Rival Egypt groups stage show of strength

Rival Egypt groups stage show of strength
Brotherhood defiant as deadline nears
Snowden continues search for haven
Qatar shakes up investment fund
François Hollande sacks ecology minister
Mandela family dispute deepens
Portugal PM refuses minister’s resignation
Scores jailed after UAE coup plot trial
China warns media on cash crunch stories
Provocative climate change plan wins EU prize

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 10:55 AM PDT

Opponents and supporters of the president pour on to Cairo's streets after Morsi rejects army's ultimatum for politicians to 'meet the demands of the people'

Brotherhood defiant as deadline nears

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 10:55 AM PDT

Egypt's Islamists face existential threat as anti-Morsi protests continue but they are gathering their forces in preparation for a stand-off

Snowden continues search for haven

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:11 PM PDT

Evidence emerged that the former US National Security Agency contractor's ties to WikiLeaks were undermining his attempts to evade the US authorities

Qatar shakes up investment fund

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 11:11 AM PDT

Hamad bin Jassim, former prime minister and architect of Doha's assertive investment strategy, has been replaced as head of QIA by Ahmad Al Sayed

François Hollande sacks ecology minister

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:10 PM PDT

Delphine Batho is swiftly dismissed as ecology minister after hitting out at government plans to make €9bn spending cuts over the next two years

Mandela family dispute deepens

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 11:41 AM PDT

Police said that a case of "tampering with a grave" was opened at a local police station on Tuesday following a complaint put forward by relatives

Portugal PM refuses minister’s resignation

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 12:44 PM PDT

Passos Coelho aims for stable solution with Portas' Popular party, but opposition parties have called for an early general election

Scores jailed after UAE coup plot trial

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 08:57 AM PDT

Contentious trial in Supreme Court of 94 Emiratis has laid bare Abu Dhabi's alarm over the growing sway of Islamist groups in the region

China warns media on cash crunch stories

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 08:50 PM PDT

Censors have urged local media to 'avoid malicious hype' about the country's cash crunch in a sign Beijing wants to put a lid on coverage of the financial problems

Provocative climate change plan wins EU prize

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 05:29 AM PDT

Norwegian academic advocates paying countries to keep fossil fuels in ground rather than using carbon markets or taxes to cut emissions