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Clinton's calls fall flat in Egypt political fight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 15th

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - The head of Egypt's military took a tough line Sunday on the Muslim Brotherhood, warning that he won't let the fundamentalist group dominate the country, only hours after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged

News Summary: US microblog in China disappears

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

By The Associated Press ACCOUNT DISAPPEARED: A widely read microblog written by the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai and known for its sometimes tongue-in-cheek comments about China's social and political issues was inaccessible Friday. REASON UNKNOWN: Sina Weibo, China's most popular microblog

US social media account in China disappears

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

By DIDI TANGAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - A widely read microblog written by the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai and known for its sometimes tongue-in-cheek comments about China's social and political issues was inaccessible Friday. Sina Weibo, China's most popular microblog site that hosts

Clinton goes to France for Syria talks, then Asia

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 5th

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has escaped sweltering Washington but she won't be getting much of a respite from the heat as she crisscrosses Europe, Asia and the Mideast to deal with some of the world's most

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef has died

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 16th

By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and LEE KEATHAssociated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Crown Prince Nayef, the hardline interior minister who spearheaded Saudi Arabia's fierce crackdown crushing al-Qaida's branch in the country after the 9/11 attacks in the United States and

China tells US to stop tweets on Beijing's bad air

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 5th

By ALEXA OLESENAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - China told foreign embassies Tuesday to stop publishing their own reports on air quality in the country, escalating its objections to a popular U.S. Embassy Twitter feed that tracks pollution in smoggy Beijing.