After Sinai Attack, U.S. and Egypt Step Up Talks on Security ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Steven Lee Myers, Thom Shanker - August 11, 2012 - 12:00am In the wake of the attack that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers near the border with Israel last Sunday, the United States and Egypt are negotiating a package of assistance to address what administration officials described as a worsening security vacuum in the Sinai Peninsula. » Read more