Monday, July 9, 2012

Egypt Supreme Court rejects president's order to reconvene parliament - Xinhua


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Egypt Supreme Court rejects president's order to reconvene parliament
Xinhua
BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhuanet) --Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court has rejected President Mohammed Mursi's order to reconvene parliament, saying its verdict is final, definitive and cannot be challenged. The Supreme Constitutional Court met to discuss ...
As Islamists Gain Influence, Washington Reassesses Who Its Friends AreNew York Times
Egypt's parliament set to meet in defiance of the armyeuronews
In Egypt: Will parliament reconvene? (+video)Christian Science Monitor
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New Crisis Loom Over Egypt Over Legislature's Fate - ABC News


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New Crisis Loom Over Egypt Over Legislature's Fate
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A new showdown loomed in Egypt on Monday as the country's highest court stood by its ruling that dissolved parliament last month, challenging the new Islamist president's plans to reconvene the lower chamber in defiance of the military.
As Islamists Gain Influence, Washington Reassesses Who Its Friends AreNew York Times
Egypt: Judiciary Gives Mursi 36 Hours to Withdraw Decision Reinstating ParliamentAllAfrica.com
In Egypt: Will parliament reconvene? (+video)Christian Science Monitor
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Officials Spar Over Who Will Guarantee Bank Losses - Wall Street Journal


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Officials Spar Over Who Will Guarantee Bank Losses
Wall Street Journal
By GABRIELE STEINHAUSER and MATINA STEVIS BRUSSELSâ€"Germany's finance minister said that even once the euro zone's bailout fund has been authorized to directly recapitalize struggling banks, the lenders' host government should retain final liability for ...
EU to Speed Spanish Bank AidBloomberg
Eurozone ministers agree 30bn euros for Spanish banksBBC News
Euro Finance Ministers Agree On Bailout For SpainNPR
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In Libya, diverse coalition has edge over Islamists in elections - Los Angeles Times


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In Libya, diverse coalition has edge over Islamists in elections
Los Angeles Times
TRIPOLI, Libya â€" The main street in Misurata remains shot to pieces. In Tripoli's Janzour suburb, displacement camps dot the landscape. Yet Libya, site of the Arab world's most violent revolution last year, staged largely peaceful national elections ...
Neither liberal nor Islamist: Who are Libya's frontrunners? (+video)Christian Science Monitor
Wartime PM Jibril takes early lead in Libya voteReuters
Despite Fairly Smooth Election, Attacks in Libya Show UnrestNew York Times
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In Egypt: Will parliament reconvene? (+video) - Christian Science Monitor


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In Egypt: Will parliament reconvene? (+video)
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Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court upheld its earlier ruling that one third of the country's parliament was elected illegally. Following that ruling the country's military dismissed the government. Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi aims to reconvene ...
Egypt's Military and President Escalate Their Power StruggleNew York Times
Egypt's Islamist Legislators Plan Session, Defying CourtWall Street Journal
Egypt will stand by its pacts with Israel, says new UN ambassadorCBS News
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Venezuela's Chavez Says Cancer-Free, Health Won't Be a Factor in Elections - Wall Street Journal


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Venezuela's Chavez Says Cancer-Free, Health Won't Be a Factor in Elections
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By KEJAL VYAS CARACAS--Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Monday that the year-long mystery over his undisclosed type of cancer "will not play a factor" in the October elections and deemed himself once again cancer-free. The fiery socialist leader ...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he's cancer freeUSA TODAY
Venezuela's Chavez says "totally free" of cancer, againReuters India
Venezuela's Chavez says "totally free" of cancerReuters
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Amid Egypt president-army struggle, it's unclear who's in charge - Los Angeles Times


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Amid Egypt president-army struggle, it's unclear who's in charge
Los Angeles Times
CAIRO â€" The power struggle between Egypt's president and military leaders is becoming increasingly murky, leaving many Egyptians confused over who is running the country and whether laws and court rulings even apply amid the persistent political ...
New Crisis Looms in Egypt Over Legislature's FateABC News

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Taliban Kill 5 Afghan Police Officers With Roadside Bomb - New York Times


