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• Snowden still in Moscow despite Bolivian plane drama
• Obama expresses deep concern, doesn't condemn Egyptian military intervention
• Obama, Merkel agree to high-level talks on U.S. surveillance program
• Egypt's Mursi being held by authorities: sources
• Ecuador seeks London's help over embassy bugging
• Canada bombing suspect's past: A tale of violence, drugs, punk music
• EU calls for quick return to democracy in Egypt
• Latin America fumes over Bolivia incident in Snowden saga
• Egypt army ousts Morsi, who decries 'coup'
• Ten dead in Egypt as Mursi opponents and supporters clash
• Obama leery of intervention in Mideast
• Egypt political upheaval to deepen economic crisis
• Egypt police arrest top Brotherhood leaders
• Obama urges Egyptian military to quickly return to democratic government
• Italy's Letta calls coalition meeting to smooth tensions
• U.S. military chief warns of consequences from Egypt army action
• Egypt: 2 leading Brotherhood members arrested
• Egypt's Brotherhood will not use violence: senior leader
• Egypt's interim ruler to be sworn in on Thursday
• Gulf Arabs welcome ouster of Egypt's president
• Was the overthrow of Egypt's government a coup?
• Key events in Egypt's uprising and unrest
• Bolivia plane incident infuriates Latin America
• Five dead in Egypt as Mursi opponents and supporters clash
• Saudi king congratulates new Egyptian head of state
• Brazil truckers union says strike winding down, Rousseff promises order
• U.S. declines to criticize Egypt's military as Mursi is ousted
• Security forces raid Al Jazeera Egyptian TV channel
• Egypt army topples president, announces transition
• Assad praises Egypt revolt against president
• Egypt’s Military Ousts President Morsi, Angering His Islamist Supporters
• Key U.S. Democratic senator sees review of Egypt aid
• Four dead in North Egypt clash after president deposed
• Violence cases rising in Mexico local elections
• Instant View: Egypt army topples President Mursi

Snowden still in Moscow despite Bolivian plane drama Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:07 PM PDT By Angelika Gruber and Emma Farge VIENNA/GENEVA (Reuters) - Bolivia accused the United States on Wednesday of trying to "kidnap" its president, Evo Morales, after his plane was denied permission to fly over some European countries on suspicion he was taking fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden to Latin America. Bolivia said the incident, in which the plane was denied permission to fly over France and Portugal before making a stop in Vienna, was an act of aggression and a violation of international law. ...

Obama expresses deep concern, doesn't condemn Egyptian military intervention Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:43 PM PDT By Patricia Zengerle and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama expressed deep concern about the Egyptian military's removal of President Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday but stopped short of condemning a move that could lead to a cut-off in U.S. aid. Obama issued a written statement responding to dramatic events in Cairo after huddling with his top national security advisers at the White House. The session took place shortly after the Egyptian military made its move. ...

Obama, Merkel agree to high-level talks on U.S. surveillance program Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:56 PM PDT By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to allay concerns from German Chancellor Angela Merkel about reported U.S. spying on European allies on Wednesday, and they agreed to hold a high-level meeting on the subject in coming days. The European Union has demanded the United States explain a report in a German magazine that Washington was spying on its European allies, calling such surveillance shocking if true. The reports came to light amid an ongoing imbroglio involving former U.S. ...

Egypt's Mursi being held by authorities: sources Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:45 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's deposed President Mohamed Mursi, toppled by the military on Wednesday, is being held by the authorities, a Muslim Brotherhood spokesman and a security official said on Thursday. Ahmed Aref, the Brotherhood spokesman, said both Mursi and Essam El-Haddad, a senior aide, were being held but he did not know where. A security official said they were being held at a military intelligence facility. (Reporting by Maggie Fick, Yasmine Saleh and Tom Perry; Editing by Philip Barbara)

Ecuador seeks London's help over embassy bugging Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:51 PM PDT By Alexandra Valencia and Estelle Shirbon QUITO/LONDON (Reuters) - Ecuador said on Wednesday it would seek the help of the British government to determine who put a hidden microphone in the South American nation's London embassy, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is holed up. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino Patino said a microphone was found inside the office of the ambassador to the United Kingdom, Ana Alban, while he visited the embassy to meet with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on June 16. ...

