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Egypt's Mursi rebuffs army ultimatum, sets own course

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CAIRO - President Mohamed Mursi rebuffed an army ultimatum to force a resolution to Egypt's political crisis, saying on Tuesday that he had not been consulted and would pursue his own plans for national reconciliation. | Video

World, Egypt 2:47am EDT

Snowden threatens new U.S. leaks, asks numerous countries for asylum

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LONDON/MOSCOW - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden broke his silence on Monday for the first time since fleeing to Moscow over a week ago, blasting the Obama administration and saying he remained free to make new disclosures about U.S. spying activity.

U.S., World 3:31am EDT

Taliban attack on supply base in Afghan capital kills six

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KABUL - Taliban insurgents including a suicide bomber in a truck killed six people in an attack on a foreign logistics and supply company in Kabul on Tuesday, police said, the latest in a string of daring assaults in the Afghan capital.

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Mon, Jul 1 2013

Syrian rebels threaten to target Shi'ite villages in Aleppo

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BEIRUT - Syrian rebels in the northern province of Aleppo on Monday threatened to seize two Shi'ite Muslim villages that back President Bashar al-Assad unless they surrendered to the opposition. | Video

World, Syria, United Nations 01 Jul 2013

Suicide bomber kills 22 in Iraqi Shi'ite mosque

MUQDADIYA, Iraq - A suicide bomber blew himself up at a mourning ceremony inside a Shi'ite mosque in Iraq late on Monday, killing at least 22 people, police said. | Video

World, United Nations, Iraq 01 Jul 2013

China's Xinjiang offers rewards after deadliest unrest in four years

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BEIJING - China announced rewards of up to 100,000 yuan ($16,000) on Tuesday for information leading the arrest of those responsible for the deadliest violence in four years in the vast far-western region of Xinjiang, dominated by Muslim Uighurs.

World, China 2:22am EDT

Exclusive: Arms ship seized by Yemen may have been Somalia-bound: U.N.

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UNITED NATIONS - An Iranian ship laden with arms seized by Yemeni authorities in January may also have been bound for Somalia, according to a confidential U.N. report seen by Reuters on Monday.

World, United Nations, Yemen, Africa 01 Jul 2013

South Africa's De Klerk in hospital for heart procedure

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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's last white president, FW de Klerk, will undergo a procedure on Tuesday to install a pacemaker, his assistant said.

World, Africa 2:45am EDT

South Africa's Mandela still 'critical but stable'

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JOHANNESBURG - Ailing anti-apartheid leader and former South African President Nelson Mandela remained in hospital on Monday in a "critical but stable" condition, the government said. | Video

World, Nelson Mandela, Africa 1:32am EDT

UAE court jails scores of Emiratis in coup plot trial: TV

ABU DHABI - A United Arab Emirates court on Tuesday convicted and jailed most of 94 Emiratis accused of plotting a coup, Abu Dhabi television said, at the end of trial analysts said reflected official mistrust of Islamist groups following the Arab Spring.

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McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum

These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.