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• South Sudan votes for independence by a landslide (Reuters)
• Islamist rebel says he ordered Russian bombing (Reuters)
• UK says Labour government aided Libya over bomber release (Reuters)
• WikiLeaks' founder Assange fights extradition to Sweden (Reuters)
• Tahrir Stalemate Shows that Egypt's Regime is Recovering (Time.com)
• Website: Chechen rebel leader claims airport bomb (AP)
• Freed Google executive helped spark Egypt revolt (AP)
• Haiti's president confirms 3-month term extension (AP)
• Cables: Israel favored Egypt's VP Suleiman (AP)
• Koreas to hold defense meeting to ease tensions (AP)
• Canada-U.S. border deal seen far from certain (Reuters)
• Australian fires destroy 68 homes (AFP)
• India pushes back on Somali pirates' new 'mother ship' offensive (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Israel's Gas Supply to Egypt in Question After Sinai Explosion (Time.com)
• South Africa's truckers threaten 'devastating' strike (The Christian Science Monitor)
• UN Year of Forests stumbles in first week (OneWorld.net)

South Sudan votes for independence by a landslide (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 01:24 PM PST Reuters - South Sudan voted overwhelmingly to declare independence in final results of a referendum announced on Monday, opening the door to Africa's newest state and a fresh period of uncertainty for the fractured region.

Islamist rebel says he ordered Russian bombing (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:44 PM PST Reuters - Islamist rebel leader Doku Umarov said on Monday he had ordered a suicide bombing that killed 36 people at Russia's busiest airport last month.

UK says Labour government aided Libya over bomber release (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:28 AM PST Reuters - Britain's former Labour government tried to make it easier for Libya to seek the Lockerbie bomber's release, according to an official report published on Monday that could stoke anger in Washington.

WikiLeaks' founder Assange fights extradition to Sweden (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:15 AM PST Reuters - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asked a British judge on Monday to block his extradition to Sweden on sex crime allegations, arguing he would not get a fair trial and could end up facing execution in the United States.

Tahrir Stalemate Shows that Egypt's Regime is Recovering (Time.com) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:45 PM PST Time.com - Viewpoint: It may have been rocked by the initial outpouring of rage on the street, but the Mubarak regime can live with protesters on Cairo's main square -- and hopes to peel away layers of support

Website: Chechen rebel leader claims airport bomb (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST AP - A website affiliated with Chechen rebels says insurgent leader Doku Umarov has claimed responsibility for last month's deadly suicide bombing at Russia's largest airport.

Freed Google executive helped spark Egypt revolt (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:52 PM PST AP - The young Google Inc. executive detained by Egyptian authorities for 12 days said Monday he was behind the Facebook page that helped spark what he called "the revolution of the youth of the Internet." A U.S.-based human rights group said nearly 300 people have died in two weeks of clashes.

Haiti's president confirms 3-month term extension (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:28 PM PST AP - Haitian President Rene Preval will stay in office for three more months as his country chooses a successor in a delayed election, his chief of staff said Monday.

Cables: Israel favored Egypt's VP Suleiman (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:57 PM PST AP - Egypt's Vice President Omar Suleiman was long seen by Israel as the preferred candidate to succeed President Hosni Mubarak, secret U.S. diplomatic cables published Monday suggested.

Koreas to hold defense meeting to ease tensions (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:51 PM PST AP - A group of South Korean military officers has headed to a rare meeting with North Korean officials to try to lay the groundwork for high-level defense talks aimed at easing hostilities on the peninsula.

Canada-U.S. border deal seen far from certain (Reuters) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:18 AM PST Reuters - Swift action is needed to put meat on the bones of a framework border-security agreement announced by President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Canadian business analysts said on Monday.

Australian fires destroy 68 homes (AFP) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:49 PM PST AFP - Firefighters on Tuesday brought a raging wildfire that destroyed 68 houses and damaged 32 others near the Australian city of Perth under control, officials said.

India pushes back on Somali pirates' new 'mother ship' offensive (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:15 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Somali pirates, welcome to India.

Israel's Gas Supply to Egypt in Question After Sinai Explosion (Time.com) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:45 PM PST Time.com - The talks with the Muslim Brotherhood already make Israel nervous, but a cutoff of gas supplies hits home for the Jewish State

South Africa's truckers threaten 'devastating' strike (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:39 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Last year at this time, South African transport workers unions nearly brought the continent's largest economy to a halt, refusing to offload ships and airplanes until their wage demands were met. The timing couldn’t have been better, at least from a union organizer’s perspective, with the strike called just months before the World Cup.

UN Year of Forests stumbles in first week (OneWorld.net) Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:24 AM PST OneWorld.net - Feb 7 (OneWorld.net) - Last Wednesday's UN launch of the International Year of Forests has been tempered by disagreement over global plans for their protection. The flames of criticism have been fanned by reports of irregularities in pilot projects to reduce deforestation in Guyana and Indonesia.

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