Egyptian Army Takes Over Security Ahead of Vote -- Time/AP
(CAIRO) — The Egyptian military has assumed responsibility for security and protecting state institutions in the country until the results of a Dec. 15 constitutional referendum.
The army took up the task Monday in line with a decree a day earlier from President Mohammed Morsi.
The presidential edict orders the military and police to jointly maintain security in the run-up to Saturday’s vote on the disputed charter that was hurriedly approved last month by a panel dominated by the president’s Islamist allies.
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MIDDLE EAST
New head of Syrian opposition briefs European foreign ministers.
Syria rebels hope arms will flow to new fighter command.
Syria rebels overrun Aleppo military base. Syria: Islamist rebels seize military base near Aleppo.
Lebanon tries to contain spillover of Syria’s civil war. Syria’s civil war spills into Lebanon again, 4 killed in gun battles.
For Iran, unrest in Syria is noise, not brutal war.
Israel rejects EU outcry over new settlements.
Yemen says 17 soldiers killed in ambush.
Israel grows jittery of new Palestinian uprising.
U.N. nuclear inspectors to press Iran on military site access.
Sanctions push Iran into recession: IIF.
ASIA
China predicted to overtake US as economic power by 2030.
Pentagon reports Taliban attacks up during Afghan fighting season.
Suicide bombers launch deadly attack on Pakistani police. Deadly attack on Pakistan police station.
UN: Refugee camps in western Burma 'shocking'.
Typhoon-hit Philippines appeals for help. Philippine typhoon missing soars to 900.
North Koreans get glimpse into another way of life with illegal forays into China.
Kim Jong-il anniversary: 'We are too busy trying to survive to care'.
Japan falls into recession.
AFRICA
UN Security Council has growing concerns over Sahel.
Cairo faces rival protests over constitution crisis.
Egypt's military takes over security ahead of vote. Egypt crisis: Morsi gives army arrest powers before vote.
Talks between Congo government and rebels open.
Puntland instability underscores Somali militants' staying power.
Ghana election: John Mahama declared winner. Ghana opposition contender might challenge election results.
Mugabe threatens total seizure of foreign mining firms.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Nigerian finance minister's mother kidnapped.
Nelson Mandela faces more tests in hospital.
EUROPE
French star Depardieu moves to lower-tax Belgium.
Police attacked as Northern Ireland flag row inflames loyalists.
Anti-austerity coalition wins Romania polls.
4 IRA suspects arrested over Northern Ireland bomb.
Italian shares hit by Mario Monti departure.
Berlusconi sex trial flares up as Italy election nears.
Germany expels four Syrian embassy staff.
EU collects Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.
AMERICAS
Rich gain as companies seek to beat Obama tax increases.
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez heads to Cuba for more surgery. Chavez faces surgery in Cuba, vows "I'll be back".
Clinton to testify on Hill about Benghazi report.
Land routes blocked, smuggling rises sharply on California coast.
Cholera outbreak in Cuba kept mostly quiet.
Turks and Caicos ex-PM Michael Misick held in Brazil.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
US declares Jabhat al-Nusra, a group in Syria with alleged al-Qaida links, as terrorist body.
Al-Qaeda playing a bigger role in Syrian rebellion.
Mali is the next front in the war against Al Qaeda.
U.S. drone strike kills a commander for Al Qaeda in Pakistan.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US money laundering settlement.
Sales of American Eagle gold coins soar.
Google revenues sheltered in no-tax Bermuda soar to $10 billion.
US and UK agree failed banks plan.
Wall Street workers expecting worst bonus season since 2008.
Spotify founder Daniel Ek wanted to create something 'better than piracy'.
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