Yemen: Peaceful protest is ‘only the beginning’ – BBC News


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Yemen: Peaceful protest is 'only the beginning'
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In a so-called "day of rage", more than 20000 anti-government protesters have taken to the street of the capital of Yemen, Sanaa. They are demanding an end to the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been in power for more than three decades. …
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Mubarak wants to step down but fears chaos – CBC.ca


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Mubarak wants to step down but fears chaos
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Anti-government protesters throw stones during clashes in downtown Cairo on Thursday. (Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press) Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says he wants to step down but fears chaos if he does. "I am fed up. …
Egypt readies for Friday showdownHindustan Times
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Why Yemen’s Revolution Has Failed So Far – TIME


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Why Yemen's Revolution Has Failed So Far
TIME
Yemenis chant slogans and hold banners during a demonstration against the government, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. Thousands of opponents of Yemen's government and its supporters are demonstrating in the capital and other cities a day after …
Spirit of Egypt protest spreads to Yemen, Algeria and SyriaThe Guardian
Obama speaks to Yemeni presidentAFP
Tens of thousands march against Yemen's presidentSalon
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The battle for Tahrir Square – Aljazeera.net


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The battle for Tahrir Square
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It was late on Wednesday as I slipped off to the Corniche road along the Nile to try to make my way inside Tahrir Square. I have never seen a revolt up close and in real time, so it was with some trepidation that I had left the confines of our building …
Pro- and anti-Mubarak groups skirmish in CairoReuters
Journalists report second day of detentions, harassment in CairoCNN International
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Queensland breathes sigh of relief as cyclone Yasi passes – The Guardian


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Queensland breathes sigh of relief as cyclone Yasi passes
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Queenslanders have woken up with a collective sense of relief after emerging from the path of cyclone Yasi with no deaths reported. Authorities put the cost of damage at about A$3.5bn (£2.2bn). The state's premier, Anna Bligh, said several thousand …
Sugar Plunges as Cyclone Concerns Ease, Spur 'Computer Trading'Bloomberg
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Egypt protests: An endgame seems to approaching, but whose? – Christian Science Monitor


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Egypt protests: An endgame seems to approaching, but whose?
Christian Science Monitor
Egypt demonstrators calling for the immediate ouster of Hosni Mubarak held their ground in Tahrir Square today ahead of calls for more mass protests tomorrow. The clash between pro- and anti- Mubarak supporters escalated in Cairo's Tehrir Square on Feb …
Journalists report second day of detentions, harassment in CairoCNN International
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New Lineup for Haitian Presidential Runoff – New York Times


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New Lineup for Haitian Presidential Runoff
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MEXICO CITY — After a nearly two-month standoff with international donors over its disputed presidential election, Haiti's electoral commission Thursday announced it had removed the government-backed candidate from the second …
Factbox – Candidates through to Haiti's presidential run-offReuters
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Across dusty Egypt, anxiety has filled the air – CNN International


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Across dusty Egypt, anxiety has filled the air
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(CNN) — The Siwa Safari Paradise Hotel & Tourist Village in western Egypt is peacefully far from the boiling-mad crowd in Cairo's Tahrir Square. The atmosphere in the town of Siwa is normal and safe, General Manager Mohamed Aziz …
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Egypt the last few days – CNN


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Egypt the last few days
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Seif1976 has been witnessing the protests since the beginning. 'It was peaceful at first. The people were passing out water, very polite, and even surrounded those who prayed to protect them.' He was at Tahrir Square until the end of the Million Man …
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Mubarak Reveals a Brutal Plan to Hold PowerTIME
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Obama’s prayer: ‘To walk closer with God’ – USA Today


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Obama's prayer: 'To walk closer with God'
USA Today
Social justice, humility and "to walk closer with God" are President Obama's daily prayers, he told the National Prayer Breakfast this morning. In a speech laced with Scripture, he initially covered familiar ground, …
Obama calls his Christian faith 'a sustaining force' in prayer breakfast speechWashington Post
Gabrielle Giffords "Continues to Improve" Daily, Says Husband Mark KellyCBS News
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