Portuguese prime minister tries to defuse crisis
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s prime minister and his junior coalition partner in the government attempted on Wednesday to cool tempers in a political crisis that could derail Lisbon’s efforts to emerge from its international bailout.
Muslim, Christian leaders back Egypt transition
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s leading Muslim and Christian clerics backed an army-sponsored roadmap on Wednesday which suspended the constitution and called for early presidential and parliamentary elections.
Fireworks burst over Cairo’s Tahrir after army statement
CAIRO (Reuters) – Fireworks burst over Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the center of protests against Mohamed Mursi, and across the Egyptian capital after the army suspended the constitution and appointed a new, interim head of state on Wednesday.
Egypt army commander suspends constitution
CAIRO (Reuters) – The head of Egypt’s armed forces issued a declaration on Wednesday suspending the constitution and appointing the head of the constitutional court as interim head of state.
Cameroon says it has 4,000 refugees from Nigeria conflict
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroon has received 4,000 refugees fleeing a Nigerian military offensive against Islamists in the north, the governor of the affected region said on Wednesday, bringing total refugee numbers from the conflict to at least 10,000.
EU checking if British surveillance broke law: source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is examining whether Britain may have broken EU law after reports that it tapped international phone traffic and shared vast quantities of personal data with the United States, a European Union source said on Wed…
WikiLeaks claims victory as credit card donations flow again
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – International credit card donations to WikiLeaks are flowing again after an Icelandic court ruling forced MasterCard’s and Visa’s local agent to process payments, the anti-secrecy organization said on Wednesday.
Al-Ahram: army told Mursi he was no longer president
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported on its website that the army told President Mohamed Mursi at 12:00 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT) that he was no longer head of state. It quoted a presidential source.
Kenya government makes partial U-turn on new tax after protests
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya has proposed exempting staples maize and bread from taxes under a proposed law that has fanned widespread discontent but consumer groups say the concession is not enough.
Egypt appeal court orders PM jailed, dismissed: source
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian appeals court upheld a one-year prison sentence against Prime Minister Hisham Kandil on Wednesday and ordered him to be removed from his post, a judicial source said.
