Egypt - authorities raid foreign-funded 17 NGOs At least three of the organisations receive money from the United States

Published on Dec 29, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Offices belonging to 17 non-governmental organisations were simultaneously raided by Egyptian police and prosecutors in Cairo on Thursday.

Premises targeted belonged to pro-democracy and human rights groups, several funded from abroad, prompting fears of a crackdown on the pro-democracy movement.

At least three of the organisations receive money from the United States, which strongly criticised the operation.

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USA - Michele Bachmann Compares Herself to Margaret Thatcher the former British Prime

Published on Dec 29, 2011 by AssociatedPress

While campaigning in Des Moines, Iowa, GOP presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann said she would govern with strong will, like former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. (Dec. 29)

Germany - debates battling Somali pirates on land

Published on Dec 29, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ How the European Union should tackle pirates is causing a stir in Germany, after a conservative newspaper reported a plan to extend fighting onto the beaches.

Without giving its source, Frankfurter Allgemeine wrote the EU's Atalanta operation in the Indian Ocean would increase its mandate - a move Germany's opposition is against.