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Al Jazeera in Egypt went off air early Thursday after members of the military stormed the station, arresting television personnel and guests. "Reports from our correspondents say this happened during a live broadcast when security forces stormed the building and arrested the presenter, guests and producers," the network said, Politico reported.

The chief justice of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court, Adly Mansour, took his oath of office early Thursday, taking over as the country's interim president. Among his stated priorities: To keep the revolution going. The ceremony went forth just hours after Egypt's military forced President Mohammed Morsi from office, The Associated Press reported.

A British company that specializes in surveillance said on Thursday it did not bug Ecuador's embassy in London. The Surveillance Group Ltd. chief executive Timothy Young said his company has "never been engaged in any activities of this nature," The Associated Press reported. He also said he only learned of the accusations in the media.

An Army aviator who was shot down over Vietnam 43 years ago Sunday finally made the long trip home and was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery this week. Spc. 5 John L. Burgess, 21, was the chief of a five-man crew when their helicopter was hit and crashed into the thick jungles of South Vietnam on June 30, 1970.

With a free-trade deal imperiled by Europeans' concerns over U.S. surveillance, President Obama assured German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday that his administration is working hard to address their complaints.

President Obama said Wednesday the U.S. is "deeply concerned" about the Egyptian military's overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi, and he called on Egypt's armed forces to return power to civilian authorities rapidly.

The Washington Times is standing by the authenticity of an op-ed by Bangladesh's opposition leader, Khaleda Zia, that has kicked up a storm in parliament in Dhaka. The article, published Jan. 30 in The Times, "was submitted to us by Mark Pursey, a London-based intermediary acting on behalf of Begum Khaleda Zia," said The Times' Executive Editor David S. Jackson.

WASHINGTON , A U.S. official says the State Department is ordering nonessential U.S. diplomats and the families of all American Embassy personnel to leave Egypt after the Egyptian military removed Morsi and in anticipation of potential violence.

It's official: Gay couples who live outside of Russia can no longer adopt children, due to a new restriction signed into law Wednesday by President Vladimir Putin. "The measure is aimed at guaranteeing a harmonious and full upbringing for children in adoptive families," the Kremlin said in a statement, Agence France-Presse reported.

The Communist Party's Organizational Department sacked a top leader for charges of "disciplinary violations," state media reported. Wang Suyi was fired from his leading role with the Inner Mongolia's United Front Work Department, BBC reported.

At least 16 suspected militants were killed by an early morning U.S. unmanned drone strike on Wednesday, Pakistani intelligence officers said. The strike , the drone fired four missiles at a house , went forth in the North Waziristan tribal area and also left two other suspected militants injured, CBS reported. The death toll is still unclear; Reuters said at least 17 were killed.

The American Embassy in China on Tuesday released photographs of U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke on a visit to Tibet, the tightly restricted Himalayan region repressed by Chinese communist authorities. Mr. Locke's three-day trip last week underscored U.S. concerns about human rights violations against Buddhists who live there and marked the first time in nearly three years that China allowed a U.S.

CAIRO , With the clock ticking, Egypt's besieged president said Tuesday that he will not step down as state media reported that the powerful military plans to overturn his Islamist-dominated government if the elected leader doesn't meet the demands of the millions of protesters calling for his ouster.

CAIRO , Security and hospital officials say seven people have been killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt's Islamist president in Cairo. The officials say the seven were killed in three separate clashes, but had no further details. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

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