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BBC:Egypt crisis: Huge rival rallies as Morsi is accused
Egypt crisis: Huge rival rallies as Morsi is accused
Huge rallies by supporters and opponents of Egypt's ousted Islamist president are continuing into the night with five people killed in Alexandria.
In what is seen as a trial of strength, supporters of Mohammed Morsi filled the streets around a mosque in Cairo to condemn his removal by the army.
Army supporters converged on Tahrir Square, just a few miles away.
The detained ex-leader has been formally accused of conspiring with the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
BBC:Bradley Manning judge begins final deliberations
Bradley Manning judge begins final deliberations
A military judge has begun deliberating over the charges against a soldier who leaked reams of secret US government documents to Wikileaks.
Judge Col Denise Lind alone will rule on the charges against 25-year-old Pte Bradley Manning.
Pte Manning, of Crescent, Oklahoma, aimed to inform the US public, making him a whistleblower not a traitor, his lawyer said in a closing argument.
The leak is considered the largest-ever of secret US government documents.
BBC:Russia and US security services 'in talks' over Snowden
Russia and US security services 'in talks' over Snowden
The American FBI and Russian FSB security services are "in talks" over US fugitive Edward Snowden, according to the Russian president's spokesman.
However, Dmitry Peskov repeated Russia's position that it would "not hand anyone over".
Mr Snowden has been stuck in transit at a Moscow airport for the past month as he has no valid travel documents.
The US Attorney General, Eric Holder, has sought to assure Moscow he would not face the death penalty in America
BBC:Spain train crash: Driver Garzon declines to give evidence
Spain train crash: Driver Garzon declines to give evidence
The driver of the train that derailed killing 78 people has refused to answer initial questions, Spanish police say.
Francisco Jose Garzon Amo - hurt in Wednesday's crash - is under guard in hospital.
He is suspected of driving too fast round a bend. Reports say the train was travelling at more than double the speed limit at the time of the crash.
The case should now "proceed to a judicial process", the police added. Spain is in three days of mourning.
BBC:Turkish PM Erdogan threatens to sue Times over open letter
Turkish PM Erdogan threatens to sue Times over open letter
Turkey's prime minister has threatened legal action against a UK newspaper for publishing an open letter criticising his handling of recent protests.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the Times of "renting out its pages for money".
Hollywood celebrities and academics were among those who signed the letter this week accusing Turkey's government of "dictatorial rule".
A row over a park in Istanbul last month triggered widespread anti-government protests.
BBC:Two Guantanamo inmates to be transferred to Algeria
Two Guantanamo inmates to be transferred to Algeria
Two detainees at Guantanamo Bay will be repatriated to Algeria, the White House has said, as part of its effort to close the military prison.
The plan will be presented to Congress, where President Barack Obama hopes lawmakers will ease transfer rules, a White House spokesman said.
Mr Obama has recently renewed calls for Congress to close the prison.
Prisoners at the Cuban facility have been on a hunger strike in protest against their indefinite detention.
Reuters:Boeing changes chief 787 engineer in management shuffle
Boeing changes chief 787 engineer in management shuffle
(Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Friday it was rotating five executives in its commercial airplanes division, including Mike Sinnett, the chief engineer on the company's 787 Dreamliner, which was banned from flight earlier this year after its battery system showed a risk of catching fire.
Sinnett will become vice president of product development, while Bob Whittington, now the chief engineer on Boeing's 777 airliner, will take over as chief project engineer for the 787, the company said in a note to employees.
The memo said the moves were intended to give each of the five people involved an opportunity to broaden their experience, increasing "the bench strength of our teams."
Sinnett was the face of the 787 during the stormy months this year when regulators grounded the plane after two lithium-ion batteries burned on two of the high-tech 787s in less than two weeks.
Reuters:JPMorgan to quit physical commodity trade amid scrutiny
JPMorgan to quit physical commodity trade amid scrutiny
(Reuters) - JP Morgan Chase & Co is exiting physical commodities trading, the bank said in a surprise statement on Friday, as Wall Street's role in the trading of raw materials comes under intense political and regulatory pressure.
Wall Street's biggest bank said an "internal review" had concluded it should pursue "strategic alternatives" for its physical commodities operations, which includes assets like its Henry Bath metals warehousing subsidiary and a vast global team trading everything from African crude to Canadian natural gas.
