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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Egypt's VP pledges changes to appease protesters

Egypt's VP pledges changes to appease protesters
Search on for abducted Swiss twins
2 arrested in Ohio student's death
3 cholera victims in New York recover
Karzai: Security transfer starts in March
Jordanian tribal figures criticize queen
Some 400 ticket holders denied seats

Egypt's VP pledges changes to appease protesters

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:55 PM PST

Egypt's vice president has met with members of key opposition groups and offered concessions, including some that could bring dramatic change to the country.

Search on for abducted Swiss twins

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:18 PM PST

Police in three European countries were looking Sunday for 6-year-old twin girls abducted by their father, who was found dead last week.

2 arrested in Ohio student's death

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:53 PM PST

A student at Ohio's Youngstown State University was killed and 11 others, including six students, were wounded in an off-campus shooting early Sunday, authorities announced.

3 cholera victims in New York recover

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 02:18 PM PST

Three people who contracted cholera at a wedding in the Dominican Republic before returning to New York have recovered, and the risk of their infecting anyone else is low, officials said Sunday.

Karzai: Security transfer starts in March

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:28 PM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that a critical phase in the transfer of security authority from international to domestic forces would begin March 21, a precursor to a planned full handover three years hence.

Jordanian tribal figures criticize queen

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 04:27 PM PST

In unprecedented criticism of Jordan's royal family, three dozen prominent Jordanian tribal figures issued an urgent call for reform Sunday and warned that the country may follow Tunisia and Egypt into turmoil without it.