Washington Post: As Egypt grieves after mosque massacre, security forces ramp up strikes on militants
CAIRO — Egypt’s security forces were on high alert Saturday after striking back at militants whose massacre of more than 300 people at a Sinai mosque raised fears of a new and bloodier phase in the country’s struggle against Islamist insurgents.
Egypt’s state-run Information Service tried to portray Friday’s carnage — at least 305 dead, or about quarter of the male population of the village of Rawda — as a sign of “weakness, despair and collapse” among militants opting for easy civilian targets rather than hitting heavily armed security forces as in the past.
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MIDDLE EAST
Syria: At least 23 civilians killed ahead of UN talks.
UN aims to restart Syria talks with unified opposition.
UN says 11 million Yemen children desperately need aid.
Yemen war: First aid flights arrive since blockade.
Iran accuses US over Saudi 'atrocities' in Yemen.
Amid tensions in Sinai, army says southern Israel rocket sirens a false alarm.
Saudi crown prince leads Islamic military alliance meeting.
Turkey to push UK to extradite alleged coup plotters.
Israel races to head off UN settlement ‘blacklist’.
Iran earthquake death toll rises to 483.
ASIA
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Nepal votes in landmark poll; army blames rogue Maoists for blasts.
China: Deadly blast hits Ningbo port city, near Shanghai. Two killed and at least 30 injured in Chinese port city explosion.
Cambodia's Hun Sen calls for closure of rights group founded by rival.
Japan is poised to flood the Pacific with one million tons of nuclear water contaminated by the Fukushima power plant.
Pope's visit to Myanmar raises fears of violence if he mentions the Rohingya.
South Korea blasts news of soldier’s survival into North Korea.
Ash blankets villages, flights cancelled after Bali volcano erupts.
AFRICA
Egyptian military targets terrorists with airstrikes after mosque attack. Egypt air force strikes hideouts used by terrorists behind Al-Rawda Mosque attack: Army spokesman .
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Nigerian army repels Boko Haram attack on town: spokesman. Soldiers killed in Boko Haram raid in Nigeria's north: army.
New Kenyatta term to open with country bitterly divided.
IDPs who fled al-Shabab in southern Kenya fear returning home.
Ethiopia arrests 100 suspects over ethnic clashes.
Liberia's Liberty Party to appeal election fraud case to Supreme Court.
Zimbabwe: Military action against Robert Mugabe was legal, High Court judge rules.
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Mugabe was relieved after quitting, Zimbabwean mediator says.
EUROPE
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Bavaria boss backs SPD tie-up as consensus grows for German grand coalition.
Merkel: Asking Germans to vote again is 'simply wrong'.
Italy premier in Tunisia to discuss migration, Libya, terror.
Chaos in Calais: Two Afghan gangs open fire on each other and a car full of UK bound migrants ram a police roadblock sparking a shoot out.
'Russian aggression' to blame for deaths of Ukrainian troops in Luhansk clashes, says EU's Donald Tusk.
Ukraine's Poroshenko calls on Russia to 'repent' for Holodomor.
Vladimir Putin signs a bill letting Russia classify international journalists as foreign agents.
AMERICAS
Honduran president likely to be re-elected in disputed vote.
Search for Argentine sub faces strong winds on 11th day of hunt.
Trump renews support for embattled Senate candidate.
Trump chooses legislative agenda over GOP repulsion of Moore.
FBI didn’t tell US targets as Russian hackers hunted emails.
Cuba holds municipal elections on road to Castro era’s end.
Trudeau urges international community to fight Libyan slavery.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
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Drone kills 7 Qaeda suspects in Yemen.
Trump calls for crushing terrorists with military means.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Russia ready to support oil output deal as OPEC meeting looms.
Black Friday, Thanksgiving online sales climb to record high.
Bitcoin breaks $9,000 in another all-time high.
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