HuffPost World Daily Brief: Bloody Cairo Clashes.. Surprise Afghanistan Visit.. Burqa Ban Binned?

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 11 Killed During Protests In Cairo CAIRO — Suspected supporters of Egypt's military rulers attacked predominantly Islamist anti-government protesters outside the Defense Ministry in Cairo Wednesday, setting off clashes that left 11 dead as political tensions rise three weeks before crucial presidential elections. Obama's Dramatic Afghanistan Address Trumpets Near-End Of War Ban Headed For The Bin? Blind Chinese Activist Leaves US Embassy Rights Group Accuses Syrian Troops Of War Crimes Where Is Al Qaeda Today? BLOG POSTS Anne Sinclair: The Burning Bush of Nicolas Sarkozy We don't need anymore confusion and anxiety in our already fragile society. It is time for this campaign to be over, to end an ugly chapter in which the party still in charge is ready to say, do, or protest whatever they want to win an election. Eric Holt Gimenez: We Already Grow Enough Food For 10 Billion People -- and Still Can't End Hunger Hunger is caused by poverty and inequality, not scarcity. For the past two decades, the rate of global food production has increased faster than the rate of global population growth. Malou Innocent: Security Pact Ensures America's Presence in Afghanistan President Obama's arrival in Afghanistan and signing of the strategic partnership agreement with President Karzai supposedly represents yet another corner turned in our nearly eleven year (and counting) war. Seth Engel: Austerity Measures Are Worse at Easter In the face of the U.S.'s two greatest crises of the century, Americans have turned to FDR and George W. Bush for solace. The Germans had once chosen Hitler for theirs. Which path will the Greeks venture down on May 6? Who can lead a country that has hit rock bottom? Matthew VanDyke: How Osama bin Laden Changed My Life The course of my life was altered dramatically by Osama bin Laden in ways that I had never considered. Specifically, the response by my country to bin Laden's attack on 9/11 changed my fate and exposed me to a world and experiences that would lead me down a very strange path.

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