Thais must give UN access to boat people: HRW (AFP)

Thais must give UN access to boat people: HRW (AFP)

Thais must give UN access to boat people: HRW (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:38 PM PST

A Rohingya refugee child is pictured in this file photo. Thailand should urgently allow the UN refugee agency access to more than 200 detained boat people who are at risk of AFP - Thailand should urgently allow the UN refugee agency access to more than 200 detained boat people who are at risk of "atrocious" persecution in Myanmar, according to a rights group.

Unmoved by Mubarak's speech, Egyptian protesters insist: 'He must leave.' (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:52 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Egyptians wholeheartedly rejected President Hosni Mubarak’s announcement Tuesday evening that he will not run for reelection in September, continuing to demand that he step down immediately.


Jordan's King Abdullah shuffles cabinet, but few see an Egypt in the making (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:33 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - After weeks of intermittent street protests, Jordan’s King Abdullah II has sacked his cabinet of ministers and called for the formation of a new government led by Maarouf Al Bakhit, a career military man with a reputation for maintaining order and stability. The new government is also tasked with implementing political reforms.


Deaths in Pakistan blast

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:44 PM PST

Three infants and two women were among at least nine killed in a car bomb near a police station in the city Peshawar.


Jordan's king dismisses cabinet

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:45 PM PST

AMMAN - Bowing to anti-government protests inspired by a wave of unrest across the Arab world, King Abdullah II of Jordan dismissed Prime Minister Samir Rifai and his cabinet on Tuesday and ordered a new premier to carry out speedy political reforms.


Central African Republic president re-elected (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:04 PM PST

Francois Bozize has been re-elected president of the Central African Republic, according to provisional results released by the electoral commission on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Beafrika Sango)AFP - Francois Bozize has been re-elected president of the Central African Republic, according to provisional results released by the electoral commission on Tuesday.

Stoner fastest in Malaysia test ahead of moto GP season (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:55 PM PST

Australian Casey Stoner was in imposing form at the top of the timesheet on the first day of a three-day test at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia. Sunny and dry weather saw the 2007 world champion, on a Honda, record the fastest time of the day Tuesday, with a lap time of 2 minutes 1.574 seconds.(AFP/Saeed Khan)AFP - Australian Casey Stoner was in imposing form at the top of the timesheet on the first day of a three-day test at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia.

Australia braces for cyclone fury

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:44 PM PST

Police were forced to turn people away from some shelters which were already full as 'monster storm' moves closer.


Poland hosts donor conference for Belarus struggle (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:30 PM PST

AP - Representatives from the United States and several European countries are meeting in Warsaw on Wednesday in an effort to raise money for the democratic opposition in autocratic Belarus, officials said.


64,500 evacuated after China quake: report (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:29 PM PST

Local children are seen here in a rural area of southwest China's Yunnan province. Chinese authorities have evacuated 64,500 people from their homes in Yunnan following a quake that damaged hundreds of houses, according to state media.(AFP/File)AFP - Chinese authorities have evacuated 64,500 people from their homes in a remote region of the country's southwest following a quake that damaged hundreds of houses, according to state media.

Frightened Australian cyclone evacuees turned away (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:31 PM PST

Reuters - Australian police turned people away from jammed evacuation shelters on Wednesday as a huge cyclone neared the northeast coast, leaving many to wait outside in the open, praying police will relent and squeeze them in before the storm arrives.


Pentagon Efficiency Strategy Gives Harris Corp. A Boost

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:01 PM PST

The "enterprise business model" for battlefield radios allows manufacturers to sell them to the Defe


Wary China avoids comment on calls for reform in Egypt (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:50 PM PST

Reuters - China's tightly controlled state-run media has largely avoided commenting on the turmoil sweeping Egypt, wary that calls for political reform in the Arab world's most populous nation could ripple into China.


Australia's Ian Thorpe to return for London Olympics (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:55 PM PST

Five-time Australian Olympic freestyle champion Ian Thorpe announces his return to swimming for the 2012 London games, on February 2, in Sydney. Thorpe said he was coming back as a AFP - Five-time Olympic freestyle champion Ian Thorpe announced his return to swimming for the 2012 London games, saying he could "actually taste" his desire to compete.

Wary China avoids comment on calls for reform in Egypt

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:50 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's tightly controlled state-run media has largely avoided commenting on the turmoil sweeping Egypt, wary that calls for political reform in the Arab world's most populous nation could ripple into China.

Former FM Straw to bring Iraq hearings to a close (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:17 PM PST

Former foreign minister Jack Straw was Wednesday to give evidence to Britain's Iraq war inquiry for the third time as the panel prepared to hold its final public hearing.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Former foreign minister Jack Straw was Wednesday to give evidence to Britain's Iraq war inquiry for the third time as the panel prepared to hold its final public hearing.

Sumo faces reports of bout-fixing (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:21 PM PST

AP - Japan's scandal-tainted national sport of sumo wrestling is facing new allegations that senior wrestlers used cell phones to plan how to fix matches.


Soldiers wounded in Mauritania blast: source (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:04 PM PST

Reuters - Several Mauritanian soldiers were wounded early Wednesday after a vehicle they were pursuing exploded in the capital Nouakchott, according to a security source in the city.


Australia cyclone upgraded to top threat level (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:33 PM PST

Locals chat casually on the Esplanade in Cairns as storm clouds gather over the Coral Sea ahead of the impending cyclone Yasi, on February 2. Flood-battered Australia braces for one of the worst cyclones in its history, which is set to hit the popular Great Barrier Reef tourist coast late on Wednesday.(AFP/Paul Crock)AFP - A massive cyclone roaring towards Australia has strengthened to the most dangerous threat level, as officials are warning it could be the strongest storm in generations.

World reacts to Mubarak's announcement

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:11 PM PST

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced Tuesday that he would not stand for re-election during presidential elections scheduled for September but neither would he step down early. Following are reactions to the news:
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