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Proposed US House bill keeps Egypt military aid
Date: 2013-07-24 20:16:12 GMT - USA - International - SN:46 - ID:214382
Leaders of the US House of Representatives panel in charge of foreign aid proposed that military aid for Egypt be kept at $1.3 billion next year, one of few programs left unscathed in a bill seeking steep cuts in international spending, Voice of ....
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US suspends delivery of F-16s to Egypt: Pentagon
Date: 2013-07-24 20:14:05 GMT - USA - International - SN:45 - ID:214378
The US has decided not to go ahead with plans to supply Egypt with an additional four F-16 fighter jets due to the latest developments in Egypt ,the Pentagon said Wednesday. "Given the current situation in Egypt we do not believe it is ....
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Kremlin refrains from confirming Putin’s plans to visit Iran
Date: 2013-07-24 16:31:42 GMT - Russia - International - SN:17 - ID:214097
MOSCOW (MENA) – The Kremlin is refraining from confirming President Vladimir Putin’s plans to visit Iran, Interfax said Wednesday. “A lot of visits are in the process of preparations, but I so far cannot confirm this," Putin's press secretary ....
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55% of Israelis say they're inclined to vote for peace deal - survey
Date: 2013-07-24 16:28:37 GMT - palestine - International - SN:16 - ID:214092
More than half of all Israelis would likely support any peace agreement Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted to a referendum, a poll carried out by Israeli Haaretz newspaper said. The poll was conducted four days after US ....
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Brazil crowds greet Pope Francis in Rio de Janeiro
Date: 2013-07-23 11:47:19 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:21 - ID:212261
Pope Francis has been greeted by tens of thousands of Brazilian pilgrims as he began his first trip abroad since becoming head of the Catholic Church, BBC reported. The first Latin American Pope toured Rio de Janeiro in an open car and then ....
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Spokesman: Putin has no role in release of Alexei Navalny from jail
Date: 2013-07-23 11:43:25 GMT - Russia - International - SN:20 - ID:212256
The Kremlin's spokesman said Russian President Vladimir Putin had played no role in opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s sudden release from jail last week, RIA Novosti reported. Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, denied that report in an ....
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FARC offers to arm coca growers in Colombia
Date: 2013-07-23 11:09:45 GMT - Colombia - International - SN:18 - ID:212171
Colombia’s main rebel group is offering to arm coca growers who have been blocking roads for more than a month in a turbulent northeastern region to demand a halt in coca eradication, ABC News reported. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of ....
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UNICEF: 30 million girls 'at risk' of being subjected to Female genital mutilation
Date: 2013-07-23 10:34:15 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:17 - ID:212129
A study by Unicef has found that more than 30 million girls are at risk of being subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) over the next decade, a study by Unicef has found, the BBC reported. It said more than 125 million girls and women ....
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Protest builds in Australia over asylum seeker policy
Date: 2013-07-23 10:32:47 GMT - Australia - International - SN:16 - ID:212125
A small Darwin protest was held Monday as debate continues over the Australian Federal Government's plan to ship off asylum seekers to Papua New Guinea for good, ABC news reported on Tuesday. About 60 people chanted slogans outside the ....
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S. Korea to donate retired Navy corvette to Colombia
Date: 2013-07-23 10:31:32 GMT - south korea - International - SN:15 - ID:212124
South Korea will hand over one of its retired corvettes to the Colombian Navy for cracking down on drug trafficking and for maritime patrolling, Seoul's defense ministry said Tuesday, as part of its drive to boost arms exports to the South American ....
