Egypt unrest rages; web shut ahead of big protest (Reuters)

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• Egypt unrest rages; web shut ahead of big protest (Reuters)
• South Korea relaxes apology demand for nuclear talks (Reuters)
• UK police arrest WikiLeaks backers for Web attacks (Reuters)
• No need to panic over Mandela says government (Reuters)
• Albania Protests Set to Continue amid Political Power Play (Time.com)
• Son of Pink Floyd star charged over student protest (AFP)
• Security forces disappear off Cairo streets (AP)
• 5 years on, Morales' Bolivian revolution falters (AP)
• How did the elephant cross the road? Underneath it (AP)
• Indian police raid monastery of top Tibetan monk (AFP)
• BoC's Carney losing sleep over current account gap (Reuters)
• Australian doctor's surgery viewings cause stir (AFP)
• Robert Mugabe clamps down further in Zimbabwe (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Pakistan's Shi'ite Muslims Under Siege as Attacks Rise (Time.com)
• Why Lebanon's Sunnis resent Hezbollah's new influence (The Christian Science Monitor)

Egypt unrest rages; web shut ahead of big protest (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:53 PM PST Reuters - Egyptian demonstrators fought security forces into the early hours of Friday in the city of Suez, and the Internet was blocked ahead of the biggest protests yet planned against President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.

South Korea relaxes apology demand for nuclear talks (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:35 PM PST Reuters - South Korea has relaxed a demand for the resumption of aid-for-disarmament talks with the rival North, saying on Friday that an apology for last year's deadly attacks is not essential to restart the process.

UK police arrest WikiLeaks backers for Web attacks (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:29 PM PST Reuters - British police arrested five young men on Thursday as they and U.S. authorities conducted searches as part of a probe into Internet activists who carried out cyber attacks against groups they viewed as enemies of the WikiLeaks website.

No need to panic over Mandela says government (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:23 AM PST Reuters - Former South African President Nelson Mandela is undergoing specialized tests in hospital and there is no reason to panic over his health, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Friday.

Albania Protests Set to Continue amid Political Power Play (Time.com) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:35 AM PST Time.com - Following last week's demonstrations that left three protesters dead, tensions between the people and the government of Prime Minister Sali Berisha are still running high

Son of Pink Floyd star charged over student protest (AFP) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:42 AM PST AFP - The son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has been charged with violent disorder and theft of a mannequin leg after he was pictured swinging off Britain's national war memorial during a student riot.

Security forces disappear off Cairo streets (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:54 PM PST AP - Egyptian security forces have all but disappeared from the streets in the heart of the country's capital ahead of planned demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak's rule.

5 years on, Morales' Bolivian revolution falters (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:07 PM PST AP - The fiery coca growers' union leader who rode discontent over his predecessor's pro-business policies to Bolivia's presidency is suddenly grappling with a sharp drop in popularity.

How did the elephant cross the road? Underneath it (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:59 AM PST AP - How did the elephants cross the road? They went underneath it.

Indian police raid monastery of top Tibetan monk (AFP) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:02 AM PST AFP - Indian police said Friday they had raided the monastery of a top Buddhist monk seen as the possible next spiritual leader for Tibet and had seized hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.

BoC's Carney losing sleep over current account gap (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 02:22 PM PST Reuters - Canada's central bank chief is unfazed by rising global food inflation, losing sleep instead over his country's gaping current account deficit, which he has blamed partly on the strong currency.

Australian doctor's surgery viewings cause stir (AFP) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:52 PM PST AFP - A top Australian medical body warned a renowned brain surgeon on Friday he risked turning his work into a "spectator sport" by offering people a chance to watch him operate to raise money for charity.

Robert Mugabe clamps down further in Zimbabwe (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 02:41 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - In a normal country, preparations for an election look a bit like this: dozens of eager young activists put up posters, candidates meet with community leaders to seek their support, and middle-aged party members walk door-to-door to meet the voters.

Pakistan's Shi'ite Muslims Under Siege as Attacks Rise (Time.com) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:35 AM PST Time.com - It is a tragically sure bet that a Shi'ite holy day in Pakistan is certain to be marred by a bombing. Why is such a large Muslim group under attack?

Why Lebanon's Sunnis resent Hezbollah's new influence (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 02:06 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - At the entrance to the Sunni quarter of Tarek Jdeide, an armored personnel carrier with Lebanese soldiers sitting on top clattered down the darkened street. Its caterpillar tracks ground over the smoking embers of rubber tires set alight by Sunni protesters.

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