Al-Qaida leader admits facing pressure from drones (AP)

---

• Al-Qaida leader admits facing pressure from drones (AP)
• Global Muslim population gains will outstrip non-Muslim growth over the next 20 years
• Poland chooses its first black MP
• Belarus activists to go on trial
• Leaked documents reveal Mideast talks' human side (AP)
• Tennis: India's reunited duo storm into final (AFP)
• Poland chooses its first black MP
• Belarus activists to go on trial
• Egypt protesters defy crackdown
• Hundreds of arrests in Egypt crackdown
• Hynix Semiconductor 4th-quarter profit plunges (AP)
• Hundreds of arrests in Egypt crackdown
• Ivory Coast 'reign of terror' condemned
• Times Have Changed: No More "China Produces and America Consumes"
• Sponsorship, Not Mentorship, Can Greatly Narrow the Wage Gap
• Muslim birth rate falls, population to grow more slowly
• Inquest says explosion killed NZ miners (AP)
• Tunisia may purge Ben Ali loyalists
• What Is A Gold Standard?
• Egypt protests widen, toll rises to six (AFP)

Al-Qaida leader admits facing pressure from drones (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2011 11:15 PM PST AP - A purported al-Qaida leader in Pakistan says the terror network is losing land and fighters amid a U.S. drone strike campaign.

Global Muslim population gains will outstrip non-Muslim growth over the next 20 years Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:05 PM PST The world's Muslim population will grow at double the rate of non-Muslims over the next 20 years, according to a broad new demographic analysis that is likely to spark controversy in Europe and the United States.

Poland chooses its first black MP Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:40 PM PST A Nigerian, John Abraham Godson, has become the first black man to become a member of parliament in Poland.

Belarus activists to go on trial Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:46 PM PST Belarus is pushing ahead with plans to put on trial more than 30 political activists, including four opposition leaders, arrested in December during protests over the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.

Leaked documents reveal Mideast talks' human side (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:59 PM PST AP - Leaked documents from years of Mideast peace talks reveal a rarely seen human side of high-level diplomacy, showing Israeli and Palestinian negotiators joking, teasing, losing their tempers and even sympathizing with one another on thorny issues that have divided them for decades.

Tennis: India's reunited duo storm into final (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:55 PM PST AFP - Reunited Indian stars Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes came through a tight Australian Open semi Thursday to set up a final with hattrick-chasing American twins Bob and Mike Bryan.

Poland chooses its first black MP Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:40 PM PST A Nigerian, John Abraham Godson, has become the first black man to become a member of parliament in Poland.

Belarus activists to go on trial Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:46 PM PST Belarus is pushing ahead with plans to put on trial more than 30 political activists, including four opposition leaders, arrested in December during protests over the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.

Egypt protesters defy crackdown Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:24 PM PST Anti-Mubarak protesters clash with police overnight across capital Cairo as government struggles to restore order.

Hundreds of arrests in Egypt crackdown Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:37 PM PST About 700 people have been arrested throughout Egypt in a crackdown against anti-government protests, security officials have said.

Hynix Semiconductor 4th-quarter profit plunges (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:09 PM PST AP - Hynix Semiconductor's fourth-quarter net profit plunged 83 percent amid lower chip prices and a one-time charge related to a legal case.

Hundreds of arrests in Egypt crackdown Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:37 PM PST About 700 people have been arrested throughout Egypt in a crackdown against anti-government protests, security officials have said.

Ivory Coast 'reign of terror' condemned Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:10 PM PST A United Nations representative has condemned sexual violence in the Ivory Coast as the White House met with leaders urging the nation's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo to give up power.

Times Have Changed: No More "China Produces and America Consumes" Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:23 PM PST Credit Suisse predicts China's consumer market to reach $16 trillion by 2020, overtaking the United

Sponsorship, Not Mentorship, Can Greatly Narrow the Wage Gap Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:28 PM PST Women in particular need senior people in the organization to lend them their political juice, intro

Muslim birth rate falls, population to grow more slowly Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:28 PM PST PARIS (Reuters) - Falling birth rates will slow the world's Muslim population growth over the next two decades, reducing it on average from 2.2 percent a year in 1990-2010 to 1.5 percent a year from now until 2030, a new study says.

Inquest says explosion killed NZ miners (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:00 PM PST AP - All 29 miners in a southern New Zealand coal mine died within minutes of an initial explosion that rocked the mine in November, an inquest heard Thursday.

Tunisia may purge Ben Ali loyalists Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:32 PM PST Thursday's cabinet reshuffle likely to see loyalists of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the ousted president, being replaced.

What Is A Gold Standard? Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:01 PM PST When the goal is stable money values, it is the preferred tool.

Egypt protests widen, toll rises to six (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:50 PM PST AFP - Two more people died and hundreds were arrested as the biggest uprising against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule widened, prompting Washington to prod its long-time ally on democratic reforms.

You are subscribed to email updates from "World_Merged" via xBlog® in Google Reader To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610