Egypt Election: Voters Defy Fears Of Violence With Record Turnout -- The Guardian
Fears of violence and chaos unfounded with no major violations or security incidents reported in first free ballot for over 80 years
Egyptians came out to vote in record numbers, defying widespread predictions of violence and chaos and fears that the country was yet to break free from three stagnant decades of dictatorship.
Polls were kept open two hours past their scheduled closing time to allow long queues of people at polling stations throughout Cairo to cast their ballots. The high turnout followed 10 days of resurgent protests in the capital that had threatened to overshadow the election.
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MIDDLE EAST
Sound of blast reported in Iran's Isfahan city.
Syria security forces 'commit crimes against humanity'.
Syria turns missiles towards Turkey.
Syria calls Arab League sanctions ‘economic war’.
Suicide bomber hits Iraq military base, 19 dead.
Yemeni Shi'ite rebels attack Sunni targets in north, 21 killed.
Israeli warplanes launch strikes on Gaza strip.
Iran: We'll fire 150,000 missiles at Israel if attacked.
ASIA
Pakistan: No more 'business as usual' with US.
Report: N. Korea helped Syria build better missiles.
Russia considers blocking NATO supply routes.
Pakistan permanently closes borders to Nato after air strike. Pakistan says NATO ignored its pleas during attack.
China supports Pakistan in row over Nato border attack.
Hotel bomb kills 3, wounds 27 in south Philippines.
'Serious abuses' in Myanmar despite reforms: Group.
AFRICA
Former Libyan rebels still hold 7,000 people, some reportedly tortured: UN chief.
Al Shabaab rebels ban some aid groups in Somalia.
As Egypt votes, eyes on the presidency.
Egypt elections enter second day after turnout beats predictions.
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Morocco's arab spring election won by Islamists.
Kenya court issues warrant for arrest of Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir.
EUROPE
Germany denies triple-A states to issue joint euro bonds.
Britain prepares for massive srike.
Putin warns West as he launches presidential bid.
Europe scrambles to save euro, markets surge. IMF denies in Italy aid talks.
NATO soldiers wounded by gunfire in Kosovo clash.
Russian newsreader fired after giving Barack Obama 'finger': Firing me was 'sense of humour failure'.
Second World War bomb leads to mass evacuation of German town.
AMERICAS
Guyana voters head to polls to choose new government.
Canada refuses to confirm Kyoto withdrawal.
Former Mexico ruling party clears way for nominee.
Rescued Colombia Farc hostage reunited with family. FARC rebels execute 4 military hostages: Colombia.
International banks have aided Mexican drug gangs.
Wyclef Jean squandered Haitian relief funds: report.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
U.K. warns of growing al-Qaeda risk in North Africa.
Nigeria Islamist militants Boko Haram 'attack Yobe'.
AT&T hack suspects linked to terrorism.
Senate moves to allow military to intern Americans without trial.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
White House insists no resources from US taxpayers should go to solving Europe’s debt crisis.
Eurozone crisis: Debt fears loom at White House summit.
Secret Fed loans gave banks undisclosed $13B.
Markets pricing in endgame for the euro, warns UBS.
OECD: U.S. spending cuts would ‘likely generate a recession’.
Indian government under attack over plan to welcome Tesco and Walmart.
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