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Taliban Kill 5 Afghan Police Officers With Roadside Bomb
New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan â€" The Taliban struck multiple targets across Afghanistan on Monday, killing five police officers with a roadside bomb in a relatively peaceful province but failing to inflict heavy casualties with their multipronged assault in ...
Dozens killed, including 6 US troops, in insurgent attacks in AfghanistanWashington Post
2 children killed in Afghan suicide attack: officialsPakistan Daily Times
Taliban claim Afghan blast that killed 6 U.S. soldiersSalt Lake Tribune
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Peña Nieto Tells TIME: I Want to Make Mexico an Emerging Power Again - TIME


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Peña Nieto Tells TIME: I Want to Make Mexico an Emerging Power Again
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It will be almost five months before Eduardo Peña Nieto is sworn in as Mexico's new president. But will it be enough time for him to figure out what to do with the country's dire economic and security problems? By Tim Padgett | @TimPadgett2 | July 9, ...
Mexico election results to face court challengesCBC.ca
Irregularities reveal Mexico's election far from fairThe Guardian
Mexico Elections Certain to Face Court ChallengesABC News
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Egypt military 'warns' President Mursi over parliament decision - BBC News


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Egypt military 'warns' President Mursi over parliament decision
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Egypt's military council has said the decision to dissolve the country's parliament must be upheld, after new President Mohammed Mursi ordered the assembly to reopen. The military said it was confident "all state institutions" would respect the ...
State TV: Egypt's highest court says its ruling to dissolve parliament is finalWashington Post
Morsi decree creates 'political earthquake' in EgyptAFP
Egyptian Court Affirms Ruling Cited to Oust ParliamentNew York Times

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Public Execution of Woman Raises Fears for Afghanistan's Future - Voice of America


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Public Execution of Woman Raises Fears for Afghanistan's Future
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A video apparently showing the Taliban executing an Afghan woman accused of adultery has sparked international outrage. The killing highlights ongoing fears of what will happen to women's rights in Afghanistan once international ...
Deadly violence rages across AfghanistanHouston Chronicle
Execution of Afghan woman occurred under Western nosesChristian Science Monitor
Woman's execution shows Taliban 'brutality': White HouseAFP
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Execution of Afghan woman occurred under Western noses - Christian Science Monitor


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Execution of Afghan woman occurred under Western noses
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Parwan Province, home of NATO's massive Bagram Air Field, had been thought secure. This weekend, it hosted a Taliban-style public execution of a woman for adultery. By Ben Arnoldy, Staff writer / July 9, 2012 Men in the crowd watch as a man, ...
Taliban execute woman in AfghanistanHindustan Times
Taliban Claim Afghan Blast That Killed 6 US TroopsABC News
Nato prepared to hunt Taliban fighters who executed woman for adulteryTelegraph.co.uk
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Egypt's President and Military on Collision Course? - Voice of America


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Egypt's President and Military on Collision Course?
Voice of America
CAIRO â€" Egypt's newly elected president Mohamed Morsi appears on a collision course with the country's powerful military generals after ordering the parliament to reconvene, in defiance of a high court decree last month that dissolved the legislature.
Egypt Court Rejects Plan to Restore ParliamentWall Street Journal
Egypt's top court affirms ruling to disband parliamentUSA TODAY
Egypt parliament set to meet, defying armyReuters
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Taliban Claim Afghan Blast That Killed 6 US Troops - ABC News


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Taliban Claim Afghan Blast That Killed 6 US Troops
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The Taliban took responsibility Monday for a bomb blast in Afghanistan that killed six American troops, while other militants launched suicide attacks on two police headquarters that according to officials left seven attackers and two children dead.
Karzai Strongly Condemns Public Execution of Afghan WomanVoice of America
Dozens die in Afghanistan violenceFinancial Times

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Taliban claims Afghan blast that killed 6 US troops - USA TODAY


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Taliban claims Afghan blast that killed 6 US troops
USA TODAY
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) â€" The Taliban took responsibility Monday for a bomb blast in Afghanistan that killed six American troops, while other militants launched suicide attacks on two police headquarters that according to officials left seven attackers ...
Karzai Strongly Condemns Public Execution of Afghan WomanVoice of America
Taliban Adultery Execution Sparks OutrageABC News
Dozens die in Afghanistan violenceFinancial Times
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Why do the Sudanese protests get so little news coverage? - Christian Science Monitor


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Why do the Sudanese protests get so little news coverage?
Christian Science Monitor
The Bashir administration's hold on power is precarious. But you won't see that story on TV news or your newspaper's front page. By Tom Murphy, Guest blogger / July 9, 2012 This June 22 citizen journalism photo provided by the group Grifina, ...
One year on, South Sudan's liberation incomplete: KiirReuters
South Sudanese migrants subdued on 1st anniversary of independenceHaaretz
UN in South Sudan - Hit or Miss?AllAfrica.com
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Egypt's Top Court Affirms Ruling to Disband Parliament - New York Times


