Friday, July 5, 2013

Mayhem in Cairo as Morsi Backers Fight for Return - NYTimes.com

Mayhem in Cairo as Morsi Backers Fight for Return - NYTimes.com:

"CAIRO — Egypt’s bitter split over who should be ruling the country exploded into violent clashes in the streets of Cairo and elsewhere on Friday as masses of demonstrators celebrating the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi battled crowds of Islamists who wanted him reinstated."

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President of Venezuela Offers Asylum to Snowden - NYTimes.com

President of Venezuela Offers Asylum to Snowden - NYTimes.com:

"CARACAS — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro offered asylum to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Friday in defiance of Washington, which is demanding his arrest for divulging details of a secret spy program."

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Political Islam Fails Egypt’s Test - NYTimes.com

Political Islam Fails Egypt’s Test - NYTimes.com:

 "LONDON — Heba Morayef voted for Mohamed Morsi last year. The Muslim Brotherhood candidate was an unlikely choice for a liberal Egyptian woman, the director of the Human Rights Watch office in Cairo, but she loathed Hosni Mubarak’s old guard, wanted change and believed Morsi could be inclusive."

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Unprecedented Globalization - NYTimes.com

Unprecedented Globalization - NYTimes.com:

"No special moral here — and no, it doesn’t actually make the world flat, because services account for most value added and are still mainly not tradable. But it’s quite a picture."

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Monday, July 1, 2013

Can Barometric Pressure Cause Headaches and Other Discomforts? - NYTimes.com

Can Barometric Pressure Cause Headaches and Other Discomforts? - NYTimes.com:

 "Can Barometric Pressure Cause Headaches and Other Discomforts?"

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Snowden Revelations Will Continue, Assange Says - NYTimes.com

Snowden Revelations Will Continue, Assange Says - NYTimes.com:

 "WASHINGTON — Julian Assange, the founder of the antisecrecy organization WikiLeaks, said on Sunday that even as Edward J. Snowden remained in diplomatic limbo at a Moscow airport, the disclosures from the classified documents he took as a National Security Agency contractor would continue."

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Egypt’s Army Issues Ultimatum to Morsi - NYTimes.com

Egypt’s Army Issues Ultimatum to Morsi - NYTimes.com:

 "CAIRO — Egypt’s armed forces threatened on Monday to intervene in the country’s political crisis, warning President Mohamed Morsi and other politicians that they had 48 hours to respond to an outpouring of popular protests that have included demands for his resignation."

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