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Today's World News: Coptics protesting bombing clash with Egypt police Strong 7.1 magnitude quake hits Chile, no injuries Pakistan PM to meet opposition on political turmoil Ivory Coast's Gbagbo resists African demands he step down Australian floods submerge towns, coal exports hit Mourning in Alexandria: Egypt's Christians Worship and Worry China will continue to buy Spanish debt: Li Keqiang US military: 2 US soldiers killed in central Iraq Mexico plan to save violent border city is lacking Sreesanth "woken up" by clash with S.Africa captain Smith Qualcomm to build $1 billion panel plant in Taiwan Pengrowth Alberta pipeline explodes, no injuries Lucky escape as Australian cinema ceiling collapses Egypt's Christians pick up the pieces after deadly News Year's Eve church bombing Zug's Secrets: Switzerland's Corporate Hideaway So long, smoke-filled tapas bars: Spain's smoking ban begins Egypt Church Bombing Fuels Sectarian Rift Coptics protesting bombing clash with Egypt police Sun, 2 Jan 2011 08:10 pm PST Reuters - Angry Coptic Christians clashed with police on Sunday as they demanded more protection for Egypt's Christians following a New Year's Day church bombing that killed 21 of their brethren. Full Story Top Strong 7.1 magnitude quake hits Chile, no injuries Sun, 2 Jan 2011 06:36 pm PST Reuters - A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit central Chile on Sunday, driving panicked residents from their homes due to fears of a tsunami but causing no injuries or damage, officials said. Full Story Top Pakistan PM to meet opposition on political turmoil Sun, 2 Jan 2011 10:47 pm PST Reuters - Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani plans to meet opposition leaders on Monday in a bid to head off a possible vote of no confidence after a key partner quit the governing coalition. Full Story Top Ivory Coast's Gbagbo resists African demands he step down Sun, 2 Jan 2011 04:17 pm PST Reuters - Ivory Coast's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo has said he will reject a demand by African heads of state on Monday that he cede power to his rival Alassane Ouattara or face force. Full Story Top Australian floods submerge towns, coal exports hit Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:31 pm PST Reuters - Military aircraft ferried supplies to an Australian town slowly sinking beneath swollen rivers on Monday, as record flooding in the country's northeast severed roads and ports, curtailing coal exports and devastating farmland. Full Story Top Mourning in Alexandria: Egypt's Christians Worship and Worry Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:05 pm PST Time.com - In the aftermath of the suicide attack on a Coptic church, Christians complain of government discrimination and increasing friction with Muslims Full Story Top China will continue to buy Spanish debt: Li Keqiang Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:35 pm PST Reuters - Chinese officials have faith in Spain's financial system and will continue to take part in government debt auctions, China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang wrote in an editorial in El Pais on Monday. Full Story Top US military: 2 US soldiers killed in central Iraq Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:09 pm PST AP - The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in central Iraq. Full Story Top Mexico plan to save violent border city is lacking Sun, 2 Jan 2011 09:03 pm PST AP - In a dusty hillside slum, one of Ciudad Juarez's most dangerous, an immaculately refurbished park spreads for two blocks, interrupting the concrete shacks with a brand new covered amphitheater, Astroturf soccer field and playground exercise toys designed to fight childhood obesity. Full Story Top Sreesanth "woken up" by clash with S.Africa captain Smith Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:31 pm PST Reuters - India paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth said on Sunday he had been "woken up" by his confrontation with South Africa captain Graeme Smith in the second test in Durban last week. Full Story Top Qualcomm to build $1 billion panel plant in Taiwan Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:51 pm PST Reuters - U.S.-based Qualcomm Inc will invest nearly $1 billion in Taiwan this year to build a display plant to tap growing demand for new portable devices including electronics reading devices. Full Story Top Pengrowth Alberta pipeline explodes, no injuries Sun, 2 Jan 2011 04:14 pm PST Reuters - A Pengrowth Energy Corp gas pipeline in north central Alberta exploded and caught fire on Saturday, forcing it to shut-in part of its production, the company said on Sunday. Full Story Top Lucky escape as Australian cinema ceiling collapses Sun, 2 Jan 2011 10:49 pm PST AFP - Dozens of Australian moviegoers were injured Monday when the roof of a cinema crashed down on them during a wild storm, forcing them to scramble under seats to avoid falling debris. Full Story Top Egypt's Christians pick up the pieces after deadly News Year's Eve church bombing Sun, 2 Jan 2011 01:22 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - Worshipers in Alexandria, Egypt, returned Sunday to the church that was the target of a deadly New Year's Eve bombing to hold a somber mass amid sobering reminders of the worst attack on Egypt's Christian minority in more than a decade. Full Story Top Zug's Secrets: Switzerland's Corporate Hideaway Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:05 pm PST Time.com - Zug's Secrets: Switzerland's Corporate Hideaway Full Story Top So long, smoke-filled tapas bars: Spain's smoking ban begins Sun, 2 Jan 2011 12:09 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - Spain’s reign as the last Western European haven for smokers ended Sunday as a new law came into effect banning smoking in enclosed public places. Full Story Top Egypt Church Bombing Fuels Sectarian Rift Sun, 2 Jan 2011 12:50 pm PST OneWorld.net - CAIRO, Jan 2 (IPS) - It was a tragic year for Egypt’s minority Coptic Christian community that began with a drive-by shooting at a church in southern Egypt, and ended in deadly clashes near Cairo after authorities halted construction of a church. As 2010 came to a close, Copts ushering in the New Year with a midnight mass in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria wondered if 2011 would be any better. Full Story Top

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