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CAIRO,  (Reuters) – At least 51 people were killed today when the Egyptian army opened fire on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Mursi, in the deadliest incident since the elected Islamist leader was toppled by the military five days ago.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed at San Francisco’s airport on Saturday was flying “significantly below” its intended speed and its crew tried to abort the landing less than two seconds before it hit a seawall in front of the runway, the U.S.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Deadlock over Egypt’s interim prime minister entered a third day yesterday after the Islamist Nour Party rejected candidates for interim prime minister, prolonging the impasse amid huge protests that turned violent and killed more than 35.

LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) – The only warning Lac-Megantic residents had of the coming disaster was the louder-than-usual rumble of a train – a runaway locomotive laden with crude oil that would jump the tracks, explode and burn down the centre of town.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  (Reuters) – Ten people were killed on Sunday when a floatplane crashed and burst into flames at an airport in the Alaska Kenai Peninsula town of Soldotna, officials said.

(Reuters) – The appointment of liberal Egyptian politician Mohamed ElBaradei as interim prime minister hit a snag yesterday, as the army-backed transitional authorities were under pressure to restore order after deadly Islamist protests.

(Reuters) – An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 with more than 300 people on board crashed on landing at San Francisco International Airport yesterday after a flight from Seoul and burst into flames, and initial reports said two people were killed and over 70 injured.

(Reuters) – Bolivia offered asylum yesterday to former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, joining leftist allies Venezuela and Nicaragua in defiance of Washington, which is demanding his arrest for divulging details of secret US surveillance programmes.

(Reuters) – A driverless freight train carrying tankers of crude oil derailed at high speed and exploded into a giant fireball in the middle of a small Canadian town early yesterday, destroying dozens of buildings and killing at least one person.

(Reuters) – An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 with 307 people on board crashed and burst into flames as it landed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday after a flight from Seoul, and initial reports said two people were killed and more than 130 sent to hospitals.

(Reuters) – Liberal politician Mohamed ElBaradei was chosen as Egypt’s interim Prime Minister on Saturday as the transitional administration fought to restore calm after at least 35 people were killed in Islamist protests that swept the country.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – At least 24 people died across Egypt yesterday as Islamists opposed to the overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi took to the streets to vent their fury at what they say was a military coup.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – A nocturnal Australian parrot that hops like a kangaroo and had not been seen alive for more than a century has not only been seen but has been photographed, a naturalist said yesterday, but he is keeping the whereabouts a secret.

SAN JOSE,  (Reuters) – Suffering a potentially fatal swelling in the brain, Costa Rican grandmother Floribeth Mora says a voice spoke to her through a photograph of the late Pope John Paul II, miraculously curing her and sealing the late pontiff’s sainthood.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said today he had decided to offer asylum to former U.S.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – At least three protesters were shot dead today outside the Republican Guard barracks in Cairo where deposed President Mohamed Mursi is being held, security sources said, as angry Islamist supporters confronted troops across the country.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – The late Pope John Paul II will be made a saint, the Vatican said today, announcing that Pope Francis had approved a second miracle attributed to the Polish pontiff, who led the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005.

MTHATHA, South Africa,  (Reuters) – A feud between factions of Nelson Mandela’s family descended into soap opera farce yesterday when his grandson and heir, Mandla, accused relatives of adultery and milking the fame of the revered anti-apartheid leader.

HARARE, (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court rejected a series of government appeals yesterday to delay a July 31 general election in order to allow more time for reform of the security forces and state media.

COCHABAMBA, Bolivia, (Reuters) – South America’s most outspoken leftist leaders gathered yesterday to rally behind Bolivian President Evo Morales, whose plane was diverted in Europe this week on suspicions that fugitive U.S.