Report: Son of Egypt’s Ousted President Detained – ABC News

ABC NewsEgypt’s state news agency is reporting the youngest son of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi has been detained by police on suspicion of drug possession. The MENA news agency … Read More

Grim Afghan future if no security pact, says general – Boston Globe

Boston GlobeBAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — Depicting a grim future for Afghanistan without US help, the top US military officer said Wednesday that Afghanistan’s refusal to sign a security agreement … Read More

An Unfinished Ukraine Palace and a Fugitive Leader’s Folly – New York Times

New York TimesWork on a retreat for Viktor F. Yanukovych stopped after his ouster as Ukraine’s president. Credit Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times. the main story. the main … Read More

Jimmy Fallon savors ‘this exact feeling’ before ‘Tonight’ – USA TODAY

USA TODAYJimmy Fallon might be dealing with first-day jitters, but he’s also taking time Monday to reflect before he takes his seat at the Tonight Show desk for the first … Read More

Kickstarter says hackers got customer data – Houston Chronicle

Houston ChronicleKickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler said in a blog post that hackers accessed usernames, email addresses, phone numbers and passwords. The passwords are encrypted, but the company said it’s possible … Read More

Opposition ready to vacate seized Kiev building – MiamiHerald.com

MiamiHerald.comKIEV, Ukraine — A top Ukrainian opposition leader says protesters are ready to vacate the Kiev City Hall that has been occupied by demonstrators for nearly three months — if … Read More

Ukraine leader calls for concessions as protesters freed – Business Recorder

Business Recorderimage KIEV: Ukraine’s leader called for the opposition to yield some ground ahead of a new mass demonstration on Sunday, after authorities released all protesters arrested in the anti-government … Read More

Pakistan Taliban begins peace talks with government in Islamabad – Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.ukIntermediaries from the Pakistan Taliban are due to meet government negotiators in the capital Islamabad on Tuesday to sketch out a strategy for peace talks. Last week Nawaz Sharif, the … Read More

Scarlett Johansson quits Oxfam role over SodaStream row – BBC News

BBC NewsActress Scarlett Johansson has quit as an ambassador for Oxfam amid a row over her support for an Israeli company that operates in the occupied West Bank. A spokesman … Read More

Scarlett Johansson ends relationship with Oxfam over SodaStream endorsement – Daily Mail

Daily MailScarlett Johansson has ended her relationship with a humanitarian group after being criticised over her support for an Israeli soda maker company that operates in the West Bank. A … Read More

Nintendo Slammed by Weak Wii U Sales – Wall Street Journal

Wall Street JournalGiving few hints ahead of a closely watched business strategy briefing on Thursday, President Satoru Iwata conceded that the company needs to rebuild the Wii U business and … Read More

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2014: Sharapova crashes out as Cibulkova recovers from … – Daily Mail

Daily MailMaria Sharapova followed Serena Williams out of the Australian Open after losing in the fourth round to Dominika Cibulkova. Like world No 1 Williams, who struggled with back problems … Read More

Federer Reaches Australian Open Fourth Round With Nadal, Murray – Bloomberg

BloombergFour-time champion Roger Federer and top-seeded Rafael Nadal rolled into the fourth round of the Australian Open with straight-set victories as the heat broke at the season’s first Grand Slam … Read More

Danish tourist assaulted for 5 hours, say police – Hindustan Times

Hindustan TimesDelhi Police on Wednesday night arrested two persons for allegedly robbing and gang-raping a 51-year-old Danish tourist who had apparently lost her way near the New Delhi Railway Station … Read More

Early Tallies Show Revised Charter Passing in Egypt – New York Times

New York TimesA judge in Cairo counted ballots Wednesday in a referendum seen as giving electoral legitimacy to the military takeover. Tara Todras-Whitehill for The New York Times. CAIRO — … Read More

Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai orders release of prisoners seen as threat by US – CNN

CNNKabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai has authorized the release of dozens of prisoners seen as a security threat by the United States. A judiciary meeting chaired by … Read More

Thailand’s political drama: The flawless faceof celebrity protest – The Globe and Mail

The Globe and MailA stone’s throw from the stage that is the open-air war room and lecture hall for Thailand’s anti-government protesters, Sorawit Suboon grabs a platter of paper cups, … Read More

Pakistan’s ex-military ruler Musharraf goes on trial for treason – Reuters

ReutersISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf went on trial for treason on Wednesday, a case that could test the relationship between an increasingly assertive civilian government and … Read More

Mandela movie smashes S.Africa box office record – DAWN.com

DAWN.comJOHANNESBURG: A film based on the life of Nelson Mandela, “Long Walk to Freedom”, has became South Africa’s all-time highest grossing picture after its opening last week, production company Videovision … Read More

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