Concern over Russia protest arrests

Concern over Russia protest arrests

Concern over Russia protest arrests

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:32 PM PST

The United States is expressing concern about the way Russia is treating opposition protesters following the arrest of dozens of demonstrators who had been demanding the ousting of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.


World's oldest woman dies

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:36 PM PST

The world's oldest woman, Eunice Sanborn, has died in Texas, US, at the age of 114.


Atop Egypt's Uprising? (Time.com)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:05 PM PST

Time.com - It is not at all clear how far ElBaradei can go at the front of the current uprising, and whether he will be able to hold together the broad coalition of Islamic and secular political forces that have now aligned behind him.


US diplomat to meet with Mubarak: NY Times (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:22 PM PST

File photo of US envoy Frank Wisner. The veteran US diplomat sent to Egypt to gauge the turbulent situation there will meet with President Hosni Mubarak, The New York Times reported Tuesday.(AFP/File/Samuel Kubani)AFP - A veteran US diplomat sent to Egypt to gauge the turbulent situation there will meet with President Hosni Mubarak, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

Pakistani court blocks release of American suspect (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:20 PM PST

People look at blood stains at a roadside in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. A U.S. consular employee shot and killed two gunmen as they approached his vehicle in a congested street in Pakistan on Thursday, police said. A pedestrian was also killed by a speeding American car trying to help, an officer said. The U.S. Embassy said an American employee was involved in the incident in Lahore, but could not confirm details. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)AP - A Pakistani court ordered the government Tuesday not to release an American official arrested in the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis despite U.S. insistence that he has diplomatic immunity and has been detained illegally.

How Young Egyptians Rejuvenate the Opposition Movement (Time.com)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:05 PM PST

Time.com - Through Facebook, Twitter and other social media -- and the momentum of Tunisia -- a younger faction of the opposition charged up the fight against Mubarak


Giant protest to kick off in Egypt

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:04 PM PST

Thousands begin to assemble in downtown Cairo for the "million-man-march" aimed at forcing president Mubarak to resign.


Pakistan court blocks handing over of U.S. "diplomat" (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:45 PM PST

Reuters - A Pakistani court on Tuesday barred the government from handing over a U.S. diplomat arrested for killing two Pakistanis to the United States, in a case that could create new strains between the allies.


South Korea's Lee open to summit with Kim Jong Il (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:50 PM PST

South Koreans watch a live TV reporting South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at a panel debate at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Lee urged North Korea to show responsibility for last year's two deadly attacks ahead of looming defense talks between the divided countries.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - South Korea's president pressed North Korea on Tuesday to change its pattern of provocations and take responsibility for two deadly attacks last year, saying that could lead to a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

Pakistan court blocks handing over of U.S. "diplomat"

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:45 PM PST

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani court on Tuesday barred the government from handing over a U.S. diplomat arrested for killing two Pakistanis to the United States, in a case that could create new strains between the allies.

S Korea's peace overture to North

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:34 PM PST

Lee Myung-Bak, president of South Korea, has urged North Korea to seize the "good chance" to improve strained relations.


Iran, opposition embrace Egypt's protesters

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:54 PM PST

While some governments are trying to walk a fine line between supporting Egypt's president and supporting protesters in that tumultuous nation, Iranian officials are taking the side of the protesters.

Governments pull citizens out of Egypt ahead of march (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:20 PM PST

Reuters - Foreign countries stepped up efforts to pull their nationals out of Egypt on Tuesday as anti-government protesters hoped to rally a million-strong march for democracy.


Dogs aid bowel cancer fight (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:18 PM PST

Researchers led by Hideto Sonoda at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, used the specially-trained female black labrador to carry out 74 AFP - Japanese researchers reported a "lab" breakthrough: a dog that can scent bowel cancer in breath and stool samples as accurately as hi-tech diagnostic tools.

Pakistan Christians feel threatened

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:11 PM PST

Unease spreads among the Christian minority as blasphemy law reignites controversy.


Myanmar parliament begins choosing government (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:55 PM PST

AP - Myanmar's first parliament in more then two decades is set to begin the task of putting together a new government.


Feng Shui, Year of the Rabbit and...Your Stock Picks for 2011?

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:15 PM PST

Making the most of feng shui in the Year of the Rabbit for your 2011 stock picks.


The Fifth Shift in Business Technology

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:02 PM PST

At the IBM Lotusphere conference on Monday in Orlando, IBM Collaboration Solutions General Manager A


Rival Koreas agree to military talks February 8 (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:10 PM PST

South Korea's President Lee Myung-Bak speaks to the nation at the presidential Blue House in Seoul January 3, 2011. REUTERS/The Blue House/HandoutReuters - Rivals South and North Korea have agreed to hold preliminary military talks on February 8 in an attempt to defuse tensions on the divided peninsula, the defense ministry in Seoul said on Tuesday.

Egyptian Military Proving to Be Rival Power Center to Mubarak (Time.com)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:50 PM PST

Time.com - A military vow not to use force against Egypt's protesters -- if maintained -- may mean the regime is no longer in a position to crush the rebellion


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