A Mubarak-era judge has been sworn in as Egypt’s interim President, saying he welcomes help from the Muslim Brotherhood to “build the nation”. 300 members of the movement are already behind bars and new warrants are being issued. Adli Mansour, 67, was one of those who drafted the election law which regulated the 2012 campaign, bringing the now ousted Morsi to power. At the same time, the judiciary... 

‘An act of aggression and violation of international law’ is how Bolivia described the situation in which the Presidential plane was grounded in Vienna for almost 12 hours, over fears that Snowden could be on board. Austrian authorities grounded Bolivian President Evo Morales’ plane in Vienna early on Wednesday morning due to suspicions that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden was on board. Morales... 

Adli Mansour, the chief justice of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, was sworn in as interim president of Egypt on July 4, 2013. The chief justice of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, Adli Mansour, has been sworn in as interim president of Egypt. “I swear to preserve the system of the republic, and respect the constitution and law, and guard the people’s interests,” Mansour said on... 

Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden shown in photo on the paper. France has urged the European Union to postpone talks with the United States on a major free trade agreement due to the recent allegations about US spying on EU offices. The EU-US trade talks are set to begin in Washington on July 8, but the revelations of US spying on European diplomatic missions have cast them... 

Celebrations broke out after the head of Egypt’s armed forces issued a declaration suspending the constitution Celebrations were taking place across Egypt this evening after the military chief said President Mohammed Morsi had been forced out. The head of Egypt’s armed forces issued a declaration suspending the constitution and appointing the head of the constitutional court as interim... 

A Chinese fleet of seven vessels is on its way to Vladivostok to participate in its biggest-ever foreign joint exercise with Russia. The drill, the Naval Interaction-2013, will be held from July 5 to 12 in the Sea of Japan. The Chinese Navy has sent four guided missile destroyers, two guided missile frigates, a supply ship, three ship-borne helicopters and a special operation detachment from the port... 

Opponents of Egypt President Mohamed Morsi shout slogans during a protest calling for his ouster in the northern city of Alexandria on June 30, 2013. The Egyptian army has given politicians 48 hours to meet the demands of the people and resolve the ongoing political crisis in the African country. The Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in a Monday statement... 

Republicans and Democrats are outraged that Russia has not immediately turned Edward Snowden over to the United States to face charges of espionage and treason. Arizona Senator John McCain and New York Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer on Sunday accused Russian President Putin of using the NSA whistleblower as an excuse to attack the United States. McCain went so far as to insinuate that Putin is trying... 

During the past two months I’ve watched in absolute awe and amazement the events which have seen a 30-year-old American high-school dropout consciously declare a personal war against the entire United States Federal Government that to this very day continues to shock the entire world, and so much so that even Russian President Putin is now in fear of what this man may reveal next. This most unlikely... 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) attends a meeting with UK Prime Minister David Cameron Germany Federal Prosecutor’s Office says it is preparing to bring charges against US and British intelligence agencies over large-scale spying operations on EU offices, a new report says. The British daily The Independent reported on Sunday that Germany’s Office of the Federal Prosecutor is preparing... 

President Vladimir Putin says NSA leaker Edward Snowden may stay in Russia, if he wants to, but only if he stops activities aimed against the United States. “There is one condition if he wants to remain here: he must stop his work aimed at damaging our American partners. As odd as it may sound from me,” Putin told a media conference in Moscow. In Putin’s opinion, Snowden considers himself “a... 

The European Parliament has asked for “full clarification” about the latest disclosure that the U.S. has spied on European Union offices both in the U.S. and in Europe, warning EU-U.S. relations would be severely affected. “I am deeply worried and shocked about the allegations of U.S. authorities spying on EU offices,” said the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz in a statement... 

In another hit piece done by the UK media outlet Reuters, called “In Crisis-Hit Athens, plans for a mosque reveal deep divisions” A Pakistani taxi driver is interviewed, speaking of tolerance and blaming Greeks for being racist and against the construction of a mosque. The Pakistani, named Muhammed Zafeer says: “Greece has to decide if it will be democratic or if it will go back to the Middle... 

Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa came up with scalding online remarks over criticism his country faced from the US press for potentially granting asylum to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. “They’ve managed to focus attention on Snowden and on the ‘wicked’ countries that ‘support’ him, making us forget the terrible things against the US people and the whole world that he denounced,”... 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned against supplying arms to the militants in Syria, saying the risks of the move are too high. The German leader told her country’s parliament on Thursday that, in her view, “the risks [of arming the militants in Syria] would be incalculable.” Earlier in May, Merkel had noted that Berlin would never send arms to the militants...