The firm will explore "a sale, spinoff or strategic partnership" for its physical arm, the statement said. It said the bank remained "fully committed" to its traditional financial commodity business, including trading derivatives and its activities in precious metals.
The bank's announcement follows a week of unprecedented scrutiny of Wall Street's commodity operations, after the U.S. Federal Reserve said last Friday it was reviewing a landmark 2003 decision that allowed commercial banks to trade in physical markets to "complement" their financial activity.
Reuters:GM fires several employees after probe into Tavera recall
GM fires several employees after probe into Tavera recall
(Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) fired several employees after an internal probe into a recent recall of its Chevrolet Tavera sport-utility vehicle in India uncovered "violations of company policy," the U.S. automaker said on Friday.
"We take these matters very seriously and hold our leaders and employees to high standards," GM said in a statement. "When those standards are not met, we will take the appropriate action to hold employees accountable."
GM declined to provide more details.
Automotive News reported that Sam Winegarden, GM's vice president for global engine engineering, was dismissed this week along with about 10 other GM powertrain employees in the United States and India.
Reuters:Summers' work for financial firms could give critics ammunition
Summers' work for financial firms could give critics ammunition
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, a top contender for the leadership of the Federal Reserve, has been a consultant to large financial institutions, including Citigroup Inc, news that could fuel questions about his suitability to head the central bank.
Summers has built a reputation as a brilliant economist and a shrewd policymaker. But his roles with the financial firms could give ammunition to critics who argue he has too cozy a relationship with Wall Street to maintain the Fed's vaunted independence.
The central bank plays a key role in guiding the world's largest economy and has taken on new financial oversight responsibilities following the worst U.S. financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Summers was an important economic adviser to President Barack Obama during his 2008 campaign and first term. After heading the White House National Economic Council, he left the administration in 2010 to pursue a private-sector career.
Reuters:Why China pays too much for medicines
Why China pays too much for medicines
(Reuters) - China has a drug problem. While most Western countries spend 10-12 percent of their healthcare budget on medicines, in China it is well over 40 percent, a disparity that goes to the heart of Beijing's crackdown on the industry.
A promise this week by GlaxoSmithKline to make its drugs more affordable in China in the wake of a bribery scandal is an important lever Chinese authorities may now use to start redressing the balance.
Britain's biggest drugmaker has given no details on the size of the price cuts it will consider, but an examination of its discounts in other emerging markets suggests there may be scope for reductions for some medicines of a third or more. Other pharmaceutical firms might have to follow suit.
"Four executives were arrested, the company itself will probably be fined top to bottom, and they are having to cut prices," said one veteran industry executive in China, who declined to be identified.
Reuters:Japan to mull ability to hit enemy bases in defense review
Japan to mull ability to hit enemy bases in defense review
(Reuters) - Japan should strengthen the ability of its military to deter and counter missile attacks, including the possible acquisition of the ability to hit enemy bases, the Defence Ministry said, but officials denied this would be used for pre-emptive strikes.
The proposal - Japan's latest step away from the constraints of its pacifist constitution - is part of a review of defense policy by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government, which released an interim report on the issue on Friday. Final review conclusions are due by the end of the year.
The hawkish Abe took office in December for a rare second term, pledging to bolster the military to cope with what Japan sees as an increasingly threatening security environment, including an assertive China and an unpredictable North Korea.
The report by a defense ministry panel echoed concerns aired in Japan's latest defense white paper about North Korea's missile and nuclear programs, and China's military build-up and increased activity by its ships and aircraft near disputed islands in the East China Sea - where Japanese and Chinese vessels and planes have been playing cat-and-mouse.
BBC:Elite hacker Barnaby Jack dies ahead of Black Hat event
Elite hacker Barnaby Jack dies ahead of Black Hat event
An elite hacker who was due to demonstrate how heart implants could be hacked has died unexpectedly in San Francisco.
Barnaby Jack died on Thursday, the city's medical examiner's office told Reuters, but did not give more details.
He had been due to give a presentation into medical device vulnerabilities at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas taking place next week.
He had said one technique could kill a man from 30 feet (nine metres) away.