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Obama urges swift return to civilian rule in Egypt President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for a swift return to elected civilian rule in Egypt, saying the United States was "deeply concerned" by the military's toppling of Mohamed Morsi.
04 July 2013
Mandela on death and dying Haunted by death during his long anti-apartheid struggle, Nelson Mandela looked toward his own "eternal sleep" as a man who fulfilled his duty to his people.
04 July 2013
West calls for elections after Egypt's Morsi ousted Western powers called for restraint and a swift return to democracy in Egypt after the army on Wednesday toppled Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.
04 July 2013
Gunmen attack Libya's interior ministry Gunmen attacked Libya's interior ministry building in the capital Tripoli late Tuesday, forcing its closure.
04 July 2013
Pakistan could soon end Afghan war: Kabul army chief Pakistan could end the Afghan war "in weeks" if it were serious about peace, and is complicit in US drone strikes despite its denunciations of the anti-militant campaign.
03 July 2013
Morsi refuses to step down amid fresh Egypt bloodshed Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi vowed he would not quit despite mass protests demanding his resignation and an army ultimatum as fresh deadly violence rocked capital Cairo.
03 July 2013
Egypt's presidency rejects army ultimatum Egypt's presidency on Tuesday rejected an army ultimatum threatening to intervene if Islamist President Mohamed Morsi did not meet the demands of the people, raising the stakes in the country's political crisis.
02 July 2013
Iraq attacks kill 41 as unrest surges Attacks north of Baghdad left 41 dead on Monday as the UN said more than 2,500 were killed in the past three months, highlighting concerns that Iraq is slipping back into all-out war.
02 July 2013
US takes up gaps on Syria, sea disputes at Asia forum Asia-Pacific security talks opened Tuesday with Beijing under pressure over its South China Sea claims.
02 July 2013
Obama warns Africa's 'tyrant' leaders US President Barack Obama warned Sunday that Africa could only fulfill its rising potential with leaders who serve their people, not tyrants who enrich themselves.
02 July 2013
The criminals broke the hand of the second director Vladislav Kolyosov. Photo courtesy of kapital.kz Kazakhstan journalists attacked in Lebanon A camera crew of Channel 1 Eurasia has been attacked in Beirut, Lebanon during shooting of a movie about the Arab Spring.
02 July 2013
UN peacekeepers take over ahead of Mali polls United Nations peacekeepers prepared to take over from African troops in Mali with a mission to ensure stability in the conflict-scarred nation just four weeks ahead of crucial elections.
01 July 2013
Five dead in Egypt as protests call for Morsi to go Five people died as protesters flooded Egypt's streets calling for Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to step down.
01 July 2013
US warns on Egypt travel after American among three killed Washington warned against travel to Egypt after an American was among three people killed during rival demonstrations for and against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.
30 June 2013
Lebanon tourism pays the price for Syria's war Dia's restaurant in the Lebanese resort village of Aley is deserted. Most years, he caters to thousands of rich Gulf Arab tourists and to visiting expats, but this year no one has come.
29 June 2013
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) speaks with RC South Commander Major General Nick Carter. ©REUTERS/Jim Watson/Pool West should have talked to Taliban: British general The West should have negotiated with the Taliban more than a decade ago, soon after they were toppled.
29 June 2013
©REUTERS Women's prayer tests ultra-Orthodox hold on Western Wall The singing rises through the early-morning cool which still covers the esplanade in front of the Western Wall, the holiest site at which Jews can pray.
28 June 2013
Obama's 'hero' Mandela hangs on US President Barack Obama flies to South Africa Friday hoping to pay homage to the legacy of his critically ill hero Nelson Mandela.
28 June 2013
Rowhani election creates surge of hope in Iran The election of moderate Hassan Rowhani as Iran's next president has sent a surge of expectation through a nation anxious.
28 June 2013
Photo courtesy of companion.ua Murdoch, Abu Dhabi group eye Financial Times: report Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and Abu Dhabi's state media group are in talks to acquire the Financial Times Group for about $1.2 billion.
28 June 2013

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