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Egypt Protests Force Evacuations

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1400 Marines Deploy, and other stories from Afghanistan, Jan 7th, 2011 (HiDef!)

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Egypt Protest

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Dramatic video as thousands clash with Egypt riot police in Cairo

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Cyclone Yasi approaches Queensland

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Jean Claude Duvalier BABY DOC Returns to Haiti

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'March of Millions' in Cairo as Egypt riots death toll reaches 300

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Irish Election 2011: "Haste to the Wedding"

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Jordan's King Abdullah II Fires Government

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Irish Green Party election broadcast 2009

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'March of Millions' in Cairo as Egypt riots death toll reaches 300

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Myanmar (protest at UK parliament square)

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Roadblock to Peace - Israel/Palestine

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North Korea - Nuclear Nightmare - Part 1 of 5

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Pro-government demonstrators, below, and anti-government demonstrators, above, clash in Tahrir Square, the center of anti-government demonstrations, in Cairo, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011.

photo: AP / Ben Curtis

Clashes erupt between protesters, Mubarak supporters
read more The Guardian

* Army tells protesters to clear streets * Mubarak says will step down in September * International pressure growing for speedy transition * Obama says transition "must begin now" (Updates with clashes, adds background) By Shaimaa Fayed and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between opponents and supporters of President Hosni...

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, right, the commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, and Afghan National Army (ANA) Brig. Gen. Zalmay Wesa, the commander of the ANA 209th Corps, make their way to attend a press conference Jan. 2, 2011, following a conference at Camp Shaheen, Afghanistan.

photo: US Navy / MCS2 Jason Johnston

US General Predicts Taliban 'assassination Teams'
read more CBS News

(AP) WASHINGTON (AP) - The Afghanistan war can be won without Pakistan's army moving against militants in North Waziristan, the No. 2 American general for the war effort said Tuesday, publicly signaling that the U.S. is resigned to the idea that Islamabad won't take on that terrorist safe haven. Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez' stopped short of calling...

Million man march, Washington DC, 1995 - great manifestation organised by Nation of Islam

photo: Creative Commons / Yoke Mc / Joacim Osterstam

What Happened to the 'Other' Million Man March?
read more WorldNews.com

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "The men and boys communed, shared, laughed, cried, introduced themselves to strangers, formed new relationships, testified to sons, grandsons, confessed, rejoiced, wrote notes and letters to their wives, girlfriends, and mates." -Haki Madhubuti, October 16, 1995 When Egyptian demonstrators announced...

President Barack Obama speaks about the situation in Egypt in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011.

photo: AP / Evan Vucci

Obama Urges Quick Transition in Egypt
read more The New York Times

WASHINGTON – President Obama declared on Tuesday night that an “orderly transition” in Egypt “must begin now,” but he stopped short of demanding that President Hosni Mubarak leave office immediately. Doug Mills/The New York Times “We’ve born witness to the beginning of a new chapter in the history of a great country,”...

Emergency workers and Australian Air Force personnel load a patient from local hospital onto an evacuation flight in Cairns Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, in an effort to flee from the path of a monster storm bearing down on northeastern Australia. Cyclone Yasi is forecast to hit the coast late Wednesday or early Thursday with wind gusts of around 155 miles per hour (250 kilometers per hour).

photo: AP / Rick Rycroft

Australia evacuates coastal cities as cyclone nears
read more The Jordan Times

Tweet - Australia evacuated thousands of people from its northeast coast on Tuesday as a cyclone rivalling Hurricane Katrina bore down on tourism towns and rural communities, with officials saying it could even threaten areas deep inland that were ruined by floods last month. Mines, rail lines and coal...

A supporter of Haiti's former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier holds up an image of Duvalier outside the rented guest house where Duvalier is staying in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday Jan. 21, 2011. Duvalier returned Sunday to Haiti after nearly 25 years in exile, a move that comes as his country struggles with a political crisis and the stalled effort to recover from last year's devastating earthquake. Duvalier said Friday it was the earthquake that brought him back to Haiti and that he wants to help with the reconstruction.

photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa

Swiss law takes effect, blocks Duvalier's assets
read more CNN

(CNN) -- A Swiss law that took effect Tuesday blocked millions of dollars held in bank accounts belonging to former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, who made a stunning return to his homeland last month. The United Nations human rights chief, meanwhile, offered to help Haitian authorities prosecute Duvalier for alleged crimes...

In this image from Egyptian state television aired Tuesday evening Feb 1 2011, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak makes what has been billed as an important speech. Mubarak has faced a week of public and international pressure to step down from the role he has held for 30 years, culminating in a day when a quarter-million people turned in the largest protest yet to demand his ouster.

photo: AP / Egyptian state television via APTN

Egypt's President Mubarak to quit
read more NZ Herald

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is to step down after nearly 30 years in power following eight days of protests by demonstrators demanding his resignation. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation today after a huge protest by a quarter of a million people in downtown Cairo. "I do not intend to run in the next election", he...

A taxi driver protests as he drives past the offices of the Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen, Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010.

photo: AP / Peter Morrison

Debt-burdened Ireland faces Feb. 25 election date
read more Newsday

Quick ReadIreland faces Feb. 25 election; prime minister bows out defending record on debt crisis Photos (AP) âEuro" Ireland's parliament was dissolved Tuesday for a long-awaited Feb. 25 election as Prime Minister Brian Cowen exited the political stage defending his management of the nation's plunge toward bankruptcy....

This is a Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006 file photo of the then Jordanian Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit as he speaks during a press conference in Amman, Jordan. Jordan's King Abdullah has asked Tuesday Feb. 1, 2011 Marouf al-Bakhit to form a new Cabinet. The nomination of Marouf al-Bakhit follows street protests calling on the resignation of Prime Minister Samir Rifai, blamed for a rise in fuel and

photo: AP / Nader Daoud, File

King of Jordan fires Cabinet
read more The Los Angeles Times

King Abdullah II of Jordan has named Marouf Bakhit as the new prime minister and instructed him to 'correct the mistakes of the past.' Jordanians recently have taken to the streets, but their demands have been more modest than those of demonstrators in Egypt and Tunisia. Share By Meris Lutz, Special to the Los Angeles Times...

Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen, right, and Irish President Mary Mc Aleese sign the Proclamation of Dissolution of the Irish Parliament at Aras an Uachtarain, Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011.

photo: AP / Peter Morrison

Ireland calls February election
read more The Daily Telegraph Australia

IRELAND'S government has called a general election for February 25, expecting to see it become the first administration ousted as a result of the eurozone debt crisis. Prime Minister Brian Cowen and President Mary McAleese today signed the proclamation dissolving parliament, and the election was called to take place two weeks earlier than...