Mubarak cleared: Egypt protests as ex-leader charges dropped

About 2,000 people massed in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the birthplace of the 2011 revolution. At least one person was reported killed in the clashes. Mubarak was originally sentenced to life in jail then cleared in a retrial. In a TV interview after the ruling, Mubarak said he did "nothing wrong". The former president, 86, is serving a separate three-year sentence for embezzlement of public funds.He is currently being held...

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US Black Friday quieter as bargains spread over two days

The traditional scrum of sharp elbows was notably less intense on Black Friday in the US this year. The crowds, gathering at the US's big shopping centres, appeared to have exhausted some of their shopping enthusiasm on Thursday. As last year, many retailers had opened their doors early to try to pull shoppers in ahead of rivals. "The consumer clearly enjoys shopping on Thanksgiving," said Target's chief executive, Brian Cornell....

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Pope Francis due in Turkey for historic visit

Pope Francis will arrive in Turkey shortly for what is billed as a historic trip to help interfaith dialogue in the country.At the start of the three-day tour he is set to meet newly-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. He then plans to visit Istanbul for a meeting with the head of the Orthodox Christian church. It will be only the fourth time in history that a pope has visited Muslim-majority Turkey. During his...

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Former Tory minister Owen Paterson to urge UK's EU exit

Ex-environment secretary Owen Paterson will tell business leaders the UK could flourish economically outside the EU. The move is likely to put pressure on the prime minister, amid Tory divisions over the party's position on Europe. David Cameron says he wants to renegotiate the UK's EU membership ahead of an in/out referendum by 2017. The prime minister's promise to hold a vote on Europe if the Conservatives win the next...

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