Must Reads: Drug gangs, Egyptian protests and burying a son
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From the Egyptian streets to the Mexican drug war, here are five stories you shouldn’t miss from the past week in global news:
Away from Egypt’s protests, the worries mount
Conflict has left Syria a shell of its former self
An Afghan farmer tills under his dreams for his son
Morsi may have misjudged Egypt’s tolerance of authoritarianism
U.S.-Mexico drug war partnership under Calderon broke new ground
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