Mubarak says he 'wants to go'

Mubarak says he 'wants to go'
First film footage of Amazon tribe
Morocco government plays down call for protests
Argentine Official Blasts U.S.-Run Police Program
Man shot dead by off-duty officer
Parents Seek More Action on PCBs in Schools
Denmark finds cartoonist attacker guilty of terror
Brazil promises free medicines
At War: Luck Goes a Long Way in Afghanistan
High and Low Finance: From 1983, Hints of Strong Job Growth in 2011
The battle for Tahrir Square
Tunisia replaces regional governors
Suspected gas explosions at Turkish plant kill 10
Mubarak: I fear Egyptian 'chaos'
Guantanamo inmate dies in prison
Secret film of Egypt reporting difficulties
JPMorgan Hid Doubts on Madoff, Documents Suggest
Berlusconi search request blocked
Amazon drought stirs climate fear
Vegas casino heist suspect held

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:27 PM PST

Egyptian president tells ABC News he is "fed up" but fearful about the consequences were he to resign immediately.

First film footage of Amazon tribe

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:14 PM PST

An isolated tribe living in the Amazon rainforest on the Brazil-Peru border is filmed by the BBC.

Morocco government plays down call for protests

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:57 PM PST

RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco said Thursday it was not worried about opposition plans for a peaceful protest later this month to press for reforms in the monarchy and the resignation of the government.

Argentine Official Blasts U.S.-Run Police Program

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:59 PM PST

Argentina's relations with the U.S. hit a new bump as President Cristina Kirchner's foreign minister suggested that a U.S.-sponsored police-training program was teaching oppressive tactics to members of the Buenos Aires police force.

Man shot dead by off-duty officer

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:00 PM PST

A man has been shot dead by an off-duty police officer during a suspected robbery at a petrol station in Belfast, the PSNI says.

Parents Seek More Action on PCBs in Schools

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:56 PM PST

The presence of toxic chemicals called PCBs in schools is raising concern from parents and regulators and causing friction with the city.

Denmark finds cartoonist attacker guilty of terror

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A Danish court found a Somali man guilty on Thursday of attempted terrorism for trying to kill a cartoonist whose 2005 drawing of the Prophet Mohammad stirred Muslim outrage around the globe.

Brazil promises free medicines

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:34 AM PST

Brazil is to provide free medicines for diabetes and high blood pressure, as part of President Rousseff's campaign to end extreme poverty.

At War: Luck Goes a Long Way in Afghanistan

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:42 AM PST

At the end of a year-long tour in Afghanistan, Captain Schwengler said that there is no explanation for this kind of luck. Twenty-five of his soldiers have been wounded in action in Ghazni Province, he said. It could have been much worse.

High and Low Finance: From 1983, Hints of Strong Job Growth in 2011

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:40 PM PST

With the latest unemployment figures to be released Friday, there are signs that the economy is doing better than some statistics would indicate.

The battle for Tahrir Square

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:05 AM PST

Al Jazeera's online producer recounts a night of violence in central Cairo.

Tunisia replaces regional governors

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:24 PM PST

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia has replaced all 24 regional governors, the state news agency said Thursday, as part of efforts to dismantle the legacy of ousted president Zine al-Abdine Ben Ali.

Suspected gas explosions at Turkish plant kill 10

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:52 AM PST

ANKARA (Reuters) - Two suspected gas explosions occurring several hours apart killed 10 people and wounded dozens more in an industrial zone in Turkey's capital Ankara on Thursday, local officials said.

Mubarak: I fear Egyptian 'chaos'

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:10 PM PST

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says he would like to resign immediately but fears the country would descend into chaos if he did so.

Guantanamo inmate dies in prison

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:13 PM PST

An Afghan inmate at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has collapsed and died after exercising, US military officials say.

Secret film of Egypt reporting difficulties

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:25 AM PST

Opponents of Egypt's President Mubarak go on the offensive, pushing counter-demonstrators out of side streets in central Cairo.

JPMorgan Hid Doubts on Madoff, Documents Suggest

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:50 PM PST

Newly unsealed court documents show that bank executives were suspicious of Bernard Madoff's accounts and steered clients away from him but did not alert regulators.

Berlusconi search request blocked

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:15 AM PST

Italy's parliament rejects a search request by prosecutors over allegations that PM Silvio Berlusconi has had sex with an under-age prostitute.

Amazon drought stirs climate fear

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:23 AM PST

Last year's Amazon drought was worst than the last big one, in 2005, raising new fears for the region's capacity to continue absorbing mankind's CO2 emissions.