Demonstrators continue to rally against the government after President Hosni Mubarak refused to resign
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Thousands of protesters have laid siege to the building housing Egypt’s state television station in the capital, Cairo. The march to the station on Friday came as hundreds of thousands again turned out across the country to demand that Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, resign. Al Jazeera’s Jacky Rowland reports from the scene of the siege in Cairo.
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Alaa Abdel Fatah, a prominent activist, speaks to Al Jazeera from outside the state television building in Cairo where thousands of protesters gathered on Friday afternoon.
Continue reading …It might be a bit of an understatement to say that Daniel Domscheit-Berg is not happy with former boss Julian Assange. Among the more, er, interesting revelations, from the ex-WikiLeaker’s tell-all, according to AFP : Assange abused Domscheit-Berg’s cat. “Julian was constantly battling for dominance, even with my tomcat Herr Schmitt,…
Continue reading …Hosni Mubarak’s non-resignation obviously caught the Obama administration by surprise—Obama after all, had hours earlier spoken glowingly of watching “ history unfold ” in Egypt, and CIA chief Leon Panetta had said there was a “ strong likelihood ” Mubarak would step down. But Egyptian officials say they gave the administration what it…
Continue reading …There’s been a lot of talk lately about American math scores falling behind the rest of the world—a December assessment of standardized tests put China at No. 1, and the US at No. 31—but that’s actually a myth, Good reports. The fact is that the US “was never…
Continue reading …A Pakistani court has ruled that an American diplomat who allegedly shot and killed two men he says tried to rob him must remain in custody for 14 more days, CNN reports. Raymond Davis’ lawyer quickly filed a petition for his release, holding that he has diplomatic immunity. Davis has…
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Gallery: Hossam el-Hamalawy, a Cairo journalist, uses photographs to tell the inside story of protests on the streets of his city
Continue reading …House Republicans have toughened their budget proposals, after some cajoling from freshman lawmakers: They emerged from last night’s meeting with the news that they’ll seek $100 billion in cuts, Politico reports. Lawmakers from the 87-member strong freshman class pushed the changes, calling for $100 billion in cuts immediately—not over…
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With more than 600000 orphans in Cambodia, we look at the booming business behind the country’s orphanages.
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