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• Toll in Ivory Coast rises to 247 dead: U.N. (Reuters)
• Italy's Berlusconi investigated over teenage girl (Reuters)
• Ivory Coast strife draws in West Africa central bank (Reuters)
• Denied Immunity, Berlusconi Faces Charges of Paying For Sex With Minor (Time.com)
• Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood (AP)
• Arab activists hope Tunisia uprising brings change (AP)
• Families in Juarez activist killing seek US asylum (AP)
• In Tunisia, People Power Succeeds Without Western Backing (OneWorld.net)
• 100 pilgrims killed in stampede at Indian festival (AP)
• Volunteer army cleans up as Australian floods spread (AFP)
• Even with Brazil flooding expected to continue, many remain in perilous areas (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Tension in Tunis: Tunisian President Ben Ali Leaves Country (Time.com)
• Egypt government bears brunt of Coptic Christian anger (The Christian Science Monitor)

Toll in Ivory Coast rises to 247 dead: U.N. (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jan 2011 01:39 PM PST Reuters - At least 247 people have been killed in violence in Ivory Coast since its disputed November 28 presidential election, the United Nations human rights office said on Friday.

Italy's Berlusconi investigated over teenage girl (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jan 2011 09:14 AM PST Reuters - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faces a prostitution investigation in Milan over a teenage nightclub dancer who attended parties at his private residence, prosecutors said on Friday.

Ivory Coast strife draws in West Africa central bank (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jan 2011 12:06 PM PST Reuters - Bloody post-election deadlock in Ivory Coast washed into the halls of West Africa's central bank on Friday, where rival presidents see control of state funds as a key to victory in a battle that has cost hundreds of lives.

Denied Immunity, Berlusconi Faces Charges of Paying For Sex With Minor (Time.com) Posted: 14 Jan 2011 04:20 PM PST Time.com - The day after Italy's constitutional court rules that serving politicians can stand trial, Berlusconi faces charges of paying for sex with a minor

Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2011 05:02 PM PST AP - During Pope John Paul II's 2005 funeral, crowds at the Vatican shouted for him to be made a saint immediately. "Santo subito!" they chanted for one of the most important and beloved pontiffs in history.

Arab activists hope Tunisia uprising brings change (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:12 PM PST AP - Arab activists celebrated the anti-government protests that ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on Friday as the uprising raised hopes for similar change in other countries accused of having repressive regimes.

Families in Juarez activist killing seek US asylum (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2011 03:34 PM PST AP - A human rights commissioner says the mother of a suspect in two killings, including the murder of a Juarez anti-crime activist, is seeking asylum in the U.S.

In Tunisia, People Power Succeeds Without Western Backing (OneWorld.net) Posted: 14 Jan 2011 01:12 PM PST OneWorld.net - CAIRO, Jan 14 (IPS) - These are scenes Western powers would have loved to see in Iran - thousands of young people braving live bullets and forcing an autocratic ruler out of the country. But it is in the North African nation Tunisia where an uprising forced the Western-backed autocratic President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali to flee the country.

100 pilgrims killed in stampede at Indian festival (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2011 05:03 PM PST AP - A stampede of pilgrims returning from one of India's most popular Hindu festivals killed more than 100 people and injured 25 others Friday night, police said.

Volunteer army cleans up as Australian floods spread (AFP) Posted: 14 Jan 2011 04:26 PM PST AFP - An army of volunteers turned out Saturday to clean up Australia's third-largest city Brisbane after epic floods, as towns were evacuated in the country's south amid the rolling disaster.

Even with Brazil flooding expected to continue, many remain in perilous areas (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 14 Jan 2011 03:05 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Ilderjone Dias stares down at the mud. A roof is poking up from the hardening brown sludge, and Mr. Dias points to 14 surrounding spots where he and other rescue workers have pulled 14 bodies from the mud, among more than 500 people who have died over the past week in the Brazil floods.

Tension in Tunis: Tunisian President Ben Ali Leaves Country (Time.com) Posted: 14 Jan 2011 04:20 PM PST Time.com - The authoritarian leader flees in the face of a popular revolt, but nobody is sure what comes next

Egypt government bears brunt of Coptic Christian anger (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:15 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Sweet, smoky incense filled the dim sanctuary of one of Cairo's Coptic Christian churches recently as congregants gathered to mark the end of the 40-day mourning period for two young Coptic men killed in clashes with police.

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