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Clampdown on Egypt’s media raises fears
Human rights groups in Egypt have condemned a recent clampdown on media critical of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood amid concerns the new Islamist government is starting to imitate the practices of Hosni Mubarak, the dictator ousted by a popular uprising last year.
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Israeli minister warns of 30-day war with Iran
A strike on Iran’s nuclear sites would spark a 30-day war with missile attacks on Israel's cities and as many as 500 dead, according to the Israeli minister responsible for preparing home defences.
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Secret memos expose link between oil firms and invasion of Iraq
Plans to exploit Iraq's oil reserves were discussed by government ministers and the world's largest oil companies the year before Britain took a leading role in invading Iraq, government documents show.
2 Qaddafi Sons Are Said to Offer Plan to Push Father Out
At least two sons of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi are proposing a resolution to the Libyan conflict that would entail pushing their father aside to make way for a transition to a constitutional democracy under the direction of his son Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, a diplomat and a Libyan official briefed on the plan said Sunday.
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Oil price hits highest level since recession on supply fears
The price of oil reached its highest price since September 2008 in morning trading, boosted by strong jobs numbers from the US at the end of last week and the ongoing fighting in Libya.
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'Death Squad': Full horror emerges of how rogue U.S. brigade murdered and mutilated innocent Afghan civilians - and kept their body parts as trophies
Shocking new details emerged today of how American troops formed a 'death squad' to randomly murder Afghan civilians and mutilate their corpses.-Warning-Graphic
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Eyewitness: Gunfire, tear gas in Syrian city
An eyewitness says security forces have fired tear gas on thousands of anti-government protesters in southern Syria.
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Libyan operation could last months
U.S.-led military action in Libya has bolstered rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi's forces, but the international operation could continue for months, the Obama administration says.
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Losing Our Way
So here we are pouring shiploads of cash into yet another war, this time in Libya, while simultaneously demolishing school budgets, closing libraries, laying off teachers and police officers, and generally letting the bottom fall out of the quality of life here at home.
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