Saturday, January 29, 2011

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Mubarak hangs on to power as protests, looting convulse Egypt

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 10:40 PM PST

Relative calm settled on Cairo in the hours before sunrise on Sunday, after tens of thousands of demonstrators defied a curfew on Saturday to demand change and new fears of anarchy spread as President Hosni Mubarak clung to power.

U.S. Embassy calls for release of employee accused of fatal shooting

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 10:30 PM PST

The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan is calling for the immediate release of a consular employee who allegedly shot to death two Pakistanis as they tried to rob him.

Experts: Egypt's fate rests in hands of popular, powerful military

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:51 PM PST

When tens of thousands hit the streets to decry an authoritarian regime -- calling for its overthrow, trying to overrun police, setting fires -- one might expect the arrival of army tanks would be met with fear, consternation and violence.

Clinton to discuss reconstruction, election standoff in Haiti

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:45 PM PST

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Haiti on Sunday to discuss the nation's reconstruction efforts and the disputed November polls with top officials.

Report: Iran briefly detains opposition leader's son

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:27 PM PST

Iranian authorities briefly detained the son of opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi, the leader's website reported.

Police: Train collision in Germany kills 10

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:27 PM PST

Ten people were killed and 43 were injured, 18 seriously, when two trains collided in eastern Germany late Saturday, a Magdeburg Police spokesman said.

U.S. demonstrations show support for Egyptian movement

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:07 PM PST

Saturday saw protests across the United States, held to express solidarity with the anti-government demonstrations currently roiling Egypt. Whether on the East Coast or the West Coast, crowds carried banners, flags and signs as they chanted, hoping their support could be felt thousands of miles away in Cairo, Alexandria and other Egyptian cities.

Legislator pushes bill to restore Colonel Reb as Ole Miss mascot

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 07:54 PM PST

A state legislator apparently misses Colonel Reb so much, he's pushing a bill to bring the former University of Mississippi mascot back. He also wants the college band to play "Dixie" at games -- even on the road.

Tourists navigate chaos with concern

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 07:32 PM PST

Groups of U.S. tourists were stuck Saturday trying to find their way out of Egypt amid the chaos and violent protests that have seized the country.

Police say mother admits killing teen-aged children for being "mouthy"

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 07:30 PM PST

A mother in Tampa, Florida has admitted in detail to killing her two teen-aged children, police said.

No trace of missing California boy in canal, authorities say

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 07:14 PM PST

Authorities on Saturday called off their lengthy search for an abducted 4-year-old boy in one part of a California canal but said the search for missing Juliani Cardenas would continue.

Emotional protests, rampant lawlessness pervasive around Egypt

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 06:59 PM PST

By day, tens of thousands turned out in cities across Egypt -- demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, calling for major economic and political reforms and, in multiple spots, bloodily clashing with police forces.

Pentagon discusses steps toward ending 'don't ask, don't tell'

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 06:53 PM PST

The Pentagon gave fresh signals Friday that it is moving quickly to end its ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military, with the goal of eliminating the policy by year's end if not before.

Protesters around the world march against Egypt's Mubarak

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 06:23 PM PST

Egyptians and activists around the world took to the streets in various cities Saturday to show their support for the protests currently underway in Egypt and to join the call for President Hosni Mubarak to step down.

Egypt's ambassador to U.S. says he hasn't heard from Cairo

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 06:09 PM PST

Egypt's ambassador to the United States said that, after "minute-by-minute" conversations with members of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration on Friday, there have been no such communications Saturday -- nor has he heard from his own government in Cairo.

Western powers push Mubarak to fulfill vows, call for 'free' elections

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 06:02 PM PST

Several Western powers banded together Saturday in urging Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to do all he can to prevent bloodshed and speedily fulfill his promises of reform.

California Latinos protest Arizona push to end birthright citizenship

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 05:40 PM PST

An Arizona state lawmaker's push to end the guarantee of birthright citizenship to the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants on Saturday set off a protest hundreds of miles away in Pacoima, a Los Angeles suburb.

Chaotic scene at symbol of state power in Egypt

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:41 PM PST

Agitated Egyptians carried the wounded -- bleeding and in shock -- to a makeshift clinic on the doorstep of a mosque.

Egypt protests draw mixed reaction in region

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:36 PM PST

Saudi Arabia slammed protesters in Egypt on Saturday as "infiltrators" who seek to destabilize their country, while a a top Palestinian official affirmed "solidarity" with Egypt.

Russian police identify airport bomber

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 02:47 PM PST

The man who detonated a bomb at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow on Monday, killing 35 people, was a 20-year-old from the North Caucasus, the Russian Investigative Committee said Saturday.
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