Canada bombing suspect's past: A tale of violence, drugs, punk music Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:34 PM PDT By Nicole Mordant and Jennifer Kwan SURREY, British Columbia (Reuters) - One of the suspects in a Canadian bomb plot is a former drug user with a history of violence, a self-styled "Muslim Punk" who also wrote songs about his love for Satan. Descriptions of John Nuttall by four people who knew him, combined with court records and his own postings online, portray a sometimes troubled man on the margins of society. ...

EU calls for quick return to democracy in Egypt Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:59 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union called for a rapid return to democracy in Egypt on Thursday after the country's armed forces overthrew President Mohamed Mursi. "I urge all sides to rapidly return to the democratic process, including the holding of free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections and the approval of a constitution, to be done in a fully inclusive manner, so as to permit the country to resume and complete its democratic transition," EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement. ...

Latin America fumes over Bolivia incident in Snowden saga Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:54 PM PDT By Louise Egan and Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Latin American leaders slammed European governments on Wednesday for diverting Bolivian President Evo Morales' plane on rumors it was carrying a wanted former U.S. spy agency contractor, adding a new diplomatic twist to the Edward Snowden saga. Bolivia said Morales was returning from Moscow on Tuesday when France and Portugal abruptly banned his plane from entering their airspace due to suspicions that Snowden, wanted by Washington for leaking secrets, was onboard. Italy and Spain also banned the plane from their skies, it said. ...

Egypt army ousts Morsi, who decries 'coup' Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:33 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's first democratically elected president was ousted Wednesday by the military after barely a year in office, felled by the same kind of popular revolt that first brought him to power in the Arab Spring.

Ten dead in Egypt as Mursi opponents and supporters clash Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:27 PM PDT ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed when opponents and supporters of Egypt's deposed president, Mohamed Mursi, clashed after the army announced his removal on Wednesday, state media and officials said. Gunfire broke out as rocks and bricks flew during fighting in Alexandria, witnesses said. At least three people were killed in the Mediterranean city, state news agency MENA reported. An earlier report said at least 50 people were wounded. One of the dead was a woman stabbed in the stomach, MENA said. The other two were men hit by birdshot. ...

Obama leery of intervention in Mideast Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — From Egypt to Syria to Iraq and beyond, the Obama administration is determined to show it will only go so far to help save nations in chaos from themselves.

Egypt political upheaval to deepen economic crisis Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:17 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's descent into even deeper political turmoil will almost certainly put a multi-billion dollar international bailout on hold and lead to an even more painful economic crisis, with worsening fuel shortages and higher prices on basic goods.

Egypt police arrest top Brotherhood leaders Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:14 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces arrested the head of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) and another of the movement's top leaders on Wednesday, an FJP official and security sources said, after the army toppled Mohamed Mursi from the presidency. Saad El-Katatni, the head of the FJP and the former speaker of parliament, was arrested along with Rashad al-Bayoumi, one of the Brotherhood's deputy leaders, the sources said. ...

Obama urges Egyptian military to quickly return to democratic government Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama expressed deep concern about Egypt's removal of President Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday and called for a swift return to a democratically elected civilian government. In a written statement commenting on dramatic events unfolding in Cairo, Obama said he had directed relevant U.S. agencies to review the implications of the military intervention to determine whether it would have any impact on U.S. aid. He urged the Egyptian military to avoid any arbitrary arrests of Mursi and his supporters. ...

Italy's Letta calls coalition meeting to smooth tensions Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:02 PM PDT By James Mackenzie ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta meets members of his uneasy left-right coalition on Thursday, aiming to ease tensions that have slowed reforms and hampered efforts to keep public finances under control. Letta called the meeting after former prime minister Mario Monti, whose centrist Civic Choice movement supports the government, threatened this week to withdraw his backing unless the pace of reform was stepped up. ...

