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NATO Suspends Operations With Afghan Soldiers NATO says it's scaling back operations with Afghan soldiers and policemen to lower the risk of insider attacks. So far, about 51 international troops have died in such attacks. The U.S.-led coalition's key goal is to get Afghan forces ready to take over security from foreign forces by the end of 2014. |
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Egypt TV: Ex-President Mubarak Is On Life Support Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is said to be on life support after suffering a stroke in prison. Meanwhile, demonstrators are still gathered in Tahrir Sqaure protesting moves by the interim military government to seize power. |
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Battle For Power Coming To A Head In Egypt Controversial court rulings on presidential and parliamentary elections sparked protests Thursday. Many in Egypt worry that this brings to a head the battle for power between the country's ruling generals and the main Islamist party, the Muslim Brotherhood. |
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Egyptians Vote In 2nd Day Of Presidential Election The first free presidential election in Egypt is in its second day. Thirteen candidates are vying to replace Hosni Mubarak. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the overall vote, there will be a runoff next month between the top two vote getters. |
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Americans Detained In Egypt Now Allowed To Leave American democracy workers are headed home from Egypt, where they had been under a travel ban. |
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Egypt To Try 19 Americans In NGO Dispute Nineteen Americans face criminal charges in Egypt over their work for U.S. non-profit organizations. The charges are part of an escalating stand-off between Egyptian officials and the U.S. Washington sends some $1.5 billion in aid to Egypt, and U.S. lawmakers say that's in jeopardy now. |
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Egyptians Cast Ballots In 1st Stage Of Parliamentary Elections Voting in Egypt for the first phase of parliamentary elections is underway. The polling is being overshadowed by turmoil in the streets and the population is sharply polarized over the nation's direction. |
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Throngs Of Voters Cast Ballots In Alexandria In the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, hundreds of women lined up at one polling center Monday. For many of the women at the segregated polling station, this is the first election in which they feel their choice will count. |
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Egypt Protest Attracts Islamists, Secular Activists Virtually all of Egypt's post-revolutionary political parties are planning major demonstrations in Cairo and other cities Friday. It amounts to a test of wills with the ruling military council over the direction of the country. At issue is a document from the generals aimed at guiding the drafting of a new constitution. Critics call it an attempt to enshrine military rule. |
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Libyan Rebels Haven't Sewn Up Tripoli Victory Yet There is confusion in Libya over just what progress the rebels have made in their battle to take the capital Tripoli. It also raises questions about what is happening with the transitional government in the rebel capital of Benghazi. |