Political and civil unrest

Political and civil unrest

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  New tensions in Egypt over top prosecutor

  Egypt's top prosecutor retracted his resignation on Thursday, a decision that could cause a new uproar in the country after he was accused of ... 

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  Fear keeps Egypt's Christians away from polls

  A campaign of intimidation by Islamists left most Christians in this southern Egyptian province too afraid to participate in last week's referendum ... 

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  Outrage grows in India over gang-rape on bus

  The hours-long gang-rape and near-fatal beating of a 23-year-old student on a bus in New Delhi triggered outrage and anger across the country ... 

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  Greek public sector cutbacks trigger strike

  Civil servants in Greece staged a 24-hour strike Wednesday, as thousands gathered to protest new pay cuts as well as suspensions that are expected to ... 

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  China is top dam builder, going where others won't

  Up a sweeping jungle valley in a remote corner of Cambodia, Chinese engineers and workers are raising a 100-meter- (330-foot-) high dam over the ...