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• Egyptians seek million-strong march to oust Mubarak (Reuters)
• Australia evacuates coastal cities in path of cyclone (Reuters)
• In Myanmar's gleaming new capital, uncertain promise (Reuters)
• U.N. urged to tighten grip on North Korea atomic program (Reuters)
• Haiti opens door for return of ex-president Aristide (Reuters)
• Egypt's Shadow Parliament: Is It Finally Ready for Prime Time? (Time.com)
• Russian police arrest dozens at anti-government rallies (Reuters)
• Egypt's army promises no force against protesters (AP)
• Haiti: Aristide can have passport, hasn't applied (AP)
• As foreigners flee, Cairo airport a scene of chaos (AP)
• Japan volcano erupts with big blast of ash, rocks (AP)
• Tories get set but say won't induce election (Reuters)
• Residents, tourists flee as cyclone nears Australia (AFP)
• ElBaradei to US: Take Egypt's Mubarak off life support (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Hu Jintao Meets with Obama: U.S.-China Relations from 1979 to Today (Time.com)
• It's official: South Sudan set to secede with a 99.57 percent vote (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Sarkozy clashes with UN food chief (OneWorld.net)

Egyptians seek million-strong march to oust Mubarak (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:09 PM PST Reuters - Egypt's anti-government protesters, scenting victory after President Hosni Mubarak agreed to discuss sweeping political reforms, rallied support for what they hope can be a million-strong march for democracy on Tuesday.

Australia evacuates coastal cities in path of cyclone (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:56 PM PST Reuters - Australia evacuated northeast coastal cities on Tuesday as a cyclone rivalling the strength of Hurricane Katrina bore down on tourism, sugar and coal mining areas and threatened areas already devastated by floods far inland.

In Myanmar's gleaming new capital, uncertain promise (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:22 PM PST Reuters - Its name translates as "Abode of Kings," but it is far from clear whether Myanmar's new capital and its gleaming new parliamentary complex can return the reclusive state to its former glory.

U.N. urged to tighten grip on North Korea atomic program (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 02:19 PM PST Reuters - A U.N. panel reported to the Security Council that North Korea may have further secret atomic facilities and called for better implementation of sanctions against Pyongyang, U.N. diplomats said on Monday.

Haiti opens door for return of ex-president Aristide (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:45 PM PST Reuters - Haiti's government is ready to issue a diplomatic passport to ousted former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, opening the way for his return home from exile in South Africa, a senior official said on Monday.

Egypt's Shadow Parliament: Is It Finally Ready for Prime Time? (Time.com) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:55 PM PST Time.com - The opposition's parallel parliament finally met on Sunday but has been completely overshadowed by the more vibrant anti-Mubarak forces on the street

Russian police arrest dozens at anti-government rallies (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:23 PM PST Reuters - Russian police detained several dozen people at anti-Kremlin rallies in Moscow and St Petersburg on Monday as they tried to protest against limits to freedom of assembly.

Egypt's army promises no force against protesters (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:46 PM PST AP - Egypt's military pledged not to fire on protesters in a sign that army support for President Hosni Mubarak may be unraveling on the eve of a major escalation — a push for a million people to take to the streets Tuesday to demand the authoritarian leader's ouster.

Haiti: Aristide can have passport, hasn't applied (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:28 PM PST AP - Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is eligible for a passport but has not applied for one, Haitian officials said Monday.

As foreigners flee, Cairo airport a scene of chaos (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:25 PM PST AP - Amid scenes of chaos at Cairo's international airport, thousands of foreigners fled the unrest in Egypt, boarding special flights home or to nearby Mediterranean airports.

Japan volcano erupts with big blast of ash, rocks (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:30 PM PST AP - A revived Japanese volcano has erupted with its biggest explosion yet, sending a huge plume of gas, rocks and ash into the sky and breaking windows 5 miles (8 kilometers) away.

Tories get set but say won't induce election (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:01 AM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Stephen Harper put high-level election campaign staff in place on Monday, but his top spokesman said the Conservative government would do nothing to provoke an election.

Residents, tourists flee as cyclone nears Australia (AFP) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:10 PM PST AFP - Residents and tourists evacuated coastal areas of Australia's Queensland state as officials warned a looming monster cyclone could be "deadly" in a region already ravaged by flooding.

ElBaradei to US: Take Egypt's Mubarak off life support (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 30 Jan 2011 12:35 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Mohamed ElBaradei, the Egyptian Nobel Prize winner who says he has a mandate from Egypt's opposition to negotiate President Hosni Mubarak's withdrawal from power and the creation of a transitional government, urged the US to turn its back on long-time ally Mr. Mubarak in a series of television interviews earlier today.

Hu Jintao Meets with Obama: U.S.-China Relations from 1979 to Today (Time.com) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:55 PM PST Time.com - So much has changed since the first state visit by a Chinese leader to Washington, in 1979. Why a radical reboot of the time-honored U.S.-China script is clearly needed

It's official: South Sudan set to secede with a 99.57 percent vote (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 30 Jan 2011 11:49 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Cheers and spontaneous dancing broke out as the first official announcement of results from South Sudan’s independence vote was made in the oil-rich region’s capital by members of commission that organized the referendum held earlier this month.

Sarkozy clashes with UN food chief (OneWorld.net) Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:43 AM PST OneWorld.net - LONDON, Jan 31 (OneWorld.net) - An apparent rift with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization signals a shaky start to French ambitions for the G20 countries to tackle world food insecurity.

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