Friday, November 30, 2012

[World] Cairo's Tahrir Square fills with anti-Morsi protesters

Cairo's Tahrir Square fills with anti-Morsi protesters
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20558185
Protesters opposed to Egypt's president and the sweeping new powers he assumed last week have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square, hours after a new constitution was hastily approved.

UK withholds Rwanda aid over claims it backs Congo rebels
http://dawn.com/2012/11/30/dr-congo-police-arrive-in-goma-ahead-of-rebel-pullout/
(CNN) -- Britain is withholding a multimillion-dollar aid payment to Rwanda over allegations that it is backing rebels who have been fighting government forces in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, a minister said Friday.

12:35 CET (Reuters) ASEAN chief voices alarm at China plan to board ships in ...
http://www.euronews.com/newswires/1742728-chinese-police-plan-to-board-vessels-in-disputed-seas/
JAKARTA (Reuters) - China's plan to board and search ships that illegally enter what it considers its territory in the disputed South China Sea could spark naval clashes and hurt the region's economy, Southeast Asia's top diplomat warned on Friday.

Morning Briefing: Strauss-Kahn reaches deal with NY maid over sex-assault claim
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/morning-briefing-strauss-kahn-reaches-deal-with-ny-maid-over-sex-assault-claim/article5832209/
A summary of what you need to know today, compiled by The Globe's news desk on Nov. 30, 2012. Canada hints at consequences for Palestinian UN vote.

China sentences Chen Guangcheng's nephew after snap trial
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2012/1130/China-sentences-Chen-Guangcheng-s-nephew-after-snap-trial
A Chinese court Friday sentenced the nephew of blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng to more than three years imprisonment for assault, after a four-hour trial from which lawyers for the defendant were barred.

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