Egypt’s downward spiral — Tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi rallied Friday in Cairo, and both sides fought each other in the second-largest city of Alexandria, where two people were killed — including an American photographing the scene — and 85 were injured while at least five offices of Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood were torched, officials said. The competing camps were trying to show their strength before even bigger nationwide protests planned by the opposition Sunday — the first anniversary of Morsi’s inauguration — aimed at forcing his removal. The opposition says it will bring millions into the streets across Egypt, and more violence is feared.

California weddings — The four plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California’s same-sex marriage ban tied the knot Friday, just hours after a federal appeals court freed gay couples to obtain marriage licenses in the state for the first time in 41⁄2 years. State Attorney General Kamala Harris presided at the San Francisco City Hall wedding of Kris Perry and Sandy Stier as hundreds of supporters looked on and cheered. The couple sued to overturn the state’s voter-approved gay marriage ban along with Jeff Katami and Paul Zarrillo, who married at Los Angeles City Hall 90 minutes later with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa presiding.

Mandela family feud — As Nelson Mandela remained in critical condition in hospital Friday, a family feud over where the 94-year-old former president should be buried went to the courts, according to South Africa’s national broadcaster. In 2005, Mandela attended the burial of his son at the family plot in Qunu, and it was widely expected the leader himself will be buried there. President Barack Obama arrived in South Africa on Friday evening, saying he was bearing a message of “profound gratitude” to Mandela and that he would defer to Mandela’s family on whether to visit him.

Addressing hunger — In Senegal, President Barack Obama promoted U.S. efforts to reduce malnutrition and food shortages on Friday, saying initiatives that leverage private investments will lift Africa to self-sufficiency.The White House announced that Senegal would be joining the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, an international effort to encourage private investment in agriculture and nutrition programs. The initiative was launched last year by the Group of 8 industrialized nations, part of a commitment to lift 50 million people out of poverty over a decade. So far 70 companies have pledged to invest $3.7 billion in programs that educate farmers.

— From wire reports