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News for Thursday, 1 Jan 1970

Countries evacuate citizens as Egyptian crisis worsens

PARIS - Countries around the globe stepped up evacuation of foreign tourists and workers from Egypt on Monday as anti-government protestors called for further pressure to make beleaguered President Hosni...

Police return to Cairo streets

CAIRO - Police were back on the streets of the Egyptian capital on Monday, smiling at motorists and sticking close to each other, a stone's throw away from burned-out shells...

EU energy chief says Egyptian regime ‘incomprehensible’

BRUSSELS - The EU's energy commissioner broke ranks on Monday when he labelled the Egyptian authorities' handling of mass street democracy protests as careless beyond belief. While European Union foreign...

EU urges Mubarak to immediately talk to opposition

BRUSSELS - EU chief diplomat Catherine Ashton urged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to immediately hold talks with the opposition Monday and respond to the aspirations of anti-government protesters.
"The legitimate...

Big turnout urged as Niger votes for new leader

NIAMEY - Niger's junta leader called on voters for a massive turnout on Monday to close the door on military rule by electing a new, civilian president to head one...

Arab rebellions puncture Qaeda propaganda

LONDON - Revolts in Egypt and Tunisia have struck a blow against Al Qaeda's call to violence as a means of overthrowing autocratic governments, showing "people power" to be a...

Myanmar opens junta-dominated parliament

NAYPYIDAW - Myanmar's new junta-dominated parliament opened on Monday as lawmakers assembled in secrecy following a widely panned election for the country's first legislative session since the late 1980s. No...

Kazakh leader rejects referendum, calls snap poll

ASTANA - Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Monday unexpectedly rejected a plan to hold a referendum on prolonging his rule until 2020, saying that he would instead call early presidential...

Indian navy investigates warship collision

MUMBAI - Indian defence officials began a probe on Monday into a collision between a warship and a merchant vessel near Mumbai, in the latest incident in the busy waters...

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