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Egypt protests: Army issues 48-hour ultimatum for agreement amid clashes
The unprecedented step, described by government opponents as a "coup
with two days' notice", left the Islamist organisation looking beaten
and outnumbered just a year after it won elections in Egypt.
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Abbas praises Kerry, says window for peace deal closing
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas sounded upbeat Tuesday in
his first public comments on the diplomatic process since US Secretary
of State's intensive shuttle diplomacy over the weekend.
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Fearing chaos, US wades into Egypt turmoil
Fearing a political-military implosion that could throw its most important Arab ally into chaos.
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Kerry: Israeli settlements not obstacle to peace
The Palestinian Authority and its supporters around the world regularly
single out Jewish "settlements" on the biblical lands of Judea and
Samaria.
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China to hold its 'biggest-ever' foreign navy drills with Russia
A Chinese fleet of seven vessels is on its way to Vladivostok to
participate in its biggest-ever foreign joint exercise with Russia.
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Palestinians, Israelis closely watching Egypt instability
US Secretary of State John Kerry's latest attempt to get Israelis and
Palestinians back to the negotiating table has been forgotten in the
huge protests that are sweeping Egypt.
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John Paul II 'set for sainthood' with second miracle
The Congregation for the Causes of Saints ruled an "inexplicable
recovery" on 1 May 2011 was due to the late Pope's intercession.
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'Jewish Diaspora' Behind Unrest, Says Turkish Minister
The "Jewish diaspora" and "foreign powers" are behind recent unrest in
Turkey, the country's Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay claimed Monday.
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PM Tells Red Cross: 'Freeing Hamas Prisoners Means More Terror'
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told International Committee of the
Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Mauer on Monday of a recent case in
which a Hamas prisoner freed on humanitarian grounds soon gloried in his
return to terror.
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Syrian Jihadists Publicly Behead Catholic Priest
A Catholic priest has been publicly beheaded by Syrian terrorists after
he was accused of collaborating with President Bashar Al-Assad's regime.