U.S. military chief warns of consequences from Egypt army action Posted: 03 Jul 2013 03:59 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey on Wednesday warned the Egyptian military of consequences if its overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi is viewed as a coup. "At the end of the day it's their country and they will find their way, but there will consequences if it is badly handled," he told CNN. "There's laws that bind us on how we deal with these kinds of situations." Dempsey's remarks refer to the laws that require the United States to cut off aid when a democratically elected government is deposed by military coup or decree. ...

Egypt: 2 leading Brotherhood members arrested Posted: 03 Jul 2013 03:57 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — A security official says the head of the Muslim Brotherhood political party and the Brotherhood's deputy chief have been arrested.

Egypt's Brotherhood will not use violence: senior leader Posted: 03 Jul 2013 03:51 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - A senior Muslim Brotherhood politician said the Islamist group had no intention of using violence after the army toppled Egypt's Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, on Wednesday. "There is absolutely no direction towards violence. The Brotherhood are not raised on violence. Their cause is a peaceful one, defending their rights, which is stronger than a military coup," Gamal Heshmat told Reuters by telephone. A leading member of the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, Heshmat said what the army had done amounted to a "shameful coup". ...

Egypt's interim ruler to be sworn in on Thursday Posted: 03 Jul 2013 03:49 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - The head of Egypt's supreme constitutional court, Adli Mansour, will be sworn in as interim head of state on Thursday after the armed forces overthrew elected President Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday for failing to listen to mass protests' demands to share power. The army detailed a roadmap for a return to democratic rule, including the appointment of the interim ruler. Judge Adli Mansour was born on December 23, 1945 and graduated from Cairo University with a B.A. in law in 1967, before gaining a masters' degree in the same field there in 1969. ...

Gulf Arabs welcome ouster of Egypt's president Posted: 03 Jul 2013 03:48 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Gulf Arab states welcomed the Egyptian army's ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday following days of unrest in a country once seen by Gulf Arabs as an instrumental ally against rival power Iran. The rise of Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt following the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak in 2011 has unsettled most Gulf Arab states, including the UAE, which feared it would embolden Islamists at home. ...

Was the overthrow of Egypt's government a coup? Posted: 03 Jul 2013 03:39 PM PDT Was the overthrow of Egypt's Islamist government on Wednesday a coup?

Key events in Egypt's uprising and unrest Posted: 03 Jul 2013 03:34 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military chief announced Wednesday that President Mohammed Morsi has been deposed, after four days of mass demonstrations against him.

Bolivia plane incident infuriates Latin America Posted: 03 Jul 2013 05:11 PM PDT The European rerouting of the Bolivian presidential plane over suspicions that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden was aboard ignited outrage Wednesday among Latin American leaders who called it a stunning violation of national sovereignty and disrespect for the region.

Five dead in Egypt as Mursi opponents and supporters clash Posted: 03 Jul 2013 03:14 PM PDT ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - At least five people were killed when opponents and supporters of Egypt's deposed president, Mohamed Mursi, clashed after the army announced his removal on Wednesday, state media and officials said. Gunfire broke out as rocks and bricks flew in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, witnesses said. At least one person was killed and 50 were wounded, state news agency MENA reported, quoting a local medical official. "We are dealing with the situation ... We have called for security reinforcements in the area," said senior police officer Sherif Abdelhamid. ...

Saudi king congratulates new Egyptian head of state Posted: 03 Jul 2013 03:13 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi King Abdullah sent a message of congratulations to the head of the Egyptian Constitutional Court, Adli Mansour, on Wednesday for being appointed interim head of state after the armed forces overthrew President Mohamed Mursi, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported. "In the name of the people of Saudi Arabia and on my behalf, we congratulate your leadership of Egypt in this critical period of its history. We pray for God to help you bear the responsibility laid upon you to achieve the ambitions of our brotherly people of Egypt," the message said. ...

