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Today's Top Stories: Chaos engulfs Cairo; Mubarak points to succession Iraqis watch Egypt unrest with sense of irony 5 Somalis brought to SKorea to be tried for piracy Train crash in Germany kills 10, injures 33 In turnabout, Dems say GOP has dropped job focus Divers find no bodies in Central California canal Chaplains try a new path to deal with PTSD Alpha Natural reaches $7.1B deal for Massey Energy Hooper earns top DGA prize for `King's Speech' Ovechkin, Chara shine at NHL SuperSkills Lawlessness on Egypt streets, Mubarak clings on Alpha agrees to buy Massey Energy for about $7.1 billion Comcast completes NBC Universal merger Hedge funds appeal dismissed $2 billion suit vs Porsche Obama: will not refight battle over healthcare law Euro zone crisis seen turning corner Egypt appoints former air force commander as PM Five protesters wounded at Egyptian ministry: source Cairo braces for sixth day of anti-Mubarak anger South Sudan results show 98.83% chose to secede Chaos engulfs Cairo; Mubarak points to succession Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:37 pm PST AP - Egyptians woke up to a dawn of uncertainty Sunday with several key buildings still smoldering in the capital and thousands of anti-regime protesters remaining camped out at the city's main square in defiance of an extended nighttime curfew. Full Story Top Iraqis watch Egypt unrest with sense of irony Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:09 pm PST AP - Iraqis who have long suffered from high unemployment, poverty and endemic corruption, the catalysts of unrest spreading in the Arab world, called on their own government to take notice. Full Story Top 5 Somalis brought to SKorea to be tried for piracy Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:52 pm PST AP - Five Somali pirates captured during a raid on a hijacked cargo ship in the Arabian Sea were brought Sunday to South Korea, where they could face up to life imprisonment, the coast guard said. Full Story Top Train crash in Germany kills 10, injures 33 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:02 pm PST AP - A head-on train crash in eastern Germany killed 10 people and injured at least 33 others, eight of them severely, local firefighters said Sunday, and police feared the death toll could rise. Full Story Top In turnabout, Dems say GOP has dropped job focus Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:05 pm PST AP - Republicans won dozens of elections last fall after claiming Democrats had focused too little on creating jobs. Now GOP lawmakers stand accused of the same charge, using their new House majority to push to repeal the president's health care law, restrict abortions and highlight other social issues important to their most conservative supporters. Full Story Top Divers find no bodies in Central California canal Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:05 pm PST AP - Divers on Saturday ended their search in a canal without finding the bodies of a missing 4-year-old boy and his accused kidnapper near the underwater site where the suspect's car was found. Full Story Top Chaplains try a new path to deal with PTSD Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:59 pm PST AP - A Colorado theology school is teaching Air Force chaplains to consider the religious beliefs of servicemen and women to better help them cope with post-traumatic stress. Full Story Top Alpha Natural reaches $7.1B deal for Massey Energy Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:32 pm PST AP - Massey Energy Co., struggling with losses after an explosion that killed 29 workers at a West Virginia coal mine last spring, agreed Saturday to be taken over by Alpha Natural Resources Inc. Full Story Top Hooper earns top DGA prize for `King's Speech' Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:39 pm PST AP - Tom Hooper pulled off an upset win Saturday for the top film honor at the Directors Guild of America Awards for his British monarchy tale "The King's Speech." Full Story Top Ovechkin, Chara shine at NHL SuperSkills Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:40 pm PST AP - Alex Ovechkin took care of the flash and Zdeno Chara brought the blast. Together, they helped make Eric Staal look like a pretty shrewd general manager. Full Story Top Lawlessness on Egypt streets, Mubarak clings on Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:37 pm PST Reuters - Looted stores, burned out cars and the stench of blazing tires filled the streets of Cairo early on Sunday as President Hosni Mubarak sought to bargain with angry crowds and security forces struggled to contain looters. Full Story Top Alpha agrees to buy Massey Energy for about $7.1 billion Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:15 pm PST Reuters - Alpha Natural Resources said on Saturday it agreed to a $7.1 billion deal to buy Massey Energy Co, which was rocked by a deadly coal mining accident last year. Full Story Top Comcast completes NBC Universal merger Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:50 am PST Reuters - Comcast Corp has completed its takeover of NBC Universal, creating a $30 billion media behemoth that controls not just how television shows and movies are made but how they are delivered to people's homes. Full Story Top Hedge funds appeal dismissed $2 billion suit vs Porsche Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:23 am PST Reuters - A group of hedge funds led by Elliott Associates and Black Diamond Offshore Ltd appealed the dismissal of their $2 billion lawsuit against German automaker Porsche SE. Full Story Top Obama: will not refight battle over healthcare law Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:41 am PST Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday his healthcare overhaul is an important part of efforts to cut the budget deficit and insisted he will not "refight" the battle to pass the law. Full Story Top Euro zone crisis seen turning corner Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:11 am PST Reuters - European policymakers and international bankers at the Davos forum said on Saturday the euro zone's debt crisis had turned a corner and any doubt about the survival of the single currency area had passed. Full Story Top Egypt appoints former air force commander as PM Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:22 am PST Reuters - Egypt's president picked on Saturday a former air force commander and aviation minister, Ahmed Shafiq, as the next prime minister, ensuring men with military links are in the top three political jobs. Full Story Top Five protesters wounded at Egyptian ministry: source Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:42 am PST Reuters - At least five protesters were wounded by police Saturday when they tried to storm Egypt's Interior Ministry, security sources told Reuters. Full Story Top Cairo braces for sixth day of anti-Mubarak anger Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:39 pm PST AFP - Crowds of protesters began massing in central Cairo for a sixth day of angry revolt against Hosni Mubarak's regime Sunday, with over 100 already dead in protests demanding the veteran president quit. Full Story Top South Sudan results show 98.83% chose to secede Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:25 pm PST AFP - Close to 99 percent of south Sudanese chose to secede from the north in a January 9-15 referendum, according to the first complete preliminary results published Sunday. Full Story Top

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