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• Egyptian Capital Reeling From Multiple Bombings
• 3 Years After Tahrir, Has Egypt Changed?
• Egypt Crackdown Widens On Anniversary of Revolution
• Hagel Orders Review of US Nuclear Forces in Wake of Scandals
• US Prepares Contingency Plans For Sochi Olympics
• Kerry Talks of Iran, Syria at World Economic Forum
• TSA Found Over 1,800 Guns in Carry-On Bags in 2013
• Japan World War I Remarks Fuel China Tensions
• China Completes Controversial Nomad Relocation in Tibet
• Radioactive Boots Keep On Trekking
• Egyptian Capital Reeling From Multiple Bombings
• Khodorkovsky Associate Lebedev Freed After Russian Court Ruling
• JPMorgan Chase Gives CEO 74 Percent Pay Raise
• Syrian Government and Rebels To Meet ‘In Same Room’
• World Stocks Plunge On Fears About Weakened Emerging Markets
• Chinese Video Makers Fear Tighter Controls Over Internet
• Explosions, Clashes Leave 16 Dead in Egypt
• Thousands Flee Unrest in Northern Nigeria
• Kerry Calls Assad ‘Super-Magnet for Terrorism’
• Explosions, Clashes Leave 14 Dead in Egypt

Egyptian Capital Reeling From Multiple Bombings Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:43 PM PST CAIRO — A morning of blasts across Cairo has put an already tense city further on edge on the eve of the anniversary of the nation’s 2011 revolution. With smoke billowing over central police headquarters, ambulances raced to help victims of the first bombing. Across the Nile, authorities say a second, smaller explosion went off […]

3 Years After Tahrir, Has Egypt Changed? Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:43 PM PST CAIRO, EGYPT — On January 25, Egyptians mark the third anniversary of the revolution that ended decades of a repressive regime — and that many heralded as the beginning of a transition to democracy. But three years after millions of Egyptians rose up and overthrew Hosni Mubarak, a general-turned- president, the country seems set to […]

Egypt Crackdown Widens On Anniversary of Revolution Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:42 PM PST WASHINGTON, DC — As Egyptians mark a somber three-year anniversary of the January 25th revolution that ousted the autocratic Hosni Mubarak, a wide-ranging crackdown by the military-backed government is gathering steam. With nearly all of the leaders of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood in jail, the dragnet is now increasingly targeting secularists and liberal critics of […]

Hagel Orders Review of US Nuclear Forces in Wake of Scandals Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:39 PM PST U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is ordering top military officials to review the nation’s nuclear force after alleged drug possession and cheating by Air Force officers. The Pentagon says Hagel is also calling for an independent review. Rear Admiral John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesman, says Hagel believes it is time to put renewed emphasis on […]

US Prepares Contingency Plans For Sochi Olympics Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:38 PM PST PENTAGON — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the United States is prepared to evacuate American citizens in the event of a terrorist attack at the upcoming winter Olympic games in Sochi. Russia has yet to accept the U.S. offers of security assistance, and the U.S. Navy is moving ahead with plans to send two […]

Kerry Talks of Iran, Syria at World Economic Forum Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:38 PM PST WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Friday. Some 30 heads of state, including Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, are among 2,500 participants attending the annual meeting of world leaders. Iran, Syria and the global economy top the agenda this year.  Zlatica Hoke reports. Kerry arrived in […]

TSA Found Over 1,800 Guns in Carry-On Bags in 2013 Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:37 PM PST The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the agency responsible for screening airline passengers in the United States says it discovered 1,813 firearms in carry-on bags in 2013. That was up nearly 17 percent from 2012. Of those discovered, 81 percent were loaded, the TSA said in a blog post. The TSA also found a lot of […]

Japan World War I Remarks Fuel China Tensions Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:36 PM PST SEOUL — This week Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe compared his country’s tense relationship with China to that of England and Germany before the outbreak of World War I. The reference to WW I, which broke out unexpectedly, despite close economic ties between rising and fading empires, did not go unnoticed. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman […]

China Completes Controversial Nomad Relocation in Tibet Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:35 PM PST China says it has completed its massive relocation project of Tibetan nomads into new settlements in the Tibetan Autonomous Region. The controversial project has been denounced, though, by Tibetans living in exile and by Chinese environmental activists. Since 2006, China has been moving nomads into crowded new settlements in various places, including the Tibetan Autonomous […]

