4 July 2013 Last updated at 09:40 GMT
Egypt crisis: Interim president sworn in after Morsi ousted
The top judge of Egypt's Constitutional Court, Adly Mahmud Mansour, has been sworn in as interim leader, hours after the army ousted President Mohammed Morsi and put him under house arrest.
Mr Mansour praised the armed forces and the Egyptian people, saying the era of "worship of the ruler" should end.
Mr Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected leader, is under house arrest after what he says was a military coup.
The army said he had "failed to meet the demands of the people".
The upheaval comes after days of mass rallies against the Islamist president.
Protesters accused Mr Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood of pursuing an Islamist agenda for the country and of failing to tackle Egypt's economic problems.
Buddhist monk filmed enjoying the high-life on private jet has assets frozen amid allegations of 'financial irregularities'
The footage of Luang Pu Nenkham Chattigo went viral last month along with images of monks looking at iPhones and drinking Starbucks coffee
An extravagant Buddhist monk, who was filmed enjoying the high-life on board a private jet, has had his assets frozen after a group of activists lodged a complaint with Thailand's Anti-Money Laundering (Amlo) Office.
The footage of Luang Pu Nenkham Chattigo went viral last month along with images of monks looking at iPhones and drinking Starbucks coffee.
The pictures and the video are dramatically at odds with the perception that Buddhist clergy shun worldly living in order to attain spiritual enlightenment.
Court blocks Taksim Square project
Decision a blow for Turkish prime minister Tayyip Erdogan
A Turkish court has cancelled the Istanbul building project backed by prime ministerTayyip Erdogan that triggered nationwide anti-government demonstrations last month, a copy of the court decision showed.
Authorities may appeal the cancellation of plans for a replica Ottoman-era barracks on Istanbul’s Taksim Square. But the ruling marked a victory for a coalition of political forces and a blow for Mr Erdogan, who stood fast against protests and riots that he said were stoked by terrorists and looters.
Can Atalay, a lawyer for the Chamber of Architects, which brought the lawsuit, said the administrative court ruled in early June at the height of the unrest that the plan violated preservation rules and unacceptably changed the square’s identity. It was not clear why it had only now been released.
Downward Spiral: Southern Europe Remains Stuck in Crisis
For years, EU leaders have been trying to put a stop to the debt crisis that has been tearing apart Southern Europe. They have made little progress. Is it time for a change in strategy? By SPIEGEL Staff
Spanish top models strutted on the stage to the sounds of flamenco music. They were wearing tightly fitting clothes made by their country's most famous designers and presenting plates of bold tapas creations by Spanish chefs.
Portuguese migrants flock to Mozambique to seek opportunities
The financial crisis in Europe has brought an influx of Portuguese migrants to Mozambique, creating employment opportunities in the process.
While many Mozambicans fear they will face increased competition for scarce jobs, the new wave of migrants – the largest since colonial times – is also creating employment opportunities.
Gonçalo Gomes Teles, the Portuguese consul in Maputo, the capital, estimates that 30 000 Portuguese now live in Mozambique, the majority of them in Maputo.
"It is not like it's an avalanche or an invasion, as it is described sometimes in the media, but we have seen an increase in new registrations of between 30% and 35% since 2009," he said. "One hundred forty new Portuguese migrants arrive every month in Mozambique to stay, but then there are also many Portuguese who fly in and out, working in different kinds of businesses.”
Baja California candidate’s brother, a former Tijuana police chief, accused of taking cartel payoffs
By Tim Johnson | McClatchy Foreign Staff
MEXICO CITY — Just days before state and local elections that will send a third of Mexicans to the polls, the ruling party candidate for governor in Baja California faces allegations that his brother is tied to a drug cartel.
A leaked court deposition of a top insider in the Tijuana Cartel says gangsters paid Fernando Castro Trenti’s brother Francisco at least $20,000 a month in protection money when he was the state’s senior criminal investigator.
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