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For Mexico’s middle class, drug war deepens trust deficit

Nick Miroff — Fri, 1 Jun 2012 19:03:00 EST

By many measures, this country has made great strides in recent decades toward becoming a middle-class society, with broader access to education, consumer goods and professional careers that promise upward mobility.

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Hosni Mubarak sentenced to life for complicity in killing of protesters

Leila Fadel, Ernesto Londoño — Sat, 2 Jun 2012 04:45:00 EST

CAIRO — Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his former interior minister were sentenced to life in prison for complicity in the killing of protesters during the 2011 wintertime revolt that turned once-untouchable despots into defendants.

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Army charges Bales with steroid use

Craig Whitlock — Fri, 1 Jun 2012 23:05:20 EST

The Army filed new charges Friday against the U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 villagers in southern Afghanistan in March, alleging that he had consumed alcohol and used steroids during his combat tour.

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Panetta, in speech in Singapore, seeks to lend heft to U.S. pivot to Asia

William Wan — Fri, 1 Jun 2012 20:30:00 EST

SINGAPORE — The United States’ top defense official unveiled for his Asian counterparts on Saturday a plan for redirecting the U.S. military’s focus toward the Pacific, at the start of a week-long trip seen as crucial to the Obama administration’s broader strategic pivot to Asia.

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India’s telecom success story turns sour

Simon Denyer — Fri, 1 Jun 2012 13:13:00 EST

NEW DELHI — Over the past decade, the number of cellphones in India shot up from 6.5 million to 900 million, a prime example of how an industry could exploit the vast consumer market here to achieve breathtaking rates of growth and, in the process, help transform the country.

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Stuxnet was work of U.S. and Israeli experts, officials say

Ellen Nakashima, Joby Warrick — Fri, 1 Jun 2012 10:03:00 EST

A damaging cyberattack against Iran’s nuclear program was the work of U.S. and Israeli experts and proceeded under the secret orders of President Obama, who was eager to slow that nation’s apparent progress toward building an atomic bomb without launching a traditional military attack, say current and former U.S. officials.

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CIA probes publication review board over allegations of selective censorship

Greg Miller, Julie Tate — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:22:00 EST

The CIA has begun an internal investigation into whether a process designed to screen books by former employees and protect national security secrets is being used in part to censor agency critics, U.S. officials said.

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Facebook attack claimed by group identified as members of Anonymous

Hayley Tsukayama — Fri, 1 Jun 2012 12:05:00 EST

Hackers claiming to be part of the online group Anonymous threatened to block access to Facebook just before the Web site went down in several countries Thursday and Friday.

A 15-minute video posted to the Web site AnonNews called for the attack, code-named ”Operation Face Flood.” Members identified themselves as part of Anonymous and said they did not like the way Facebook makes money from users’ data. They also accused the site of removing Facebook pages set up by Anonymous.

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Ireland voters strongly approve European fiscal treaty

Anthony Faiola — Fri, 1 Jun 2012 10:40:00 EST

DUBLIN — Europe’s new fiscal treaty won a decisive and much-needed victory in Ireland in a closely watched referendum, a rare reprieve for the region’s leaders from the string of recent blows to the crisis-hit euro zone.

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