The number of people killed in nationwide clashes between police and supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi rose to 278, most civilians, officials said last night.

Security forces and armed men clashed with supporters of Egypt’s ousted president early yesterday, killing at least 65 people in mayhem that underscored an increasingly heavy hand against protests demanding Mohammed Morsi’s return to office.

Egypt’s interim president is swearing in a new cabinet, the first since the removal of his predecessor by the military nearly two weeks ago.

Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been transferred to a military hospital from his prison cell for the second time in a week following complications from a recent injury, the country’s deputy interior minister said today.

At least 74 people were killed and hundreds injured after soccer fans invaded the pitch in the Egyptian seaside city of Port Said, following an upset victory by the home team over the country’s top club.

EGYPTIAN twins born joined at the top of the head have returned to their home country, still wearing protective helmets two years after a successful surgery in the US to separate them.

Girls born joined at the top of the head and separated during lengthy surgery were showing daily improvement and being fed intravenously, doctors said today.