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Today's World News: Lawlessness on Egypt streets, Mubarak clings on Tunis shopkeepers turn against protesters At least 8 dead in head-on German train collision Suicide bomber kills Kandahar deputy governor Jordanians rally against corruption and poverty Scandals Shake Germany's Faith in its Military Foreign potheads seek alternatives to Dutch coffee shop Iraqis watch Egypt unrest with sense of irony Violence, scandal mar governor's race in Mexico Gulf stock markets down on Egypt concerns Somali pirates brought to face charges in S. Korea Golds, oil shield TSX from Egypt-related selloff Cyclones to hit flood-weary Australia Cairo protesters: 'We’re staying here until Mubarak leaves.' Egypt's Turmoil: The Army's OK with the Protesters, for Now Egypt's crackdown on protesters evokes Iran's heavy hand in 2009 unrest Darfur Returning 'To Past Patterns of Violence' 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 Tunis shopkeepers turn against protesters Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:04 am PST Reuters - Desperate to return to work after weeks of protests brought Tunis to a standstill, shopkeepers armed with sticks and knives guarded the entrance to the covered market on Saturday and pushed back a small gang of protesters. Full Story Top At least 8 dead in head-on German train collision Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:34 pm PST Reuters - At least eight people have died in a head-on train collision in eastern Germany, with some 35 injured, authorities said Sunday. Full Story Top Suicide bomber kills Kandahar deputy governor Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:23 am PST Reuters - A motorcycle suicide bomber killed the deputy governor of Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Saturday, a blow to U.S.-led forces trying to bolster governance and fight a robust insurgency in the Taliban's heartland. Full Story Top Jordanians rally against corruption and poverty Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:16 am PST Reuters - Jordanian activists rallied outside government offices Saturday as they tried to step up their campaign to force Prime Minister Samir Rifai to step down. Full Story Top Scandals Shake Germany's Faith in its Military Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:40 pm PST Time.com - A series of scandals involving Germany's military has prompted aninquiry into leadership structures and training practices. But is theBundeswehr's reputation tarnished beyond repair? Full Story Top Foreign potheads seek alternatives to Dutch coffee shop Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:12 pm PST AFP - Learning to grow their own weed or finding a dealer: French and Belgian potheads are seeking alternatives to the famous Dutch coffee shop as The Hague plans to cut off drug tourists. 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 Violence, scandal mar governor's race in Mexico Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:39 pm PST AP - Corruption scandals, political violence and the drug war shadow Sunday's gubernatorial election in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, home to the resort city of Acapulco and a cartel battleground. Full Story Top Gulf stock markets down on Egypt concerns Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:41 pm PST AFP - Several Gulf stock markets dropped Sunday on apparent concerns over developments in Egypt, with the Dubai market leading the plunge with a slide of more than six percent. Full Story Top Somali pirates brought to face charges in S. Korea Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:42 pm PST AFP - Five suspected Somali pirates captured when a hijacked ship was rescued were brought to South Korea Sunday and formally arrested amid growing legal efforts around the world to deal with the problem. 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 Cyclones to hit flood-weary Australia Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:24 pm PST AFP - Flood-shattered Australia braced for further downpours on Sunday as two tropical cyclones hammered toward the devastated northeast, threatening further misery for already submerged towns. Full Story Top Cairo protesters: 'We’re staying here until Mubarak leaves.' Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:09 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - A day after massive demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak turned into raging battles with police, protesters remained on the streets of Cairo Saturday, confident that they could force the ouster of the president even as he sought to pacify them by appointing a new government. Full Story Top Egypt's Turmoil: The Army's OK with the Protesters, for Now Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:40 pm PST Time.com - But the military can't quite do all the work of the despised and now dispersed police force -- and will the Army always refrain from firing on the people? Full Story Top Egypt's crackdown on protesters evokes Iran's heavy hand in 2009 unrest Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:12 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - Egyptians say their growing protest against the 30-year-rule of President Hosni Mubarak was sparked by the Tunisia uprising that toppled another veteran authoritarian leader two weeks ago. 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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