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Egyptian soccer fans clash with anti-riot police during a demonstration near the Algerian embassy in Cairo early Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, following tension between fans of both countries during the 2010...

Egyptian soccer fans riot against Algeria in escalating row over World Cup rivalry

By: OMAR SINAN

Egyptian soccer fans burned Algerian flags and rioted outside the Algerian Embassy in Cairo, smashing cars and shop windows, in an escalating row between the two countries over a bitter World Cup rivalry.

Iraq's parliament discusses ways to break deadlock over election law

Iraq's parliament is discussing ways to end a dispute over an election law after a vice president vetoed the bill, throwing national polls slated for January into question.

Police say 3 suspected militants blow themselves up in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir

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