Eight Al-Jazeera journalists charged by Egyptian authorities

Egyptian authorities have served Al Jazeera with a charge sheet that
identifies eight of its staff on a list of 20 people -- all believed to
be journalists -- for allegedly conspiring with a terrorist group, the
network said Wednesday.

The 20 are wanted by Egyptian authorities on charges of conspiring
with a terror group and "broadcasting false information and rumors to
convince the international community that Egypt was undergoing a civil
war," according to Egypt's state-run media.

The eight Al Jazeera journalists include three -- Australian Peter
Greste, and Eygptians Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy -- who have been
held by authorities since December 29, the network said in a written
statement.

The charges against the journalists come amid a military crackdown on
the Muslim Brotherhood following the ouster of the country's first
democratically-elected president, Mohamed Morsy.