| Islamist joy as Morsy elected Egypt president Posted: 24 Jun 2012 03:06 PM PDT  CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamist Mohamed Morsy was declared Egypt's first freely elected president on Sunday, sparking joy among his Muslim Brotherhood supporters on the streets who vowed to wrest more power from armed forces reluctant to cede ultimate control. But many Egyptians, and anxious Western allies, urged Morsy to work fast to repair a country economically stricken and bitterly divided since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak fractured the police state which had suppressed dissent for decades. Morsy defeated former general Ahmed Shafik in a run-off last weekend by a convincing 3. ...
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| Greek PM to miss EU summit, "troika" postpones trip Posted: 24 Jun 2012 09:48 AM PDT  ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's new prime minister and incoming finance minister, who have been ill, will miss this week's EU summit when Athens will propose easing the terms of its bailout and international lenders have had to postpone a first meeting with the team. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras underwent eye surgery on Saturday and Vassilis Rapanos is in hospital after suffering from nausea, intense abdominal pains and dizziness on Friday before he could be sworn in as finance minister. ...
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| Paraguay's ousted Lugo calls for return to democracy Posted: 24 Jun 2012 02:12 PM PDT  ASUNCION (Reuters) - Ousted Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo branded the country's new government illegitimate on Sunday and called for democracy to be restored as neighboring countries intensified criticism of his sudden impeachment. Lugo, a leftist former Roman Catholic bishop, said his removal from office was "a parliamentary coup against the will of the people" and said he would back any peaceful effort to restore democracy in the soy-exporting South American nation. ...
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| Tunisia extradites former Gaddafi PM to Libya Posted: 24 Jun 2012 03:55 PM PDT  TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Tunisia extradited deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's former prime minister on Sunday, said officials in Tripoli, making him the first senior official to be returned for trial under Libya's transitional leadership. In Tunisia, there was confusion among officials over who authorized the extradition. Libyan interim Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib told reporters on Sunday that the Justice Ministry was holding Al Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi in prison. ...
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| Nigeria says it needs new anti-terrorism tactics Posted: 24 Jun 2012 04:08 PM PDT ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Sunday he sacked his defense minister and national security adviser last week because the government needed new anti-terrorism tactics. Militant Islamist sect Boko Haram has been fighting an insurgency against Jonathan's government since he entered office over a year ago. Several military crackdowns and a state of emergency have failed to stem the violence. The presidency issued a statement on Friday saying Jonathan's two top security chiefs had been dismissed but did not give a reason why. ... |
| At least 32 killed in bus accident in Mexico Posted: 24 Jun 2012 03:07 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 32 people were killed in Mexico on Sunday after the bus they were traveling in turned over on a wet road in the southwestern state of Guerrero, a Red Cross official said. At least seven people were injured and believed to be in a serious condition, the official said. "In the area where it happened it's raining very hard," he added. ... |
| Iraq's Sadr demands reforms for support of PM Posted: 24 Jun 2012 03:16 PM PDT  NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, head of a powerful Shi'ite movement in Iraq, on Sunday called for more political reforms, saying he would back a no-confidence vote against the prime minister if they were not made. Sadr, a Shi'ite cleric who led uprisings against the U.S. presence before American forces withdrew last December, is now an influential player in government after his bloc's support of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki helped secure his position. ...
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| One killed in blast in Kenyan port of Mombasa Posted: 24 Jun 2012 03:30 PM PDT  MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - A blast hit a night club in Kenya's port of Mombasa on Sunday, killing a man, police said, a day after the U.S. embassy in the East African country warned of an imminent attack on the city. Police said the cause of the explosion was not immediately clear but Mombasa, a popular holiday destination for Kenyans and foreigners, has been struck by a series of blasts since Kenya sent troops into Somalia in October to crush Islamist militants. "I am seeing one body. ...
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| Turkey turns to NATO over Syrian attack Posted: 24 Jun 2012 04:34 PM PDT  ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has accused Syria of shooting down one of its military reconnaissance jets in international airspace without warning and summoned a NATO meeting for Tuesday to agree a response to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Turkey's cabinet was due to meet on Monday to discuss Friday's incident, which lent a more threatening international dimension to the 16-month-old uprising against Assad. Britain called the attack over the eastern Mediterranean outrageous and said it stood ready to back strong action in the United Nations. ...
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| Bolivia leader rules out troops as police rebel Posted: 24 Jun 2012 01:07 PM PDT  LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's left-wing president, Evo Morales, accused political rivals of being behind a violent three-day uprising by police over wages on Sunday but said he would not deploy troops to restore order. Dozens of officers have been hurt and several police stations destroyed during the protests in a fresh challenge to Morales, who has faced an upswing in social conflicts in the past year. ...
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| Striking Bolivian police reject accord Posted: 24 Jun 2012 04:37 PM PDT  Striking Bolivian police officers have rejected an accord with the government four days into a nationwide strike to demand higher wages.
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| Mexico front-runner draws crowds, protests Posted: 24 Jun 2012 03:55 PM PDT  The front-runner in Mexico's July 1 presidential elections has rallied tens of thousands of supporters at his first mass campaign event in the country's capital, saying he will respect Mexico's democracy and govern for all if elected.
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| Israel jittery after Brotherhood victory in Egypt Posted: 24 Jun 2012 01:24 PM PDT  The Muslim Brotherhood victory in Egyptian presidential elections, announced Sunday, has raised fears in Israel that its strategic 1979 peace agreement with its southern neighbor could be in danger.
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| Paraguay's ousted president goes on the offensive Posted: 24 Jun 2012 04:15 PM PDT  Ousted Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo fought back Sunday against the politicians who engineered his dismissal, setting up an alternative government and pledging to upstage Paraguay's new leaders at an upcoming regional summit.
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| Officials: 1 feared dead in Canada roof collapse Posted: 24 Jun 2012 04:40 PM PDT  At least one person is feared dead and another trapped inside the rubble of a roof collapse at mall in northern Ontario, authorities said Sunday.
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| NATO to discuss downing of Turkish plane by Syria Posted: 24 Jun 2012 12:27 PM PDT  NATO will hold emergency talks on Tuesday to discuss Syria's downing of a Turkish jet fighter, but the alliance is not expected to take military action, even if it confirms Turkey's claim that the unarmed plane was attacked in international airspace.
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| DEA agent kills suspected trafficker in Honduras Posted: 24 Jun 2012 04:31 PM PDT A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent has shot and killed a suspected drug trafficker during a raid in a remote northern area of Honduras known as a destination for illicit flights carrying cocaine from South America, U.S. officials said Sunday. |
| Grenade attack kills 1 near Kenyan coast city Posted: 24 Jun 2012 04:13 PM PDT  An official says a grenade attack has killed one person and wounded many others on the Kenyan coast.
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| Islamist Morsi elected Egypt's president Posted: 24 Jun 2012 03:19 PM PDT  Islamist Mohammed Morsi was declared the winner Sunday in Egypt's first free presidential election in history, closing the tumultuous first phase of a democratic transition and opening a new struggle with the still-dominant military rulers who recently stripped the presidency of most of its powers.
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| Gazans celebrate Brotherhood victory in Egypt Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:40 AM PDT  The Gaza Strip erupted in celebratory gunfire on Sunday with news that the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate won the presidency in neighboring Egypt, but one person was killed.
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