One person died and more than 300 were injured Friday when clashes broke out in Cairo as protests against the country's military government turned violent, state media reported.

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1 dead, hundreds hurt in Egypt clashes

The leader of France’s resurgent, anti-immigrant far right, Marine Le Pen, is refusing to endorse either candidate in the country’s presidential runoff and said Tuesday she will cast a blank protest ballot.

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France’s Le Pen Won’t Endorse Anyone for President

BERLIN — For decades, Germany shied away from celebrating its military, ashamed of the jingoism that helped spark two world wars. But as thousands of the country’s troops return home from Afghanistan, many here are saying that old ghosts are causing new neglect. Read full article > >

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Germany struggles with homecoming of Afghanistan veterans

Spanish unemployment hits a new record high of 5.64 million, official figures show, hours after the country’s debt rating was downgraded.

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Spanish unemployment hits record

KABUL — The Taliban this week has shuttered or partially shuttered about 50 schools in southeastern Afghanistan, a bold display of the insurgency’s power in a part of the country now at the center of the American war effort. Read full article > >

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Egypt’s election commission reinstates ex-Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq as a candidate in the country’s presidential poll, a day after barring him.

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Poll bar on Egypt ex-PM reversed

Standard & Poor’s now says the country has at least a 1-in-3 chance of seeing its debt downgraded to junk status.

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Standard & Poor’s Gives Negative Outlook for India

Syria’s remaining cash reserves are quickly dwindling as the country’s anti-government uprising marks its 13th month , according to intelligence officials and financial analysts who describe a steady hollowing-out of the country’s economy in the face of sanctions. Read full article > >

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Syria running out of cash as sanctions take toll, but Assad avoids economic pain

As preparations continue across the country for the London Olympics, cyclist Sir Chris Hoy talks about inspiring new champions and how he became a Olympic gold medalist.

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The disqualifications of three leading presidential candidates threw a spotlight on the country’s influential five-member election commission.

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News Analysis: Turmoil in Egypt Elections Puts Spotlight On Panel’s Motives

As the United Nations and Syria reach a deal that will set the ground rules for UN observers in the country, people in Idlib Province have accused the government of breaking its promises and attacking civilian areas.

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VIDEO: Witnessing Syria’s broken promises

The UK will fund Afghan security forces after British combat operations in the country cease in 2014, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has said.

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UK Afghan funding ‘beyond 2014′

Both Iranians and foreigners were arrested in connection with what was described as a plot to assassinate one of the country’s “specialists,” Iran’s state media reported.

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Iran Arrests 15 in Alleged Assassination Plot

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is tightening his grip on the country during the decrease in violence brought on by U.N. demands, experts on the region say.

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Experts: Al-Assad making gains

As UN observers within Syria report that some shelling is still occurring in the country, BBC correspondent Ian Pannell managed to get inside Idlib province and joined rebels fighting Assad’s troops.

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VIDEO: Inside Syria with rebel forces