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Egypt's Top Court Affirms Ruling to Disband Parliament
New York Times
CAIRO â€" President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt on Sunday unexpectedly ordered the country's Islamist-led Parliament to reconvene, challenging earlier decisions by Egypt's most powerful generals and judges to dissolve the legislative body.
Egypt parliament dissolution is binding, court rulesBBC News
Game of 'chicken': Egypt's new president defies the military, orders ...msnbc.com
Egyptian court says decision to dissolve parliament is finalUSA TODAY
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Annan, Assad Discuss Peace Plan - Voice of America


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Annan, Assad Discuss Peace Plan
Voice of America
International envoy Kofi Annan has met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in talks the UN diplomat called "constructive and candid." Annan told reporters in Damascus the two discussed ways to end the violence between opposition forces and the ...
Annan says agreement reached with AssadThe Associated Press
Syria: Annan holds 'constructive' talks with AssadBBC News
Kofi Annan ends 'positive' Syria talks, heads for IranTimes of India
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Speaker of Egypt's dissolved parliament calls for legislature to meet Tuesday - Washington Post


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Speaker of Egypt's dissolved parliament calls for legislature to meet Tuesday
Washington Post
CAIRO â€" The speaker of Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament called Monday for the legislature to meet this week, raising the stakes in a tense standoff with the powerful military which backed a court ruling to dissolve the chamber.
Egypt Parties Step Back From ConfrontationNew York Times
Egypt's parliament speaker calls new sessionBusinessweek
Egypt's constitutional court to discuss president decreeBBC News
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Egypt parliament set to meet, defying army - Reuters


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Egypt parliament set to meet, defying army
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By Edmund Blair and Patrick Werr | CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's parliamentary speaker said the chamber would reconvene on Tuesday, risking a showdown with the army after the new, Islamist president defied the generals by quashing the dissolution of the ...
Egypt's President Mursi Reinstates ParliamentBusinessweek
Egypt's constitutional court to discuss president decreeBBC News
Speaker of Egypt's dissolved parliament calls for legislature to meet TuesdayWashington Post
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Game of 'chicken': Egypt's new president defies the military, orders ... - msnbc.com


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Game of 'chicken': Egypt's new president defies the military, orders ...
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Supporters of Egypt's Mohamed Morsi cheer with a sign that reads "All of us with your right decision President Morsi" in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Monday. By msnbc.com staff and news services Egypt's new president on Sunday ordered a parliament ...
Egypt: President Orders Dissolved Parliament BackABC News
Morsi defies Egypt military by recalling parliamentAFP
Egypt President Mursi Reinstates Parliament, Challenges ArmySan Francisco Chronicle
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Egypt's constitutional court to discuss president decree - BBC News


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Egypt's constitutional court to discuss president decree
BBC News
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court, which dissolved parliament last month, is due to discuss how to respond to President Mohammed Mursi's order to reconvene it. Military and judicial authorities have held emergency talks, but did not decide on any ...
Egyptian president reconvenes parliamentMohave Valley News
The economics of confrontation in EgyptAsia Times Online
Egypt's President Orders Return of ParliamentNew York Times
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Egypt: President orders dissolved parliament back - TheReporter.com


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Egypt: President orders dissolved parliament back
TheReporter.com
By AP CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's president on Sunday ordered the Islamist-dominated parliament to reconvene in defiance of a military decree dissolving the legislature last month on the basis of a ruling by the country's top court, the state news agency ...
Egypt's President Orders Return of ParliamentNew York Times
Egypt president recalls parliamentReuters India
Egypt's President Reconvenes Dissolved ParliamentABC News
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Egypt president recalls parliament - Reuters India


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Egypt president recalls parliament
Reuters India
By Marwa Awad and Shaimaa Fayed | CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's new president on Sunday ordered a parliament dominated by his Islamist party to reconvene, challenging the authority of the generals who had dissolved the assembly in line with a court order.
Egypt's President Reconvenes Dissolved ParliamentABC News
Egypt's Mohammed Morsi calls to restore parliamentSan Francisco Chronicle
Morsi: Reconvene dissolved parliamentArizona Daily Star
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