Egyptian military closes pyramids after riots

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• Egyptian military closes pyramids after riots
• Spotlight again falls on Web tools and change
• Egyptians wonder what's next
• Obama, world leaders calls for restraint, reform in Egypt
• Egyptians defiant as Hosni Mubarak struggles to maintain power
• US asks Pakistan to release diplomat
• Top cleric urges 'blind, deaf, dumb' Mubarak to go
• Don't 'stand pat' need 'real reform': US to Egypt
• Egypt's president names deputy for 1st time
• Egypt protests continue as cabinet resigns
• In Pakistan, 18-month-old prime accused of murder
• Radio-tagging 'sham' university students excessive: India to US
• Husband burnt NRI woman alive in New Zealand?
• Suicide bomber kills deputy governor of Kandahar

Egyptian military closes pyramids after riots Posted: The Egyptian military has closed tourist access to the pyramids after a day of anti-government riots in the capital and other cities around the country. Tanks and armoured personnel carriers have sealed off the site on the Giza Plateau, which is normally packed with tourists.

Spotlight again falls on Web tools and change Posted: Fear is the dictator's traditional tool for keeping the people in check. But by cutting off Egypt's Internet and wireless service late last week in the face of huge street protests, President Hosni Mubarak betrayed his own fear — that Facebook, Twitter, laptops and smartphones could empower his opponents, expose his weakness to the world and topple his regime.

Egyptians wonder what's next Posted: Shadowed by the landmarks of a government that turned promises of secular nationalism into a withering authoritarianism, thousands of young people did what the state of President Hosni Mubarak never allowed in 29 years. They seized control of their lives.

Obama, world leaders calls for restraint, reform in Egypt Posted: US President Barack Obama issued a plea for restraint in Egypt after meeting with national security aides on Saturday to assess the Cairo government's response to widespread protests threatening the stability of the country.

Egyptians defiant as Hosni Mubarak struggles to maintain power Posted: President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt struggled to maintain a tenuous hold on power on Saturday as the police withdrew from the major cities and the military did nothing to hold back tens of thousands of demonstrators defying a curfew to call for an end to his nearly 30 years of authoritarian rule.

US asks Pakistan to release diplomat Posted: The United States on Saturday called for the immediate release of a US diplomat it said was unlawfully detained by Pakistani authorities in Lahore, its embassy in Islamabad said.

Top cleric urges 'blind, deaf, dumb' Mubarak to go Posted: Influential Arab cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi on Saturday urged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to step down for the good of the country, saying his departure is the only solution to Egypt's crisis.

Don't 'stand pat' need 'real reform': US to Egypt Posted: The U.S. said on Saturday that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak needed to take concrete action to achieve "real reform," and soon after he named his intelligence chief — well respected by American officials — as vice president.

Egypt's president names deputy for 1st time Posted: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak named a vice president on Saturday for the first time since coming to power nearly 30 years ago. It was a clear step toward setting up a successor in the midst of the biggest challenge ever to his rule from tens of thousands of anti-government protesters.

Egypt protests continue as cabinet resigns Posted: Egypt was engulfed in a fifth day of protests on Saturday, but an attempt by President Hosni Mubarak to salvage his 30-year rule by firing his cabinet and calling out the army appeared to backfire as troops and demonstrators fraternized and called for the president himself to resign.

In Pakistan, 18-month-old prime accused of murder Posted: Believe it or not but Pakistani police produced a year-and-half-old infant before a judicial magistrate as a prime accused in a murder case of a 20-year-old youth in the country's financial capital.

Radio-tagging 'sham' university students excessive: India to US Posted: After video footage surfaced from Tri-Valley university campus suggesting Indian students were being radio-tagged as part of electronic surveillance by US immigration authorities, the Ministry of External Affairs has summoned the US deputy chief of mission.

Husband burnt NRI woman alive in New Zealand? Posted: The husband of a 28-year-old Indian woman, who was allegedly burned to death in New Zealand, has been charged with her murder. Diwesh Kumar Sharma, 29, was charged with murder and remanded in custody until Tuesday as he appeared before Hamilton District Court, Radio New Zealand reported.

Suicide bomber kills deputy governor of Kandahar Posted: A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle packed with explosives rammed the car carrying the deputy governor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Saturday, killing him and wounding three of his bodyguards, the Interior Ministry said.

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