Egypt swears in interim leader

The top judge of Egypt’s Constitutional Court, Adly Mahmud Mansour, has been sworn in as interim leader, hours after the army ousted President Mohammed Morsi and put him under house arrest.

Mr. Mansour said fresh elections were “the only way” forward, but gave no indication of when they would be held.

Mr. Morsi, Egypt’s first freely elected leader, is under house arrest after what he says was a military coup.

The army said he had “failed to meet the demands of the people.”

BBC says the upheaval comes after days of mass rallies against the Islamist president.

Protesters accused Mr. Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood of pursuing an Islamist agenda and of failing to tackle Egypt’s economic problems.

The health ministry says at least 10 people were killed and scores injured in clashes across the country. Some 50 people have died since the latest unrest began on Sunday.