 BBC News | Egyptians vote in presidential election run-off BBC News Egyptians are voting in a two-day run-off election to choose their first freely elected president. Mohammed Mursi, the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate, is up against Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister of ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Egypt's generals abandon vow to cede power US defense secretary Panetta calls Egypt's Tantawi Egypt's Revolution Stalls in Divide-and-Conquer Politics |
 ABC News | Russia denies holding talks over Assad exit New York Daily News Moscow, June 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has denied that Russia was conducting talks with other nations on an exit plan for Syria's embattled President Bashar al-Assad. "If it was really said, it was not true. Russia Digs In on Assad as Violence Intensifies US, Russian leaders to work on Syria 'disagreements' Claims Syrian government forces use sexual violence on detainees |
 Voice of America | Frustrated Egyptians Look for 'Third Option' at Runoff Vote Voice of America CAIRO - Egyptian human rights activist and visual artist Aalam Wassef's latest YouTube video (below) depicts a soldier standing next to a ballot box. With every ballot put into the box, the soldier grows bigger; but in the euphoria of voting, ... Egypt's Revolution Stalls in Divide-and-Conquer Politics Egyptians to vote in presidential election run-off Egypt's 2-day presidential run-off starts today |
 Wall Street Journal | Egypt's Revolution Stalls in Divide-and-Conquer Politics Wall Street Journal By CHARLES LEVINSON and MATT BRADLEY Egyptian presidential candidate Mohammed Morsi, above, of the Muslim Brotherhood waves Friday to a crowd in Cairo. Voting begins Saturday. CAIROâ€"Early Friday, 16 months after ousting former President Hosni Mubarak ... Egyptians to vote in presidential election run-off On Eve of Vote, Egypt's Military Extends Its Power Political chaos as Egypt chooses a new president |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Claims Syrian government forces use sexual violence on detainees ABC Online ELIZABETH JACKSON: There are allegations today that Syrian government forces have used sexual violence to torture men, women and boys detained during the current conflict, according to Human Rights Watch. Witnesses and victims have also told Human ... US, Russian leaders to work on Syria 'disagreements' UN Team In Syria Is Imperiled, Leader Says Evidence mounts that 'ghost killers' taking orders from Damascus |
 CBC.ca | Syrian forces accused of 'sexual torture' ABC Online By Alison Caldwell, staff Syrian government forces have been accused of using sexual violence to torture men, women and children detained during the current conflict. This included "rape, penetration with objects, sexual groping, prolonged forced ... UN Team In Syria Is Imperiled, Leader Says Evidence mounts that 'ghost killers' taking orders from Damascus All-Star Panel: Obama administration split over Russia |
CBC.ca | UN Team In Syria Is Imperiled, Leader Says New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon â€" Maj. Gen. Robert Mood, the head of the United Nations observer mission in Syria, presented a gloomy assessment of its prospects on Friday, even as the government and its opposition accused each other of fomenting bloodshed around the ... Evidence mounts that 'ghost killers' taking orders from Damascus All-Star Panel: Obama administration split over Russia Two sides escalating violence in Syria, says UN |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Syrian authorities raid restive areas as bombing reported across country Xinhua DAMASCUS, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Syrian authorities raided restive areas in capital Damascus and central Homs province on Friday to track down armed groups, as a number of explosive devices went off in several Syrian cities, causing injuries and property ... UN observers pulling back in Syria US: Russian Helicopters Are Refurbished, Not New Russia Digs In on Assad as Violence Intensifies |
 The Guardian | Greece urgently needs a pro-European government, says George Papandreou The Guardian Greece is in urgent need of a "pro-European" government that will navigate the country through its worst crisis in modern times, the former prime minister George Papandreou said two days before an election that has the world on tenterhooks. Greek Candidates Make Final Pleas Before Vote With Euro at Stake Wary Greeks Look To Election With Trepidation Central banks ready to act as world prepares for Greek poll |
 BBC News | Greek election is euro versus drachma, Samaras says BBC News Sunday's Greek election is a choice between staying in the euro and going back to the drachma, the leader of the centre-right New Democracy party has told a final campaign rally in Athens. The general election, the second in six weeks, ... Eurozone Braces for Greek Election Pick euro or drachma, Greek conservative tells voters Wary Greeks look to election with trepidation |
 The Japan Times | Last Aum fugitive Takahashi nabbed The Japan Times Katsuya Takahashi, the final fugitive wanted over Aum Shinrikyo's 1995 sarin attack on the Tokyo subway system, was apprehended Friday morning at a manga cafe in the capital, police said. Takahashi, 54, was served with an arrest warrant for murder and ... Last fugitive from Tokyo subway sarin gas attack captured "The last piece of the puzzle": Final member of doomsday cult arrested after ... Final fugitive nabbed in Tokyo subway attack |
 Globe and Mail | Last fugitive from Tokyo subway sarin gas attack captured Los Angeles Times Tokyo police on Friday captured the last fugitive from the 1995 sarin gas attack on the world's busiest subway system by the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, Japanese media reported. The arrest of Katsuya Takahashi at an all-night Internet and comic book ... Katsuya Takahashi arrested: Aum Shinrikyo gas attack fugitive caught by ... Final fugitive nabbed in Tokyo subway attack Last fugitive caught in '95 Japan nerve gas attack |
