month.
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BBC News -
Singer Charlotte Church has told how her mother's mental health suffered when the News of the World published a story exposing her father's affair.
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Telegraph.co.uk -
At least 11 people have died and more than 30 people are still missing after an Indonesian bridge, built to resemble San Francisco's Golden Gate, collapsed.
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Voice of America -
November 28, 2011 China, Burma To Strengthen Military Cooperation Stephanie Ho | Beijing China's vice president says his country and Burma should strengthen their military ties.
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UPI.com -
CAIRO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- For the ninth time since the Egyptian revolution, saboteurs attacked the natural gas pipeline in the Sinai Peninsula, the government said.
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Washington Post -
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali militant group al-Shabab on Monday banned 16 aid groups - including a half dozen UN agencies - from central and southern Somalia, a decision likely to harm Somalis already suffering from drought and famine.
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TIME -
(MANILA, Philippines) - A powerful blast killed at least 3 people and wounded 27 others in a budget hotel packed with wedding guests in the southern Philippines, officials said Monday.
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The Australian -
Abdelilah Benkirane, general secretary of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) gestures during a press conference in Rabat. Source: AFP A MODERATE Islamist party won the most seats in Morocco's early parliamentary elections, final results have shown ...
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