Ex U.S. VP Cheney says Egypt's Mubarak "a good man"

Ex U.S. VP Cheney says Egypt's Mubarak "a good man"

Ex U.S. VP Cheney says Egypt's Mubarak "a good man"

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 12:30 AM PST

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney praised Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday as "a good man" and a strong friend of the United States, but said the Egyptian people will decide his fate as leader.

Customers queue at Egypt banks after protests

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 12:30 AM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - A steady stream of employees flowed into Cairo's financial district and customers queued to access their accounts on Sunday, the first day for the country's banks to open after a week-long closure due to political protests.

Dick Cheney says Egypt’s Mubarak ‘a good man’

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 12:16 AM PST

SANTA BARBARA, Feb 6 — Former US vice president Dick Cheney praised Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday as "a good man" and a strong friend of the United States, but said the Egyptian people will decide his fate as leader. "He's been a good man, he's been a good friend and ally to the United States, and we need to remember that," Cheney ...


Two dead as Tunisian police fires on protesters

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 12:03 AM PST

TUNIS, Feb 6 — At least two people were killed and 17 others wounded in northern Tunisia yesterday when police opened fire to quell a protest after a senior police officer slapped a woman in the face, official and media sources said. The head of police in the city of El Kef was arrested after the shooting, an Interior Ministry source said. Four ...


Rival Koreas gear up for talks this week to ease tension

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 11:52 PM PST

SEOUL, Feb 6 — North and South Korean military officers will meet this week at a truce village on their heavily fortified border in a test of a pledge by the North to ease tension after a major security crisis last year. Regional powers have nudged the rivals to defuse the crisis and restart international talks over the North's nuclear programme. ...


Business executives killed in Iraq plane crash

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 11:40 PM PST

BAGHDAD, Feb 6 — The chief executive of private equity group MerchantBridge and two JPMorgan executives were among seven people killed when a small plane crashed in northern Iraq, officials said yesterday. The plane went down shortly after takeoff on Friday from an airport at Sulaimaniya in Iraq's semi-autonomous northern Kurdish ...


Hamas commander back in Gaza after Egypt jailbreak

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:59 PM PST

GAZA (Reuters) - A senior Hamas commander returned to the Gaza Strip on Saturday after breaking out of a Cairo jail during the political upheaval in Egypt, sources in the Palestinian Islamist movement said.

Rival Koreas gear up for talks this week to ease tension

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:59 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korean military officers will meet this week at a truce village on their heavily fortified border in a test of a pledge by the North to ease tension after a major security crisis last year.

Coal stoves coat Mongolian capital in smog

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:42 PM PST

ULAN BATOR, Sunday 6 February 2011 (AFP) - As her seven children scamper in and out of the small door of their traditional felt hut in Mongolia's capital Ulan Bator, Narantuya sits over the stove, pouring blocks of black coal onto the fire.

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Ex-Taliban spy raking in aid money

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:35 PM PST

KABUL, Sunday 6 February 2011 (AFP) - With his fondness for American rap music and Beyoncé, Fareed Hidayati, sporting cropped hair, a clean-shaven face and speaking in a thick British accent does not seem like a typical Taliban spy.

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Asia faces climate-induced migration 'crisis'

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:33 PM PST

SINGAPORE, Sunday 6 February 2011 (AFP) - Asia must prepare for millions of people to flee their homes to safer havens within countries and across borders as weather patterns become more extreme, the Asian Development Bank warns.

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FACTBOX - Balance of power between Mubarak and opponents

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:28 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - The balance between the two sides in the Egyptian crisis is at a delicate juncture and it is still too early to see how the confrontation will end.

Saudi women protest, web activists call for reform

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 09:58 PM PST

RIYADH (Reuters) - About 40 women staged a rare demonstration in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday, demanding the release of prisoners held without a trial as part of the kingdom's efforts to fight al Qaeda insurgents, activists said.

Internet helps museums net new art lovers

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:32 PM PST

LONDON, Sunday 6 February 2011 (AFP) - The world's great museums are increasingly using the Internet and social networking sites to pique the interest of people who might never think of setting foot in an art exhibition.

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Chechen rebel threatens Russia with more attacks

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 09:46 PM PST

MOSCOW, Feb 6 — Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov has said his forces will carry out more attacks and that Russia faces a year of "blood and tears" if it refuses to abandon its North Caucasus territories. In an Internet video posted on the Islamist website www.kavkazcenter.com, the bearded Umarov, dressed in a cap and military fatigues, said "a ...


Egypt gas pipeline attacked, Israel, Jordan flow hit

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 09:41 PM PST

CAIRO, Feb 6 — Saboteurs blew up a pipeline that runs through Egypt's North Sinai, state television said, disrupting flows to Israel and Jordan, after Islamists called on militants to exploit the unrest that has rocked the government. "It is a big terrorist operation", a state TV reporter said. A security source in North Sinai said "foreign ...


Muslim Brotherhood willing to talk to Egyptian VP

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 07:49 PM PST

CAIRO, Feb 6 — The Muslim Brotherhood said yesterday it would talk to Vice President Omar Suleiman and possibly pull Egypt out of its worst crisis in 30 years. A spokesman for the Brotherhood, the most influential and organised opposition group, said the talks will take place at the cabinet at 11:00 a.m (0900 GMT) today to discuss the process of ...


Government aims to get Egyptians back to work

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 07:18 PM PST

CAIRO, Feb 6 — President Hosni Mubarak's government aimed to get people back to work on today with banks and businesses reopening, in the first clear test of how far his opponents can keep up the momentum of protests to force him out. Protesters camped out in Cairo's Tahrir Square vowed to continue their battle to oust Mubarak, but the 82-year-old ...


China, Japan, S. Korea to sign investment accord

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 09:04 PM PST

TOKYO, Sunday 6 February 2011 (AFP) - China, Japan and South Korea will sign a treaty in May to boost cross-border investment and better protect intellectual property, a report said Sunday.

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Assange in British court to fight extradition

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 08:56 PM PST

LONDON, Sunday 6 February 2011 (AFP) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears in a British court on Monday to fight his extradition to Sweden, with leaked details shedding new light on the rape and molestation accusations he faces.

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