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1. Egypt Violence Enters 4th Day February 05, 2012 Protesters and police in Egypt clashed Sunday for a fourth straight day in Cairo. Security personnel were trying to keep protesters away from government buildings in the capital. The protesters are calling for the ruling military council to surrender power to a civilian government.  Officials say at least 12 people have died and 2,500 others have been wounded since violence broke out Thursday.The violence was sparked by anger at the failure of Egyptian security forces to prevent a melee and stampede after a soccer match Wednesday in the city of Port Said that killed 74 people.  On Saturday, po... (read more)

2. Renewed Clashes Grip Egypt February 03, 2012 Violence spreading across Egypt's cities Friday killed at least three people in growing fallout from a deadly soccer riot. Anger over the inability of security forces to prevent Wednesday's soccer stampede that left 74 dead in Port Said has evolved into demonstrations calling for the ruling military council to surrender power to a civilian government.  The sound of gunfire, tear gas cannisters and rocks smashing against police shields filled the air in and around Cairo's historic Tahrir Square following Friday prayers.  One doctor treating protesters near the square told the Associated Press t... (read more)

3. Pakistan: Militants Must Surrender Weapons Before Peace Talks October 18, 2011 Pakistan's interior minister says the government is willing to enter into peace talks with militants if they lay down their weapons.Interior Minister Rehman Malik told reporters Tuesday in the southwestern city of Quetta that the government had received messages from "extremist elements" for reconciliation and dialogue.  He refused to elaborate on those messages or name the groups that reportedly had contacted the government.But Malik did stress that Islamabad would not engage in peace talks if the insurgents "held a Kalashnikov rifle in one hand."While there are several militant organizations... (read more)

4. Romney Vows to Strengthen US Military if Elected October 08, 2011 In U.S. politics, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney pledged Friday to strengthen the U.S. military to deal with threats from abroad if he is elected president next year.  The former Massachusetts governor and current Republican front-runner gave a sweeping foreign policy address at the Citadel, a military college in South Carolina.  Mitt Romney, while sharply criticizing President Barack Obama, told cadets at the Citadel that when America is strong, the world is safer, and that the United States should embrace its foreign policy challenges and not crawl back into an isolationist sh... (read more)

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