Muslim Brotherhood Leader Sentenced to Death

An Egyptian court has sentenced Mohammed Badie, the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and 13 other defendants to death for inciting violence. The sentences handed down Saturday also included life imprisonment for a U.S.-Egyptian citizen convicted of supporting the militant group. The rulings can be appealed, a process that could take years. The men are among the thousands detained after the ousting of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Egypt has received...

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