Basic facts on Egypt's constitution referendum

Basic facts on Egypt's constitution referendum

Basic facts on Egypt's constitution referendum

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:29 PM PST

Egyptians vote Saturday in a highly contentious referendum on a new constitution to replace the one suspended after the 2011 revolution. Here are some basic facts and figures on the vote.

Polls open in Egypt's constitution referendum

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:27 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians voted on Saturday in a referendum on a new constitution shaped by Islamist allies of Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi and which his liberal rivals say deepens divisions in the nation.

Divided Egypt votes on draft constitution

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:02 PM PST

Charter backed by supporters of President Mohamed Morsi but rejected by secular opposition who say it is "too Islamist".

Polls open in Egypt's constitution referendum

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:27 PM PST

Soldier stands guard as women queue outside a polling center to vote in referendum on Egypt's new constitution in CairoCAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians voted on Saturday in a referendum on a new constitution shaped by Islamist allies of Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi and which his liberal rivals say deepens divisions in the nation. Soldiers joined police outside polling stations to secure the vote after deadly protests. Demonstrations erupted last month after Mursi issued a decree expanding his powers and then fast-tracked the draft constitution through an assembly dominated by his Muslim Brotherhood and its allies. ...

Egyptians vote on Islamist-backed constitution

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:15 PM PST

Egyptians are voting on a proposed constitution that has polarized their nation, with President Mohammed Morsi and his Islamist supporters backing the charter, while liberals, moderate Muslims and Christians oppose it.

Sympathy over US school shooting stretches globe

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:57 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2012 photo, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard talks to media in Bali, Indonesia. Leaders of two of the closest longtime allies of the United States have been quick to express sympathy over a shooting rampage that left 26 people dead, including 20 children, at a Connecticut elementary school. Gillard said in a statement Saturday that her country shares America's shock at what she called "this senseless and incomprehensible act of evil." (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati, File)Shock and sympathy were the initial reactions from around the world to a shooting rampage in Connecticut that left 28 people dead, including 20 children at an elementary school. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard described the attack as a "senseless and incomprehensible act of evil."

Sympathy for US school shooting stretches globe

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 07:47 PM PST

Leaders of two of the closest longtime allies of the United States have been quick to express sympathy over a shooting rampage that left 26 people dead, including 20 children, at a Connecticut elementary school.

Final campaign push a day before Japanese vote

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:24 PM PST

In this Dec. 4, 2012 photo, Japan Restoration Party acting leader Toru Hashimoto waves at his party supporters during his parliamentary elections campaign in Osaka, western Japan. The buzz over Japan's parliamentary elections this Sunday, Dec. 16, has been all about Candidates made final impassioned appeals Saturday to voters a day before Japanese parliamentary elections that are likely to hand power back to a conservative party that ruled the country for most of the post-war era.

Clashes in Egypt ahead of constitution vote

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 06:27 PM PST

Supporters of Mohamed Morsi and opposition activists clash in port city Alexandria hours before voting is set to begin.

Syrian Scuds 'land near Turkish border'

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 05:51 PM PST

Comments by NATO's senior military commander were first to confirm that the missiles have come "fairly close" to Turkey.

Egypt faces divisive choice over political future

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:34 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians decide on Saturday on a constitution promoted by its Islamist backers as the way out of a prolonged political crisis and rejected by opponents as a recipe for further divisions in the Arab world's biggest nation.

Venezuela furious at Obama's comments on ailing Chavez

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:29 PM PST

Military personnel attend a mass to pray for Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in CaracasCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government reacted with fury on Friday to U.S. President Barack Obama's criticism of ailing Hugo Chavez's "authoritarian" government at a time of national anxiety over his battle to recover from cancer surgery. In an interview with U.S. network Univision, Obama declined to speculate on the 58-year-old socialist president's health in Cuba, where he is in a delicate state after his fourth operation since mid-2011 for cancer in his pelvic region. But he did say U.S. policy was aimed at ensuring "freedom" in Venezuela. ...

Venezuela furious at Obama's comments on ailing Chavez

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:29 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government reacted with fury on Friday to U.S. President Barack Obama's criticism of ailing Hugo Chavez's "authoritarian" government at a time of national anxiety over his battle to recover from cancer surgery.

New nuclear talks with Iran may be possible in coming weeks, U.S. says

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 03:59 PM PST

The United States and five other world powers are hastily preparing for possible new talks with Iran amid signs that the country's leaders might be willing to meet as early as next week to discuss scaling back nuclear activities in return for future sanctions relief.

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NATO says Syrian Scuds hit "near" Turkey

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 03:26 PM PST

Demonstrators hold a placard during a protest in KafranbelBEIRUT (Reuters) - NATO accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces of firing Scud missiles that landed near to the Turkish border, in explaining why it was sending anti-missile batteries and troops to the bloc's frontier. The Syrian government, which finds itself under attack from rebels in the capital Damascus and by a diplomatic alliance of Arab and Western powers, denies firing such long-range, Soviet-built rockets and had no immediate comment on the latest charge. ...

Venezuela furious at Obama's comments on ailing Chavez

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 03:44 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government reacted with fury on Friday to U.S. President Barack Obama's criticism of ailing Hugo Chavez's "authoritarian" government at a time of national anxiety over his battle to recover from cancer surgery.