Radioactive Boots Keep On Trekking Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:33 PM PST PORTLAND, OREGON — This is a love story about a man and his favorite boots. I am the man and the boots are known as Danner Lights, purchased on a whim in a Tokyo shop around 1991. They are full grain leather and totally waterproof with a breathable liner. At times, I have worn them […]

Egyptian Capital Reeling From Multiple Bombings Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:33 PM PST CAIRO — A morning of blasts across Cairo has put an already tense city further on edge on the eve of the anniversary of the nation’s 2011 revolution. With smoke billowing over central police headquarters, ambulances raced to help victims of the first bombing. Across the Nile, authorities say a second, smaller explosion went off […]

Khodorkovsky Associate Lebedev Freed After Russian Court Ruling Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:30 PM PST MOSCOW — Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s business partner Platon Lebedev walked free on Friday after more than 10 years in prison, following in his better-known associate’s footsteps after the Russian Supreme Court shortened his sentence. Lebedev, whose arrest in 2003 foreshadowed Khodorkovsky’s months later, had been the former Yukos oil company chief’s co-defendant in […]

JPMorgan Chase Gives CEO 74 Percent Pay Raise Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:29 PM PST The chief executive of the biggest U.S. bank received a huge salary increase last year, even as the bank paid billions of dollars in fines for financial irregularities it committed. JPMorgan Chase said Friday it paid its top official, Jamie Dimon, $20 million last year, up 74 percent from his $11.5 million salary for 2012. […]

Syrian Government and Rebels To Meet ‘In Same Room’ Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:28 PM PST Representatives from the Syrian government and the Western-backed opposition will hold their first-ever joint meeting aimed at resolving nearly three years of civil war. United Nations peace mediator Lakhdar Brahimi says both sides will sit down “in the same room” on Saturday in Geneva. Brahimi has spent the last two days in Switzerland shuttling between […]

World Stocks Plunge On Fears About Weakened Emerging Markets Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:28 PM PST World stock markets plunged Friday, as investors worried about a possible slowdown in emerging markets. U.S. stock indexes dropped around 2 percent Friday, sinking for a second day.  Markets in Paris and Frankfurt fell about 2.5 percent and Asian markets also mostly finished lower. Analysts said investors were concerned about sharp drops in the value […]

Chinese Video Makers Fear Tighter Controls Over Internet Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:27 PM PST Some Chinese artists who produce videos for the Internet are complaining about new rules that they say will tighten the government’s control over political expression. The producers specialize in short video films – “micro films,” as they are known in China – that appear on Chinese versions of YouTube. Beijing’s State Committee on Films and […]

Explosions, Clashes Leave 16 Dead in Egypt Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:27 PM PST Mr. Morsi came to power as Egypt’s first democratically elected president following Mr. Mubarak’s departure in 2011. His Muslim Brotherhood movement was designated by the interim government as a terrorist group following the September bombing of a security directorate in Mansoura, a town north of Cairo, in which 15 were killed. The al-Qaida-linked group Ansar […]

Thousands Flee Unrest in Northern Nigeria Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:26 PM PST The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) says more than 5,000 Nigerians have fled to neighboring countries to escape clashes between security forces and insurgents. UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards says that since mid-January, more than 4,000 people from northeastern Nigeria have fled to Cameroon, with another 1,500 people fleeing to Niger. In a briefing Friday, Edwards […]

Kerry Calls Assad ‘Super-Magnet for Terrorism’ Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:25 PM PST U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has ramped up criticism of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, calling him a “one-man super-magnet for terrorism” that “will never earn back legitimacy” to bring his country back together. Speaking at the World Economic Forum on Friday in Davos, Switzerland, Kerry said that if the goal is to have peace […]

Explosions, Clashes Leave 14 Dead in Egypt Posted: 24 Jan 2014 02:24 PM PST Mr. Morsi came to power as Egypt’s first democratically elected president following Mr. Mubarak’s departure in 2011. His Muslim Brotherhood movement was designated by the interim government as a terrorist group following the September bombing of a security directorate in Mansoura, a town north of Cairo, in which 15 were killed. The al-Qaida-linked group Ansar […]

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