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Egypt-Protests (will update)

Protesters flooding the streets of Cairo to protest what they call a dictatorial president. Violent clashes with police. An uncertain economy. Weren't things in Egypt supposed to be different now? Just five months after Mohammed Morsy took office as his nation's first democratically elected president -- and just days after winning international acclaim for helping broker a truce between Israel and Gaza militants -- the Islamist leader has triggered angry demonstrations that echo those that swept Hosni Mubarak from power less than two years ago. It all stems from Morsy's edict, issued Thursday, that effectively allows him to rule the country, unchecked by the judicial system, for the next six months or until a new constitution is finalized.

Iran-Hamas-Arms

Iran is "finding ways to resupply Hamas" with long range rockets and other weapons even after the intense fighting between Hamas and Israel that ended in a cease-fire last week, a senior U.S. official told CNN.

Bangladesh-Fire-Mourning (will update)

Wal-Mart Stories Inc. put some distance Monday between it and the clothing factory in Bangladesh that caught fire over the weekend, killing at least 117 people.

POL-Susan-Rice-Congress

After facing criticism from Republican lawmakers surrounding her characterization of the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice will hold meetings on Capitol Hill about Libya, an administration official said Monday.

MED-FDA-Salmonella

The Food and Drug Administration banned products from a New Mexico nut processing facility Monday after the plant was linked to an outbreak of salmonella earlier this year.

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Egypt-Protests

Protesters flooding the streets of Cairo to protest what they call a dictatorial president. Violent clashes with police. An uncertain economy. Weren't things in Egypt supposed to be different now? Just five months after Mohammed Morsy took office as his nation's first democratically elected president -- and just days after winning international acclaim for helping broker a truce between Israel and Gaza militants -- the Islamist leader has triggered angry demonstrations that echo those that swept Hosni Mubarak from power less than two years ago. It all stems from Morsy's edict, issued Thursday, that effectively allows him to rule the country, unchecked by the judicial system, for the next six months or until a new constitution is finalized.

Gaza-Israel-Ceasefire

A delegation from Gaza was in Egypt Monday to hash out more details of a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel, less than a week after the truce ended an eight-day conflict.

US-afghanistan-troops-size

Pentagon officials are considering a preliminary assessment by Gen. John Allen, commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, on "what he needs going forward" in the country as the U.S. looks to withdraw all combat troops by the end of 2014, a U.S. official tells CNN.

Syria-Civil-War

"May God bring you pain, Bashar." The plea is from a woman as she stands over a young child, dressed in purple pants and a matching shirt. Cursing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, she asks why the girl had to die -- one of eight children killed by shelling on a playground in a Damascus suburb, according to opposition activists.

Turkey-Syria-NATO

Syrian warplanes bombed a village within sight of the border with Turkey on Monday, sending hundreds of panicked civilians running for safety to a nearby barbed wire fence that separates the two countries.

Congo-Unrest

Tension loomed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Goma on Monday night as rebel commanders refused to leave the city ahead of a midnight deadline imposed by regional leaders and the African Union.

POL-Mexico-President-US-Visit

Mexico's new leader has a message for U.S. officials as he heads to Washington this week: Ties between the neighboring nations must go beyond the drug war. Just four days before his inauguration, Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday. And he says he wants to reshuffle the list of priorities the United States and Mexico share.

Mexico-Leaving-US

In a remote town in northern Mexico, a 10-year-old-boy is struggling with his homework. His name is Oscar Castellanos and the fifth grader is getting extra help from his father because he's having trouble adjusting to his new school. The student enrolled at Leona Vicario Elementary in the town of Cananea is technically a foreigner in his father's land. Oscar was born in Arizona and is a U.S. citizen. He recites the U.S. pledge of allegiance by memory without hesitation. His English accent is that of a boy raised in the American southwest.