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Today's World News: Egypt protesters camp out, Mubarak turns to army South Sudan votes 99 percent to separate from north South Korea rejects North's call for earlier military talks Tunisian Islamists show strength at chief's return As Myanmar new parliament opens, junta's shadow looms large Why Egypt's Omar Suleiman May Know the Generals' Next Move 'King's Speech' gets double Oscars boost Al-Jazeera appeals for social media help in Egypt Chavez's new threat: funding at risk for activists Egypt protesters call for general strike Japan kingpin Ozawa charged in funding scandal Golds, oil shield TSX from Egypt-related selloff Australia dodges cyclone 'bullet', fears remain ElBaradei to US: Take Egypt's Mubarak off life support As Lawlessness Grows, Egyptians Improvise Security It's official: South Sudan set to secede with a 99.57 percent vote Egypt Uprising 'As Serious as a Heart Attack' Egypt protesters camp out, Mubarak turns to army Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:15 pm PST Reuters - Egyptian protesters were camped out in central Cairo on Monday and vowed to stay until they had toppled President Hosni Mubarak, whose fate appeared to hang on the military as pressure mounted from the street and abroad. Full Story Top South Sudan votes 99 percent to separate from north Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:50 pm PST Reuters - South Sudan almost unanimously voted to declare independence from the north in a referendum, officials said on Sunday, sparking mass celebrations in the southern capital Juba. Full Story Top South Korea rejects North's call for earlier military talks Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:25 pm PST Reuters - South Korea on Monday rejected a push by the North to bring forward military talks by 10 days, saying it was not enough time to prepare for their first dialogue since the North's deadly attack against a border island last year. Full Story Top Tunisian Islamists show strength at chief's return Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:36 am PST Reuters - Thousands of Tunisians turned out on Sunday to welcome home an Islamist leader whose return from 22 years of exile indicated that his party would emerge as a major force in Tunisia after the ousting of its president. Full Story Top As Myanmar new parliament opens, junta's shadow looms large Sun, 30 Jan 2011 09:58 pm PST Reuters - An elected parliament convened in Myanmar on Monday for the first time in half a century, but inspired scant popular enthusiasm due to the widespread conviction it is just a smokescreen for continued military rule. Full Story Top Why Egypt's Omar Suleiman May Know the Generals' Next Move Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:45 pm PST Time.com - TIME.com's intelligence columnist weighs the situation in Egypt -- and why it may be futile trying to figure out what the country's military will do next Full Story Top 'King's Speech' gets double Oscars boost Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:26 pm PST AFP - British historical drama "The King's Speech" got yet another boost to its Oscars hopes, winning its second top prize in 24 hours at Hollywood's latest awards ceremony. Full Story Top Al-Jazeera appeals for social media help in Egypt Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:21 pm PST AP - The pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera is calling out for help from Egyptian bloggers and others after authorities closed its Cairo office amid unprecedented anti-state protests. Full Story Top Chavez's new threat: funding at risk for activists Sun, 30 Jan 2011 09:00 pm PST AP - A single number topped the front page of El Nacional one recent morning: 1,734. Full Story Top Egypt protesters call for general strike Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:54 pm PST AFP - Egyptian protesters on Monday called for an indefinite general strike, organisers said, as anti-government demonstrations raged into a seventh day. Full Story Top Japan kingpin Ozawa charged in funding scandal Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:56 pm PST Reuters - Japanese ruling party powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa was charged Monday over a funding scandal, a court spokesman said, a widely expected judicial move that could widen a rift in the ruling party over whether he should leave the party. 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 Australia dodges cyclone 'bullet', fears remain Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:51 pm PST AFP - Australia's Queensland state could be hit by a monster cyclone packing fierce 260 kilometre (162 mile) per hour winds, just as it recovers from weeks of deadly floods, officials warned Monday. Full Story Top ElBaradei to US: Take Egypt's Mubarak off life support Sun, 30 Jan 2011 12:35 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - Mohamed ElBaradei, the Egyptian Nobel Prize winner who says he has a mandate from Egypt's opposition to negotiate President Hosni Mubarak's withdrawal from power and the creation of a transitional government, urged the US to turn its back on long-time ally Mr. Mubarak in a series of television interviews earlier today. Full Story Top As Lawlessness Grows, Egyptians Improvise Security Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:45 pm PST Time.com - The much-hated police were allegedly withdrawn but they still lurk and may return. Meanwhile, citizens are turning vigilantes, with mixed results Full Story Top It's official: South Sudan set to secede with a 99.57 percent vote Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:49 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - Cheers and spontaneous dancing broke out as the first official announcement of results from South Sudan’s independence vote was made in the oil-rich region’s capital by members of commission that organized the referendum held earlier this month. Full Story Top Egypt Uprising 'As Serious as a Heart Attack' Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:44 am PST OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 29 (New America Media) - NAM Contributor Jalal Ghazi spoke with Dina Ibrahim, an Egyptian-born assistant professor of journalism at San Francisco State University whose area of expertise is Middle Eastern politics and media. Full Story Top

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