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US Lawmakers: Aid to Egypt Should Continue - for Now
Some U.S. lawmakers say there should be no immediate cut-off of
American aid to Egypt following the military ouster of President Mohamed
Morsi. The future of that assistance was the focus of a Senate hearing
one day after the Obama administration announced a delay in the delivery
of F-16 fighter jets to Egypt. ...
US Lawmakers Seek Sanctions on Nations Helping Snowden
US lawmakers on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a measure
requiring the federal government to discuss possible sanctions against
Russia or any other nation that provides asylum to fugitive former
intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who is currently holed up in a
Moscow airport while seeking temporary refugee status in Russia. ...
Pakistani Taliban Attack Raises New Fears
Taliban militants in Pakistan have claimed responsibility for
Wednesday's unprecedented suicide gun-and-bomb attack on a regional
headquarters facility of the country's main spy agency. Authorities say
the raid and ensuing shootout left nine people, including five
attackers, dead. The high-profile attack in an otherwise sleepy district
has refueled criticism of Pakistan's anti-terrorism campaign. ...
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China Indicts Bo Xilai for Bribery, Corruption
A court in China has indicted disgraced politician Bo Xilai on charges
of corruption and abuse of power. Bo was swept from office more than a
year ago following one of China's biggest political scandals and
vanished from the public limelight. ...
Yukos Trial Not Political, But Not Fair - European Court
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that the 2005
conviction against Russian businessmen Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon
Lebedev was based on legitimate charges, dismissing their complaint that
their prosecution was politically motivated, but found that the hearing
of their case was unfair. ...
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