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• Brotherhood leader arrested, Egypt's Islamists call protests
• Analysis: Cautious toward Middle East, Obama gets second chance in Egypt
• Coup? What coup? Egyptians see no evil
• Sudan's Turabi denounces Mursi's ousting
• Egypt army says right to protest protected, urges restraint
• South Africa says Mandela still 'critical but stable'
• In his final days, Morsi was isolated but defiant
• Questions and answers about Egypt's latest turmoil
• Top Brotherhood figures seized in Egypt sweep
• Egypt military vows no "exceptional" measures
• South American leftist leaders rally to Bolivia's side in Snowden saga
• Catholic nun's Brazilian killer gets early release from prison
• Mandela on life support, faces 'impending death'
• US airlines cancel Mexico flights due to volcano
• Aid worker killed in fighting in biggest city in Darfur
• World Bank chief says hopes to continue Egypt programs
• Rights groups decry Egyptian media crackdown
• Egypt: Interim president sworn in amid crackdown
• Mandela on life support as family grave restored
• Peru police fire tear gas on protesting students, civil servants
• US officials approach tumult in Egypt with caution
• Obama aides press for swift return to civilian rule in Egypt
• Bolivia's Morales says US aimed to intimidate
• African Union likely to suspend Egypt after army deposes president
• Rights groups decry Egypt media crackdown
• After Morsi’s Ousting, Egypt Swears in New President, Cracks Down on the Muslim Brotherhood
• Brazil's Batista steps down as chairman of MPX
• Israelis strip-search Arab journalist at US party
• Egypt foreign minister to Kerry: no "military coup"
• Reactions to Morsi ouster reveal domestic politics
• 'Mandela vs. Mandela' family feud sinks to soap opera
• Portugal politicians try to save government
• Russia urges North Korea to help enable new international talks
• U.N. seeks $1 billion to feed Sahel, says Syria distracting

Brotherhood leader arrested, Egypt's Islamists call protests Posted: 04 Jul 2013 02:02 PM PDT By Asma Alsharif and Shadia Nasralla CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces arrested the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday, security sources said, in a crackdown against the Islamist movement after the army ousted the country's first democratically elected president. The dramatic exit of President Mohamed Mursi was greeted with delight by millions of jubilant people on the streets of Cairo and other cities overnight, but there was simmering resentment among Egyptians who opposed military intervention. ...

Analysis: Cautious toward Middle East, Obama gets second chance in Egypt Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:44 PM PDT By Steve Holland and Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama sat down with his top national security aides this week to determine how to react to a military takeover in Egypt, he had a tough choice to make. He could denounce what had taken place as a coup launched against a legitimately elected president in Cairo and suspend U.S. military aid. Or he could embrace the move as a reaction to popular discontent with the Muslim Brotherhood-controlled government. That he chose a middle ground, urging a swift return to civilian government and ordering a U.S. ...

Coup? What coup? Egyptians see no evil Posted: 04 Jul 2013 02:57 PM PDT By Alastair Macdonald CAIRO (Reuters) - Don't mention the coup. Certainly not on Tahrir Square, or pretty much anywhere in polite, liberal society in Egypt. As military jets periodically screamed over Cairo, even performing a formation salute with colored smoke trails, many Egyptians took pains to stress that the toppling of their elected president, announced by a general, was not a "coup". "A coup? No!" said Ahmed Eid, 19, a business studies student at Cairo University, as he and his friends snapped souvenir pictures of each other, draped in the national flag, on Tahrir Square. ...

Sudan's Turabi denounces Mursi's ousting Posted: 04 Jul 2013 04:33 PM PDT By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's Islamist opposition leader, Hassan al-Turabi, a prominent Sunni scholar, denounced on Thursday the overthrow of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi as a "coup against legitimacy", while the Khartoum government gave a cautious response. Sudan's Islamist government had welcomed last year's election of Mursi, who was ousted along with his Muslim Brotherhood by the army after millions of Egyptians demanded he go. ...

Egypt army says right to protest protected, urges restraint Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:52 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian armed forces said on Thursday they would not take arbitrary measures against any political group and would guarantee the right to protest, as long as demonstrations did not threaten national security. The statement was posted on Facebook after the arrests of leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood following the army's removal of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and ahead of protest rallies that the Brotherhood was planning to hold on Friday. ...

South Africa says Mandela still 'critical but stable' Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:12 PM PDT JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ailing anti-apartheid hero and former President Nelson Mandela remained in a "critical but stable" condition after nearly four weeks in hospital, the government said on Thursday. Mandela is receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection, his fourth hospitalization in six months. The latest health update from the government followed a visit to the hospital by current President Jacob Zuma. ...

In his final days, Morsi was isolated but defiant Posted: 04 Jul 2013 04:48 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The army chief came to President Mohammed Morsi with a simple demand: Step down on your own and don't resist a military ultimatum or the demands of the giant crowds in the streets of Egypt.

