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Egyptian Lawmakers Meet, Defying Military

Egypt's new president briefly reconvened parliament Tuesday in defiance of the military, which dissolved the legislature last month based on a high court order. Afterwards, Egypt's highest court has overruled Mohamed Morsi's decision to recall the...

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Afghan National Army works with Mississippi Army Guard unit, takes charge in providing security

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Army Sgt. Jason Brassfield, with the Mississippi Army National Guard's 288th Sapper Company, instructs Afghan National Army...

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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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