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10 years ago+19 19 0A voice of moderation martyred
Lebanon edged closer to full-blown chaos Friday after former Finance Minister Mohammad Shatah, a senior aide to Future Movement leader Saad Hariri, was assassinated in a car bombing in Downtown Beirut that also killed five other people.
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10 years ago+16 16 0Egypt: 5 killed as police clash with protesters
With water cannons and tear gas, Egyptian riot police battled on Friday with hundreds of rock-throwing supporters of ousted ex-President Mohammed Morsi in clashes across the country that left five dead, according to officials.
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10 years agoCurrent Event+9 9 0Judge rules NSA collection of phone records is legal
A federal judge rules that the National Security Agency's collection of phone records is legal.
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10 years ago+10 11 1Chinese icebreaker stalled en route to stranded ship
A Chinese icebreaker heading to free a polar expedition vessel trapped in an Antarctic ice floe also got stuck Friday.
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10 years ago+14 14 0Britain hit by heavy rain and gales
Heavy rain and gales of more than 100mph returned to Britain overnight — just days after the last storm caused Christmas misery for tens of thousands of people. The Met Office has issued yellow and amber weather warnings, indicating “severe or hazard ...