ELECTIONS

Opposition warns of alliance between army and ultra-conservative Salafist al-Nour party.

Interim leader stipulates presidential polls within six months and plans to amend constitution.

Army commander Abdul Fatah al-Sissi deliberates over what action to take on toppled president

Ousted president Mohamed Morsi and other Brotherhood members to face questions about earlier uprising which expelled Hosni Mubarak.

Coup leaders apologizing for the consequences of their actions is not something that happens very often. In Bamako, the capital of Mali however, a rare example of it took place on 26 June 2013 when Captain Amadou Aya Sanogo did just that in front of an audience which included Interim President Dioncounda Traoré, recently reconciled factions of the Mali Army, religious and tribal leaders and the media.

Egyptian troops fire live rounds on Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Cairo, killing three and wounding several others.

Anti-corruption blogger charged with embezzlement says trial politically motivated by Vladimir Putin.

US president stops short of calling military overthrow of democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi a coup d'état.

Adly Mahmoud Mansour, chief of Egypt's High Constitutional Court, to be interim president until fresh elections are held.

Georgia is entangled in a power struggle at the top and torn between Russia and the West. Umberto Bacchi investigates.

Market Strategist Ishaq Siddiqi delivers breaking views on the financial impact from Egypt's political turmoil

José Manuel Barroso tries to quell market fears over country struggling to meet rescue plan conditions.

German chancellor will hold a summit to discuss ways to fight soaring youth jobless rates

South Africa president who won joint Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela to be fitted with pacemaker.

Spokesmen for Egyptian president quit in face of mass protests demanding end to regime.

Egyptian president rejects military order to resolve crisis as armed fighting begins.

Mobile roaming charges in the EU have fallen by 36%, with further cuts promised for summer 2014.

Opposition movement Tamarud demand President Morsi's resignation after mass protests

BOJ tankan survey shows rise in manufacturers' index after remaining negative.

Terrorism, overseas development and Afghanistan high on agenda for talks in Pakistan.

Fears of violence run high as anti-Mursi protesters flock to Cairo's Tahrir Square, while demonstrations are also planned in Alexandria and Suez.