2011年2月4日星期五

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Egyptians demand Mubarak quit on "Departure Day" (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 03:08 PM PST

A protester holds up a picture depicting Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak during mass demonstrations against Mubarak, in Alexandria February 3, 2011. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians marched peacefully in Cairo on Friday to demand an immediate end to Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, but there was no sign of the army or the president's U.S. allies forcing him out just yet.

Witness: Egypt police keep firm grip in Cairo's slums (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:52 PM PST

Reuters - Alexander Dziadosz has been a correspondent for Reuters in Egypt since October, 2009. In this piece he describes an encounter with Egyptian police and unidentified armed men, groups of whom control the streets in Cairo's poorer areas even as pro-democracy protesters occupy central areas of the capital.

Thai and Cambodian troops in deadly clash near temple (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 05:01 PM PST

Reuters - Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire in a two-hour border clash on Friday that killed two Cambodian soldiers and a Thai villager, the latest in an ancient feud over land surrounding a 900-year-old Hindu temple.

Northern Mexico cold snap paralyzes Ciudad Juarez (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:37 PM PST

Reuters - Freezing weather and snow paralyzed the border city of Ciudad Juarez on Friday, knocking out electricity and water in thousands of homes and closing roads and factories.

Jordan Islamists demand speedy political reform (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:32 AM PST

Reuters - Hundreds of Jordanians, inspired by demonstrations in Egypt, protested Friday against King Abdullah's government reshuffle saying it did not meet their calls for political reform.

How a Stalemate on the Streets May Suit Egypt's Regime (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 03:25 PM PST

Time.com - Massive demonstrations mark the "Day of Departure," but Mubarak remains in office. Could the regime hope to prevail through attrition?

PM says multiculturalism has failed (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:42 PM PST

Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to media upon arrival at the EU summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels. Cameron will condemn Britain's long-standing policy of multiculturalism as a failure Saturday as he sets out his vision for how to combat home-grown Islamist extremism.(AFP/Georges Gobet)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron will condemn Britain's long-standing policy of multiculturalism as a failure Saturday as he sets out his vision for how to combat home-grown Islamist extremism.

Iraqi premier says he'll cut his salary by half (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST

FILE - In this March 26, 2010 file photo, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki speaks to the press in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq's prime minister says he will return half of his annual salary to the government's treasury in a symbolic effort to balance the standard of living between the nation's rich and poor. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)AP - Iraq's prime minister said Friday he'll return half of his annual salary to the public treasury in a symbolic gesture that appeared calculated to insulate himself from the anti-government unrest spreading across the Middle East.

Cuba seeks 20-year jail term for detained American (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:20 PM PST

AP - Prosecutors are charging a jailed American contractor with "acts against the integrity and independence" of Cuba and requesting a 20-year jail term, state news media reported Friday, dimming hopes the 60-year-old Maryland native would be allowed to go home soon.

Mubarak stays put on 'departure day' (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:51 PM PST

Egyptian anti-government demonstrators hold a banner in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered for sweeping AFP - The Egyptian opposition's "day of departure" for Hosni Mubarak ended at midnight Friday with the embattled president refusing to transfer power amid a rising tide of international calls for him to stand down.

Australia faces weather woes with southern storms (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 05:05 PM PST

A clutter of boats and yachts are piled together at Port Hinchinbrook near Cardwell, Australia, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph (300 kph). The storm, which hit in the early hours of Thursday, was among the most powerful ever to strike Australia, terrifying thousands of residents and causing widespread damage. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)AP - The tail end of one of Australia's largest-ever cyclones was felt at the other end of the country Saturday, as wild storms lashed Melbourne with destructive winds and flash flooding.

Obama, Harper eye new security plan to ease trade (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 03:31 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper agreed on Friday to a new approach to U.S. and Canadian security that they said would help boost trade by reducing logjams at the border.

Whales stranded in New Zealand refloat themselves (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:15 PM PST

AP - Sixty-six survivors of a pod of 80 pilot whales that beached in New Zealand freed themselves and swam back to sea during a high tide, rescuers said on Saturday.

How the Egyptian revolt will recast the Middle East (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:50 PM PST

An Egyptian anti-government demonstrator hold a placard at Cairo's Tahrir Square. President Hosni Mubarak defied a huge The Christian Science Monitor - Iman Mosharafa points at the loose curls spilling over her red sweater. The gesture emphasizes that she isn't wearing an Islamic head scarf. "Look, I'm not from the Muslim Brotherhood," she says in an interview in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

Egypt: Police Crack Down on Foreign Journalists in Tahrir Square (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 03:25 PM PST

Time.com - The regime has pressed the antiforeigner propaganda so hard that it has become a virtual witch hunt on the streets of the capital -- as a TIME reporter discovered

Defying violence, Egyptian protesters find unity – and pride – at peaceful mass rally (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:31 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - For the second Friday in a row, tens of thousands of Egyptian protesters calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and the establishment of democracy here gathered in Tahrir Square in a largely peaceful and joyous scene.

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