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• Egypt's Mursi defies army as it plots future without him
• Fugitive Snowden's options narrow as asylum requests spurned
• Nearly 50 killed in Iraq bombings
• Brazil's Rousseff pushes political reform to quell discontent
• South African police investigating Mandela grandson in grave dispute
• Obama brings out the African in the American
• Armed group forces closure of Libyan Interior Ministry
• Bolivian leader's plane rerouted on Snowden fear
• Mursi speech declares 'civil war': opposition
• Defiant Egyptian president says he won't step down
• Egypt's Mursi defies army as it plots future without him
• Police find body of suspect in bar kidnappings
• Mursi vows to stay course, urges respect for army
• Signs of the Dalai Lama: Is China’s Tibet Policy Changing?
• Mursi's says he is a legitimate president, must continue
• Egypt's Morsi defiantly says he won't step down
• French energy minister fired for speaking out of turn
• Interpol-led operation seizes drugs in Caribbean
• Kerry heading home, eager to return to Jerusalem
• 2 face terror charges after Canada Day bombs found
• Mursi to speak to Egyptians shortly: state TV
• Egypt's president says he will not step down
• Officials: Bombs, clashes kill at least 56 in Iraq
• Mursi demands army withdraw ultimatum, vows to resist
• Portugal PM defiant despite another resignation
• Puerto Rico town mystified by missing remains
• Second ministerial resignation plunges Portugal into crisis
• Egypt: 7 killed in Cairo clashes
• US drone attack kills 4 militants in Pakistan
• Factbox: Countries' reactions to Snowden's asylum applications
• Chanel and Armani evoke old world and new
• Egypt's tweeting Pope hails army, revolutionary youth
• Ethiopia's big Nile dam is compared to Hoover Dam
• Key events in Egypt's revolution and upheaval
• Canadian police arrest 2 on terror charges
• Outlines of Egypt army's post-Morsi plan emerge
• In worldwide surveillance age, US has big edge
• Judge asked to move along 9/11 case at Guantanamo
• Portugal's PM won't quit despite resignations

Egypt's Mursi defies army as it plots future without him Posted: 02 Jul 2013 04:05 PM PDT By Yasmine Saleh and Asma Alsharif CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi vowed to stay in power and defend constitutional legitimacy on Wednesday as generals worked on plans to push the Islamist aside within the day and suspend the constitution. In a defiant midnight television address responding to military demands that he share power with his opponents or see the army impose its own solution, Mursi warned that any deviation from the democratic order approved in a series of votes last year would lead Egypt down a dangerous path. ...

Fugitive Snowden's options narrow as asylum requests spurned Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:34 PM PDT By Alissa de Carbonnel and Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW (Reuters) - Countries in Latin America, Asia and Europe spurned asylum requests by Edward Snowden on Tuesday, despite a call by Venezuela for the world to protect the former U.S. spy agency contractor wanted by Washington for espionage. Snowden, who revealed secret U.S. electronic surveillance programs, has applied for political asylum in more than a dozen countries in his search for safety from prosecution in the United States. ...

Nearly 50 killed in Iraq bombings Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:36 PM PDT By Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 45 people were killed in bomb attacks across Iraq on Tuesday, most of them in busy markets and commercial areas of the capital Baghdad, police and medics said. The deadliest assault took place in the predominantly Shi'ite Shaab neighborhood of northern Baghdad, where two car bombs killed eight people. There were also explosions in the mainly Shi'ite districts of Abu Dsheer, Kamaliya, Tobchi and Shula. "A blast hit near a crowded market full of people shopping," said Ali Sadoun, a policeman whose patrol was stationed in Shula. ...

Brazil's Rousseff pushes political reform to quell discontent Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:22 PM PDT By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff sent Congress reform proposals on Tuesday intended to make Brazilian politics more representative in a bid to recoup popularity she lost in a wave of angry protests against the country's political establishment. Making good on a promise in the wake of the protests that rocked Brazil in June, Rousseff asked Congress to hold a non-binding national vote, or plebiscite, to see what Brazilians want changed. ...

