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Shooting probe pledged as protests target Tunisia PM (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 12:54 PM PST

Tunisian protesters stand in front of the prime minister's building during a demonstration in Tunis, January 21, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - Tunisian protesters demanded the departure of the embattled prime minister on Saturday, and an investigator promised to uncover the interior ministry's role in this month's shooting of scores of unarmed demonstrators.

Cowen resigns as party leader but remains Irish PM (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 01:37 PM PST

Reuters - Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen bowed to pressure from members of the Fianna Fail party on Saturday and resigned as its leader, but said he would serve as premier until a March 11 election.

Karzai rows back to end crisis over parliament (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 11:20 AM PST

Shukria Barekzai, a member of Afghanistan's parliament speaks with the media at the Inter-continental hotel in Kabul January 22, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS)Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday abandoned his decision to delay the inauguration of parliament by a month, lawmakers said, bowing to heavy domestic and international pressure to end days of political turmoil.

Portugal to re-elect president, boost for reforms (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 05:12 PM PST

Reuters - Portugal was poised to re-elect President Anibal Cavaco Silva on Sunday in a vote expected to reinforce the country's determination to cut its budget deficit and avoid an international bailout.

Big powers leave Iran nuclear talks empty-handed (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 08:18 AM PST

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (C) waits for the second day of talks at the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul. The United States believes diplomatic channels remain open to tackle concerns over Iran's nuclear programme, a senior US diplomat said here Saturday.(AFP/POOL/Salih Zeki Fazlioglu)Reuters - World powers failed to prise any change from Iran in two days of talks on its nuclear program, with the EU and United States calling the discussions disappointing and saying no further meetings were planned.

Tunisia's Police: Old Symbols of Oppression Join the Revolution (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 06:30 AM PST

Time.com - Just days ago, many Ben Ali loyalists were leading the anti-revolution charge. Now they're switching camps and celebrating with the citizens.

Five-star United cruise, Bent downs City in Premiership (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:31 PM PST

Manchester United's striker Dimitar Berbatov (2nd R) tries to avoid Birmingham's midfielder Alexander Hleb (2nd L) and defenders Steven Carr (L) and Liam Ridgewell (R) during their English Premier League football match at Old Trafford in Manchester. Berbatov claimed his 18th goal and third hat-trick of the season as Manchester United retained first place in the Premier League with a 5-0 win.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Dimitar Berbatov struck a hat-trick to cement Manchester United's lead at the top of the Premier League on Saturday as Darren Bent scored on his Aston Villa debut to derail Manchester City's title push.

Thousands demand ouster of Yemen's president (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 11:32 AM PST

Yemeni students chant slogans calling on their president Ali Abdullah Saleh to leave the government and follow Tunisian ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali into exile during a protest in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)AP - Drawing inspiration from the revolt in Tunisia, thousands of Yemenis fed up with their president's 32-year rule demanded his ouster Saturday in a noisy demonstration that appeared to be the first large-scale public challenge to the strongman.

Haiti president: Duvalier should face justice (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:10 PM PST

A supporter of Haiti's former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier holds up an image of Duvalier outside the rented guest house where Duvalier is staying in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday Jan. 21, 2011. Duvalier returned Sunday to Haiti after nearly 25 years in exile, a move that comes as his country struggles with a political crisis and the stalled effort to recover from last year's devastating earthquake. Duvalier said Friday it was the earthquake that brought him back to Haiti and that he wants to help with the reconstruction. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - Haitian President Rene Preval said Saturday that ex-dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier had every right to return home from exile, but must now face an investigation of alleged abuses during his reign.

Police, demonstrators clash in Algerian capital (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 11:35 AM PST

Riot police face demonstrators outside the opposition Rally for Culture and Democracy (RCD) party's headquarters in Algiers. Algerian police clashed with pro-democracy protesters in the capital on Saturday, leaving multiple casualties, as they blocked a march on parliament that had fuelled fears of Tunisia-style unrest.(AFP)AFP - Algerian police clashed with pro-democracy protesters in the capital on Saturday, leaving multiple casualties, as they blocked a march on parliament that had fuelled fears of Tunisia-style unrest.

Karzai backs down in dispute with Afghan lawmakers (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 01:40 PM PST

Afghan policemen march during their graduation ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011. U.S. and NATO troops are trying to speed up the training of Afghan policemen and soldiers so that they can take the lead in providing security beginning in July. The Afghan National Army is projected to grow to 171,600 and the ranks of the Afghan National Police are slated to swell to 134,000 by October. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Under heavy pressure from Afghan lawmakers and Western diplomats, President Hamid Karzai agreed on Saturday to convene the newly elected parliament, ending a political standoff that threatened to spark a constitutional crisis.

Union gives Canadian National strike notice (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 07:03 AM PST

Reuters - A union representing about 4,000 workers at Canadian National Railway Co, the country's biggest rail carrier, have given notice they will strike on Tuesday unless they agree on a new contract.

Australian 'inland sea' flood threatens towns (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 12:09 AM PST

Record floods described as a giant AFP - Australia's flood crisis deepened Saturday with a giant "inland sea" threatening more communities in the southeast, as officials continued the grim search for bodies in worst-hit Queensland.

Use of extrajudicial rendition in Uganda terror case sparks controversy (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:07 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - They came for Ismail Abubakar at nightfall on Aug. 9, 2010, plucking him from an outdoor market near the mosque where he had just finished teaching young Kenyans how to read the Quran.

How Tunisia's Once-Suppressed Islamists Are Re-Emerging (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 06:30 AM PST

Time.com - Ben Ali pummeled them into submission but secular Tunisia's Islamists are shaking off their fears and eager to participate in politics and elections

ICC case highlights divide between political elite and Kenyans hungry for change (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:46 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - When Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, named six top Kenyan politicians as suspected organizers of the mass violence of early 2008 that killed at least 1,200 people, many Kenyans cheered. Finally, many felt, the culture of impunity that allows Kenyan politicians to break the law at will has been shaken.

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