Brazil truckers union says strike winding down, Rousseff promises order Posted: 03 Jul 2013 03:11 PM PDT SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A national protest by Brazilian truck drivers appeared to be winding down on Wednesday and the union leading it said it was scheduled to end at 6 a.m. (10 a.m. GMT) on Thursday, after several state governments secured injunctions to stop drivers from blocking public highways. Local media showed trucks that had been abandoned in Mato Grosso, Brazil's leading soy producing state, while drivers demonstrated on the Anchieta highway that links Sao Paulo to Brazil's main Santos port. Private highway operator Ecovias said protesters had caused a 4 kilometer (2. ...

U.S. declines to criticize Egypt's military as Mursi is ousted Posted: 03 Jul 2013 03:01 PM PDT By Susan Heavey and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States declined on Wednesday to criticize Egypt's military, even as it was ousting Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi from power. Minutes before Egypt's army commander announced that Mursi, the country's first democratically elected president, had been deposed and the constitution suspended, the U.S. State Department criticized Mursi, but gave no public signal it was opposed to the army's action. ...

Security forces raid Al Jazeera Egyptian TV channel Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:59 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Security forces raided the Cairo offices of Al Jazeera's Egyptian television channel on Wednesday and detailed at least five staff, hours after the army toppled Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, a journalist at the station said. Karim El-Assiuti told Reuters his colleagues at the Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr channel were arrested while working in the studio. The station was prevented from broadcasting from a pro-Mursi rally and its crew there was also detained, he said. ...

Egypt army topples president, announces transition Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:58 PM PDT By Tom Perry and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's armed forces overthrew Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday, sparking wild rejoicing in the streets at the prospect of new elections as a range of political leaders backed a new political transition. Mursi was sequestered in a Republican Guard barracks after denouncing a "military coup" that stripped him of power after just a year. As tanks and troops secured the area, tens of thousands of supporters of his Muslim Brotherhood rallied nearby to protest against his removal. ...

Assad praises Egypt revolt against president Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:33 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's embattled president on Wednesday praised Egypt's protests against their leader and said his overthrow by the military means the end of "political Islam."

Egypt’s Military Ousts President Morsi, Angering His Islamist Supporters Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:30 PM PDT After days of mounting speculation and brinksmanship, the Egyptian army carried out its threat to end the country's crippling ideological divide by ousting President Mohamed Morsi–just over one year after he was inaugurated as the country's first democratically elected civilian president.

Key U.S. Democratic senator sees review of Egypt aid Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:27 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate subcommittee that oversees foreign aid, said on Wednesday that his panel would review the $1.5 billion in annual assistance the country sends to Egypt in the wake of the ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi. "Egypt's military leaders say they have no intent or desire to govern, and I hope they make good on their promise," Leahy said in a statement. "In the meantime, our law is clear: U.S. aid is cut off when a democratically elected government is deposed by military coup or decree. ...

Four dead in North Egypt clash after president deposed Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:26 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Four people were killed in clashes between supporters of Mohamed Morsi and security forces in the northern city of Marsa Matrouh on Wednesday after the Islamist president was ousted by the army, the state governor said. Governor Badr Tantawi told Reuters by telephone from the Mediterranean city close to the Libyan border that the dead were Mursi supporters. (Writing by Paul Taylor; Editing by Alastair Macdonald)

Violence cases rising in Mexico local elections Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:17 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — City and state elections are often the most deadly in Mexico. And nothing has changed this year.

Instant View: Egypt army topples President Mursi Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:13 PM PDT (Reuters) - Egypt's armed forces overthrew elected Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday and announced a political transition with the support of a wide range of political, religious and youth leaders. After a day of drama in which tanks and troops deployed near the presidential palace as a military deadline for Mursi to yield to mass protests passed, the top army commander announced on television that the president had "failed to meet the demands of the Egyptian people". Below comments by U.S. analysts and economists on the risk to emerging economies. ...

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