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Egypt army ousts, detains, president Morsi; Interim president to be sworn in

CAIRO: Egypt´s army ousted and detained Islamist president Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday after a week of deadly clashes and mass protests calling for him to

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Toyota to recall 185,000 cars globally, including Yaris

TOKYO: The world’s best-selling carmaker, Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T>, said it was recalling around 185,000 vehicles globally, including the Yaris compact, owing to a glitch in the electric power steering

Quake in Indonesia kills 22, injures more than 200

Indonesia: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook northwestern Indonesia on Tuesday, killing 22 people, injuring more than 200 and damaging thousands of homes, authorities said. The death and destruction was concentrated in

Bomb blasts in Iraq kill at least 43 people

BAGHDAD: At least 43 people were killed in bomb attacks across Iraq on Tuesday, with nine explosions in busy markets and commercial areas of the capital Baghdad, police and medics

Snowden hits hurdles in search for asylum

MOSCOW: NSA leaker Edward Snowden’s attempts to seek refuge outside the United States hit hurdles Tuesday, after Russian media reported he canceled his asylum bid in Russia and several European

Obama ends Africa trip by joining Bush at memorial

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania: Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican predecessor President George W. Bush found common ground in Africa on Tuesday, honoring the victims of a terrorist attack in

Nineteen people die in Siberia helicopter crash

MOSCOW: Nineteen people died Tuesday when a MI-8 helicopter crashed in Russia´s Yakutia region in eastern Siberia, the latest disaster to hit the country´s accident-prone aviation industry, an aviation committee

Snowden threatens new U.S. leaks, asks numerous countries for asylum

LONDON/MOSCOW: Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden broke his silence on Monday for the first time since fleeing to Moscow over a week ago, blasting the Obama administration and

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Egypt army gives Mursi 48 hours to compromise in crisis

CAIRO: Egypt’s powerful armed forces issued a virtual ultimatum to Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on Monday, calling on the nation’s feuding politicians to agree on an inclusive roadmap for the

Official: 19 firefighters die battling Ariz. fire

YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona fire chief says a wildfire that killed 19 members of his crew was moving fast and fueled by hot, dry conditions. Prescott Fire Chief