Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Egyptians gather for mass march to oust Mubarak (Reuters)

Egyptians gather for mass march to oust Mubarak (Reuters)

Egyptians gather for mass march to oust Mubarak (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:12 PM PST

FILE - In this May 24, 2006 file photo, Frank Wisner, then U.S. Special Envoy for Kosovo Status Talks, speaks during a news conference in Budapest, Hungary. The State Department on Monday, Jan. 31, 2011 said that Wisner, a former ambassador to Egypt, was now on the ground in Cairo and will meet Egyptian officials to urge them to embrace broad economic and political changes that can pave the way for free and fair elections. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky, File)Reuters - Crowds gathered in central Cairo on Tuesday for a protest they hoped would swell to a million people demanding an end to the 30-year-rule of President Hosni Mubarak.

Pakistan court blocks handing over of U.S. "diplomat" (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:45 PM PST

Reuters - A Pakistani court on Tuesday barred the government from handing over a U.S. diplomat arrested for killing two Pakistanis to the United States, in a case that could create new strains between the allies.

South Korea's conciliatory Lee hints at summit with North (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:54 PM PST

South Korea's President Lee Myung-Bak speaks to the nation at the presidential Blue House in Seoul January 3, 2011. REUTERS/The Blue House/HandoutReuters - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said on Tuesday he had high hopes for the first inter-Korean talks in months, marking a significant softening in tone and holding out the possibility of a summit with North Korea.

Australia evacuates coastal cities in path of cyclone (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:17 AM PST

A weather satellite image obtained from the Japan Meteorological Agency shows tropical cyclone Yasi in the Coral Sea approaching the coast of Australia on February 1, 2011. REUTERS/Japan Meteorological Agency/MTSAT/HandoutReuters - Australia evacuated thousands of people from its northeast coast on Tuesday as a cyclone rivaling Hurricane Katrina bore down on tourism towns and rural communities, with officials saying it could even threaten areas deep inland that were ruined by floods last month.

In Myanmar's gleaming new capital, uncertain promise (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:22 PM PST

Reuters - Its name translates as "Abode of Kings," but it is far from clear whether Myanmar's new capital and its gleaming new parliamentary complex can return the reclusive state to its former glory.

Smoking: Why Isn't China Doing More to Kick Its Habit? (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:40 AM PST

Time.com - If China's senior leadership does not make a more meaningful effort to combat the tobacco problem, the nation will face a serious health crisis

BP posts £3.1bn annual loss, first since 1992 (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:47 AM PST

BP on Tuesday posted a loss of $4.914 billion (£3.1 billion) for 2010, the group's first annual shortfall since 1992, and raised its estimate of costs arising from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to $40.9 billion (£25.5 billion).(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - BP on Tuesday posted a loss of $4.914 billion (£3.1 billion) for 2010, the group's first annual shortfall since 1992, and raised its estimate of costs arising from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to $40.9 billion (£25.5 billion).

Thousands converge in Cairo to demand Mubarak go (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:56 AM PST

Anti-government protesters are seen in Tahrir Square at nightfall in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Thousands of people converged on the heart of Cairo Tuesday to demand the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power.

Haiti: Aristide can have passport, hasn't applied (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:28 PM PST

AP - Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is eligible for a passport but has not applied for one, Haitian officials said Monday.

Ex-US ambassador in Egypt amid turmoil (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:45 AM PST

Egyptian demonstrator holds a sign up following prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo. In another possible sign that the White House is gaming out possible future political scenarios in Egypt, senior national security officials met a group of American foreign policy analysts with expertise in the region.(AFP/Marco Longari)AFP - The United States sent a veteran diplomat to restive Cairo to meet top officials, as it looked past President Hosni Mubarak's rule and urged a political "transition."

China says more work needed for peaceful Sudan (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:56 AM PST

AP - China has called an independence referendum in Southern Sudan "an important step" toward stability in the oil-rich region.

Tories get set but say won't induce election (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:01 AM PST

Reuters - Prime Minister Stephen Harper put high-level election campaign staff in place on Monday, but his top spokesman said the Conservative government would do nothing to provoke an election.

Locals, tourists flee as cyclone nears Australia (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:33 AM PST

A view of a beach on a sunny day in Cairns, Australia. Hospitals, hotels and homes in seaside cities in Australia's Queensland state were evacuated Tuesday as a monster cyclone intensified to AFP - Hospitals, hotels and homes in seaside cities in Australia's Queensland state were evacuated Tuesday as a monster cyclone intensified to "deadly" proportions and roared towards the populous coast.

Cairo protesters distrustful as opposition groups jockey (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 02:36 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Egypt’s notoriously fractious political opposition appeared to be uniting this week, trying to ride the wave of the popular uprising that has threatened the regime of President Hosni Mubarak.

How Young Egyptians Rejuvenate the Opposition Movement (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:40 AM PST

Time.com - Through Facebook, Twitter and other social media -- and the momentum of Tunisia -- a younger faction of the opposition charged up the fight against Mubarak

Hillary Clinton presses Haiti's René Préval to break election stalemate (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 12:52 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - After two months of electoral stalemate from Haiti's disputed national election, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Caribbean nation on Sunday with a clear message for their president: Move out of the way.

Sarkozy clashes with UN food chief (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:43 AM PST

OneWorld.net - LONDON, Jan 31 (OneWorld.net) - An apparent rift with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization signals a shaky start to French ambitions for the G20 countries to tackle world food insecurity.
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