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Egypt's Mursi rebuffs army ultimatum, sets own course

CAIRO - President Mohamed Mursi rebuffed an army ultimatum to force a resolution to Egypt's political crisis, saying on Tuesday that he had not been consulted and would pursue his own plans for national reconciliation. | Video

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Exclusive: Arms ship seized by Yemen may have been Somalia-bound: U.N.

UNITED NATIONS - An Iranian ship laden with arms seized by Yemeni authorities in January may also have been bound for Somalia, according to a confidential U.N. report seen by Reuters on Monday.

United Nations, Yemen, Africa 01 Jul 2013

South Africa's Mandela still 'critical but stable'

JOHANNESBURG - Ailing anti-apartheid leader and former South African President Nelson Mandela remained in hospital on Monday in a "critical but stable" condition, the government said. | Video

Nelson Mandela, Africa 01 Jul 2013

Pakistan's commercial hub faces growing extortion menace

KARACHI, Pakistan - One afternoon a stranger called at Muhammad Faizanullah's stationery shop in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, and wordlessly handed the man behind the counter two items: a piece of paper with a phone number scrawled on it, and a bullet.

01 Jul 2013

U.S. seeks to calm European outrage over alleged spying

DAR ES SALAAM - President Barack Obama tried on Monday to reassure European allies affronted by reports of U.S. spying by suggesting all the world's intelligence services were involved in finding out the thinking of opponents and allies alike. | Video

01 Jul 2013

Top Vatican bank managers resign after Monsignor's arrest

VATICAN CITY - Two top managers of the scandal-plagued Vatican bank resigned on Monday following the arrest of a high-ranking cleric with close ties to the financial institution, in the latest of a string of embarrassments for the Holy See.