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U.S. Lawmakers Say Americans in Gaza Flotilla May Be Prosecuted - Bloomberg
Jun 28, 2011 - Two members of Congress said US citizens who join a flotilla planning to break Israel's embargo of the Gaza Strip should face prosecution. “Israel's blockade of terrorist territory is absolutely legal,”
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Palestinians Set Up Committee to Lobby for State Recognition - Bloomberg
Jun 28, 2011 - The Palestinian Authority set up a committee to lobby for recognition of its state before the vote it will seek at the United Nations in September, said Nabil Shaath, a senior official.
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Egyptian Court Orders Dissolution of Mubarak-Era Local Councils - New York Times
Jun 28, 2011 - CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Tuesday ordered the dissolution of municipal councils nationwide, taking a major step toward dismantling one of the last political institutions of former President Hosni Mubarak.
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Bin Laden raid has fallout for Pakistani students - The Associated Press
Jun 28, 2011 - ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan (AP) — A group of British schools, fearing negative publicity, cut off a partnership with teachers and students in this town where Osama bin Laden was killed, upsetting Pakistani participants who note that a key purpose of the
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Bad Reviews for Assad's Efforts to Win Hearts in Syria: Worldview - Bloomberg
Jun 27, 2011 - By Nicholas Noe & Walid Raad Mon Jun 27 20:27:00 GMT 2011 Comments June 27 (Bloomberg) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must have hoped that his third speech to his nation in as many months would be well-received by commentators in the region.
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Two Injured in 3rd Day of Northeastern Nigeria Violence After Explosion - Bloomberg
Jun 27, 2011 - Two people were injured in a blast outside in Maiduguri, Nigeria, in a third day of violence in the northeastern city, said Major-General Jack Nwaogbo, commander of the military task
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Tepco Faces Protests at Shareholder Meeting - Bloomberg
Jun 27, 2011 - Protesters gather in front of Shinjuku Station, marking three months since the earthquake and tsunami hit Northern Japan, in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, June 11, 2010.
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Pakistan Taliban use husband, wife suicide bombers - The Associated Press
Jun 26, 2011 - DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban said Sunday the group had sent a husband and wife suicide squad to carry out an attack on a police station in northwestern Pakistan that killed 10 people, a rare instance of militants using a
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Latest E. Coli Outbreak in France Appears Isolated - New York Times
Jun 26, 2011 - BRUSSELS — The French authorities said Sunday that the latest outbreak of a deadly strain of E. coli in Europe appeared to be isolated, even as European Union officials discussed wider action to restrict sales of bean sprouts,
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Michelle Obama and family go on African safari - The Associated Press
Jun 25, 2011 - MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, South Africa (AP) — It's an African safari for Michelle Obama and her family. The first lady, her daughters, her mother, and a niece and nephew climbed into an open-air vehicle Saturday afternoon in search of lions, tigers,
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Militants raid Pakistan police station; 10 killed - The Associated Press
Jun 25, 2011 - DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Militants attacked a police station in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing 10 officers and sparking an hourslong standoff that included a suicide bombing and two other explosions, authorities said.
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Chinese dissident freed; more surveillance feared - The Associated Press
Jun 25, 2011 - BEIJING (AP) — A prominent Chinese political activist imprisoned for sedition was released Sunday at the end of his more than three-year sentence, his wife said, though his freedom could be limited by continued surveillance. A major figure in China's
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Osama bin Laden wanted to change al-Qaeda's name for marketing reasons - Telegraph.co.uk
Jun 24, 2011 - Osama bin Laden lamented that al-Qaeda was suffering from a marketing problem and wanted to change the organisation's name because the West was winning the public relations fight. In his final writings, he was concerned the group was killing to many
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Armenia, Azerbaijan seek peace breakthrough - AFP
Jun 24, 2011 - MOSCOW — The rival leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet at a summit hosted by Russia on Friday to seek a breakthrough on an old territorial row that world powers fear could again erupt into armed conflict. independence The meeting in the Russian city
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Ahead of UN Vote, Effort to Restart Mideast Talks - New York Times
Jun 24, 2011 - JERUSALEM — Intensive efforts are under way to stave off a Palestinian bid for United Nations membership in September, with diplomats trying to lure Israeli and Palestinian leaders back to negotiations on the basis of President Obama's
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