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Today's World News: Egypt wakes to devastation as Mubarak refuses to quit Police destroy protest camp at Tunisian PM's office Suicide bomber kills Kandahar deputy governor WikiLeaks founder says enjoys making banks squirm Iran hangs Dutch woman arrested after protests Egypt: Mubarak's Defiance Makes Life Harder for Obama Djokovic glad 'not to have British pressure' As unrest sweeps Egypt, president refuses to quit Retired officers in Uruguay protest 'harassment' Obama tells Mubarak: Must take 'concrete steps' Deputy governor killed in Afghanistan Golds, oil shield TSX from Egypt-related selloff Australian doctor's surgery viewings cause stir Egyptian army storms museum to protect from looters Supermarket Attack: A Dangerous Turn in Kabul In Cairo, Egypt, a street-eye view on a day of 'revolution' and high hopes Darfur Returning 'To Past Patterns of Violence' Egypt wakes to devastation as Mubarak refuses to quit Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:53 pm PST Reuters - President Hosni Mubarak clung to power in Egypt on Saturday after days of popular protests against his 30-year-old rule in which at least 24 people were killed and more than 1,000 wounded. Full Story Top Police destroy protest camp at Tunisian PM's office Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:43 pm PST Reuters - Tunisian riot police broke up a protest camp in the capital on Friday, hoping to end days of demonstrations against a government that has undergone a major overhaul to meet some of the crowds' demands. Full Story Top Suicide bomber kills Kandahar deputy governor Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:26 pm PST Reuters - A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed the deputy governor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province and wounded at least five others on Saturday, officials said. Full Story Top WikiLeaks founder says enjoys making banks squirm Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:11 pm PST Reuters - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he enjoys making banks squirm thinking they might be the next targets of his website which has published U.S. diplomatic and military secrets. Full Story Top Iran hangs Dutch woman arrested after protests Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:24 pm PST Reuters - An Iranian-Dutch woman, arrested after taking part in anti-government protests in Iran in 2009, has been hanged for drug smuggling, the semi-official Mehr news agency said on Saturday. Full Story Top Egypt: Mubarak's Defiance Makes Life Harder for Obama Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:50 pm PST Time.com - The U.S. sees its interests in the region best preserved by encouraging reform and a gentler regime in Egypt, but its long-term client strongman may have other ideas Full Story Top Djokovic glad 'not to have British pressure' Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:17 pm PST AFP - Novak Djokovic says his Australian Open final opponent Andy Murray is weighed down by the media pressure of being a British player and the history that accompanies it. Full Story Top As unrest sweeps Egypt, president refuses to quit Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:03 pm PST AP - In his first response to the unrest sweeping his nation, Egypt's president fired his Cabinet Saturday and promised reforms but refused to step down, setting the stage for perhaps even heavier street battles with protesters calling for an end to his nearly 30 years in power. Full Story Top Retired officers in Uruguay protest 'harassment' Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:05 pm PST AP - A group of retired Uruguayan military officers said that human rights investigations into alleged abuses during the 1973-1985 dictatorship have become harassment and warned they could make their "voice heard." Full Story Top Obama tells Mubarak: Must take 'concrete steps' Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:19 pm PST AP - Stepping up pressure on a stalwart but flawed Middle East ally, President Barack Obama said he personally told Egypt's Hosni Mubarak Friday night to take "concrete steps" to expand rights inside the Arab nation and refrain from violence against protesters flooding the streets of Cairo and other cities. The White House suggested U.S. aid could be at stake. Full Story Top Deputy governor killed in Afghanistan Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:54 pm PST AFP - The deputy governor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, the spiritual home of the Taliban, was killed in a suicide attack, according to the provincial chief. Full Story Top Golds, oil shield TSX from Egypt-related selloff Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:46 pm PST Reuters - Rising energy and materials shares, spurred by surging oil and gold prices, kept Toronto's main stock index in positive territory on Friday, fending off a selloff in other areas in the wake of unrest in Egypt. Full Story Top Australian doctor's surgery viewings cause stir Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:52 pm PST AFP - A top Australian medical body warned a renowned brain surgeon on Friday he risked turning his work into a "spectator sport" by offering people a chance to watch him operate to raise money for charity. Full Story Top Egyptian army storms museum to protect from looters Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:13 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - The Egyptian army secured Cairo's famed antiquities museum early Saturday, protecting thousands of priceless artifacts, including the gold mask of King Tutankhamun, from looters. Full Story Top Supermarket Attack: A Dangerous Turn in Kabul Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:50 pm PST Time.com - The suicide assault on an upscale grocery patronized by foreign residents in the capital may be the beginning of a violent new phase in the war in Afghanistan Full Story Top In Cairo, Egypt, a street-eye view on a day of 'revolution' and high hopes Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:48 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak responded to the massive uprising that swept Egypt Friday, breaking his silence to announce he had dissolved the government but that he would not step down. The president said he understands the frustrations and aspirations of the people, and said that protests were possible only because of the increased freedom he had given the people. Full Story Top Darfur Returning 'To Past Patterns of Violence' Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:38 pm PST OneWorld.net - NAIROBI, Jan 28 (IRIN) - Fighting between government and rebel groups in North and South Darfur in western Sudan has displaced tens of thousands of people and hindered access by humanitarian workers to some affected areas, sources said. Full Story Top

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