Thursday, February 2, 2012

Egypt's Police Face Fallout From Riot - Wall Street Journal


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Egypt's Police Face Fallout From Riot
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By MATT BRADLEY AP Egyptians move barbed wire near the Interior Ministry in Cairo during protests Thursday at the authorities' failure to stop Wednesday's violence.. CAIROâ€"Police fired tear gas at thousands of protesters who flooded Egypt's capital on ...
In pictures: Egypt football death protestsBBC News
In Clashes With Police, Egyptians Unleash Fury Over Soccer Riot DeathsNew York Times
Hundreds injured in Cairo clashes after football protesteuronews
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Khmer Rouge chief jailer gets life in prison - The Associated Press


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Khmer Rouge chief jailer gets life in prison
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia â€" The Khmer Rouge tribunal's Supreme Court on Friday ordered the regime's chief jailer to serve out the rest of his life in prison because of his "shocking and heinous" crimes against the Cambodian people.
Former Khmer Rouge prison chief's appeal rejected, will spend life in prisonmsnbc.com
Khmer Rouge jailer loses final appealThe Australian
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US tries to ease confusion over Afghan plans - Reuters


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US tries to ease confusion over Afghan plans
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By David Alexander and David Brunnstrom | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - US forces will cede the lead role in combat operations in Afghanistan next year, but will keep fighting alongside Afghan troops, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday, ...
NATO ministers to consider accelerated withdrawal from combat role in AfghanistanWashington Post
Panetta Draws Fire Over Afghan ShiftWall Street Journal
NATO members rattled by US combat plan on AfghanistanLos Angeles Times
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Diplomats fail to reach UN resolution on Syria as Russia vows to reject call ... - Fox News


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Diplomats fail to reach UN resolution on Syria as Russia vows to reject call ...
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UNITED NATIONS â€" Diplomats failed Thursday to reach agreement on a UN resolution aimed at ending the bloodshed in Syria, leaving discussions in limbo pending consultations with their home governments. Envoys said that yet another text is being drawn up ...
UN Drops Call for Syrian Arms EmbargoNew York Times
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NATO ministers to consider accelerated withdrawal from combat role in Afghanistan - Washington Post


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NATO ministers to consider accelerated withdrawal from combat role in Afghanistan
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BRUSSELS â€" Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that NATO allies have agreed broadly to step back from the lead combat role in Afghanistan and let local forces take their place as early as next year, a shortened timetable that startled ...
Panetta believes Israel may strike Iran this spring: reportsReuters
NATO members rattled by US combat plan on AfghanistanLos Angeles Times
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Panetta believes Israel may strike Iran this spring: reports - Reuters


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Panetta believes Israel may strike Iran this spring: reports
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a growing possibility Israel will attack Iran as early as April to stop Tehran from building a nuclear bomb, US media reported on Thursday. The Washington Post first reported ...
Divisions within Taliban makes peace elusiveCBS News
Panetta Draws Fire Over Afghan ShiftWall Street Journal
US Will Keep Fighting as Afghans Take the Lead, Panetta SaysNew York Times
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In Egypt, protesters clash with police - Washington Post


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In Egypt, protesters clash with police
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CAIRO â€" Throngs of young Egyptians incensed over a deadly melee at a soccer match clashed with security forces outside the Interior Ministry in Cairo on Thursday night as the episode threatened to plunge the country into a new cycle of recriminations ...
Egypt mourns soccer riot victims; thousands march in CairoLos Angeles Times
Police, protesters clash after soccer violence in EgyptUSA TODAY
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Police accused of ignorance as Egyptian soccer faces up to bleak future - CNN International


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Police accused of ignorance as Egyptian soccer faces up to bleak future
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Al-Masry fans chase Al-Ahly players during riots that erupted after the football match. (CNN) -- With recriminations and accusations flying in the wake of riots that left 79 football fans dead in the northeastern city of Port Said, the immediate future ...
Egypt mourns soccer riot victims; thousands march in CairoLos Angeles Times
Egypt soccer riots draw ire from FIFA president Sepp Blatter; Were they ...Washington Post
Egypt football violence: Hundreds injured in Cairo clashesBBC News
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UN Envoys Debate Revised Syria Text; Hama Marks 1982 Massacre - Voice of America