South African police investigating Mandela grandson in grave dispute Posted: 02 Jul 2013 09:29 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police opened an investigation on Tuesday into Nelson Mandela's grandson on suspicion of illegally exhuming the bodies of three of the ailing anti-apartheid hero's children, a police spokesman said. The investigation is the latest twist in an unedifying family feud that has drawn global attention as the 94-year-old Mandela lies in a Pretoria hospital in a critical condition. ...

Obama brings out the African in the American Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:05 PM PDT By Jeff Mason DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Midway through a three-country trip to Africa and shortly after an emotional tour of his hero Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell, Barack Obama was greeted by another revered African leader, Desmond Tutu, with the words: "Welcome home." America's first black president - 'the son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas', as Obama describes himself - had returned to Africa for his first extended trip as the world's most powerful leader. ...

Armed group forces closure of Libyan Interior Ministry Posted: 02 Jul 2013 04:41 PM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - An armed group forced the closure of Libya's Interior Ministry on Tuesday, emptying the building of officials before leaving the scene, police said. An Interior Ministry source said the group was demanding the resignation of the minister because of the government's reliance on some militias for security, but this could not immediately be verified. "An unknown group dressed in fatigues arrived and demanded that we close the Interior Ministry," a police officer said. The armed group said it wanted police and army to be in charge of security, he added. ...

Bolivian leader's plane rerouted on Snowden fear Posted: 02 Jul 2013 04:34 PM PDT LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The plane carrying Bolivian President Evo Morales home from Russia was rerouted to Austria on Tuesday after France and Portugal refused to let it cross their airspace because of suspicions that NSA leaker Edward Snowden was on board, the country's foreign minister said.

Mursi speech declares 'civil war': opposition Posted: 02 Jul 2013 04:33 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian opposition spokesman described a speech on Wednesday by President Mohamed Mursi as a declaration of civil war because he ignored opposition demands that him to resign, which have been backed by mass rallies. Dismissing Mursi's repeated offers of dialogue, Khaled Dawoud, the spokesman for the National Salvation Front, said: "This is an open call for civil war ... The president continues to deny the demands of the Egyptian people that he resign." (Reporting by Asma Alsharif; Editing by Alastair Macdonald)

Defiant Egyptian president says he won't step down Posted: 02 Jul 2013 04:17 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The fate of Egypt's first democratically elected president hung in the balance Tuesday, hours before a deadline to yield to the demands of millions of protesters or see the military suspend the constitution, disband parliament and install a new leadership.

Egypt's Mursi defies army as it plots future without him Posted: 02 Jul 2013 04:08 PM PDT By Yasmine Saleh and Asma Alsharif CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi vowed to stay in power and defend constitutional legitimacy on Wednesday as generals worked on plans to push the Islamist aside within the day and suspend the constitution. In a defiant midnight television address responding to military demands that he share power with his opponents or see the army impose its own solution, Mursi warned that any deviation from the democratic order approved in a series of votes last year would lead Egypt down a dangerous path. ...

Police find body of suspect in bar kidnappings Posted: 02 Jul 2013 03:48 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police found the burned body of one of the main suspects in the abduction a month ago of 12 young people from an after-hours bar in Mexico City, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Mursi vows to stay course, urges respect for army Posted: 02 Jul 2013 03:28 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi concluded an address to the nation early on Wednesday by pledging to continue to carry out his democratic duties and to defend the legitimate order enshrined in law. Responding to a military ultimatum to share power with his opponents by later in the day, Mursi made only passing reference in his 45-minute speech to the army, urging Egyptians not to harm the institution he said was a mainstay of the nation. (Reporting by Cairo bureau, editing by Alastair Macdonald)

Signs of the Dalai Lama: Is China’s Tibet Policy Changing? Posted: 02 Jul 2013 03:23 PM PDT Can he be seen or not? Last week, specialist organizations that follow Tibet, including Radio Free Asia, reported that in certain Tibetan regions, local authorities appeared to be allowing images of the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, to be openly venerated for religious purposes. The seeming policy shift in parts of Sichuan and Qinghai provinces with large Tibetan populations was seen as possible evidence of a gentler approach to the troubled region by China's new Chinese Communist Party (CCP) chief Xi Jinping. ...

