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• Abbas' cabinet to resign on Monday: sources (Reuters)
• Yemeni police block protesters' march on palace (Reuters)
• Algeria opposition says to hold weekly rallies (Reuters)
• Death toll rises to 48 in Iraq suicide bombing (Reuters)
• What the Halal? For French Muslims, Confusion Over What's Forbidden (Time.com)
• Europe set for landmark launch with robot freighter (AFP)
• Egypt's military rulers dissolve parliament (AP)
• 4th captive freed in Colombia (AP)
• Clinton phones regional leaders on Egypt (AFP)
• Japan's economy shrinks in Q4 as China moves ahead (AFP)
• Rio CEO targets iron ore as demand booms (AFP)
• As Egypt tumult spreads, top Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, resigns (The Christian Science Monitor)
• A Brief History of Military Takeover (Time.com)
• Why a Northern Irishman is running for office in Uganda's Feb. 18 election (The Christian Science Monitor)

Abbas' cabinet to resign on Monday: sources (Reuters) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 12:07 PM PST Reuters - The Palestinian cabinet will tender resignations Monday after which Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will select new ministers at the request of President Mahmoud Abbas, political sources said.

Yemeni police block protesters' march on palace (Reuters) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:44 AM PST Reuters - Hundreds of anti-government protesters, inspired by the mass uprising in Egypt, clashed with police blocking them from marching to Yemen's presidential palace in Sanaa on Sunday, witnesses said.

Algeria opposition says to hold weekly rallies (Reuters) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:42 AM PST Reuters - Algerian opposition groups said on Sunday they would follow up the protest they held this weekend by calling a demonstration in the capital every Saturday until the government is changed.

Death toll rises to 48 in Iraq suicide bombing (Reuters) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 04:34 AM PST Reuters - The toll from a suicide bombing that targeted Shi'ite pilgrims near the city of Samarra, one of Iraq's worst in recent weeks, rose to 48 dead and 80 wounded, police and officials said on Sunday.

What the Halal? For French Muslims, Confusion Over What's Forbidden (Time.com) Posted: 12 Feb 2011 09:35 PM PST Time.com - Claims of hidden pork in a popular brand of halal sausages have sparked a debate in France over what's okay for Muslims to eat -- and who decides

Europe set for landmark launch with robot freighter (AFP) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 03:25 PM PST AFP - A robot freighter is poised to blast into the skies on Tuesday in the heftiest liftoff in Europe's space programme that will also bring its tally of launches to a historic 200.

Egypt's military rulers dissolve parliament (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 03:56 PM PST AP - Egypt's military rulers took sweeping action to dismantle the autocratic legacy of former President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday, dissolving parliament, suspending the constitution and promising elections in moves cautiously welcomed by pro-democracy protesters.

4th captive freed in Colombia (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 03:05 PM PST AP - The International Red Cross says Colombian rebels have released a fourth captive, a 30-year-old police officer held since December.

Clinton phones regional leaders on Egypt (AFP) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarked on a round of telephone diplomacy Sunday, calling several top officials including India's foreign minister to discuss Egypt's transition away from authoritarian rule.

Japan's economy shrinks in Q4 as China moves ahead (AFP) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 04:41 PM PST AFP - Japan ceded its spot as the world's second-biggest economy to China in 2010, as gross domestic product contracted in the fourth quarter on sliding consumer consumption and demand, data showed.

Rio CEO targets iron ore as demand booms (AFP) Posted: 12 Feb 2011 11:00 PM PST AFP - Rio Tinto chief Tom Albanese said Australian iron ore was the firm's top growth priority, with demand set to outstrip supply of the precious steelmaking metal until at least 2013.

As Egypt tumult spreads, top Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, resigns (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 11:21 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Top Palestinian peace negotiator, Saeb Erekat, has resigned after embarrassing depictions in media leaks of his posture towards Israel, saying he hopes his stepping down will set a model of transparency for the young Palestinian state-in-the-making.

A Brief History of Military Takeover (Time.com) Posted: 12 Feb 2011 09:35 PM PST Time.com - While generals do not have a good track record of delivering democracy, some of them have managed to do it

Why a Northern Irishman is running for office in Uganda's Feb. 18 election (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:38 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Standing on the back of a pickup truck in garbage-strewn Kisugu marketplace, Ian Clarke tried to explain to a crowd of potential voters why a Northern Irish physician would want to get involved in the minefield of local Ugandan politics.

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