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• Egypt protests topple Mubarak after 18 days (Reuters)
• Swiss freeze possible Mubarak assets (Reuters)
• Gaza celebrates Mubarak exit; Hamas demands change (Reuters)
• Colombian FARC rebels release two more hostages (Reuters)
• Witness: Joy at Mubarak's demise contrasts with tense accession (Reuters)
• The psychology of Mubarak's resignation (Time.com)
• French foreign minister to snub Mexican festival (AP)
• 'Egypt is Free,' crowds chant after Mubarak quits (AP)
• Colombian rebels free 2 captives; 2 more slated (AP)
• People have spoken in Egypt: Obama (AFP)
• India welcomes Mubarak resignation (AFP)
• Canada's ruling Conservatives gain support: poll (Reuters)
• Australia's floods, cyclone stress Barrier Reef (AP)
• After Mubarak's ouster, Egypt's days of revolt shift to party of vast proportions (The Christian Science Monitor)
• With Protest Victory, Egypt Looks at Life After Mubarak (Time.com)
• Russia's renewed focus on Kuril Islands draws Japanese ire (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Muslims and Christians Protest as One (OneWorld.net)

Egypt protests topple Mubarak after 18 days (Reuters) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:36 PM PST Reuters - A furious wave of protest swept Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak from power on Friday after 30 years of one-man rule, sparking jubilation on the streets and sending a warning to autocrats across the Arab world and beyond.

Swiss freeze possible Mubarak assets (Reuters) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:31 AM PST Reuters - 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.

Gaza celebrates Mubarak exit; Hamas demands change (Reuters) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 11:54 AM PST Reuters - 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.

Colombian FARC rebels release two more hostages (Reuters) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 05:15 PM PST Reuters - Colombian FARC rebels on Friday released a kidnapped local politician and a captive marine to a Red Cross team who flew into the country's southern jungles in the latest rebel hostage handover.

Witness: Joy at Mubarak's demise contrasts with tense accession (Reuters) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:04 PM PST Reuters - Jonathan Wright worked for Reuters between 1979 to 2010 as a correspondent in the Middle East, Africa and the United States. He began his Reuters career in Egypt and was standing meters from President Anwar Sadat when he was assassinated by Islamist soldiers in 1981.

The psychology of Mubarak's resignation (Time.com) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:50 PM PST Time.com - The Egyptian crisis took a lot of people by surprise, but it followed a very familiar script

French foreign minister to snub Mexican festival (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 05:31 PM PST AP - The French foreign minister said Friday that she plans to snub France's yearlong festival celebrating Mexican culture because of a court case that has strained the countries' ties.

'Egypt is Free,' crowds chant after Mubarak quits (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST AP - Cries of "Egypt is free" rang out and fireworks lit up the sky as hundreds of thousands danced, wept and prayed in joyful pandemonium Friday after 18 days of peaceful pro-democracy protests forced President Hosni Mubarak to surrender power to the military, ending three decades of authoritarian rule.

Colombian rebels free 2 captives; 2 more slated (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:36 PM PST AP - Colombian rebels released to the International Red Cross on Friday two more captives, a young marine they captured eight months ago and a 48-year-old town councilman seized in 2009.

People have spoken in Egypt: Obama (AFP) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 05:33 PM PST AFP - US President Barack Obama said the people of Egypt had spoken after history moved at a "blinding pace," and called on the now-ruling military to ensure a transition towards "genuine democracy."

India welcomes Mubarak resignation (AFP) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:59 PM PST AFP - India on Friday welcomed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation and called for quick elections for a democratic government.

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 AP - 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.

After Mubarak's ouster, Egypt's days of revolt shift to party of vast proportions (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 12:07 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Thousands marched to Hosni Mubarak's official residence early this afternoon, their resolve stiffened by the longtime leader's refusal the day before to leave office.

With Protest Victory, Egypt Looks at Life After Mubarak (Time.com) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:50 PM PST Time.com - While reveling in the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, many Egyptians are already beginning to think about the consequences of a military take-over, even if brief

Russia's renewed focus on Kuril Islands draws Japanese ire (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 11:39 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Russia and Japan appear headed into a deep diplomatic chill after a meeting meant to resolve their long-running dispute over the Kuril Islands, occupied by the USSR in 1945, ended in an exchange of acrimonious rhetoric Friday.

Muslims and Christians Protest as One (OneWorld.net) Posted: 10 Feb 2011 06:33 PM PST OneWorld.net - CAIRO, Feb 9 (IPS) - Over recent years, Egypt has witnessed mounting tension between its Muslim majority and its sizeable Coptic Christian minority. But in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the site of ongoing mass protests against the ruling regime, members of both faiths chant in unison: "Muslim, Christian, doesn't matter; We're all in this boat together!"

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