  Egyptians vote in run-off presidential election June 16, 2012 - 11:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Egyptians began voting on Saturday, June 16 in a run-off presidential election that offers them a stark choice between a conservative Islamist and a former top military officer who was the last prime minister of ousted President Hosni Mubarak. It is a novelty for ordinary Egyptians, who are choosing their leader for the first time in a history that stretches back to the pharaohs. Polling stations opened to 50 million eligible voters for the first of two days of voting at 8 am, Reuters reported. Partner news  Top stories Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates. Moscow has condemned other nations for supporting rebel forces and failing to condemn what it describes as terrorist attacks on the Syrian regime.   Partner news |  Latest news French president sings gay marriage bill into law  After a tortured debate, the same-sex marriage and adoption bill was passed by France's Senate and National Assembly last month.Bomb kills 19 near commercial complex west of Baghdad Earlier in the day, two bombs went off outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers.60 injured as trains collide near New York Officials said a train that left Grand Central station en route to New Haven, Connecticut, derailed then was hit by another train.Artsakh President meets Armenia’s deputy FM The foreign policy and the cooperation between the two Armenian states in the field were discussed during the meeting. |
