Kazakh council rejects plan to extend leader's rule

Kazakh council rejects plan to extend leader's rule

Kazakh council rejects plan to extend leader's rule

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:55 PM PST

ASTANA (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's constitutional council on Monday rejected a referendum to extend President Nursultan Nazarbayev's rule until 2020, meaning the leader of Central Asia's largest economy is likely to stand for election in 2012.

Mubarak opens door to opposition

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:25 PM PST

After 30 years of mostly unchallenged rule, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak urged his newly appointed prime minister to pursue talks with rival political parties. MUBARAK PROFILE | U.S.-EGYPT MILITARY TALKS |

'King's Speech' gets double Oscars boost (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:26 PM PST

Actor Colin Firth poses with his awards at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Expo Center in Los Angeles, California January. Firth won for Best Actor in a Motion Picture and for Best Motion Picture Cast for his role in AFP - British historical drama "The King's Speech" got yet another boost to its Oscars hopes, winning its second top prize in 24 hours at Hollywood's latest awards ceremony.

Honda's quarterly profit falls on strong yen (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:39 PM PST

AP - Honda reported a nearly 40 percent drop in quarterly profit, hit by a strong yen and fading sales in Japan but raised its full-year earnings forecast, crediting cost cuts.


As Myanmar new parliament opens, junta's shadow looms large (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 09:58 PM PST

Reuters - An elected parliament convened in Myanmar on Monday for the first time in half a century, but inspired scant popular enthusiasm due to the widespread conviction it is just a smokescreen for continued military rule.


UN, African Union meet on Sudan, Somalia (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:02 PM PST

The chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission Jean Ping. UN and African Union leaders, gathered here for the second and final day of an AU summit, were discussing post-referendum Sudan and the future of Somalia after the transitional government's mandate expires in August, officials said Monday.(AFP/Tony Karumba)AFP - UN and African Union leaders, gathered here for the second and final day of an AU summit, were discussing post-referendum Sudan and the future of Somalia after the transitional government's mandate expires in August, officials said Monday.

Three killed in Pakistan suicide attack: police (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:10 PM PST

A Pakistani police commando stands guard in Peshawar in November, 2010. Three police officers were killed and several people wounded when a teenage suicide bomber blew himself up near a police van in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, officials said.(AFP/File/A Majeed)AFP - Three police officers were killed and several people wounded when a teenage suicide bomber blew himself up near a police van in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, officials said.

In Financial Crisis Autopsy Auditors Nowhere To Be Found

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 09:57 PM PST

By now you've probably read several reviews and analyses of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission


As Myanmar new parliament opens, junta's shadow looms large

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 09:58 PM PST

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - An elected parliament convened in Myanmar on Monday for the first time in half a century, but inspired scant popular enthusiasm due to the widespread conviction it is just a smokescreen for continued military rule.

IBM's Social Software: Unfriending Cisco, Google...

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:59 PM PST

The new competition among the giants of enterprise software: Who is building the most social softw


Myanmar parliament opens doors

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 09:33 PM PST

The military-dominated assembly convened for the first time in two decades, after elections were held last November.


Islamist leader returns to Tunisia

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:23 PM PST

The leader of Tunisia's main Islamist movement has returned home after 22 years in exile following the ousting of President Ben Ali earlier this month.


Chavez's new threat: funding at risk for activists (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 09:00 PM PST

AP - A single number topped the front page of El Nacional one recent morning: 1,734.


Myanmar's parliament opens under tight security (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 09:44 PM PST

FILE - This Oct. 16, 2010, file photo shows the Parliament building in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Myanmar is preparing to open its first session of parliament in more than two decades, a major step in the ruling military's self-styled transition to democracy but one being carried out with little fanfare or public enthusiasm. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win, File)AP - Myanmar opened its first parliament in more then two decades Monday, an event greeted with cautious optimism by opposition lawmakers despite the military's tight management of the event.

Boss Sweats Details of Chrysler Revival

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:17 PM PST

The fate of Chrysler rests with the Italian-born Sergio Marchionne and his attention to detail—an approach that helped him save Fiat from the brink of collapse a few years ago.


Candidates predict victory in Mexico gov's race (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:30 PM PST

Candidate for state governor Manuel Anorve, of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI, center, gestures as he poses for photos after casting his vote in Acapulco, Mexico, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2010. Corruption scandals, political violence and the drug war shadow Sunday's gubernatorial election in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, home to the resort city of Acapulco and a cartel battleground. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Both candidates for governor of the cartel-plagued state of Guerrero said they were confident of victory as early returns trickled in late Sunday from an election shadowed by corruption scandals, political violence and the drug war.

World leaders call on Egypt to implement reforms (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:48 PM PST

Amany Aboul Fadl, right, of Cairo, joins protesters outside the Egyptian Consulate on Westheimer Road, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, in Houston. She is visiting family in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Melissa Phillip)AP - Several European heads of state urged the Egyptian government to implement democratic reforms and avoid further violence against protesters, while Asian powers China and Japan said they were closely watching developments and hoping for a peaceful resolution.

Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China Stocks (Jan. 31)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:02 PM PST

Chinese stocks climbed on Friday as investors sought low-priced shares after recent declines and ahe


U.S. charter flights to begin out of Egypt

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 08:19 PM PST

Charter flights that begin Monday will ferry the first of thousands of Americans away from the escalating crisis in Egypt, the State Department said.

Rangers boss relishing Old Firm final (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:49 PM PST

Walter Smith says he is relishing the prospect of an Old Firm League Cup final in March after Rangers booked their place with a narrow 2-1 win over Motherwell at Hampden on Sunday.(AFP/Jose Jordan)AFP - Walter Smith says he is relishing the prospect of an Old Firm League Cup final in March after Rangers booked their place with a narrow 2-1 win over Motherwell at Hampden.
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