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'Turning point': Egypt's top court suspends work

Egyptian Protest

Protests by Islamists allied to President Mohamed Morsi forced Egypt's highest court to adjourn its work indefinitely on Sunday, intensifying a conflict between some of the country's top judges and the head of state.

 

Russian opposition stages new protest against Putin

Protesters chanting "Russia without Putin" began marching through Moscow on Saturday in a protest seen as a test of the opposition's ability to mount a sustained challenge to President Vladimir Putin.

 

Yemen's Saleh signs power transfer deal

DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a Gulf initiative on Wednesday to hand over power to his deputy as part of a proposal to end months of protests that have pushed the Arab country to the brink of civil war.

 

Witnesses: Huge protests in Yemen over deal for president

Witnesses: Huge protests in Yemen over deal for president

Witnesses report hundreds of thousands of demonstrators in Sanaa, Yemen, to protest a deal that would give the country's president immunity from prosecution.

 

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