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Street battles rage on outside Cairo Interior Ministry
EGYPT

Street battles rage on outside Cairo Interior Ministry

Protesters in Cairo stormed Egypt's Interior Ministry Friday, in the second day of rioting following Wednesday's football stadium disaster that killed 74. Two people were reported dead in Cairo and two more in Suez.
Thousands to march in Moscow against Putin
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Thousands to march in Moscow against Putin

Russia refuses to support redrafted Syria resolution
SYRIA

Russia refuses to support redrafted Syria resolution

‘Anonymous’ hack FBI-Scotland Yard phone call
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‘Anonymous’ hack FBI-Scotland Yard phone call

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US unemployment rate at three-year low
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US unemployment rate at three-year low

The US jobless rate dropped to a three-year low of 8.3 percent and the economy created 243,000 jobs in January, marking the fastest employment growth in nine months, the Labor Department said Friday.
China says it does not intend to ‘buy’ Europe
CHINA-EUROPE

China says it does not intend to ‘buy’ Europe

China’s premier Wen Jiabao (pictured) pledged his country’s cooperation to help Europe fight its debt crisis during a meeting Friday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel but denied it meant China wanted to “buy Europe”.
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‘Extras’ bussed in for Sarkozy publicity stunt
FRANCE

‘Extras’ bussed in for Sarkozy publicity stunt

French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a visit to a social housing building site Thursday to highlight his work on this key election issue - but according to builders at the site, many of the ‘workers’ Sarkozy met on the tour had been bussed in.
Khmer Rouge jailer gets life on appeal
CAMBODIA

Khmer Rouge jailer gets life on appeal

Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, asked for a full acquittal because he was “following orders” – but the man responsible for some 15,000 deaths during the brutal Khmer Rouge regime will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Debt-ridden Hungarian flag carrier grounds all flights
ECONOMY

Debt-ridden Hungarian flag carrier grounds all flights

Hungary’s national carrier Malev ceased operations Friday, grounding all its flights and stranding more than 7,000 passengers after some of its planes were held overseas for unpaid debts.
France out for revenge against Italy in Six Nations
RUGBY

France out for revenge against Italy in Six Nations

Rugby's Six Nations tournament kicks off Saturday, with France set to play Italy at the Stade de France. France made it through to the last World Cup finals, but Italy beat Les Bleus in last year's Six Nations.
EGYPT

Two American tourists, guide kidnapped in Sinai released

The two US female tourists and their Egyptian guide who were kidnapped Friday morning in the Sinai have been released unharmed, security sources have said.
Somalia famine over but emergency remains, says UN
SOMALIA

Somalia famine over but emergency remains, says UN

The UN Somalia Food Security Nutrition Analysis Unit and the US famine warning network FEWS NET said in a statement Friday that famine conditions have ended in Somalia, but that humanitarian conditions are still dire.
Tuareg civilians attacked in Bamako
On The Observers

Tuareg civilians attacked in Bamako

President Amadou Toumani Touré has urged Malians not to “confuse” Tuareg civilians with the Tuareg rebels that the army is fighting in the country’s north. Some residents of the capital are paying dearly for such “confusion.” Read more…
Cold snap claims more lives across Europe
WEATHER

Cold snap claims more lives across Europe

Europe's cold snap has claimed at least 139 lives across Eastern Europe and Germany. The Ukraine is the hardest-hit nation, with 63 dead. France has put around a quarter of its administrative departments on orange alert.
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Megaupload founder denied bail

A New Zealand court on Friday refused an appeal by Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom to be released on bail. He argued he had no intention to flee to his home country of Germany, where he would be safe from the US demand for his extradition.
US tycoon Donald Trump backs Romney for Republican ticket
US ELECTIONS

US tycoon Donald Trump backs Romney for Republican ticket

Tycoon and US television star Donald Trump said on Thursday he was backing candidate Mitt Romney's bid for the Republican party's presidential nomination. Trump said he was won over by Romney’s success in the key Florida primary.
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