Israelis Start #BringBackOurBoys Campaign
Date: 17 June 2014
By ROBERT MACKEY
Robert MACKEY
Israelis trained to promote their country’s image online started a campaign last week, using a hashtag inspired by Nigerian activists, after three teenagers disappeared on their way home from religious schools in the occupied West Bank.
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Live Video from State Department Briefing on Suspect Arrested in Attack on Benghazi Compound
Date: 17 June 2014
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Officials from the State Department answer questions about the arrest of a suspect in the attack on the compound in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012.
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After 10 Months in Jail, Freed Egyptian Journalist Says, ‘I Have Won’
Date: 18 June 2014
By ROBERT MACKEY
Robert MACKEY
By the time he was finally set free late Tuesday, Abdullah Elshamy, 25, had been held without charge for 10 months.
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Twitter Restores Access to ‘Blasphemous’ Tweets in Pakistan
Date: 18 June 2014
By ROBERT MACKEY
Robert MACKEY
Twitter reversed a decision it made last month to block content in Pakistan deemed “blasphemous” or “unethical” by a government regulator.
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Egypt to Free Ill Journalist Who Staged Hunger Strike
Date: 17 June 2014
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
David
Egyptian prosecutors will release hunger-striking journalist Abdullah Elshamy because of his deteriorating health; release is concession on treatment of one of more than 16,000 prisoners detained since the military takeover.
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AnonyWatch: When Unnamed Sources Are Flat Wrong
Date: 17 June 2014
By MARGARET SULLIVAN
Margaret SULLIVAN
Assessing what happened in a story about Phil Mickelson.
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China Keeps a Close Eye on Oil Interests in Iraq
Date: 17 June 2014
By BREE FENG and EDWARD WONG
Bree FENG
As militants threaten to drag Iraq back into civil war, China National Petroleum Corporation, the largest state-owned energy company, anxiously monitors its substantial investments in the country.
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What's News in Washington: Obama Hits the Road
Date: 17 June 2014
By ALAN RAPPEPORT
Alan RAPPEPORT
With Iraq still smoldering, President Obama takes his “pen and phone” executive-power strategy on the road to focus on his domestic agenda.
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