Mursi's says he is a legitimate president, must continue Posted: 02 Jul 2013 03:23 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi told Egyptians in a televised address on Tuesday that he would defend the legitimacy of his elected office with his life and urged them to reject challenges to the legal order. In a speech, that was continuing after more than 40 minutes, he conceded his first year in office had been difficult and he faced challenges from corrupt remnants of the old regime. In a response to a military ultimatum to share power with his opponents, he said he had tried such dialogue before and had been unsuccessful. ...

Egypt's Morsi defiantly says he won't step down Posted: 02 Jul 2013 03:14 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's embattled president says he will not step down as demanded by millions of protesters, vowing to protect his "constitutional legitimacy" with his life.

French energy minister fired for speaking out of turn Posted: 02 Jul 2013 03:05 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande fired his energy and environment minister Delphine Batho on Tuesday for publicly criticizing cuts to her budget. Hollande, whose poll ratings are slumping amid spiraling unemployment and moribund growth, appears increasingly determined to assert his authority over the government while pushing through spending cuts to trim the budget deficit. Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said other ministers should take note. "There was an obvious problem of coherence within the government," he told the iTele news channel. ...

Interpol-led operation seizes drugs in Caribbean Posted: 02 Jul 2013 03:03 PM PDT KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The international police agency Interpol has led an operation in the Caribbean and Central America that seized roughly $822 million worth of cocaine and other drugs and led to 142 arrests, law enforcement authorities in Europe announced Tuesday.

Kerry heading home, eager to return to Jerusalem Posted: 02 Jul 2013 02:38 PM PDT YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) — The secretary of state's plane headed east toward Washington Tuesday on the final leg of a 22,500-mile trip through Asia and the Middle East. But for John Kerry, sleepless and hoarse from days of diplomacy, the plane was flying in the wrong direction.

2 face terror charges after Canada Day bombs found Posted: 02 Jul 2013 02:37 PM PDT SURREY, British Columbia (AP) — Police in Canada have arrested and charged a man and woman with terrorism for attempting to leave pressure cooker bombs at British Columbia's provincial legislature on Canada Day, when thousands of people were expected to be there.

Mursi to speak to Egyptians shortly: state TV Posted: 02 Jul 2013 02:33 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will address the nation shortly, state television said on Tuesday in an on-screen alert. No details were available. Mursi earlier sent a tweet defying an ultimatum from the armed forces that he share power with his opponents. (Reporting by Yasmine Saleh; Editing by Alastair Macdonald)

Egypt's president says he will not step down Posted: 02 Jul 2013 02:11 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's embattled president says he will not step down and called on the military to withdraw its ultimatum that it will intervene if he does not work out differences with the opposition.

Officials: Bombs, clashes kill at least 56 in Iraq Posted: 02 Jul 2013 02:10 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents unleashed a new wave of attacks on Tuesday in Iraq, killing at least 49 people, officials said, the latest in a surge in violence across the country that has raised concerns over a return to sectarian bloodshed. Also, seven militants were killed.

Mursi demands army withdraw ultimatum, vows to resist Posted: 02 Jul 2013 02:02 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi called on the armed forces on Tuesday to withdraw an ultimatum for him to share power with his political opponents and said he would not be dictated to. "President Mohamed Mursi asserts his grasp on constitutional legitimacy and rejects any attempt to deviate from it, and calls on the armed forces to withdraw their warning and refuses to be dictated to internally or externally," a tweet on the official Twitter feed of the Egyptian presidency said. ...

Portugal PM defiant despite another resignation Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:59 PM PDT LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal's prime minister defied calls to resign Tuesday after his coalition government was rocked by a second Cabinet resignation in as many days over tough budget cuts that have sharply reduced living standards in one of the poorest countries that uses the euro.

