***AROUND THE WORLD*** 1. 25 Egyptian police recruits gunned down by militants in Sinai Aug 19, 2013 09:13 am | “More than two dozen off-duty police recruits were slain by gunmen in the restive Sinai Peninsula on Monday, Egyptian authorities said, the worst attack in decades in the volatile territory that borders Israel.” 2. Some 38 Brotherhood supporters die in Egypt prison incident Aug 19, 2013 09:12 am | “Some 38 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood died on Sunday in an incident at an Egyptian prison, security and legal sources said, giving conflicting versions of the deaths.” 3. In turnaround, ruling Tunisia Islamists will meet rivals Aug 19, 2013 09:11 am | “Tunisia’s governing Islamist party Ennahda switched course on Sunday and agreed to meet with opposition parties to seek a consensus on resolving the country’s worst political crisis since its 2011 Arab Spring revolution.” 4. Indian train kills at least 34 crossing track, triggers protest Aug 19, 2013 09:09 am | “A train killed at least 34 people crossing a railway track in eastern India on Monday, triggering a protest by passengers who beat the driver unconscious, attacked other staff and torched a carriage, officials and media said. About 40 people on average die every day on India’s vast but decrepit railway network." 5. Ex-rebel sworn in as Central African Republic president Aug 19, 2013 09:08 am | “Former rebel leader Michel Djotodia was formally sworn in as the Central African Republic’s president on Sunday, starting the clock on his interim administration’s 18-month deadline to restore order and organize elections.” 6. Liberia booming but still needs UN peacekeepers: president Aug 19, 2013 09:07 am | “Investments in mining, agriculture and oil will push Liberia’s economic growth into double-digits within five years, but it will still need U.N. peacekeepers to help keep order until 2017, the president said.”
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