Saturday, January 29, 2011

Egypt wakes to devastation as Mubarak refuses to quit (Reuters)

Egypt wakes to devastation as Mubarak refuses to quit (Reuters)

Egypt wakes to devastation as Mubarak refuses to quit (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:53 PM PST

Jasmine Ebrahim,3, waves the Epyptian flag with her father Rabi Ebrahim during a demonstration in support the mass protests in Egypt on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, in Houston. ( AP Photo/The Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran )Reuters - President Hosni Mubarak clung to power in Egypt on Saturday after days of popular protests against his 30-year-old rule in which at least 24 people were killed and more than 1,000 wounded.

Police destroy protest camp at Tunisian PM's office (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:43 PM PST

Tunisian protesters pull away barbed wire to let through the protesters on the other side of the police barricade near government offices in the Kasbah, the old city of Tunis, January 27, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - Tunisian riot police broke up a protest camp in the capital on Friday, hoping to end days of demonstrations against a government that has undergone a major overhaul to meet some of the crowds' demands.

Suicide bomber kills Kandahar deputy governor (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:42 AM PST

Security personnel examine the damaged vehicle belonging to the deputy governor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, after an attack in Kandahar city, in this image taken from video, January 29, 2011. REUTERS/Reuters TVReuters - A motorcycle suicide bomber killed the deputy governor of Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Saturday, a blow to U.S.-led forces trying to bolster governance and fight a robust insurgency in the Taliban's heartland.

WikiLeaks founder says enjoys making banks squirm (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST

Reuters - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he enjoys making banks squirm thinking they might be the next targets of his website which has published U.S. diplomatic and military secrets.

Iran hangs Dutch woman arrested after protests (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:24 PM PST

Reuters - An Iranian-Dutch woman, arrested after taking part in anti-government protests in Iran in 2009, has been hanged for drug smuggling, the semi-official Mehr news agency said on Saturday.

Egypt: Mubarak's Defiance Makes Life Harder for Obama (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:50 PM PST

Time.com - The U.S. sees its interests in the region best preserved by encouraging reform and a gentler regime in Egypt, but its long-term client strongman may have other ideas

Djokovic glad 'not to have British pressure' (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:17 PM PST

Novak Djokovic, pictured, says his Australian Open final opponent Andy Murray is weighed down by the media pressure of being a British player and the history that accompanies it. Fifth seed Murray is being shadowed by a large British press contingent, expected to swell further ahead of the final, while Djokovic, in comparison, has only a handful of Serbian media tracking him in Melbourne.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Novak Djokovic says his Australian Open final opponent Andy Murray is weighed down by the media pressure of being a British player and the history that accompanies it.

Protesters return to Cairo's Tahrir Square (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:59 AM PST

An Egyptian protester flashes the V-sign as riot police use water canon against protesters in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 28, 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/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Hundreds of anti-government protesters returned Saturday to the streets of central Cairo, chanting slogans against Hosni Mubarak just hours after the Egyptian president fired his Cabinet and promised reforms but refused to step down.

Retired officers in Uruguay protest 'harassment' (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:05 PM PST

AP - A group of retired Uruguayan military officers said that human rights investigations into alleged abuses during the 1973-1985 dictatorship have become harassment and warned they could make their "voice heard."

Analysis: Obama tough — not too tough — with Egypt (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:51 AM PST

President Barack Obama delivers a statement on Egypt in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - President Barack Obama tried the impossible: winning the hearts and minds of Egyptians furious with their autocratic ruler while assuring a vital ally that the United States has his back.

Afghan suicide bomber kills Kandahar deputy governor (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 01:24 AM PST

US soldier Kristus Cole from 1-320 Field Artillery Regiment on patrol in Khosrow Olia village in Kandahar province earlier this month. The deputy governor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, the spiritual home of the Taliban, was killed by a suicide bomber on Saturday, the provincial chief said.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)AFP - The deputy governor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, the spiritual home of the Taliban, was killed by a suicide bomber on Saturday, the provincial chief said.

Golds, oil shield TSX from Egypt-related selloff (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 02:46 PM PST

Reuters - Rising energy and materials shares, spurred by surging oil and gold prices, kept Toronto's main stock index in positive territory on Friday, fending off a selloff in other areas in the wake of unrest in Egypt.

Egyptian army storms museum to protect from looters (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:13 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The Egyptian army secured Cairo's famed antiquities museum early Saturday, protecting thousands of priceless artifacts, including the gold mask of King Tutankhamun, from looters.

Supermarket Attack: A Dangerous Turn in Kabul (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:50 PM PST

Time.com - The suicide assault on an upscale grocery patronized by foreign residents in the capital may be the beginning of a violent new phase in the war in Afghanistan

In Cairo, Egypt, a street-eye view on a day of 'revolution' and high hopes (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:48 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak responded to the massive uprising that swept Egypt Friday, breaking his silence to announce he had dissolved the government but that he would not step down. The president said he understands the frustrations and aspirations of the people, and said that protests were possible only because of the increased freedom he had given the people.

Darfur Returning 'To Past Patterns of Violence' (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 02:38 PM PST

OneWorld.net - NAIROBI, Jan 28 (IRIN) - Fighting between government and rebel groups in North and South Darfur in western Sudan has displaced tens of thousands of people and hindered access by humanitarian workers to some affected areas, sources said.
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