Roundup: Egyptian police state ends as uprisings recede
Intertwined items report Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour saying the police state has ended amid crackdowns on Islamists, while security abuses draw renewed scrutiny. In Central Africa, Catherine Samba-Panza sworn in as first female leader as violence and looting persist. US poll shows slight Obama support gains. Michigan Gov. Snyder seeks thousands of work visas to revive Detroit's economy.
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Cairo
Egypt
Adly Mansour
Hosni Mubarak
Bangui
Central African Republic
Catherine Samba-Panza
Samba-Panza
National Transitional Council
Washington
Barack Obama
Associated Press
Gfk
Obama
Detroit
Michigan
Rick Snyder
Snyder
Syrian talks edge toward negotiations amid hard stances
In Geneva the government prioritized fighting terrorism while the Western backed opposition said negotiations may begin. U N mediator Lakhdar Brahimi facilitated split talks as both sides blamed each other for Syria's ruin. Ahmad al Jarba said the road to negotiations has begun and laid groundwork for talks on humanitarian corridors, prisoner exchanges, and local ceasefires.
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Geneva
Syria
Dent Bashar Assad
Walid al-Moallem
Syrian National Coalition
al-Qaida
Assad
Al-Moallem
Lakhdar Brahimi
U.S
John Kerry
National Coalition
Kerry
Al-Arabiya
Brahimi
Ahmad al-Jarba
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Russia
United States
Ukraine opposition urges calm amid Kiev protests
Ukrainian opposition leader Oleh Tyahnybok urged restraint after clashes left at least two dead in Kiev. He sought several days of ceasefire and the release of detainees, while protesters pressed for concessions as violence spread to western Ukraine.
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Kiev
Ukraine
Viktor Yanukovych
Oleh Tyahnybok
Vitali Klitschko
Tyanhnybok
Andriy Pilkevich
Vitali Zakharchenko
Independence Square
Maidan
Yanukovych
Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Klitschko
Lviv
Oleh Salo
Salo
Rivne
Cease-fire OK'd with South Sudan rebels
South Sudan's government and rebels signed a cease-fire to pause five weeks of fighting that has killed thousands. Obama welcomed the deal as a first step toward lasting peace, while concerns remain over rebel adherence and the fate of 11 former leaders imprisoned by the government.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
South Sudan
Nuer
White Army
Riek Machar
SPLA
Col
Philip Aguer
Obama
United States of America
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Machar
Salva Kiir
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