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UN Envoys Debate Revised Syria Text; Hama Marks 1982 Massacre
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February 02, 2012 UN Envoys Debate Revised Syria Text; Hama Marks 1982 Massacre VOA News Diplomats at the United Nations are discussing the latest version of a European-Arab plan to end the Syrian crisis. The revised Security Council draft resolution ...
UN council close to deal on Syria draft: envoysReuters
Western UN Security Council diplomats back resolution on Syria, predict speedy ...Washington Post
PJ Crowley: Syria crisis upends Mid-East positionsBBC News
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US seeks to play down Panetta's Afghan comments - Reuters


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US seeks to play down Panetta's Afghan comments
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By Susan Cornwell and Tabassum Zakaria | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday played down Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's comments that the United States could end its combat role in Afghanistan next year, remarks that surprised ...
Panetta comment prompts questions, concerns in AfghanistanWashington Post
Still Britain rattles sabres. Nothing has been learned from AfghanistanThe Guardian
No winners in Afghanistan's warFinancial Times
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Panetta comment prompts questions, concerns in Afghanistan - Washington Post


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Panetta comment prompts questions, concerns in Afghanistan
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KABUL â€" Afghan security forces learned Wednesday that they may inherit their country's 10-year-old conflict earlier than expected, leaving soldiers and officials here to question whether the looming security handover is a testament to their own ...
No winners in Afghanistan's warFinancial Times
NATO Focuses on Timetable for Afghan WithdrawalNew York Times
Panetta lets stand report Israel may attack Iranmsnbc.com
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Egypt football violence: Tear gas during Cairo clashes - BBC News


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Egypt football violence: Tear gas during Cairo clashes
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Demonstrators angered by the deaths of 74 people after a football match in the city of Port Said on Wednesday have clashed with police outside the Egyptian interior ministry in Cairo. Hundreds have been injured, state-owned Egyptian TV reported.
Egyptian Protesters Denounce Military, Security Forces After Soccer DisasterVoice of America
Egypt Soccer Riot Stokes Anger at PoliceWall Street Journal
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UN diplomats consider revised Syria resolution - USA TODAY


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UN diplomats consider revised Syria resolution
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) â€" UN Security Council ambassadors on Thursday were considering a revised resolution aimed at stopping the bloodshed in Syria that removes an explicit reference to President Bashar Assad stepping aside. AP A rebel guards an alley in ...
Diplomats at UN Work on Revisions to Syria ResolutionNew York Times
1982 Hama massacre looms over Syria revoltThe Associated Press
US, allies drop Syria sanctions demand, seek deal with Russia at UNWashington Post
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Clashes in Egypt as Mourners Unleash Fury Over Soccer Melee - New York Times


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Clashes in Egypt as Mourners Unleash Fury Over Soccer Melee
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CAIRO â€" Clashes broke out here and in other Egyptian cities on Thursday, as thousands of people unleashed their fury at the authorities over the deaths of 73 people, many of them soccer fans, after a match the night before in the city of Port Said.
Egypt soccer riot: Thousands march in protest of violenceLos Angeles Times
Egypt football riot: Port Said officials sackedBBC News
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NATO Ministers Mull Afghan Drawdown - ABC News


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NATO Ministers Mull Afghan Drawdown
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NATO's top official joined the US and France on Thursday in calling for Afghan forces to take the lead in all combat operations by mid-2013, a year earlier than originally expected, while Western troops would shift to back up roles in the fight against ...
NATO Focuses on Timetable for Afghan WithdrawalNew York Times
NATO Chief: Afghan Timeline UnchangedVoice of America
US troops in Afghanistan: How big is shift from 'combat' to 'assistance'?Christian Science Monitor
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Egypt army, police blamed for soccer bloodshed - CBS News


