Egypt holds 'Day of Departure'

Egypt holds 'Day of Departure'


Egypt holds 'Day of Departure'

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:33 PM PST

Hundreds of thousands flood Tahrir Square for largely peaceful 'Day of Departure' protest against President Mubarak.


Soldier dies in Afghan 'accident'

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:28 PM PST

A soldier from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment has died in an "operational accident" in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.


Man held for Spanish hotel death

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 08:10 AM PST

A man from Neath is being held by police in Barcelona accused of killing his brother-in-law in a city centre hotel room.


Unrest Rises in Jordan, but Few Expect Revolt

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:49 AM PST

All eyes are on King Abdullah II to see if he will carry out reforms he promised this week, and whether such steps will be enough to calm the growing frustration.


The Lede: Latest Updates on Day 11 of Egypt Protests

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:46 AM PST

On Friday, The Lede continues to provide updates on the street protests in Egypt.


Say It Ain’t So, Kiyoseumi

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:09 PM PST

Police recently found text messages on confiscated cellphones that link as many as 13 wrestlers in match-fixing schemes, triggering a public outcry over corruption in Japan's national sport.


Man, 70, who shot youth cleared

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:51 AM PST

A 70-year-old man who shot a teenager in the neck is cleared of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.


'More than half a billion' obese

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:18 AM PST

Nearly one in nine of the world's adults are considered clinically obese, double the numbers of 1980, report finds.


RAF cigarette smuggle trio jailed

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:27 AM PST

Three RAF servicemen are jailed after admitting helping to smuggle seven million cigarettes into the UK on military flights from the Middle East.


Hague: UK is under cyber-attack

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:30 AM PST

The Foreign Secretary William Hague tells a conference that the UK has been targeted by cyber-criminals and a "hostile" intelligence agency.


Teenager dies in motorcycle crash

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:34 AM PST

A 16-year-old motorcyclist has died following a crash with a van in Carrickfergus.


Myanmar's parliament appoints Thein Sein president

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:45 AM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein was chosen on Friday to become the military-run country's first civilian president in half a century, a cosmetic shift that does little to end the army's overwhelming influence on politics.


U.S. presses Egyptian army to bless talks with opposition

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:56 AM PST

The Obama administration, encouraged by the relative calm in Egypt on Friday, is urgently trying to persuade opposition groups to participate in a dialogue with Vice President Omar Suleiman in a meeting scheduled for Saturday morning.


T.S.A. Says Airport Security Officers Can Unionize

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:20 AM PST

A union will be allowed to bargain on behalf of the nation's airport security officers, but not on issues like pay.


'More than half a billion' obese

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:18 AM PST

Nearly one in nine of the world's adults are considered clinically obese, double the numbers of 1980, report finds.


TV Watch: Remembering the Reagan We May Never Know

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:54 AM PST

The centennial of his birth has prompted an elegiac re-examination of his presidency, but can't capture the man himself.


Small plane crashes in Iraq, 7 killed

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:59 AM PST

ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - A small plane crashed on takeoff from an airport in northern Iraq Friday, killing all seven people on board, officials said.


Clashes hit Thai-Cambodia border

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:47 AM PST

Two people killed as troops battle on disputed border, threatening to escalate tensions between the two countries.


Two killed in tower block blaze

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:52 AM PST

Two women die and four are treated by ambulance crews after a fire at a block of flats in south-east London.


Canadian PM Harper to meet Obama

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:43 AM PST

Stephen Harper and Barack Obama are expected to discuss energy and a proposed border security pact at the Oval Office on Friday.


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