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What to expect this week from school protests rattling France's government
Libya, Yemen crack down; Bahrain pulls back tanks
CAIRO (AP) - Security forces in Libya and Yemen fired on pro-democracy demonstrators Saturday as the two hard-line regimes struck back against the wave of protests that has already toppled autocrats in Egypt and Tu…
Relevance of G-20 threatened by fuzzy compromise
PARIS - The world's dominant economies on Saturday struck a watered down deal on how to smooth out trade and currency imbalances many say exacerbated the finan…
World/Nation briefs February 13, 2011
Thousands demand reforms in Algeria
Earthquake jolts Chile; no risk of tsunami this time
CAUQUENES, Chile (AP) - A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck central Chile Friday, centered in almost exactly the same spot where last year's magnitude-8.8 quake spawned a tsunami and devastated coastal communities.
Egypt's Mubarak refuses to quit
CAIRO (AP) - President Hosni Mubarak refused to step down or leave Egypt and instead handed most of his powers to his vice president Thursday, enraging protest…
Strikes in Egypt add to pressure from protests
CAIRO - Thousands of workers went on strike Wednesday across Egypt, adding a new dimension to the uprising as public rage turned to the vast wealth President H…
Egypt ruling party leaders resign
CAIRO (AP) - The leadership of Egypt's ruling party stepped down Saturday as the military figures spearheading the transition tried to placate protesters without giving them the one resignation they demand, Preside…
Tens of thousands march against Yemen's president
SANAA, Yemen - Tens of thousands of protesters Thursday staged unprecedented demonstrations against Yemen's autocratic president, a key U.S. ally in battling I…
Is there anybody out there?
WASHINGTON - An orbiting NASA telescope is finding whole new worlds of possibilities in the search for alien life, spotting more than 50 potential planets that…
Drug war escalates in Mexico
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) - Suspected drug cartel gunmen hurled grenades, burned vehicles and blocked streets in a rapid series of attacks in Mexico's second-largest city, authorities said Wednesday.
Heavy gunfire rings out in Cairo protest square
CAIRO - Bursts of heavy gunfire rained into Cairo's Tahrir Square before dawn Thursday, killing at least three anti-government demonstrators among crowds trying to hold the site after a dramatic assault hours earli…
Egypt crisis pressures U.S. allies
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Jordan's king fired his Cabinet on Tuesday and the Palestinian president promised to hold long-delayed elections as America's Mideast all…
Foreigners flee from chaotic Egypt
CAIRO (AP) - Cairo's international airport was a scene of chaos and confusion Monday as thousands of foreigners sought to flee the unrest in Egypt, and countries around the world scrambled to send in planes to fly …
Egyptian reform leader calls for Mubarak to resign
CAIRO - Egypt's most prominent democracy advocate took up a bullhorn Sunday and called for President Hosni Mubarak to resign, speaking to thousands of proteste…
Chaos engulfs Cairo
CAIRO - With protests raging, Egypt's president named his intelligence chief as his first-ever vice president on Saturday, setting the stage for a successor as chaos engulfed the capital. Soldiers stood by - a few …