A Coup in Cairo: As Muslim Brotherhood Claims Election Victory, Military Strips President of Powe; Julian Assange of WikiLeaks Seeks Asylum in Ecuador In Attempt To Avoid Extradition to U.S.; Failed Pledges, Weak Draft Lower Hopes for Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil.
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June 20, 2012
Egypt: Mubarak Said to Be in Coma as Crowds Protest Military
Syrian Siege of Homs Continues Despite Pleas for Trapped Civilians
U.N. Monitors Report Being Repeatedly Attacked in Syria
Violence Erupts on Israel’s Gaza, Egypt Borders
Iran, World Leaders Fail to Make Progress in Nuclear Talks
Taliban Launches New Attacks on Afghan, NATO Bases
Pakistan Faces Crisis as Court Ousts Prime Minister
Report: Big Banks Receiving Billions in Corporate Welfare Through Subsidized Rates
House Panel Votes to Extend Warrantless Spy Powers
NSA: Revealing Number of Domestic Spy Targets Would Violate Privacy
Lawmakers Hold First Hearing on Solitary Confinement
WikiLeaks’ Assange Takes Refuge in Ecuadorean Embassy
Syrian Ambassador: Gov’t Is Committed to Rights of Civilians