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Egypt top cleric: Protests against Morsi permitted
Egypt's top Muslim cleric declared Wednesday that peaceful protests against the president are permitted, dismissing declarations by Islamist hard-liners that those behind protests planned for June 30 are heretics. Sheik Ahmed el-Tayeb, the grand imam of the Al-Azhar mosque, said in a statement that "peaceful opposition to the legitimate leader ...
Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions
Appealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he called "the global threat of our time." In a wide-ranging speech that enumerated a litany of challenges facing ...
Death threats greet Italy's first back minister
Italy's first black Cabinet minister is facing Internet death threats before a visit to a region known for its anti-immigrant political base. Cecile Kyenge, a Congolese-born doctor who has lived in Italy since 1983, has been the target of racist diatribes ever since she was named integration minister in April. ...
Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress up for sale
The gown Elizabeth Taylor wore at the first of her eight weddings is for sale. You'll need at least 30,000 pounds ($47,000) to buy it and a tiny waist to wear it. Christie's auction house is offering the seed pearl-encrusted satin dress — compete with waist-cinching built-in corset — designed ...
Floods close Lourdes pilgrimage site in Pyrenees
Heavy floods in southwest France have left two dead and forced the closure of the Catholic pilgrimage site in Lourdes and the evacuation of pilgrims from nearby hotels. Muddy floodwaters swirled Wednesday in the grotto where nearly 6 million believers from around the world, many gravely ill, come every year ...
Afghan leader backs away from Taliban talks
Afghanistan's president said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the ground after it claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that killed four Americans. Hamid Karzai's strong ...
Protesters out again in Brazil's biggest city
Scattered street demonstrations popped up around Brazil early Wednesday as protesters continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and high prices. In one of several reported protests, about 200 people blocked the Anchieta Highway that links Sao Paulo and the port ...
Kerry to address top world issues on upcoming trip
Secretary of State John Kerry leaves Friday to visit seven countries on a trip focusing on global issues such as the Syrian crisis, Middle East peace and the West's standoffs with Iran and North Korea over their nuclear programs. The State Department announced Wednesday that Kerry's roughly two-week trip will ...
Palestinian party toughens line on Israel talks
The Palestinian president and his Fatah movement on Wednesday signaled a tough line on talks with Israel, casting new doubt on U.S. efforts to revive long-stalled negotiations. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected in the region next week, his fifth attempt this year to bridge wide gaps between ...
World powers to meet on Syrian rebel demands
A French diplomat says officials from the United States and other countries will meet in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday to decide how to respond to requests for help from the Free Syrian Army. The diplomat says the meeting will involve government ministers from 11 countries in the so-called Friends of ...
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