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Egypt protests topple Mubarak after 18 days (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:36 PM PST

In the small chapel of St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Seven Hills, Ohio, Adly Danial reacts after watching television reports from Cairo announcing Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. Upon hearing the news, Danial said, 'I was jubilant. I'm just so glad it was peaceful, and we are praying that in the days ahead God will do the best thing for our country.' At left is fellow congregation member Gamal Saied. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)Reuters - A furious wave of protest swept Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak from power on Friday after 30 years of one-man rule, sparking jubilation on the streets and sending a warning to autocrats across the Arab world and beyond.

Swiss freeze possible Mubarak assets (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:31 AM PST

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (L) is escorted by Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali upon his arrival in Tunis in this October 30, 2002 file photo. REUTERS/Mohamed Hammi/FilesReuters - Switzerland has frozen assets possibly belonging to Hosni Mubarak, who stepped down as president of Egypt Friday after 30 years of rule, a spokesman for the foreign ministry said.

Gaza celebrates Mubarak exit; Hamas demands change (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 11:54 AM PST

Palestinians celebrate the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Gaza City February 11, 2011. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemReuters - Palestinians in Gaza let off fireworks and shot into the air to celebrate the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Friday, and the Islamist group Hamas called on Egypt's new rulers to change his policies.

Colombian FARC rebels release two more hostages (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 05:15 PM PST

Reuters - Colombian FARC rebels on Friday released a kidnapped local politician and a captive marine to a Red Cross team who flew into the country's southern jungles in the latest rebel hostage handover.

Witness: Joy at Mubarak's demise contrasts with tense accession (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:04 PM PST

Egyptian civilians celebrate near Tahrir square in Cairo February 11, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisReuters - Jonathan Wright worked for Reuters between 1979 to 2010 as a correspondent in the Middle East, Africa and the United States. He began his Reuters career in Egypt and was standing meters from President Anwar Sadat when he was assassinated by Islamist soldiers in 1981.

The psychology of Mubarak's resignation (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:50 PM PST

Time.com - The Egyptian crisis took a lot of people by surprise, but it followed a very familiar script

French foreign minister to snub Mexican festival (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 05:31 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2005 file photo, French citizen Florence Cassez is shown to the press during a police reenactment for the media of her actual arrest the day before on the outskirts of Mexico City. An appeals court on Thursday Feb. 10, 2011 upheld her conviction and 60-year-sentence for kidnapping. (AP Photo, File)AP - The French foreign minister said Friday that she plans to snub France's yearlong festival celebrating Mexican culture because of a court case that has strained the countries' ties.

'Egypt is Free,' crowds chant after Mubarak quits (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST

An Egyptian woman cries as she celebrates the news of the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, who handed control of the country to the military, at night in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Cries of "Egypt is free" rang out and fireworks lit up the sky as hundreds of thousands danced, wept and prayed in joyful pandemonium Friday after 18 days of peaceful pro-democracy protests forced President Hosni Mubarak to surrender power to the military, ending three decades of authoritarian rule.

Colombian rebels free 2 captives; 2 more slated (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:36 PM PST

Former hostage Jose Acuna, center, walks with former Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba, right, and Danilo Rueda, left, of Colombians For Peace, as he arrives to the airport in Florencia, Colombia, after his release by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, Friday Feb. 11, 2011. Acuna, member of the municipal council of Garzon Huila, was kidnapped by the FARC in May 2009. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez)AP - Colombian rebels released to the International Red Cross on Friday two more captives, a young marine they captured eight months ago and a 48-year-old town councilman seized in 2009.

People have spoken in Egypt: Obama (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 05:33 PM PST

Egyptian anti-government protesters celebrate at Cairo's Tahrir Square after president Hosni Mubarak stepped down. US President Barack Obama said Friday the people of Egypt had spoken and would settle for nothing less than AFP - US President Barack Obama said the people of Egypt had spoken after history moved at a "blinding pace," and called on the now-ruling military to ensure a transition towards "genuine democracy."

India welcomes Mubarak resignation (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:59 PM PST

Egyptian anti-government protesters celebrate at Cairo's Tahrir Square after president Hosni Mubarak stepped down. India on Friday welcomed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation and called for quick elections for a democratic government.(AFP/Khaled Desouki)AFP - India on Friday welcomed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation and called for quick elections for a democratic government.

Canada's ruling Conservatives gain support: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:19 PM PST

Reuters - Canada's ruling Conservatives have increased their lead over the opposition Liberals as election-style campaigning has picked up since the start of the year, a poll released on Friday said.

Australia's floods, cyclone stress Barrier Reef (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:31 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 2002 file photo provided by Queensland Tourism, an unidentified woman snorkels on the Great Barrier Reef off Australia's Queensland state. Researchers said it is too early to know exactly how much of the reef has been affected by recent flooding, which carved a wide path of destruction on land before draining into the sea off the country's northeast coast. (AP Photo/Queensland Tourism, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Murky freshwater runoff from Australia's worst flooding in decades is adding to stresses from pollution and warming seas on the Great Barrier Reef, one of the world's most fragile ecosystems.

After Mubarak's ouster, Egypt's days of revolt shift to party of vast proportions (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 12:07 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Thousands marched to Hosni Mubarak's official residence early this afternoon, their resolve stiffened by the longtime leader's refusal the day before to leave office.

With Protest Victory, Egypt Looks at Life After Mubarak (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:50 PM PST

Time.com - While reveling in the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, many Egyptians are already beginning to think about the consequences of a military take-over, even if brief

Russia's renewed focus on Kuril Islands draws Japanese ire (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 11:39 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Russia and Japan appear headed into a deep diplomatic chill after a meeting meant to resolve their long-running dispute over the Kuril Islands, occupied by the USSR in 1945, ended in an exchange of acrimonious rhetoric Friday.

Muslims and Christians Protest as One (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 06:33 PM PST

OneWorld.net - CAIRO, Feb 9 (IPS) - Over recent years, Egypt has witnessed mounting tension between its Muslim majority and its sizeable Coptic Christian minority. But in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the site of ongoing mass protests against the ruling regime, members of both faiths chant in unison: "Muslim, Christian, doesn't matter; We're all in this boat together!"

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