Thursday, January 27, 2011

Egypt unrest enters third day, ElBaradei to return (Reuters)

Egypt unrest enters third day, ElBaradei to return (Reuters)

Egypt unrest enters third day, ElBaradei to return (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:41 AM PST

Anti-government demonstrators walk away after teargas was released to disperse them in downtown Cairo January 26, 2011. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - Activists trying to oust Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak extended protests against his 30-year rule into a third day on Thursday, playing cat-and-mouse with police and making a new call for protests seeking change.

Loyalists of ousted Tunisia leader expected to go (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:36 AM PST

A protester chants slogans as he holds a riot police shield during clashes with the police near government offices in the Casbah, the old city of Tunis, January 26, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - Tunisia plans to overhaul the lineup of its interim government on Thursday, a move expected to see key loyalists of ousted leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali step aside in a bid to end persistent protests.

Colombia coal mine blast kills 20, regulator says (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 02:51 PM PST

An injured Colombian miner is aided by Red Cross members on his arrival at a hospital in Cucuta, Colombia, January 26, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - An explosion at a small underground coal mine in northeast Colombia killed 20 workers on Wednesday, officials said, in the latest accident to hit Latin America's mining industry.

Karzai opens Afghan parliament, taunts West (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:53 PM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C) shows respect to members of the new parliament after giving an oath in Kabul, January 26, 2011. Karzai opened parliament on Wednesday, ending a standoff with lawmakers, but setting the stage for a longer battle against an assembly he has long ignored. REUTERS/Musadeq Sadeq/PoolReuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai inaugurated parliament on Wednesday, ending weeks of political infighting, but took a dig at the West saying "foreign interference" had been a serious problem.

Australia imposes new tax to fund flood recovery (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 08:16 PM PST

Flood damaged household possessions are dumped in a pile outside a Brisbane residence January 19, 2011. REUTERS/Tony PhillipsReuters - Australia imposed a temporary new tax on Thursday to help fund a multi-billion-dollar rebuilding program after floods devastated infrastructure and ruined thousands of homes and businesses across the eastern seaboard over the past month.

India: Binayak Sen Conviction Raises Human-Rights Concerns (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:30 AM PST

Time.com - In India, which prides itself on its rambunctious but tolerant democracy, the conviction of human-rights activist Binayak Sen has raised serious concerns about free speech and called into question the soundness of the Indian judicial system

FTSE up 0.01% at open (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:37 AM PST

Key stock markets were mainly flat at the start of trading, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares up 0.01 percent to 5,970.10 points.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Key stock markets were mainly flat at the start of trading on Thursday, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares up 0.01 percent to 5,970.10 points.

Top reformist to return to Egypt, join protesters (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:01 AM PST

A riot van drives through a burning barricade as Egyptian riot police clash with anti-government activists in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Egyptian anti-government activists clashed with police for a second day Wednesday in defiance of an official ban on any protests but beefed up police forces on the streets quickly moved in and used tear gas and beatings to disperse demonstrations. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)AP - A spokesman for Egypt's top pro-reform advocate and Nobel peace laureate says Mohamed ElBaradei plans to return to his Mideast nation to take part in the anti-government protests that have gripped the country.

Cuban dissident who staged hunger strike detained (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 08:35 PM PST

FILE - In this March 5, 2010 file photo, Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas speaks on the phone during an interview with The Associated Press at his home in Santa Clara, Cuba. According to Farinas' mother, her son was detained Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 while trying to block the eviction of a woman from a home in Santa Clara. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes, File)AP - Guillermo Farinas, a Cuban dissident who gained international renown after staging a long hunger strike last year, was detained Wednesday while trying to block the eviction of a woman from a home in the central city of Santa Clara, his mother said.

1,000 held as Egypt activists call for more protests (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:16 AM PST

Egyptian police arrest a demonstrator in Cairo. Police arrested at least 1,000 people in two days of running street battles, an official said Thursday, as activists vowed to step up protests in the country's biggest uprising in 30 years.(AFP/Mohammed Abed)AFP - Egyptian police arrested at least 1,000 people in two days of running street battles, an official said Thursday, as activists vowed to step up protests in the country's biggest uprising in 30 years.

Hyundai Motor's 4th-quarter net profit hits record (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:44 AM PST

Hyundai Motor Co.'s vehicle Avante is displayed at the South Korean top car maker's showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. Hyundai Motor says net profit rose 48 percent in the fourth quarter to a record high as sales increased.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - Hyundai Motor's net profit jumped 48 percent in the fourth quarter to a record high as the automaker reaped gains from strong overseas sales.

Australians face flood recovery tax (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 11:46 PM PST

The Brisbane city skyline is reflected in the flood-heightened Brisbane River. Australia has unveiled a flood tax on higher income earners as Prime Minister Julia Gillard warned the deluge would shave 0.5 points off GDP in fiscal 2010 and cause Aus$5.6 billion in recovery costs.(AFP/File/Tertius Pickard)AFP - Australia unveiled a flood tax on higher earners Thursday as Prime Minister Julia Gillard warned the deluge would shave 0.5 points off GDP in fiscal 2010 and cost Aus$5.6 billion for recovery.

Egypt protesters brave crackdown to clash with police for second straight day (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 01:13 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Egyptians defied the Interior Ministry’s ban on protests Wednesday, with hundreds congregating in central Cairo in the afternoon, once again shouting “Down with Mubarak!”

Is Nepal's Peace Process Destined to Fail? (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:30 AM PST

Time.com - Last Saturday marked the handover ceremony of Nepal's former Maoist combatants from the hands of the United Nations to a multi-party special committee formed to decide their fate. But the nation's caretaker government keep the peace process on track?

The war over Ivory Coast's cocoa heats up (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:50 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Some day or another, the tug-of-war for control of Ivory Coast had to come down to chocolate, or more specifically, cocoa: the cash crop that bankrolled forty years of economic boom, mass immigration, and eventually war across this tropical garden, West Africa’s lushest agricultural zone.

Egypt: Mubarak Faces Historic Challenge (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:34 AM PST

OneWorld.net - CAIRO, Jan 26 (IPS) - Egyptians have demonstrated in protests rare in size and ferocity against the three-decade rule of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
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