Venezuela furious at Obama's comments on ailing Chavez

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 03:29 PM PST

Military personnel attend a mass to pray for Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in CaracasCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government reacted with fury on Friday to U.S. President Barack Obama's criticism of ailing Hugo Chavez's "authoritarian" government at a time of national anxiety over his battle to recover from cancer surgery. In an interview with U.S. network Univision, Obama declined to speculate on the 58-year-old socialist president's health in Cuba, where he is in a delicate state after his fourth operation since mid-2011 for cancer in the pelvic region. But he did say U.S. policy was aimed at ensuring "freedom" in Venezuela. ...

Defiant leader of Cayman Islands under pressure to resign

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 03:02 PM PST

The entrance to the home of Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush, in GeorgetownGEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) - Embattled Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush faced growing pressure to resign on Friday after his arrest on suspicion of theft and corruption in the offshore Caribbean financial center. A defiant Bush, who has blamed his troubles on the governor of the British overseas territory, has said since his detention that he did nothing wrong and has no plans to step down. ...

Refugee: 'I want people to feel our pain'

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 01:44 PM PST

It's raining on the camp, and water is seeping into the unheated tents.

Defiant leader of Cayman Islands under pressure to resign

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 03:02 PM PST

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) - Embattled Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush faced growing pressure to resign on Friday after his arrest on suspicion of theft and corruption in the offshore Caribbean financial center.
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U.S. pro-democracy groups pulling out of Russia

U.S. pro-democracy groups pulling out of Russia

U.S. pro-democracy groups pulling out of Russia

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 12:59 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After Russia recently ousted the U.S. government's aid agency from Moscow, some American pro-democracy groups are feeling pressured to leave, reducing Russian exposure to programs long viewed with suspicion by the Kremlin.

Live Video Coverage of the School Shooting

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 12:09 PM PST

Tap here for live video coverage of the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

The Japan lesson: Can America learn from the country that has almost zero gun deaths?

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 12:27 PM PST

On Friday, 27 Americans, including 18 children, joined the casualties making up the highest gun-related death rate in the developed world. Those who died Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School are, statistically speaking, a drop in the bucket. So was the .223-caliber rifle that killed them. The United States of America has the highest rate of gun ownership in the world, followed by Yemen, where it is about half.

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Egypt tense ahead of constitution vote

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:53 AM PST

CAIRO — A deeply polarized Egypt was poised Friday to vote on a referendum that is likely to give the country a new constitution but that risks provoking even greater turmoil after weeks of jousting between onetime revolutionary allies.

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U.N. agency sees deal soon to check Iran nuclear work

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 12:07 PM PST

VIENNA (Reuters) - The United Nations nuclear agency expects to reach a deal with Iran next month enabling it to investigate whether the Islamic state has carried out atomic bomb research, the chief U.N. inspector said after returning from Tehran on Friday.

Live Video Coverage of the School Shooting

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 12:09 PM PST

Tap here for live coverage of the elementary school shooting from the local Fox affiliate in Connecticut.

Hundreds suffer cruise ship virus

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:01 AM PST

More than 400 passengers from a cruise ship were affected by winter vomiting bug norovirus, Southampton's port health authority confirms.

Russia retaliates against U.S. rights legislation

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:58 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia moved closer on Friday to adopting a law barring entry to Americans who violate human rights, the same day U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law a rights-linked trade bill Moscow finds objectionable.

Italy's left says Monti run "morally questionable"

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:13 AM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's main center-left party, leading polls for next year's election, criticized calls for Prime Minister Mario Monti to run for a second term, a move one of the party's leading figures said would be "morally questionable".

Car bomb kills two in Somali capital

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:03 AM PST

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber killed two people in the centre of Somalia's capital Mogadishu capital on Friday in a blast that appeared to target an African Union peacekeepers' convoy, police and residents said.

'I did not dope Lance Armstrong'

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:19 AM PST

Doctor at centre of Lance Armstrong scandal denies doping and exclusively tells Al Jazeera he was 'convenient target'.

Wild Horses Are Running Out of Room Off the Range

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 12:23 PM PST

The question of what to do with horses who roam the rural West has confounded the federal government for decades.

Annapurna mountaineer Herzog dies

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:31 AM PST

French mountaineer Maurice Herzog, the first person to scale a peak of 8,000 metres when climbing Annapurna in 1950, dies at 93.

Obama signs Russia trade, human rights bill

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:33 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a bill that modernizes U.S. trade relations with Russia by ending a Cold War-era provision, but also punishes Russian human rights violators.

UFO hacker won't be tried in Britain for U.S. crimes

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:25 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - A British hacker whose extradition to face charges of accessing nearly 100 U.S. government computers in a quest for UFOs was halted on grounds he might harm himself will not be tried in Britain, the prosecution office said on Friday.

Thousands mourn leader of Morocco's main opposition group

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:38 AM PST

RABAT (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Moroccans took part in the funeral of the leader of the North African state's biggest opposition group on Friday, in a sign of the huge support commanded by Islamists opposed to the monarchy.

The ultimate holiday gift guide for the world news lover in your life

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:11 AM PST

If you're trying to find a good gift for the foreign affairs nerd or world news junkie in your life, then look no further. We've got tchotchkes, cooking classes, music, and more. Later today, I'll post a special stand-alone guide to that most important of foreign affairs gifts: books.

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China submits islands row to UN

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:57 AM PST

China submits a detailed explanation of its claims to a disputed part of the East China Sea to the United Nations.

VIDEO: Chinese inventor ready for the apocalypse

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:38 AM PST

An inventor from northern China has designed and built his own 'Noah's Ark' survival pods ahead of 21 December, the date some people believe the world will end.

VIDEO: Chinese inventor ready for the apocalypse

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:38 AM PST

An inventor from northern China has designed and built his own 'Noah's Ark' survival pods ahead of 21 December, the date some people believe the world will end.
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