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Mursi aide says coup under way in Egypt

YoopyaJuly 3, 2013July 4, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 3, 2013July 4, 20240

(Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi’s national security adviser said a military coup was under way on Wednesday after an army deadline for the Islamist...

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Egypt: Army tightens grip as ultimatum passes

YoopyaJuly 3, 2013July 4, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 3, 2013July 4, 20240

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s military moved to tighten its control of key institutions Wednesday, putting officers in the newsroom of state TV, in preparation for...

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Court orders return of Mandela children’s bodies

YoopyaJuly 3, 2013August 4, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 3, 2013August 4, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court ruled Wednesday that Nelson Mandela’s grandson must return the bodies of the former president’s three deceased children to...

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What’s a little spying among friends?

YoopyaJuly 2, 2013August 4, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 2, 2013August 4, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama had a simple answer to European outrage over new allegations that the U.S. spies on its allies: The Europeans...

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Egypt on edge after army’s ultimatum to president

YoopyaJuly 2, 2013August 4, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 2, 2013August 4, 20240

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt was on edge Tuesday following a “last-chance” ultimatum the military issued to Mohammed Morsi, giving the president and the opposition 48...

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Obama urges Africa to follow spirit of Nelson Mandela

YoopyaJuly 1, 2013August 10, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 1, 2013August 10, 20240

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Sunday the United States would help propel Africa along a path of prosperity and peace, and urged the continent to...

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Egypt: Protesters storm Muslim Brotherhood HQ

YoopyaJuly 1, 2013August 10, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 1, 2013August 10, 20240

CAIRO (AP) — Protesters stormed and ransacked the Cairo headquarters of President Mohammed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood group early Monday, in an attack that could spark...

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Obama, Bush heading to the same African city

YoopyaJuly 1, 2013August 10, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 1, 2013August 10, 20240

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush are planning to be in the same city a world...

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In South Africa, Obama pays tribute to ailing Mandela, but tries to focus on economic message

YoopyaJune 29, 2013August 10, 2024

by YoopyaJune 29, 2013August 10, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Paying tribute to his personal hero, President Barack Obama met privately Saturday with Nelson Mandela’s family as the world anxiously awaited news...

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South Africa: Family visits critically ill Mandela

YoopyaJune 28, 2013August 4, 2024

by YoopyaJune 28, 2013August 4, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Members of Nelson Mandela’s family as well as South African Cabinet ministers have visited the hospital where the 94-year-old former president is...