Questions and answers about Egypt's latest turmoil Posted: 04 Jul 2013 04:38 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The military has removed Egypt's first democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi, from office to the joy of millions of anti-government protesters accusing the Islamist leader of abusing his authority. The chief judge of the Supreme Constitutional Court has been installed as an interim leader more than two years after autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak was ousted. The military also has moved swiftly against Morsi's Islamist allies, including the Muslim Brotherhood. Here are a few questions and answers about the latest turmoil in the Arab world's most populous country.

Top Brotherhood figures seized in Egypt sweep Posted: 04 Jul 2013 04:33 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military moved swiftly Thursday against senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood, targeting the backbone of support for ousted president Mohammed Morsi. In the most dramatic step, authorities arrested the group's revered leader from a seaside villa and flew him by helicopter to detention in the capital.

Egypt military vows no "exceptional" measures Posted: 04 Jul 2013 04:10 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The spokesman of Egypt's military says it will not carry out any exceptional or arbitrary measures against any political group, amid a swift crackdown on the group of the ousted Islamist president, the Muslim Brotherhood.

South American leftist leaders rally to Bolivia's side in Snowden saga Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:57 PM PDT By David Mercado COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (Reuters) - South America's most outspoken leftist leaders gathered on Thursday to rally behind Bolivian President Evo Morales, whose plane was diverted in Europe this week on suspicions that fugitive U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden was aboard. The summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia - where Morales began his political career as a leader of coca leaf farmers - is aimed at expressing outrage over his "virtual kidnapping" and the U.S. pressure they believe spurred it. ...

Catholic nun's Brazilian killer gets early release from prison Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:39 PM PDT By Lucas Iberico-Lozada SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The man convicted of killing American nun and Amazon activist Dorothy Stang in 2005, has been released from a Brazilian prison after serving less than a third of his sentence, adding controversy to the long-running struggle over land rights in the rainforest. The penitentiary system of Pará, the northern state where Stang was murdered, confirmed that confessed killer Rayfran das Neves Sales was released on Tuesday, though they were unable to specify if he was released on parole or into house arrest. He had been sentenced to 27 years in prison. ...

Mandela on life support, faces 'impending death' Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:36 PM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela is being kept alive by a breathing machine and faces "impending death," court documents show.

US airlines cancel Mexico flights due to volcano Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:30 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least six U.S. airlines canceled more than 40 flights into and out of Mexico City and Toluca airports Thursday after the Popocatepetl volcano spewed out ash, steam and glowing rocks, airport officials said.

Aid worker killed in fighting in biggest city in Darfur Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:12 PM PDT KHARTOUM (Reuters) - One aid worker was killed and three others wounded when a grenade hit their office during a gunfight between competing security forces on Thursday in the biggest city of Sudan's Darfur region, the United Nations and witnesses said. Clashes between the army, rebels and rival tribes have surged in the vast and mostly lawless region in recent months, but had until now been confined to rural areas. Residents said heavy gunfire could be heard for hours near the security headquarters in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state and the second-biggest city in Sudan. ...

World Bank chief says hopes to continue Egypt programs Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:11 PM PDT SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The World Bank hopes to continue its programs in Egypt following the military ousting of the country's first democratically elected leader, bank president Jim Yong Kim told reporters on Thursday during a visit to Chile. The bank, which Kim said has a $4.7 billion loan program for Egypt, is still trying to understand the situation in the country, he added. "Our hope is that we'll be able to continue with our programs to provide essential services and essential support," said Kim, flanked by Chile's president and finance minister. ...

Rights groups decry Egyptian media crackdown Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:09 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities shut down four Islamist TV stations, banned the Muslim Brotherhood's newspaper and raided the office of Al-Jazeera's Egypt affiliate in crackdown on media considered sympathetic to ousted President Mohammed Morsi, bringing an outcry Thursday from rights groups.

Egypt: Interim president sworn in amid crackdown Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:07 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military moved swiftly Thursday against senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood, targeting the backbone of support for ousted president Mohammed Morsi. In the most dramatic step, authorities arrested the group's revered leader from an oceanside villa and flew him by helicopter to detention in the capital.

Mandela on life support as family grave restored Posted: 04 Jul 2013 02:51 PM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela is being kept alive by a breathing machine and faces "impending death," court documents show, as his family gravesite was restored Thursday.

Peru police fire tear gas on protesting students, civil servants Posted: 04 Jul 2013 02:37 PM PDT LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police fired tear gas at hundreds of students and civil servants in Lima on Thursday as they marched towards Congress to protest reforms that would impose tougher standards on universities and bureaucrats. Protesters lashed out at President Ollanta Humala for proposing the laws, which he says would improve the quality of sluggish government services and a lagging higher-education system. Critics say they would force thousands from their jobs and compromise the autonomy of Peru's universities. ...

