Turkish police fire teargas, water cannon to disperse Istanbul protests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police fired teargas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters in an Istanbul square on Saturday as they gathered to enter a park that was the center of protests against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan last month.
Brotherhood sees Egypt “coup” fuelling hatred of West
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood believes Western governments fully supported the military overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi, a decision it says will fuel hatred towards the United States and Europe and ultimately backfire on them.
Muslim Brotherhood can contest Egypt elections: president spokesman
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood movement can take part in new elections, a presidential spokesman said on Saturday.
Egypt president spokesman says several options for PM
CAIRO (Reuters) – A presidential spokesman said on Saturday there are several options for Egypt’s interim prime minister and acknowledged opposition to Mohamed ElBaradei, whom officials and state media had earlier reported was about to be appointed.
Egyptian state TV says no new prime minister chosen yet
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian state television said the interim prime minister had not yet been chosen, after named officials and state media earlier said Mohamed ElBaradei would be appointed on Saturday.
U.S. is not aligned with any Egyptian party: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama condemned the violence in Egypt on Saturday and said that the United States was not working with any particular Egyptian political party or group as the country reels from a military takeover.
Three Latin American leftist leaders offer asylum to Snowden
LA PAZ/CARACAS (Reuters) – Bolivia offered asylum on Saturday to former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, joining leftist allies Venezuela and Nicaragua in defiance of Washington, which is demanding his arrest for divulging details of secret U…
Portuguese PM makes coalition partner his deputy, to end crisis
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s prime minister promoted the head of the junior coalition party to be his deputy on Saturday, hoping to end a political rift that threatened to bring down the government and endanger the country’s bailout.
Egypt’s second Islamist party opposes choice of ElBaradei as PM
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s second biggest Islamist group, which had initially backed a military-led political roadmap to guide the country to new elections, opposed the nomination of liberal politician Mohamed ElBaradei as interim prime minister, a part…
Runaway freight train explodes, levels center of Canada town
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) – A driverless freight train carrying tankers of crude oil derailed at high speed and exploded into a giant fireball in the middle of a small Canadian town early on Saturday, destroying dozens of buildings and leaving an …
