Wednesday, February 16, 2011

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Bahrain protests: Police break up Pearl Square crowd

Security forces in Bahrain have dispersed thousands of anti-government protesters in Pearl Square in the centre of capital, Manama.

At least 2 people killed after police move on protesters in Bahrain

Manama, Bahrain (CNN) -- What had been days of peaceful demonstrations took a dramatic turn in Bahrain early Thursday morning when police swarmed into the capital city and forcibly removed protesters from the Pearl Roundabout.

Protests spread to Libya

(CNN) -- Unprecedented demonstrations sweeping the Middle East and North Africa spread Wednesday to Libya, where police clashed with anti-government protesters in the coastal city of Benghazi, an independent source told CNN.

Egypt-inspired protests gain pace across region

PARIS (Reuters) - Anti-government protests inspired by popular revolts that toppled rulers in Tunisia and Egypt are gaining pace around the Middle East and North Africa despite political and economic concessions by nervous governments.

Canada hit by cyberattack from China computers: report

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government was hit by an unprecedented cyber attack from Chinese-based computers last month that penetrated two key economic ministries, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported on Wednesday.

What's next for Egypt?

After four military communiqu...s issued by the now ruling Higher Military Council (HMC) in the wake of the stepping down of President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's future seems open to many questions.

Testimony from Tahrir

Gerard O'Neill once said: "Here is my advice as we begin the century that will lead to 2081. First, guard the freedom of ideas at all costs. Be alert that dictators have always played on the natural human tendency to blame others and to oversimplify. And don't regard yourself as a guardian of freedom unless you respect and preserve the rights of people you disagree with to free, public, unhampered expression."

Protesters killed in Yemen clashes
Police shoot dead two in Yemen's main southern city of Aden, while clashes erupt for the sixth straight day in Sanaa.

Iraqis attack government offices
Three people killed in clashes with security forces as protesters break into public offices and set buildings on fire.

Netanyahu faces growing isolation as a result of failed peace process

 According to foreign diplomats and senior officials in Jerusalem, Netanyahu's main problem is that world leaders doubt his seriousness about moving the peace process forward.



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