Thursday, January 27, 2011

Protesters want Yemen's president out

Protesters want Yemen's president out


Protesters want Yemen's president out

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:14 AM PST

Thousands demonstrated against Yemen's president Thursday, demanding the kind of change that forced out Tunisia's president this month.

North Africa in flames: Why Egypt is no Tunisia

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:41 PM PST

Egypt has been rocked by protests in recent days, only weeks after similar disturbances sparked revolution in Tunisia and forced then-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to flee the country.

Social media @ the front line in Egypt

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 02:14 PM PST

As in Tunisia, the protest movement in Egypt is taking advantage of social media to communicate, inform and organize.

Ugandan gay rights activist bludgeoned to death

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 02:43 PM PST

A Ugandan gay rights activist whose name was published on a list of the nation's "top homosexuals" was bludgeoned to death in his home near the capital, his lawyer said Thursday.

Baghdad attacks kill at least 51

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 01:31 PM PST

Three people were killed and 14 others wounded Thursday morning after three bombs exploded in different neighborhoods in Baghdad, the Interior Ministry said.

Japanese volcano erupting; no evacuations issued

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:12 AM PST

A Japanese volcano was erupting for a second day on Thursday, spewing spoke and ash up to 9,800 feet (3,000 meters) into the air, officials said.

ElBaradei back home as Egyptians brace for Friday protests

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 05:19 PM PST

Egyptian Nobel prize laureate and opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei is Thursday returning to the country, which has been convulsed by unprecedented protests for the past two days, his brother told CNN.

Ivory Coast 'reign of terror' condemned

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:05 AM PST

A United Nations representative has condemned sexual violence in the Ivory Coast as the White House met with leaders urging the nation's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo to give up power.

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