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Today's World News: Egyptians gather for mass march to oust Mubarak Pakistan court blocks handing over of U.S. "diplomat" South Korea's conciliatory Lee hints at summit with North Australia evacuates coastal cities in path of big cyclone In Myanmar's gleaming new capital, uncertain promise Atop Egypt's Uprising? BP resumes dividends despite full-year loss Egypt's army promises no force against protesters Haiti: Aristide can have passport, hasn't applied Egypt protesters gather for mass march S. Korea's Lee urges North to improve ties Tories get set but say won't induce election Australians evacuate as cyclone aims for NE coast Cairo protesters distrustful as opposition groups jockey How Young Egyptians Rejuvenate the Opposition Movement Hillary Clinton presses Haiti's René Préval to break election stalemate Sarkozy clashes with UN food chief Egyptians gather for mass march to oust Mubarak Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:12 pm PST Reuters - Crowds gathered in central Cairo on Tuesday for a protest they hoped would swell to a million people demanding an end to the 30-year-rule of President Hosni Mubarak. Full Story Top Pakistan court blocks handing over of U.S. "diplomat" Mon, 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. Full Story Top South Korea's conciliatory Lee hints at summit with North Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:54 pm PST Reuters - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said on Tuesday he had high hopes for the first inter-Korean talks in months, marking a significant softening in tone and holding out the possibility of a summit with North Korea. Full Story Top Australia evacuates coastal cities in path of big cyclone Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:53 pm PST Reuters - Australia evacuated thousands of people from its northeast coast on Tuesday as a cyclone rivaling Hurricane Katrina bore down on tourism towns and rural communities, with officials saying it could even threaten areas deep inland that were ruined by floods last month. Full Story Top In Myanmar's gleaming new capital, uncertain promise Mon, 31 Jan 2011 07:22 pm PST Reuters - Its name translates as "Abode of Kings," but it is far from clear whether Myanmar's new capital and its gleaming new parliamentary complex can return the reclusive state to its former glory. Full Story Top Atop Egypt's Uprising? Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:25 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. Full Story Top BP resumes dividends despite full-year loss Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:53 pm PST AP - BP has announced it is resuming dividends as the oil company reported a gain in fourth-quarter profits which fell short of reversing a full-year loss. Full Story Top Egypt's army promises no force against protesters Mon, 31 Jan 2011 07:57 pm PST AP - Egypt's military pledged not to fire on protesters in a sign that army support for President Hosni Mubarak may be unraveling on the eve of a major escalation — a push for a million people to take to the streets Tuesday to demand the authoritarian leader's ouster. Full Story Top Haiti: Aristide can have passport, hasn't applied Mon, 31 Jan 2011 05:28 pm PST AP - Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is eligible for a passport but has not applied for one, Haitian officials said Monday. Full Story Top Egypt protesters gather for mass march Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:43 pm PST AFP - Egyptian protesters were gathering in their thousands Tuesday for mass marches in their campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak, reassured by the army, which has said it will not fire on them. Full Story Top S. Korea's Lee urges North to improve ties Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:41 pm PST AFP - South Korea's President Lee Myung-Bak urged North Korea Tuesday to seize a "good chance" to improve relations in upcoming military talks, and raised the possibility of a summit with leader Kim Jong-Il. Full Story Top Tories get set but say won't induce election Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:01 am PST Reuters - Prime Minister Stephen Harper put high-level election campaign staff in place on Monday, but his top spokesman said the Conservative government would do nothing to provoke an election. Full Story Top Australians evacuate as cyclone aims for NE coast Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:36 pm PST AP - Military helicopters evacuated hospital patients Tuesday as authorities ordered thousands of people to flee a powerful, "life-threatening" cyclone roaring toward waterlogged northeast Australia. Full Story Top Cairo protesters distrustful as opposition groups jockey Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:36 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - Egypt’s notoriously fractious political opposition appeared to be uniting this week, trying to ride the wave of the popular uprising that has threatened the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. Full Story Top How Young Egyptians Rejuvenate the Opposition Movement Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:25 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 Full Story Top Hillary Clinton presses Haiti's René Préval to break election stalemate Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:52 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - After two months of electoral stalemate from Haiti's disputed national election, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Caribbean nation on Sunday with a clear message for their president: Move out of the way. Full Story Top Sarkozy clashes with UN food chief Mon, 31 Jan 2011 01:43 am PST OneWorld.net - LONDON, Jan 31 (OneWorld.net) - An apparent rift with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization signals a shaky start to French ambitions for the G20 countries to tackle world food insecurity. Full Story Top

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