Egypt Army Gives Mursi 48 Hours To Share Power -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Egypt's armed forces handed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi a virtual ultimatum to share power on Monday, giving feuding politicians 48 hours to compromise or have the army impose its own road map for the country.
A dramatic military statement broadcast on state television declared the nation was in danger after millions of Egyptians took to the streets on Sunday to demand that Mursi quit and the headquarters of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood were ransacked.
The generals' intervention was greeted with delight among protesters in the streets - and muted dismay by Islamists.
Since the fall of Hosni Mubarak as the Arab Spring revolutions took hold more than two years ago, the Arab world's most populous nation has remained in turmoil, arousing concern among allies in the West and in neighboring Israel, with which Egypt has had a peace treaty since 1979.
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MIDDLE EAST
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Kurdish protesters clash with Turkish security forces.
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ASIA
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100,000 march in Hong Kong for Democracy, leader's resignation.
Violence threatens new Pakistani government. Multiple bomb blasts leave 53 people dead in Pakistan.
Calm returns to Myanmar after religious clashes.
Malaysia urges Myanmar to stem anti-Muslim violence.
N. Korea deploys improved artillery on border with South – report.
China Communist Party membership hits 85 mln.
Kerry shifts focus from Mideast to Asia.
AFRICA
Egyptian army says it’s ready to save nation.
Egypt: Protesters storm Muslim Brotherhood HQ. Anti-Morsi protests sweep Egypt.
Egypt ministers resign amid unrest.
South Africa's Mandela still 'critical but stable'.
Vigilantes armed with machetes fight Nigerian Islamist militants.
UN takes over Mali peacekeeping mission.
Islamist insurgency in Mali casts long shadow over Timbuktu.
Ex-Chad leader arrested in Senegal.
Teeming crowds, blaring horns greet Obama in Tanzania on last leg of Africa trip.
EUROPE
Europe demands answers on claims of US spying.
Top Vatican bank managers resign after Monsignor's arrest.
Europe demands answers about U.S. bugging claims.
Francois Hollande tells the US to stop eavesdropping on Europe.
Putin says Snowden should stop harming 'our American partners'.
Eurozone unemployment hits fresh high.
Croatia joins European Union amid mixed response.
EU referendum law hits trouble.
Russia passes anti-gay-law.
EU should extend further into former Soviet Union, says David Cameron.
AMERICAS
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Obama says EU, all intelligence agencies seek info on each other.
Protests overshadow football final in Brazil.
Venezuela voices solidarity with Ecuador for support to Snowden.
Mexico highway leapfrogs drug lands to link 2 seas.
18 firefighters confirmed dead fighting Arizona blaze.
San Francisco Bart train closed by labour strike.
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Guantanamo detainee died from drug overdose, report finds.
Britain and Pakistan pledge to tackle terrorism, Afghanistan.
New al Qaeda video features magazine editor, discussion of Arab Spring.
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Apple applies for iWatch trademark.
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Has NSA spying put US-EU trade deal on the rocks?
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