Sunday, January 30, 2011

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Food staples starting to run out in Egypt

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:53 PM PST

While discontent, resentment and nationalism continue to fuel demonstrations, one vital staple is in short supply: food.

Correctional officer in Washington prison is found dead

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:43 PM PST

A female correctional officer at a Washington state prison was strangled and an inmate who told officers he had planned to escape is under investigation, authorities said Sunday.

4 killed in northwest Pakistan suicide attack

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:34 PM PST

A suicide attack in northwest Pakistan killed at least four people Monday, including a senior police official and two police officers, a government official said.

Parliament opens in Myanmar after 20 year lapse

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:30 PM PST

Myanmar convened its first parliament in more than two decades on Monday in the capital, Naypitaw.

Egypt's Mubarak opens door to talks with rival political parties

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:25 PM PST

After 30 years of mostly unchallenged rule, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak opened the door Sunday to talks with rival political parties while calling out those who, he claimed, used religion to "spread fear" through rampant hooliganism.

Protesters in Jordan demand political, economic reforms

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:21 PM PST

Islamists, leftists and union members marched Friday in downtown Amman, demanding more significant economic and political reforms to help struggling citizens.

Egyptian neighbors creating local militias

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:20 PM PST

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Perilous choices for Egypt's military

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 09:43 PM PST

Egypt's government is not just Hosni Mubarak's government, it is a military government. Generals and former generals control much of the government, and many are influential in business.

Indonesia pop star gets jail term for sex videos

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 09:31 PM PST

Indonesian pop star Nazril "Ariel" Ilham was sentenced to three and a half years in prison Monday for his involvement in sex videos that authorities said featured himself and two other top Indonesian celebrities.

Illness sidetracks Ozzy's 'Crazy Train'

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 09:13 PM PST

Heavy metal madman and reality TV star Ozzy Osbourne canceled a show in Reno, Nevada, Sunday night due to a "sudden illness," the concert promoter said.

Fire kills at least 1 at Phoenix senior center

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:40 PM PST

A fire at a senior living center in Phoenix killed at least one person Sunday, authorities said.

Charter flights to carry thousands of Americans out of Egypt

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:19 PM PST

Charter flights that begin Monday will ferry the first of thousands of Americans away from the escalating crisis in Egypt, the State Department said.

Israel worries privately as Egypt descends into chaos

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:18 PM PST

Israel's public line on Egypt is clear -- it wants "stability and security in our region," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday morning, acknowledging that Israel is "anxiously monitoring" what's happening in the first and most important Arab nation to make peace with the Jewish state.

Egypt's protests: What's next?

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:06 PM PST

With unprecedented numbers of protesters on the streets of Egypt calling for President Hosni Mubarak to resign, what clues do earlier demonstrations in the region offer about what will happen in Cairo?

Egypt's protesters defy curfew, surround opposition figure

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:45 PM PST

The U.S. plans to begin flying thousands of Americans out of the country on Monday, a day after the government's call for protesters to obey a curfew, plus low-flying fighter jets overhead did nothing to deter thousands of Egyptians from continuing their protests into Sunday night.

SAG lifts 'The King's Speech' Oscar odds

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:38 PM PST

"The King's Speech" actor Geoffrey Rush joked that the SAG awards should be called the "Uplift" awards because of the boost it gave his movie just four weeks the Academy Awards.

U.S. military brass talk with Egyptians, vow to continue 'partnership'

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:19 PM PST

U.S. armed forces leaders continued high-level talks Sunday with their Egyptian counterparts, applauding their "continued professionalism" and reaffirming the two militaries' partnership, a spokesman said.

Egyptian disappointment with U.S. likely to increase

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 06:52 PM PST

On June 4, 2009, President Barack Obama stood before a large and enthusiastic audience at Cairo University to deliver a much-anticipated speech on mending U.S. relations with the Muslim world.

Detroit police: Precinct shooter sexually assaulted teen girl

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 05:56 PM PST

Before a man went on a shooting rampage inside a Detroit police station, he kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl who escaped hours before the police attack, authorities confirmed Sunday.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2011 05:42 PM PST
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