Egypt’s Mursi defies army as it plots future without him
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi vowed to stay in power and defend constitutional legitimacy on Wednesday as generals worked on plans to push the Islamist aside within the day and suspend the constitution.
Armed group forces closure of Libyan Interior Ministry
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – An armed group forced the closure of Libya’s Interior Ministry on Tuesday, emptying the building of officials before leaving the scene, police said.
French energy minister fired for speaking out of turn
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande fired his energy and environment minister Delphine Batho on Tuesday for publicly criticizing cuts to her budget.
Second ministerial resignation plunges Portugal into crisis
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s prime minister refused to accept the resignation of his foreign minister on Tuesday, raising the stakes in a political crisis that could derail Lisbon’s plan to exit an international bailout.
Fugitive Snowden’s options narrow as asylum requests spurned
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Countries in Latin America, Asia and Europe spurned asylum requests by Edward Snowden on Tuesday, despite a call by Venezuela for the world to protect the former U.S. spy agency contractor wanted by Washington for espionage.
Brazil’s Rousseff pushes political reform to quell discontent
BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff sent Congress reform proposals on Tuesday intended to make Brazilian politics more representative in a bid to recoup popularity she lost in a wave of angry protests against the country’s political establish…
Canada charges two in al Qaeda-inspired plot to bomb Canada Day event
SURREY, British Columbia (Reuters) – Canadian police said on Tuesday they foiled an al Qaeda-inspired plot to detonate three pressure-cooker bombs during Monday’s Canada Day holiday outside the parliament building in the Pacific coast city of Victoria,…
Nearly 50 killed in Iraq bombings
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 45 people were killed in bomb attacks across Iraq on Tuesday, most of them in busy markets and commercial areas of the capital Baghdad, police and medics said.
Second ministerial resignation plunges Portugal into crisis
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s Foreign Minister Paulo Portas resigned on Tuesday, plunging the country into a political crisis that could upset its smooth exit from an international bailout.
Prosecutors consider trial for ex-Vatican bank managers: sources
ROME (Reuters) – Rome prosecutors are considering requesting that two directors of the Vatican bank who resigned on Monday be sent to trial on suspicion of authorizing illegal financial transactions, judicial sources said on Tuesday.