Puerto Rico town mystified by missing remains Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:51 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The remains of at least 40 people are missing from a cemetery in the sleepy mountain town of Gurabo, where officials are trying to solve a mystery that has frightened neighbors and left families distraught.

Second ministerial resignation plunges Portugal into crisis Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:45 PM PDT By Axel Bugge and Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's prime minister refused to accept the resignation of his foreign minister on Tuesday, raising the stakes in a political crisis that could derail Lisbon's plan to exit an international bailout. Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho told the nation that he would continue to head the government to ensure political stability and would work in coming hours to overcome the crisis sparked by the resignation of Foreign Minister Paulo Portas. ...

Egypt: 7 killed in Cairo clashes Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:37 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Security and hospital officials say seven people have been killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt's Islamist president in Cairo.

US drone attack kills 4 militants in Pakistan Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:35 PM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani intelligence officials say unmanned U.S. aircraft fired four missiles at a house in northwest Pakistan, killing four militants.

Factbox: Countries' reactions to Snowden's asylum applications Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:34 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by Washington on espionage charges for revealing the secret U.S. electronic surveillance program Prism, has applied for political asylum in more than a dozen countries. The 30-year-old American remains in legal limbo in the transit area at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. He has no legal travel documents and has made his asylum applications through a legal representative. Here is a list of the countries which Snowden has asked for asylum, as published by WikiLeaks, and their reactions so far. ...

Chanel and Armani evoke old world and new Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:32 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — "Fashion is the only thing that can travel ... from the old world to the new," proclaimed Karl Lagerfeld. And on the second day of haute couture shows, Chanel's showman couturier made his point with aplomb: he delivered the words from the stage of an old, decayed opera house standing next to pop star Rihanna.

Egypt's tweeting Pope hails army, revolutionary youth Posted: 02 Jul 2013 01:06 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Pope Tawadros tweeted his blessing on Tuesday for a youth-led revolt against Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and for army moves to end a political crisis that the ruling Muslim Brotherhood have denounced as a coup. Reflecting deep anxiety among Egypt's millions of Christians since last year's election victories Mursi and the Brotherhood, the head of the Coptic Church said on Twitter: "A salute, in tribute and glorification, to the trio that makes Egypt great: the people ... the army ... and youth. "Long live my country, free and strong. ...

Ethiopia's big Nile dam is compared to Hoover Dam Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:53 PM PDT ASSOSA, Ethiopia (AP) — The book, a history of Hoover Dam, fell from the dashboard as Simegnew Bekele drove through the rugged mountains where the engineer is leading construction work on Ethiopia's massive Nile River dam.

Key events in Egypt's revolution and upheaval Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:49 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military disclosed details of its plan for replacing Islamist President Mohammed Morsi if he does not reach agreement with protesters by Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands gathered in city squares again Tuesday, demanding that Morsi resign. Morsi's backers in the Muslim Brotherhood pledged to defend him.

Canadian police arrest 2 on terror charges Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:45 PM PDT SURREY, British Columbia (AP) — Police in Canada have arrested and charged a man and woman with terrorism for attempting to leave pressure cooker bombs at British Columbia's provincial legislature on Canada Day, when thousands of people were expected to be there.

Outlines of Egypt army's post-Morsi plan emerge Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:45 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military has drawn up a plan to suspend the Islamist-backed constitution, dissolve the Islamist-dominated legislature and set up an interim administration headed by the country's chief justice if President Mohammed Morsi fails to reach a solution with his opponents by the end of a Wednesday deadline, the state news agency reported.

In worldwide surveillance age, US has big edge Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:45 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — The saga of Edward Snowden and the NSA makes one thing clear: The United States' central role in developing the Internet and hosting its most powerful players has made it the global leader in the surveillance game.

Judge asked to move along 9/11 case at Guantanamo Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:44 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — A military judge presiding over the stalled Sept. 11 war crimes tribunal at Guantanamo Bay is being urged to speed things along.

Portugal's PM won't quit despite resignations Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:41 PM PDT LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal's prime minister says he "won't resign" despite the resignations of two key members of his Cabinet in a spat over austerity policies.

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