November 30 - News

Wednesday 30 November, 2011.

TOP STORY Muslim Brotherhood claims lead in first phase of Egypt polls Egypt's influential Muslim Brotherhood group on Wednesday claimed that it was leading in the initial count of results from the first phase of historic Parliamentary polls in the post-Mubarak era but also acknowledged that it was facing stiff competition from more hard-line Islamic parties. HEADLINES Belarus metro bombing suspects face death penalty  A pair of childhood friends in Belarus faced the death penalty on Wednesday after being found guilty in the trial over a Minsk metro bombing that killed 15 people in the republic's worst post-Soviet attack. Five dead in attack on home of Iraq cleric  Two women were among five people killed in an attack on the home of a Muslim cleric in the central Iraqi city of Samarra, police said on Wednesday, pointing the finger at loyalists of al-Qaeda. Jackson's doctor sentenced four years for manslaughter  Michael Jackson's personal physician Conrad Murray was jailed to the maximum of four years in the pop icon's 2009 death with the judge lambasting the doctor for his "money-for-madness" behaviour. US asks Pakistan to reconsider Afghan talks boycott  The US asked Pakistan to reconsider its decision to boycott an international conference on Afghanistan in Bonn next week, saying it is in Islamabad's interest and that its participation was "very important" for the future of the war-torn country. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA Egypt elections enter second day after turnout beats predictions  ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

OTHER TOP STORIES Pak nukes not safe, says Qureshi; govt rejects contention  Morocco's Arab Spring election won by Islamists Arab League agrees sweeping sanctions on Syria More ...