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Focus Has Egypt's experiment with Islamism failed? (+video)
The Muslim Brotherhood's dominance may be over, but a 'harder' strain of political Islam could fill the void in Egypt.
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Focus Egypt: from Mubarak's ouster to Morsi's
A timeline of post-revolution Egypt
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In a Mexican border town, a friend in the fight against AIDS
Rosember López Samayoa helps those in Chiapas, Mexico, who bear a double stigma: migrants who also are LGBT.
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Capture of Zetas leader may bring more violence (+video)
Zetas leader captured: The arrest of drug kingpin Miguel Angel Treviño Morales could open the door to internal power struggles and challenges from other cartels.
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Zetas leader captured: 'Z-40' captured by Mexican Marines
Zetas leader Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, known as 'Z-40,' was captured in a pickup truck with eight guns and $2 million in cash, officials announced.
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Orangutan remark: Politician under fire for racist slur
Orangutan remark: Roberto Calderoli remarked at an anti-immigrant rally that Cecile Kyenge, a Congolese-born Cabinet minister, resembles an orangutan, prompting huge outcry.
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Cow falls on man: Cow crashes through roof, kills man
Cow falls on man: A cow fell through the roof of a small house in southeastern Brazil, say police. It killed a man and narrowly missed his wife.
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In surprise, Chinese court releases mom from prison labor camp
A court in Hunan said Tang Hui's 'personal freedoms' were violated when she was sent to prison for 'reeducation through labor.' She had spoken out against local officials.
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Putin acknowledges Snowden is 'trapped' in Russia (+video)
But he and Snowden agree on one thing: Snowden should leave Russia as soon as possible.
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Spanish government 'will not be blackmailed,' says impugned PM Rajoy (+video)
The ex-treasurer of Spain's ruling party told a court today that he had delivered cash to the premier.
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A different worry in the Mideast: 'Have you seen my sheep?'
I could understand the toothless Bedu lady's concern. Three lost sheep meant the ovine equivalent of up to $600 lost among the rocky crags of this central Lebanon wilderness.
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US envoy seeks to shore up influence in post-Morsi Egypt
Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns met with Egypt's interim President Adly Mansour in Cairo today. But Egypt's interim rulers seem more inclined to look to the Gulf, not the US, for support.
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Reports of 'Islamism's' demise are greatly exaggerated
There's been a fair bit of commentary to the contrary. But it's not clear it's even a hammer-blow for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
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Study: West facilitates African corruption
When the son of Equatorial Guinea's president wanted to steal money from state coffers, he hid it in European banks. And he's hardly the only one.
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More women in the boardroom? Europe considers forcing the issue.
Gender quotas are receiving increased attention – and dividing governments – across Europe.
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India bids farewell to state-run telegram service after 163 years. Stop. (+video)
Smart phones and texting are taking the place of the telegram.
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Operation Jersey Shore Vacation offers an oceanside respite to US military families
A tiny New Jersey charity provides a place for military families to vacation along with gift cards for groceries, free meals, and island outings.
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Bangladesh finds Islamist party leader guilty of war crimes (+video)
A tribunal found Ghulam Azam guilty on 61 charges, including conspiracy and incitement to kill during Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971. He was sentenced to 90 years in prison.
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Beijing on slow GDP growth: 'slower is healthy'
China's GDP growth slowed to 7.5 percent after two decades of rapid development.
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Snowden revelations: What more does he have? (+video)
Journalist Glenn Greenwald says the former NSA contractor has 'thousands of documents' that detail how the security agency operates.
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