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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours.

WORLD

* The Arab League elected Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Elaraby as its new Secretary General, Egypt's Nile News TV channel said

* At least 100 Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli troops in different areas of the West Bank, the Palestinian satellite channel Al Aksa said

* International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested at a New York airport on charges of sexually assaulting a hotel maid, global media reported

* Clashes between Muslims and Christians in the Egyptian capital on Saturday left 60 people injured, EGYnews web portal reported on Sunday, citing data of health officials

RUSSIA

* The Russian national team is to leave the World Ice Hocky Championships empty handed after a 7:4 loss to the Czech Republic in the third place playoff

* Police  detained five activists of an unsanctioned rally in downtown Moscow, the Moscow interior department said

 

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