 Christian Science Monitor | As Greece votes, Europe holds its breath Christian Science Monitor Greeks vote Sunday in an election that many say could determine whether it stays in the eurozone. The prospect of a departure has much of Europe on edge. By Robert Marquand, Staff writer / June 15, 2012 A man walks past an abandoned building covered ... NEWSMAKER-Greek conservative unlikely defender of bailout Debt crisis Q&A: What do Greece's elections mean for Europe? Pharmacist's death highlights Greek plight |
 Christian Science Monitor | Egypt's ruling junta consolidates its position Christian Science Monitor With parliament dissolved, a retired air force general and long-time Mubarak crony in a runoff for the presidency, and democracy activists in disarray, Egypt's ruling junta is in the catbird seat. By Dan Murphy, Staff writer / June 15, 2012 Egyptian ... Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has its eye on Islamic banking Egypt's Brotherhood pins hopes on presidency Fitch cuts Egypt's rating to B-plus on political crisis |
 CBC.ca | Bookies favour Greek right but soccer may sway vote Reuters * Betting firms see conservative victory * Greek parties say election too close to call * Soccer, weather may prove decisive By Dina Kyriakidou and Harry Papachristou ATHENS, June 15 (Reuters) - Bookmakers see Greece's conservative New Democracy ... Pharmacist's death highlights Greek plight Euro exit threat hangs over Greek election Central banks ready to act as world prepares for election in Greece |
 CBC.ca | 3 armoured-car workers killed in shooting at University of Alberta CBC.ca Edmonton police were hunting for one or more suspects after an armoured-car robbery this morning at the University of Alberta campus in which three security guards were killed. Three employees of G4S Security died at the scene, and another was sent to ... Armoured-car robbery at University of Alberta leaves three dead Three guards die in campus raid Canada campus shooting kills three in Edmonton |
 New York Times | A Day Before Presidential Vote, Cairo Braces for Fallout of Court Ruling New York Times CAIRO â€" The Egyptian capital was on edge on Friday as residents, bracing for renewed protests, awaited further reaction from politicians of the Muslim Brotherhood and street activists to court rulings that have thrust the nation's troubled transition ... Egypt's gains in peril, Islamists warn; activists call protest march Moslem Brotherhood warns Egypt's gains being 'wiped out' Tense Mood Hangs Over Egypt Ahead of Runoff Poll |
 New York Times | Egypt transition in turmoil on eve of vote Reuters By Tom Perry and Edmund Blair | CAIRO (Reuters) - Activists called for a protest on Friday and Islamists warned that the gains of the revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak could be wiped out after Egypt's supreme court dissolved parliament and ruled to ... Analysts: 'Soft coup' court ruling could reignite Egyptian revolution Egypt's democratic renaissance erased in a day 'Uncertainty and apprehension' in Egypt's Tahrir Square |
 USA TODAY | Greek crisis: For some citizens, a mugging death is another sign of a society ... Washington Post ATHENS, Greece â€" Some Greek pharmacies will close on Friday, but not in protest against the relentless burden of austerity or the withering of state reimbursements for the drugs they sell. Rather, they are mourning for one of their own, a pharmacist ... Greek Elections: A Referendum on the Euro? Nervous traders look ahead to key weekend in Europe Pharmacist's death highlights Greek plight |
 ABC News | Activists call for protests on eve of Egypt's presidential runoff CNN Lea este artÃculo en español/Read this article in Spanish Cairo (CNN) -- Egypt's interim military rulers plan to announce a 100-person assembly Friday to write a new constitution, a day after a top court declared parliament invalid and triggered ... Egypt reels from 'judicial coup' - live updates Court Ruling Casts Cloud of Confusion Over Egypt Calls to boycott get louder on eve of Egypt vote |
 Voice of America | Court Ruling Casts Cloud of Confusion over Egypt Voice of America Egypt is bracing for protests Friday after judges appointed by former President Hosni Mubarak dissolved the Islamist-led parliament and allowed his former prime minister to compete in a presidential run-off election. The ruling by Egypt's Supreme ... Calls to boycott get louder on eve of Egypt vote Egypt reels from 'judicial coup' - live updates Egypt's next president: a stark choice between two extremes |
 CTV.ca | Military man has Egypt presidency in sights Reuters By Marwa Awad and Edmund Blair | CAIRO (Reuters) - Ahmed Shafik's campaign to succeed Hosni Mubarak as president of Egypt did not include a stopover in Tahrir Square. Birthplace of the uprising that toppled the autocratic leader and now the rallying ... It's de facto military coup: Egyptian activist Egypt transition in turmoil on eve of vote |
 The Guardian | Egypt reels from 'judicial coup' - live updates The Guardian 8.26am: (all times BST) Welcome to Middle East Live. On the eve of the presidential election runoff the dust is yet to settle on Thursday's momentous court verdict. Here's a roundup of the latest developments: • The highest court's decision to dissolve ... Egypt transition in turmoil on eve of vote Egyptian court dissolves Islamist-led parliament Egypt court dissolves parliament |
 Telegraph.co.uk | UN officials press world leaders to act immediately to protect Syrians CNN International (CNN) -- Senior United Nations officials called on the international community to take immediate action to protect civilians in Syria, citing the failure of President Bashar al-Assad's government to protect its population from atrocities. US: Refurbished choppers belonged to Syria all along Syria: U.N. team encounters death, destruction Syrian town deserted, burnt after clashes |
