Egypt tense after night of unrest

Egypt tense after night of unrest

Egypt tense after night of unrest

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 10:59 PM PST

Protesters camp out overnight at Cairo's Tahrir Square, while ordinary citizens battle looters in their neighbourhoods.


Foreign potheads seek alternatives to Dutch coffee shop (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 10:12 PM PST

Coffeeshop 'Checkpoint' is pictured in Terneuzen, the Netherlands. Learning to grow their own weed or finding a dealer: French and Belgian potheads are seeking alternatives to the famous Dutch coffee shop as The Hague plans to cut off drug tourists.(AFP/ANP/File/Ed Oudenaarden)AFP - Learning to grow their own weed or finding a dealer: French and Belgian potheads are seeking alternatives to the famous Dutch coffee shop as The Hague plans to cut off drug tourists.

Somali pirates arrested in South Korea - report (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 10:21 PM PST

Reuters - Five Somali pirates were arrested on Sunday to be questioned over the hijacking of a South Korean chemical ship in the Arabian Sea and attempting a murder of the carrier's captain, local media reported.


Somali pirates arrested in South Korea - report

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 10:21 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - Five Somali pirates were arrested on Sunday to be questioned over the hijacking of a South Korean chemical ship in the Arabian Sea and attempting a murder of the carrier's captain, local media reported.

Sarkozy in Ethiopia for lightning visit to AU summit (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:51 PM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, pictured Thursday in Davos, arrived Sunday in the Ethiopian capital on a lightning visit to attend the opening of the African Union summit.(AFP/File/Eric Feferberg)AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived Sunday in the Ethiopian capital on a lightning visit to attend the opening of the African Union summit.

Li Na puts Chinese tennis on the map (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:52 PM PST

Mother-of-one Kim Clijsters, 27, had gone into the 2011 Australian Open as the firm favourite in the absence of injured defending champion Serena Williams, and she duly delivered with a gutsy and intelligent win over China's Li Na.(AFP/William West)AFP - Li Na's memorable achievement in becoming Asia's first Grand Slam finalist put Chinese tennis firmly on the map at the Australian Open, and made her a big winner despite defeat to Kim Clijsters.

Ruling party urges talks in Yemen to halt protests

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 10:01 PM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's ruling party has called for dialogue with the opposition, the country's state news agency said late on Friday, in a bid to stem anti-government protests fueled by popular unrest in its neighbors.

VIDEO: Watch Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg's SNL Monologue

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:52 PM PST

Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg shares SNL stage with The Social Network's Jesse Eisenberg


Live blog 30/1 - Egypt protests

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 10:58 PM PST

From our Doha headquarters, we keep you updated on all things Egypt, with reporting from Al Jazeera staff in Cairo, Ale


Unrest puts Cairo museum at risk

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 10:20 PM PST

Several priceless and ancient artefacts damaged during violent street protests.


Iraqi security forces facing serious problems, U.S. oversight official reports

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:01 PM PST

Iraq's security forces are confronting significant problems as the U.S. military prepares to withdraw from that country by the end of this year, according to a new report by a top oversight official.


Report: Iran briefly detains opposition leader's son

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:27 PM PST

Iranian authorities briefly detained the son of opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi, the leader's website reported.

Many dead in Germany train crash

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:29 PM PST

Head-on collision between passenger and goods trains kills at least eight people in eastern part of country.


List of 178 Cuban private-sector jobs (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:02 PM PST

AP - Cubans can now seek licenses for any of the following 178 private-sector jobs, under economic reforms announced last year by President Raul Castro:


Dictatorship to democracy? Tunisia's risky venture (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:16 PM PST

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011 picture, police officers celebrate during a demonstration in Tunis, Tunisia. Tunisia's once-feared police who carried out the repressive policies of their exiled president joined protesters who brought down the dictator. In late January 2011, Tunisians have a chance to do what was undreamable weeks earlier: Build a democracy from the ground up. This Arab nation of 11 million has started a revolution against longtime authoritarian regimes that has already spread to the powerful regional giant, Egypt, and to the impoverished but well-armed Yemen. What is not clear is where Tunisia's experiment will end. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - The fishmonger at the market cries, "Long live Tunisia!", his smile as big as the fish he's slicing. Middle-aged women hold sleep-overs to talk politics deep into the night. Euphoric Tunisians have a chance to do what was undreamable three weeks ago: Build a democracy from the ground up.

Cambodia 'tears up freedom to muffle dissent' (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:19 PM PST

Cambodian military police stand guard in front of a central court in Phnom Penh where the country's fugitive opposition leader Sam Rainsy was found guilty of forging and publishing a false map of the border with Vietnam. The Cambodian government is choking freedoms and locking up detractors in an increasingly bold effort to silence critics as elections loom, observers say.(AFP/File/Tang Chhin Sothy)AFP - The Cambodian government is choking freedoms and locking up detractors in an increasingly bold effort to silence critics as elections loom, observers say.

Experts: Egypt's fate rests in hands of popular military

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:51 PM PST

When tens of thousands hit the streets to decry an authoritarian regime -- calling for its overthrow, trying to overrun police, setting fires -- one might expect the arrival of army tanks would be met with fear, consternation and violence.

Anti-Mubarak protests around the world

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 06:23 PM PST

Egyptians and activists around the world protested in various cities Saturday in support of protests in Egypt calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down. Fears of anarchy l UK, U.S. push for reform l Yemenis protest l Cairo protesters 'lose fear' | Egypt's fate 'in hands of military' | FULL STORY

Tensions high in Tunisia clashes

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 08:21 PM PST

There have been sporadic demonstrations against the Prime Minister in Tunis as the interim government struggles to restore order.


Deadly train crash in Germany

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 08:22 PM PST

At least 10 people are reported dead after a passenger train collided with a goods train near Magdeburg.


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