| Obama Urges Quick Transition in Egypt
President Barack Obama speaks about the situation in Egypt in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011....
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| Australia evacuates coastal cities as cyclone nears
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)....
Australia Emergency Photos Weather Wikipedia: Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi (2011) |
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| Egypt's President Mubarak to quit
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....
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| King of Jordan fires Cabinet
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...
Jordan Photos Politics Protests Wikipedia: 2011 Jordanian protests |
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| Ireland calls February election
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....
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| What Happened to the 'Other' Million Man March?
Million man march, Washington DC, 1995 - great manifestation organised by Nation of Islam...
Egypt Photos Politics Protest Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian protests |
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| Baptizing the Palestinian and Israeli Crisis
Palestinians fill bottles and containers with water at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in Khan Yunis refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on April 27, 2010. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN)...
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| Swiss law takes effect, blocks Duvalier's assets
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....
Haiti Law Photos Switzerland Wikipedia: Jean-Claude Duvalier |
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| Debt-burdened Ireland faces Feb. 25 election date
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....
Debt Election Ireland Photos Wikipedia: Irish general election, 2011 |
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| Dmitry Medvedev unveils monument to former Russian president Boris Yeltsin
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev walks to lay flowers at an opening ceremony of the monument to the first Russian President Boris Yeltsin in Yekaterinburg - about 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) east of Moscow, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011....
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| 'Day of anger' in Egypt
The crowd gathers in protest at Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011....
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| Massive crowds across Egypt demand Mubarak ouster
An Egyptian army soldier gestures in front of the crowd gathering in Tahrir or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power....
Egypt Photos Politics Protests Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian protests |
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| Myanmar paramount leader not nominated for president: MPs
Myanmar junta leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe along with others offers prayers during ceremonies Sunday, March 8, 2009, at Uppatasanti Pagoda in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. Thousands gathered to attend a religious ceremony for the new pagoda, a replica of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon....
Democracy Myanmar Photos Politics Wikipedia: Than Shwe |
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| North Korea has more secret nuclear sites - UN report
In this image from television, foreign reporters and workers in protective gear are seen at North Korea's main nuclear reactor in Yongbyon, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008....
N Korea Nuclear Photos UN Wikipedia: Nuclear program of North Korea |
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| Sanctions Imposed on Leader of Belarus
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrives for his inauguration ceremony in Minsk, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. The authoritarian president of Belarus has taken the oath of office for a fourth term with a warning that no dissent will be tolerated. Partially visible banner in background reads, "Together for strong and prosperous Belarus."...
Belarus Elections Photos Sanctions Wikipedia: Alexander Lukashenko |
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