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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt holds its first genuinely contested presidential election this week, but Amr Adel believes nothing will really change as long as the military keeps an overt or covert grip on power. Adel, 23, is one of the mostly middle-class, secular-minded young people who galvanised last year's demonstrations that in just 18 days snuffed out President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule. Like many of them, he feels the struggle is unfinished. "Any president who comes with Egypt's military dictatorship still in place means nothing. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T11:32:12Z
Days after four people died amid a traffic jam of climbers scrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials said a similar rush up the world's tallest peak will begin soon, and there's little they can do to control it. Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T12:31:32Z
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is declining to renew the endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, when he called Obama "a transformational figure." Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T11:33:39Z
Six Somalis have gone on trial in a Paris court for their alleged roles in a 2008 attack on the luxury yacht "Le Ponant" that ended with the release of 30 hostages and payment of a $2.5 million ransom. Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T11:24:30Z
North Korea has ramped up work at its nuclear test site, according to an analysis of satellite images released Tuesday, a day after a senior U.S. envoy warned the North that an atomic test would unify the world in seeking swift, tough punishment. Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T11:22:22Z
Court officials in Mauritius say the trial of two men charged with murdering a honeymooning Irish woman is set to begin Tuesday. Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T11:35:27Z
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