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 …
Syrian opposition chooses Saudi-backed leader
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s fractious opposition elected a new leader on Saturday but rebel groups were reported to be fighting among themselves in a sign of growing divisions on the ground between factions trying to topple President Bashar al-…
Brazil’s Rousseff denies plans for post-protest Cabinet shakeup
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff firmly denied on Saturday any plans to shake up her Cabinet, following the country’s largest protests in 20 years.
Italy’s most wanted drug trafficker caught in Colombia
ROME (Reuters) – A suspected Italian mafia boss described as Europe’s most wanted drug trafficker and the world’s biggest cocaine importer was arrested in Colombia on Saturday and deported to Italy.
