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Defense Policy / Programs

• Pararescueman train with Army, military canines AFNS 06 Jul 2013 -- More than 15 U.S. Army tactical explosive detection dog handlers and their canines participated in rescue training scenarios June 21.

Defense Industry

• US Solar Plane on Last Leg of Cross-Country Flight VOA 06 Jul 2013 -- A solar-powered aircraft is on the last leg of its cross-country trip over the United States.

Other Conflicts

• Election of Syrian Coalition President US Dept. of State 06 Jul 2013
• Syrian Exile Group Elects New President VOA 06 Jul 2013 -- The main Western-backed Syrian opposition group hopes it has filled a leadership vacuum by choosing a new president.
• Gunmen Kill at Least 30 in Nigeria School Attack VOA 06 Jul 2013 -- Suspected Islamic gunmen have killed at least 29 students and a teacher at a Nigerian boarding school, setting buildings on fire and then shooting pupils as they tried to escape.
• At Least 28 Dead In Nigerian School Attack RFE/RL 06 Jul 2013 -- Nigerian police say at least 28 people were killed when gunmen attacked a boarding school in the country's northeast.
• Bomb Blast in Yemen Kills Two Soldiers VOA 06 Jul 2013 -- A security official in Yemen says a bomb blast in the capital, Sanaa, has killed at least two soldiers.

News Reports

• Readout of the President’s Meeting with the National Security Council Regarding the Situation in Egypt The White House 06 Jul 2013
• Violence in Egypt US Dept. of State 06 Jul 2013
• Update on Secretary Kerry Calls US Dept. of State 06 Jul 2013
• President, Advisors Review Situation in Egypt AFPS 06 Jul 2013 -- President Barack Obama conferred with the National Security Council today to review the situation in Egypt, according to a White House release.
• Egypt's Mansour Retracts ElBaradei Claims VOA 06 Jul 2013 -- Egypt's new president appears to be backing away from an announcement that pro-reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei would be made interim prime minister.
• Egypt: ElBaradei Not Yet Named Premier RFE/RL 06 Jul 2013 -- A spokesman for Egypt’s presidency says Mohamed ElBaradei has not been officially appointed prime minister.
• ElBaradei To Become Egypt's Prime Minister RFE/RL 06 Jul 2013 -- Egyptian state media report that opposition leader Muhammad ElBaradei will head Egypt's new government.
• 30 Reported Killed In Egypt Violence RFE/RL 06 Jul 2013 -- Around 30 people have been reported killed and scores of others injured as violence has surged in Egypt in the wake of the ouster of Islamist-backed President Muhammad Morsi.
• Coptic Priest Shot Dead In Egypt RFE/RL 06 Jul 2013 -- Egyptian security sources say a Coptic priest was killed in the Sinai Peninsula when gunmen opened fire on him while driving by on a motorbike.
• Retrial Adjourned for Former Egyptian President Mubarak VOA 06 Jul 2013 -- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appeared in court briefly Saturday, part of his retrial on charges he is complicit in the deaths of more than 800 protesters.
• Turkish Police Repel Protesters With Tear Gas, Water Cannons VOA 06 Jul 2013 -- Police in Istanbul fired water cannons and tear gas at thousands of protesters in the city's historic Taksim Square.
• Turkish Police, Protesters Clash At Taksim RFE/RL 06 Jul 2013 -- Turkish riot police have fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse some 3,000 demonstrators who tried to enter Taksim Square in Istanbul.
• Navalny Blasts Russia’s ‘Feudal System’ in Court Remarks RIA Novosti 06 Jul 2013 -- Russia’s opposition figurehead and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny came down on the country’s “feudal system.”