Guinea government, opposition agree to late-September election
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea’s government and opposition parties reached a deal on Wednesday to hold long-delayed legislative elections at the end of September to complete the mineral-rich nation’s transition to civilian rule.
U.S. declines to criticize Egypt’s military as it ousts Mursi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States declined on Wednesday to criticize Egypt’s military, even as it was ousting Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi from power.
Mursi opponents, loyalists clash in Egypt’s Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Opponents and supporters of Egypt’s deposed president, Mohamed Mursi, clashed in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria on Wednesday after the army announced his removal from office.
Egypt Muslim Brotherhood TV taken off air: MENA
CAIRO (Reuters) – The television station of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood was taken off air and its managers arrested hours after Islamist President Mohamed Mursi was overthrown by the armed forces on Wednesday, state news agency MENA reported.
Egypt Muslim Brotherhood TV taken off air: MENA
CAIRO (Reuters) – The television station of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood was taken off air and its managers arrested hours after Islamist President Mohamed Mursi was overthrown by the armed forces on Wednesday, state news agency MENA reported.
Mexican teens killed after allegedly bullying son of drug boss
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Two Mexican schoolboys accused of bullying the son of a notorious drug trafficker have been murdered in a suspected revenge attack.
Crowds celebrate across Cairo after army statement
CAIRO (Reuters) – Jubilant crowds across Cairo cheered, chanted pro-army slogans and set off fireworks after the military suspended the constitution and overthrew President Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday.
Syria’s Assad says political Islam being defeated in Egypt
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, fighting to crush a two-year-old uprising against four decades of rule by him and his late father, said on Wednesday the upheaval in Egypt was a defeat for political Islam.
Hounded from office, Mursi finds he and Egypt ‘don’t mix’
CAIRO (Reuters) – In the end, the army sided with the protesters and the cruel joke was on the president: whether it was tragedy or comedy, placards reading “Egypt and Mursi don’t mix” got the biggest laugh on Tahrir Square.
South Sudan suspends radio station for criticizing government
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan suspended a Catholic radio station after it investigated the suspicious death of a prisoner, reporters and human rights activists said on Wednesday, the latest crackdown on media in the young republic.