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Egypt army, police blamed for soccer bloodshed
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CAIRO - A narrow stadium exit turned into a death trap. Crowds of Egyptian soccer fans fleeing supporters of the opposing team armed with knives, clubs and stones rushed into the corridor, only to be crushed against a locked gate, their rivals ...
Egypt football riot: Port Said officials sackedBBC News
Egyptians blame military for deadly soccer riotThe Associated Press
Blatter demands reasons for Egypt stadium deaths, warns about abuse of soccerWashington Post
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NATO Chief: Afghan Timeline Unchanged - Voice of America


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NATO Chief: Afghan Timeline Unchanged
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February 02, 2012 NATO Chief: Afghan Timeline Unchanged VOA News NATO Secretary General Anders-Fogh Rasmussen says the coalition's timeline for the security transition in Afghanistan still stands, despite recent announcements from the United States and ...
NATO Focuses on Timetable for Afghan WithdrawalNew York Times
Plan for early end to US combat role catches Afghan officials by surpriseChristian Science Monitor
Taliban return seen unlikely threat in reshaped AfghanistanReuters
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Egyptian PM fires soccer officials amid mourning for dozens killed in game riot - Fox News


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Egyptian PM fires soccer officials amid mourning for dozens killed in game riot
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PORT SAID, Egypt -- Egyptian prime minister Kamal al Ganzuri confirmed Thursday that he fired the country's top soccer officials after 74 people were killed during rioting at a top league game. Three days of mourning were being observed in the country ...
Egypt Mourns Lethal Soccer Riot, and Many Blame MilitaryNew York Times
Eyewitnesses: Police stood idle in Egypt football massacreCNN International
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Egypt football riot: Tension in Cairo as protests loom - BBC News


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Egypt football riot: Tension in Cairo as protests loom
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Crowds are gathering in Cairo as tension rises after riots in the city of Port Said on Wednesday which left at least 74 people dead. Angry fans blocked Tahrir Square. Others are marching in protest at the handling of the riots by police.
Egypt army, police blamed for soccer bloodshedCBS News
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Egyptians Protest Security Failure That Caused Soccer Disaster - Voice of America


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Egyptians Protest Security Failure That Caused Soccer Disaster
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February 02, 2012 Egyptians Protest Security Failure That Caused Soccer Disaster VOA News Egyptian activists are taking to the streets Thursday to protest the failure of police to prevent violence at a soccer match that left at least 74 people dead and ...
Death toll rises to 79 from soccer riots in EgyptCNN International
Egypt's benchmark stock index pares early losses accrued in wake of deadly ...Washington Post
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Death toll rises to 79 from soccer riots in Egypt - CNN International


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Death toll rises to 79 from soccer riots in Egypt
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Cairo (CNN) -- The death toll from a riot at a soccer game in Egypt rose to 79, officials said Thursday, as many continued to mourn and look for the reasons behind the deadly melee. A somber crowd of hundreds were in Cairo's Tahrir Square Thursday, ...
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Clash at Egyptian soccer match leaves scores dead - Washington Post


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Clash at Egyptian soccer match leaves scores dead
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Hundreds of others were injured after clashes erupted at the soccer game in Port Said, Egypt. The brother of one of the soccer fans killed in clashes at an Egyptian soccer match reads the Koran next to his brother's body at a mosque in Port Said.
Egypt's army, police blamed for deadly soccer riotFox News
Egypt's "ultras" soccer fans target ruling generalsReuters
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Egypt football riot: Egyptians turn on ruling generals after Port Said ... - Telegraph.co.uk


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Egypt football riot: Egyptians turn on ruling generals after Port Said ...
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Egytians led by their newly elected but powerless politicians have turned angrily on the ruling generals after the country's worst football violence killed at least 74 people in Port Said. By Richard Spencer, Cairo Fans and some security officers were ...
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74 die as Egypt football fans clash - The Press Association


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74 die as Egypt football fans clash
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At least 74 people have been killed and hundreds injured after soccer fans invaded the pitch in the Egyptian seaside city of Port Said, following an upset victory by the home team over the country's top club. The result set off clashes and a stampede ...
Egyptian football violence: at least 70 people dead after fire and riot at ...Telegraph.co.uk
Egypt soccer violence kills 74, fans turn on armyReuters
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