US officials approach tumult in Egypt with caution Posted: 04 Jul 2013 02:37 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and his national security team tread delicately Thursday in the aftermath of the ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, urging the restive nation to quickly return authority to a democratically elected civilian government and avoid violence. The administration still declined to take sides in the volatile developments as Egypt's military installed an interim government leader.

Obama aides press for swift return to civilian rule in Egypt Posted: 04 Jul 2013 02:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's national security aides are pressing Egyptian officials to move quickly to a democratic government after a military takeover ousted President Mohamed Mursi, the White House said on Thursday. Obama met with top advisers in the White House Situation Room to discuss the crisis in Egypt, a day after the tumultuous ouster of Egypt's first democratically elected president that the United States has carefully avoided calling a coup. ...

Bolivia's Morales says US aimed to intimidate Posted: 04 Jul 2013 02:06 PM PDT LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Evo Morales said Thursday that the rerouting of his plane over suspicions that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden was on board was a plot by the U.S. to intimidate him and other Latin American leaders.

African Union likely to suspend Egypt after army deposes president Posted: 04 Jul 2013 01:56 PM PDT By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union is likely to suspend Egypt after what it called the "unconstitutional" removal of President Mohamed Mursi by the army, AU officials said on Thursday. The AU's Peace and Security Council (PSC) will discuss the Egyptian situation on Friday and, according to an AU source, is likely to implement the usual response to any interruption of constitutional rule by a member state, and suspend it. The AU issued a statement saying said the organization's head, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, "observes that the removal of ... ...

Rights groups decry Egypt media crackdown Posted: 04 Jul 2013 01:52 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities shut down four Islamist TV stations, banned the Muslim Brotherhood's newspaper and raided the office of Al-Jazeera's Egypt affiliate in crackdown on media considered sympathetic to ousted President Mohammed Morsi, bringing an outcry Thursday from rights groups.

After Morsi’s Ousting, Egypt Swears in New President, Cracks Down on the Muslim Brotherhood Posted: 04 Jul 2013 01:28 PM PDT Egypt's sudden military-enforced transition from the reign of former President Mohamed Morsi continued on Thursday as Adli Mansour was sworn in as interim president while the security crackdown on Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood deepened with the arrest of most of the Brotherhood's senior leadership.

Brazil's Batista steps down as chairman of MPX Posted: 04 Jul 2013 01:10 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Eike Batista, not long ago Brazil's richest man, has resigned as chairman of energy company MPX Energia after it was forced to call off a planned IPO, the company said Thursday.

Israelis strip-search Arab journalist at US party Posted: 04 Jul 2013 01:05 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S.-funded Alhurra network said Thursday that one of its cameramen was interrogated and strip-searched by Israeli security men while covering a July 4 party at the U.S. ambassador's residence near Tel Aviv.

Egypt foreign minister to Kerry: no "military coup" Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:59 PM PDT By Shadia Nasralla CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said he assured U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in a telephone call on Thursday that the overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi had not been a military coup. The definition of what happened in Egypt on Wednesday is important because a military overthrow of an elected leader would generally trigger economic sanctions and could entail cutting of vital U.S. aid to Egypt. ...

Reactions to Morsi ouster reveal domestic politics Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:56 PM PDT The reactions of some countries to the military overthrow of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi offer a revealing glimpse at their own domestic politics. Here is a look at which side key countries are supporting.

'Mandela vs. Mandela' family feud sinks to soap opera Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:29 PM PDT By Yvonne Bell MTHATHA, South Africa (Reuters) - A feud between factions of Nelson Mandela's family descended into soap opera farce on Thursday when his grandson and heir, Mandla, accused relatives of adultery and milking the fame of the revered anti-apartheid leader. In a news conference broadcast live on TV that stunned South Africans, Mandla Mandela confirmed rumors that his young son, Zanethemba, was in fact the child of an illicit liaison between his brother Mbuso and Mandla's now ex-wife Anais Grimaud. ...

Portugal politicians try to save government Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:12 PM PDT LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The leaders of Portugal's governing coalition parties remained locked in negotiations Thursday as they attempted to repair differences that threatened to pitch the bailed-out country into turmoil and reignite concerns over Europe's debt crisis.

Russia urges North Korea to help enable new international talks Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:10 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia urged North Korea on Thursday to help pave the way for a resumption of international talks and told Pyongyang that ending the standoff over its nuclear program would bring economic benefits. North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-Gwan met separately in Moscow with two Russian deputy foreign ministers, Vladimir Titov and Igor Morgulov, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. ...

U.N. seeks $1 billion to feed Sahel, says Syria distracting Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:59 AM PDT By Daniel Flynn DAKAR (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for more than $1 billion to help feed 11 million people at risk across Africa's arid Sahel belt, warning that the crisis in Syria was distracting donors from the humanitarian situation there. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that this year's war in northern Mali, where a French-led military campaign destroyed an Islamist enclave, had worsened annual food shortages across the region. ...

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