2011年1月30日星期日

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Egypt protesters camp out, Mubarak turns to army (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 04:48 PM PST

Demonstrators celebrate atop an army tank in Tahrir square during protests in Cairo January 29, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisReuters - Egyptian protesters were camped out in central Cairo on Monday and vowed to stay until they had toppled President Hosni Mubarak, whose fate appeared to hang on the military as pressure mounted from the street and abroad.


South Sudan votes 99 percent to separate from north (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 01:50 PM PST

Heavily armed police patrol Khartoum's main streets January 30, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - South Sudan almost unanimously voted to declare independence from the north in a referendum, officials said on Sunday, sparking mass celebrations in the southern capital Juba.


Tunisian Islamists show strength at chief's return (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:36 AM PST

A Tunisian riot policeman searches through belongings of protesters after security forces stormed a protest camp outside the prime minister's office in Tunis January 28 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - Thousands of Tunisians turned out on Sunday to welcome home an Islamist leader whose return from 22 years of exile indicated that his party would emerge as a major force in Tunisia after the ousting of its president.


At least 10 dead in head-on east German train crash (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 02:52 PM PST

Rescue workers stand near to covered-up bodies after a train collision in Saxony-Anhalt in this video frame grab taken January 30, 2011. At least eight people have died in a head-on train collision in eastern Germany, with some 35 injured, authorities said on Sunday. REUTERS/Strauss News Germany via Reuters TVReuters - At least 10 people died and more than 40 were hurt when a freight train hit a passenger train head on in eastern Germany, authorities said on Sunday.


Mexicans vote in drug-war state, look to 2012 race (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:19 AM PST

Reuters - Voters in western Mexico lined up to elect a new state governor on Sunday against a backdrop of harrowing violence in a contest that could spur the main opposition party's drive to the presidency in 2012.

The One Person Who May Know What Egypt's Generals Will Do (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 11:00 AM PST

Time.com - TIME.com's intelligence columnist weighs the situation in Egypt -- and why it may be futile trying to figure out what the country's military will do next

'Last' Bloody Sunday march in N.Ireland town (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 05:04 PM PST

File photo shows a tourist group touring the Free Derry Corner in the Bogside area of Londonderry, in Northern Ireland. Thousands of people marched in what was expected to be the final Londonderry march to protest Bloody Sunday, when 13 civilians were killed after British soldiers opened fire on demonstrators.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - Thousands of people joined what was expected to be the final Londonderry march to protest Bloody Sunday, when 13 civilians were killed after British soldiers opened fire on demonstrators.


Egyptian reform leader calls for Mubarak to resign (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 04:04 PM PST

Egyptian Nobel Peace laureate and democracy advocate Mohamed ElBaradei addresses the crowd at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Sunday Jan.30, 2011. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)AP - Egypt's most prominent democracy advocate took up a bullhorn Sunday and called for President Hosni Mubarak to resign, speaking to thousands of protesters who defied a curfew for a third night. Fighter jets streaked low overhead and police returned to the capital's streets — high-profile displays of authority over a situation spiraling out of control.


Authorities find 6 burned bodies in Mexico's north (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 04:25 PM PST

Angel Aguirre, candidate for the state governor of Guerrero for the Democratic Revolution Party, PRD, casts his ballot in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Sunday Jan. 30, 2011. Corruption scandals, political violence and the drug war shadow Sunday's gubernatorial election in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, home to the resort city of Acapulco and a cartel battleground.   (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez)AP - Mexican authorities say six bodies found outside the northern city of Monterrey were burned so badly that investigators couldn't determine the cause of death or the victims' gender.


ElBaradei hails new era on Day Six of Egypt fury (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 04:43 PM PST

An Egyptian demonstrator holds a sign written in Arabic that reads, AFP - Top dissident Mohamed ElBaradei told a sea of angry protesters in Cairo on Sunday that they were beginning a new era after six days of a deadly revolt against embattled President Hosni Mubarak.


Japan industrial output up for second month (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 04:49 PM PST

AP - Japan's industrial production expanded for a second straight month in December, as companies gained confidence in strengthening global demand.

Sir Peter Jackson 'doing well' after surgery (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 04:14 PM PST

FILE - In this July 23, 2009 file photos, Director Peter Jackson poses for a portrait in San Diego. 'Lord of the Rings' director Jackson has undergone surgery for a perforated ulcer in his native New Zealand. Publicist Melissa Booth says Jackson was admitted to Wellington Hospital the night before suffering from severe stomach pains and is now recovering from surgery. She said Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 that Jackson was resting comfortably and is expected to make a full recovery. (AP Photo/Chris Park, File)AP - "Lord of the Rings" director Sir Peter Jackson is in stable condition in the intensive care unit of Wellington Hospital after surgery for a perforated ulcer.


Cairo protesters: 'We’re staying here until Mubarak leaves.' (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 01:09 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - A day after massive demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak turned into raging battles with police, protesters remained on the streets of Cairo Saturday, confident that they could force the ouster of the president even as he sought to pacify them by appointing a new government.

As Lawlessness Grows, Egyptians Improvise Security (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 11:00 AM PST

Time.com - The much-hated police were allegedly withdrawn but they still lurk and may return. Meanwhile, citizens are turning vigilantes, with mixed results

Egypt Uprising 'As Serious as a Heart Attack' (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 11:44 AM PST

OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 29 (New America Media) - NAM Contributor Jalal Ghazi spoke with Dina Ibrahim, an Egyptian-born assistant professor of journalism at San Francisco State University whose area of expertise is Middle Eastern politics and media.
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