Saturday, February 12, 2011

Jubilant Egyptians pray as post-Mubarak era dawns (Reuters)

Jubilant Egyptians pray as post-Mubarak era dawns (Reuters)


Jubilant Egyptians pray as post-Mubarak era dawns (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 11:48 PM PST

In the small chapel of St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Seven Hills, Ohio, Adly Danial reacts after watching television reports from Cairo announcing Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011.  Upon hearing the news, Danial said, 'I was jubilant.  I'm just so glad it was peaceful, and we are praying that in the days ahead God will do the best thing for our country.'  At left is fellow congregation member Gamal Saied. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)Reuters - Egyptians woke to a new dawn on Saturday after 30 years of autocratic rule under Hosni Mubarak, full of hope after achieving almost unthinkable change, with the army in charge and an uncertain future ahead.


Swiss freeze possible Mubarak assets (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:31 AM PST

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (L) is escorted by Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali upon his arrival in Tunis in this October 30, 2002 file photo. REUTERS/Mohamed Hammi/FilesReuters - Switzerland has frozen assets possibly belonging to Hosni Mubarak, who stepped down as president of Egypt Friday after 30 years of rule, a spokesman for the foreign ministry said.


Diplomacy stalemate over North Korea's nuclear programme (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 08:56 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2010 file photo, North Korea leader Kim Jong Il, right, and his son Kim Jong Un attend a massive military parade to mark the 65th anniversary of the communist nation's ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea.  Associated Press photographer Vincent Yu was awarded the 3rd prize in the People in the News singles category at the 2011 World Press Photo awards. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)Reuters - China does not back efforts by Washington and Seoul to punish North Korea at the United Nations for its uranium enrichment programme and wants six-party talks to deal with the issue, a top South Korean envoy said on Saturday.


Gaza celebrates Mubarak exit; Hamas demands change (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 11:54 AM PST

Palestinians celebrate the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Gaza City February 11, 2011. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemReuters - Palestinians in Gaza let off fireworks and shot into the air to celebrate the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Friday, and the Islamist group Hamas called on Egypt's new rulers to change his policies.


Gunmen attack police HQ in Afghanistan's Kandahar (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 12:13 AM PST

File picture shows Afghan police parading at their sub-station on the edge of Kandahar city. Police headquarters in the volatile southern Afghan city of Kandahar came under attack Saturday, an official said, adding there had been an explosion and gunfire nearby.(AFP/File/Rory Mulholland)Reuters - Gunmen attacked the provincial police headquarters in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Saturday but it was unclear if there were any casualties, a Reuters witness and NATO-led forces said.


The Psychology of Mubarak's Resignation (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:35 PM PST

Time.com - The Egyptian crisis took a lot of people by surprise, but it followed a very familiar script

Scotland ready for under-fire Wales at '6 Nations' (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:54 PM PST

Scotland's right wing Nikki Walker runs with a ball on February 5, during their Six Nations rugby union vs France at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. Scotland go into their second Six Nations game against Wales on Saturday as distinct favourites despite their opening loss to France.(AFP/File/Franck Fife)AFP - Scotland go into their second Six Nations game against Wales on Saturday as distinct favourites despite their opening loss to France.


Iraq unearths mass grave northeast of Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 12:45 AM PST

Protesters standing on a destroyed truck previously used as a barricade celebrate the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. Revelers swept joyously into the streets across the Middle East on Friday after Mubarak stepped down as Egypt's president. From Beirut to Gaza, tens of thousands handed out candy, set off fireworks and unleashed celebratory gunfire, and the governments of Jordan, Iraq and Sudan sent their blessings. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)AP - Iraqi officials say they've unearthed a mass grave northeast of Baghdad containing dozens of bodies.


Duvalier foes seek justice for dictatorship abuses (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 11:30 PM PST

Visitors look at pictures of missing people at an exhibition about the government of Haiti's former dictator Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier at the college of human sciences in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. Duvalier ruled Haiti from 1971 until 1986, becoming the youngest president on earth as he was 19 years-old when he was sworn in. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - As a political prisoner in the 1970s at Haiti's most dreaded lockup, Claude Rosier sat in his squalid, crowded cell and dreamed of the day that tubby, boyish dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier would face justice.


New dawn for Egypt as Mubarak toppled (AFP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 12:51 AM PST

Egyptian anti-government protesters celebrate at Tahrir Square in Cairo. Thousands of Egyptians were still singing and waving flags as dawn broke over a nation reborn on Saturday, after a popular uprising forced president Hosni Mubarak from power.(AFP/Pedro Ugarte)AFP - Thousands of Egyptians were still singing and waving flags as dawn broke over a nation reborn on Saturday, after a popular uprising forced president Hosni Mubarak from power.


Pakistan court issues arrest warrant for Musharraf (AFP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 12:49 AM PST

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday issued an arrest warrant for former president Pervez Musharraf, pictured last year, over the assassination of ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto, a public prosecutor said(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday issued an arrest warrant for former president Pervez Musharraf over the assassination of ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto, a public prosecutor said.


Canada's ruling Conservatives gain support: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:19 PM PST

Reuters - Canada's ruling Conservatives have increased their lead over the opposition Liberals as election-style campaigning has picked up since the start of the year, a poll released on Friday said.

Australia's floods, cyclone stress Barrier Reef (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:31 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 2002 file photo provided by Queensland Tourism, an unidentified woman snorkels on the Great Barrier Reef off Australia's Queensland state. Researchers said it is too early to know exactly how much of the reef has been affected by recent flooding, which carved a wide path of destruction on land before draining into the sea off the country's northeast coast. (AP Photo/Queensland Tourism, File)  EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Murky freshwater runoff from Australia's worst flooding in decades is adding to stresses from pollution and warming seas on the Great Barrier Reef, one of the world's most fragile ecosystems.


Egypt's revolution redefines what's possible in the Arab world (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:51 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - As darkness fell over the winter-chilled Middle East on Friday, television screens lit up living rooms from Tehran to Damascus to Rabat. All eyes were riveted by the spectacle that just weeks ago seemed impossible: the toppling of Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power.

Egypt's Last Pharaoh? The Rise and Fall of Hosni Mubarak (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:20 PM PST

Time.com - Mubarak came to power as a stolid assurance of the continuation of Anwar Sadat's bold peace-making; he presided over the abdication of Egyptian power and influence in the Arab world

As Mubarak resigns, Yemenis call for a revolution of their own (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:45 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - As jubilant protesters in Cairo celebrated the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Yemenis were calling for a revolution of their own.

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