U.S. group scales back plan to monitor Egypt election

Democracy International said on Friday it would monitor Egypt's parliamentary elections but has scaled back its plans after having trouble getting visas for all its staff. Democracy International has been accredited by Egypt's High Election Commission to observe the polls but the U.S. based group said in a statement that "some visas for accredited core team members and short-term observers have not been issued and most visas have not been issued for the duration necessary to observe the entire e