Thursday, February 10, 2011

Protesters enraged as Mubarak to stay

Protesters enraged as Mubarak to stay


Protesters enraged as Mubarak to stay

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 07:18 PM PST

Thousands waved Egyptian flags and roared, "Get out!" as it became clear during Hosni Mubarak's address that the longtime president was not stepping down. FULL STORY | BLOG | UNDERSTANDING MUBARAK | NO RESIGNATION

Longtime spy chief now atop Egyptian pyramid

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 06:50 PM PST

Long a pillar of Hosni Mubarak's three-decade rule over Egypt, Omar Suleiman now sits at the top of the pyramid as its de facto president.

Egyptian military makes its move, inches Mubarak toward door

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 06:27 PM PST

It was 17 days of expanding unrest that finally prompted the Egyptian military Thursday to nudge President Hosni Mubarak from power, analysts said.

Protests continue to ripple across Mideast, North Africa

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 11:26 AM PST

Protests in Egypt have dominated international headlines of late, but signs of unrest are prevalent in several countries throughout the Middle East and Africa.

Egypt death toll may be underestimated

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 11:40 AM PST

The number of people killed in Egypt's protests against President Hosni Mubarak could be two or even three times higher than previously estimated, a human rights activist on the ground warned Thursday.

In Israel, Netanyahu moves to cut food, fuel prices

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 11:56 AM PST

Facing mounting domestic political pressure, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday announced a series of economic measures aimed at bringing down rapidly rising prices for food and gasoline.

Report: Iran blocks reformist sites, detaines opposition figures

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 11:43 AM PST

Iranian authorities have blocked reformist websites and detained several opposition supporters and activists, opposition website Saham News reported Thursday.

Six killed, six injured in Ireland plane crash

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 11:03 AM PST

Six people were killed and six were injured when a small plane crashed at Cork Airport in southern Ireland on Thursday, local officials said.

Teenage suicide bomber kills at least 27 in Pakistan

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 11:05 AM PST

A teenage suicide bomber killed at least 27 army recruits and wounded 42 others Thursday when he blew himself up at a military training center in northwest Pakistan, officials said.

Spain shutting down restaurant for defying anti-smoking ban

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 12:04 PM PST

Authorities on Thursday ordered the closure of a restaurant for repeatedly violating the nation's tough new anti-smoking law, the first such shutdown in Spain, officials told CNN.

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