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between the United States and Egypt. It follows raids in December on organisations in Egypt that support human rights. Two of those organisations are American-funded institutes. As part of the ongoing investigation, 10 American and European citizens who work for the organisations have been banned from leaving Egypt. Washington has already threatened to withhold more than $1bn a year it pays to the Egyptian military because of the row.
At a summit in Brussels, 25 out of the 27 countries in the European Union have agreed to sign a fiscal pact. The Czech Republic has joined Britain in refusing to enter the agreement which sets up stricter budgetary rules to prevent future debt crises. EU leaders discussed ways to stimulate economic growth despite the imposition of
austerity
budgets in many member countries.
The governor of Warrap state in South Sudan says she's seen the bodies of 74 people who were killed in a cattle raid on Saturday. James Copnall reports.
Among the dead were 45 women and children, according to the Warrap state governor Nyangdeng Malek. They had travelled to two cattle camps to find water, which at this time of the year is
scarce
. The governor told the BBC 72 wounded people were being treated in hospital and nine people were still missing. She and others say the attackers came from neighbouring Unity state. They apparently stole thousands of heads of cattle. Ms Malek wasn't sure whether the attackers were armed civilians or members of a