Egyptian government, opposition deadlocked over way ahead (Reuters)

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• Egyptian government, opposition deadlocked over way ahead (Reuters)
• Thai and Cambodian troops clash for fourth day (Reuters)
• Tunisia takes steps to halt "security breakdown" (Reuters)
• Two Americans deny spy charges in Iranian court (Reuters)
• Sudan troops mutiny in southern oil state; 50 killed (Reuters)
• In Haiti, Another Presidential Ouster Brews at the Polls (Time.com)
• FTSE up 0.18% at open (AFP)
• Egypt VP meets opposition, offers new concessions (AP)
• Airliner evacuated in Chile after bomb threat (AP)
• US avoids predicting when Mubarak will leave (AP)
• Clashes break out during Bangladesh strike (AFP)
• Wildfires wreck homes in cyclone-hit Australia (AFP)
• Iraq swirls with rumors of Egypt-like protests to come (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Obama's Response to Egypt's Crisis: What Would Reagan Do? (Time.com)
• Hunger and food security: Is Africa selling the farm? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Egyptian government, opposition deadlocked over way ahead (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:01 AM PST Reuters - President Hosni Mubarak's government was to hold its first full meeting of a new cabinet on Monday since protests erupted against his rule with no sign yet of progress in talks with an opposition that wants him out.

Thai and Cambodian troops clash for fourth day (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:47 AM PST Reuters - Thai and Cambodian troops clashed for a fourth straight day on Monday over a disputed border area surrounding a 900-year-old mountaintop temple, deepening political uncertainty in Bangkok and prompting Cambodia to urge U.N. intervention.

Tunisia takes steps to halt "security breakdown" (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 12:20 PM PST Reuters - Tunisia suspended activities of the former ruling party on Sunday, saying it acted to prevent a breakdown in security after some of the worst unrest since the president was ousted in a revolt last month.

Two Americans deny spy charges in Iranian court (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 12:56 PM PST Reuters - Two Americans held in Iran for the last 18 months on suspicion of espionage pleaded not guilty in court on Sunday on the first day of their closed-door trial, state television reported.

Sudan troops mutiny in southern oil state; 50 killed (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:59 AM PST Reuters - A mutiny by Sudanese troops refusing to leave the south ahead of its expected independence has spread through towns in an oil-producing state, with at least 50 people killed in the past four days, officials said.

In Haiti, Another Presidential Ouster Brews at the Polls (Time.com) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 11:35 PM PST Time.com - Haitian President RenÉ PrÉval's election council finally issued first-round results that put his handpicked candidate, Jude Celestin, in third place, making Celestin ineligible for the March runoff vote

FTSE up 0.18% at open (AFP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:53 AM PST AFP - London's leading stock market rose slightly at the start of trading on Monday, tracking overnight gains in Asia.

Egypt VP meets opposition, offers new concessions (AP) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:47 PM PST AP - Egypt's vice president met with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and other opposition groups for the first time Sunday and offered sweeping concessions, including granting press freedom and rolling back police powers in the government's latest attempt to try to end nearly two weeks of upheaval.

Airliner evacuated in Chile after bomb threat (AP) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:03 PM PST AP - Chilean authorities evacuated passengers and crew from an Iberia airline flight to Madrid, Spain, following a bomb threat Sunday. Police said later they arrested a Chilean woman in the case.

US avoids predicting when Mubarak will leave (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:35 AM PST AP - Even as the White House tries to prepare for an Egypt without longtime U.S. ally Hosni Mubarak, it won't be drawn into predicting when the Egyptian president will step down.

Clashes break out during Bangladesh strike (AFP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:57 AM PST AFP - Police fired tear gas at protesters in northwestern Bangladesh on Monday as minor clashes broke out across the country during a paralysing nationwide strike called by the main opposition party.

Wildfires wreck homes in cyclone-hit Australia (AFP) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:45 PM PST AFP - Wildfires destroyed at least 59 homes in Perth, Australia's fourth largest city, officials said Monday, as soldiers fanned out for massive cleanup operations across the cyclone-hit northeast.

Iraq swirls with rumors of Egypt-like protests to come (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 11:19 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The rumors of Iraq’s first case of self-immolation to protest poor services and corrupt government proved not to be true on Sunday.

Obama's Response to Egypt's Crisis: What Would Reagan Do? (Time.com) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 11:35 PM PST Time.com - When President Reagan visited Berlin in May 1987, he delivered the six most famous words of his presidency: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" Two years later, the Berlin Wall collapsed. What would Reagan do with the current crisis in Egypt?

Hunger and food security: Is Africa selling the farm? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:57 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - In March 2009, civilian protesters led by a baby-faced former disc jockey swarmed through the streets of this hilly capital city. They were calling for the ouster of then-President Marc Ravalomanana for what they saw as literally giving away the farm, selling out his impoverished nation.

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