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Egypt power cuts deepen suffering in fasting month (AP)

August 26th, 2010

In this Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010 photo, Egyptian Children cool off in a public fountain in Cairo, Egypt. Since Muslims began their daily dawn-to-dusk fast for the holy month of Ramadan two weeks ago, Egypt has been hit by its worst power outages in decades. The cuts at the height of summer with daily temperatures hovering around 100 degrees, along with rising food prices and water shortages, have Egyptians fuming, sweating and cursing during a month in which their sacrifices are supposed to bring them closer to God. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)AP - Since Muslims began their daily dawn-to-dusk fast for the holy month of Ramadan two weeks ago, Egypt has been hit by its worst power outages in decades.


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Cameron lost hope of taking power during post-poll talks (AFP)

July 28th, 2010

British Prime Minister David Cameron gives a speech at Infosys Campus in Bangalore. Cameron has revealed he lost all hope of ousting Gordon Brown in May's general election just 24 hours before taking power, in a documentary broadcast Thursday.(AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed he lost all hope of ousting Gordon Brown in May’s general election just 24 hours before taking power, in a documentary broadcast…

US shows its power to NKorea with carrier drills (AP)

July 27th, 2010

In this Monday, July 26, 2010 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Navy and South Korea ships transit the East Sea Monday, July 26, 2010 in a 13-ship formation led by the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tuscon (SSN 770). South Korea and the United States are conducting joint exercises in the seas east of the Korean peninsula from July 25-28, 2010. (AP Photo/Navy Visual News Service, PO 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas)AP - The East Sea off the coast of the Korean peninsula roiled with U.S. and South Korean ships, submarines, fighter jets and helicopters — high-profile military maneuvers intended to…

Pakistan: A General Stays On, Solidifying Army Power (Time.com)

July 23rd, 2010

Time.com - The reappointment of General Ashfaq Kiyani is a reminder of the limits of government authority. But his importance to U.S. objectives in Afghanistan makes Washington unlikely to complain

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Police: 2 killed in Russian power station attack (AP)

July 21st, 2010

In this image taken from TV Russian NTV channel on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, smoke rising from the Russian hydropower station in Kabardino-Balkariya, one of the republics in Russia's restive Caucasus region where clashes with insurgents are frequent. Two carloads of assailants attacked a hydroelectric station in southern Russia on Wednesday July 21, 2010, killing two workers and setting off bombs. (AP Photo/ Russian NTV channel) **TV OUT**AP - Two carloads of assailants attacked a hydroelectric station in southern Russia early Wednesday, killing two workers and setting off bombs.


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