 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 |
