Small Brotherhood lead in early Egypt vote results
CAIRO (AP) — Partial results from Egypt's first genuinely competitive presidential elections announced Friday showed the candidate of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood leading with a narrow edge in a five-way race.
- French president says Afghan mission completed
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — France's new president said on Friday that his country's troops had carried out their mission in Afghanistan and that it was time for them to leave, an early pullout that will be coordinated with the United States and other allies.
Top US negotiator on Iran visiting Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States' top negotiator in Iran nuclear talks is visiting Israel to consult on regional issues, the U.S. State Department said Friday.
- Police end protest blockade of PNG's Parliament
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Rogue police officers in Papua New Guinea blockaded Parliament for several hours on Friday, a day after Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's government leveled sedition charges against the country's chief justice.
Backlash against African migrants in Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — Recent rapes blamed on African migrants have ignited a political and emotional backlash against their ballooning numbers, with Israelis and their leaders stridently — and in an alarming new development, violently — calling for their expulsion.
- Jail for 2 blamed for New Zealand cargo ship spill
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The captain and the navigator of a ship that ran aground on a New Zealand reef last year in what authorities have called the country's worst maritime environmental disaster were each sentenced Friday to seven months in jail.
Brotherhood claims lead as Egypt vote count begins
CAIRO (AP) — The Muslim Brotherhood has quickly staked a claim for its candidate to advance to a runoff vote, saying its exit polls showed him leading in Egypt's landmark presidential election to succeed ousted leader Hosni Mubarak.
Investors plan soccer stadium for Haiti shantytown
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A local sports hero, a New York real estate developer and a well-known architect are teaming up to build a soccer stadium in Haiti's notorious Cite Soleil, hoping to revive the seaside shantytown known throughout the hemisphere for its extreme poverty and gang battles.
Days after deaths, another crowd attempts Everest
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Scores of climbers were headed for the summit of Mount Everest on Friday in what is expected to another busy weekend on the top of the world.
Hurricane warning issued for Mexico ahead of Bud
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Bud weakened to a Category 2 storm as it headed early Friday toward an area of beach resorts and small mountain villages on Mexico's Pacific coast stretching south from Puerto Vallarta.
