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Egypt's President and Military on Collision Course

Egypt's newly elected president Mohamed Morsi appears on a collision course with the country's powerful military generals after ordering the parliament to reconvene, in defiance of a high court decree last month that dissolved the legislature.

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Russia to Halt Arms Shipments to Syria

A senior Russian defense official said Moscow will no longer sell any weapons to Syria until the situation there calms down, as a Syrian activist group said the death toll from the Syrian conflict has surpassed 17,000.

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At major conference, Ban calls for continued international engagement with Afghanistan

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

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International pressure needed to prevent further escalation of violence in Syria – Ban

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In Homs, Syria, smoke drifts into the sky from buildings and houses hit by shelling.

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