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Iraq confirms arrest of minister's bodyguards Dec 22nd 2012, 04:26 BAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities said Friday that they have arrested 10 bodyguards of the country's Sunni finance minister in a terrorism-related sweep, the first official confirmation in a case that is inflaming the nation's simmering political and sectarian tensions. Read full article >> Al-Azhar mosque at heart of concerns over Islamist turn in Egypt Dec 22nd 2012, 02:45 The revolution that began here two years ago with calls for justice and freedom has become a rout by Islamist forces that have racked up victory upon victory at the polls. But within Egypt and across the region, the real source of fears that the country is careening toward theocracy lies in an unlikely place: the ancient stone corridors of al-Azhar, a Cairo institution that has long been known as a respected beacon of moderation. Read full article >> Senate committee scraps anti-leaks measures from intelligence spending bill Dec 22nd 2012, 01:49 The Senate Intelligence Committee has scrapped anti-leaks legislation that would have imposed sweeping new restrictions on government officials' and spy agencies' ability to interact with reporters. The committee stripped a series of anti-leaks provisions from an intelligence spending bill that faced opposition from a senior member of the panel as well as media organizations and the U.S. spy chief. Read full article >> An expressway outside New Delhi mirrors India's problems and promise Dec 22nd 2012, 01:37 Laptop bag in one hand and Blackberry in the other, investment banker Saurabh Chawla slid into his black Mercedes-Benz one morning and headed to his job in the Indian capital. He cruised past luxury hotels, malls and glass-fronted IT companies on an eight-lane suburban expressway but then hit a sea of vehicles crawling toward a tollgate. Read full article >>

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