Egyptian Parliament Meets Amid Power Struggle -- CNN
Cairo (CNN) -- The Egyptian parliament convened for less than an hour Tuesday, in a gesture of defiance against the country's military rulers, who dissolved the legislature last month.
The session was the first since the nation's highest court said parliamentary elections were unconstitutional, prompting the military to disband the body.
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MIDDLE EAST
Annan in Iraq for talks on peace plan for Syria.
Kofi Annan says Iran can help end Syria crisis.
Assad proposes gradual steps to end Syria violence. UN envoy Annan warns of possible Syria disaster.
Bomb kills 3, wounds 14 in Baghdad: sources.
Ex-Israeli premier cleared of key corruption charges.
Palestinians cautiously advance Arafat probe.
ASIA
Asean seeks China agreement on South China Sea code.
Economic issues trump military concerns as Clinton tours Asia.
S. Korea tries to curb mounting debt and avert a crisis.
N. Koreans wonder who's that girl with Kim Jong Un?
Abuse by Sri Lanka’s army rubs salt in wounds of war, Tamil women say.
AFRICA
DR Congo rebels 'advance on Goma'. Peacekeepers vow to protect eastern Congo city from rebels.
Congolese warlord first person ever to be sentenced by ICC.
In Libya, diverse coalition has edge over Islamists in elections. Libyans buck Islamist trend as moderates surge ahead.
Frustrations persist in the new South Sudan. Special Report: In South Sudan, a state of dependency.
Mali creates 'Elite Force' to protect interim leaders.
Tombs in Timbuktu's Djingareyber mosque 'destroyed'.
EUROPE
Insight: Merkel and Hollande - Building a "grand bargain".
French president: zero growth so far this year.
Greece: Deputy minister quits over debt talks.
Londoners in bid to stop Olympic missiles on rooftops.
Spain’s miners resort to ‘guerrilla war’ over austerity.
At Ratko Mladic trial, witness describes flight from rampaging Serbian forces.
Russian Wikipedia goes dark in protest at censor law.
AMERICAS
Protest in Mexico seeks to overturn election results.
Mexico gunfight leaves 11 dead in Sinaloa state.
Cuba scrambles to fight rare cholera outbreak.
Venezuela's Chavez says "totally free" of cancer, again.
Brazil helps Venezuela join regional trade bloc Mercosur, but not without ruffling feathers.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
As Islamists gain influence, Washington reassesses who its friends are.
Three men 'planned to attack English Defence League'.
Senior al-Qaeda adviser released from prison in Mauritania.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Boeing lands big at airshow with $7.2 billion deal.
RIM CEO Heins: 'I'm not happy with the situation at RIM'.
Megaupload extradition case delayed until March 2013.
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