Another two persons died in clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters in the Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, bringing the death toll to three, Egypt’s health ministry said.
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February 3, 2011
February 3, 2011
Thai ‘yellow-shirt’ key member arrested
Thai police has arrested a key member of the nationalistic “yellow-shirts” as he returned from Cambodia on Wednesday’s night.
February 3, 2011
Empire State Building lights up for Chinese New Year
The Empire State Building in New York on Wednesday lit up its tower red and gold to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year.
February 3, 2011
Pakistani court extends police remand of U.S. shooter for 8 days
A court in Pakistan on Thursday extended till February 11 physical police remand of an American national, detained in Pakistan on double murder charges, court officials said.
February 3, 2011
Cyclone damages hundreds of homes, boats in Australia
Assessors have found hundreds of homes and boats have structural damage in the hardest- hit area in Australia’s Queensland where Cyclone Yasi made landfall, the state Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts said on Thursday.
February 3, 2011
Cyclone Yasi wipes out 3/4 of Australia’s banana crops
Cyclone Yasi on Thursday devastated banana plantations in far-north Queensland, which supplies more than three-quarters of Australia’s production.
February 3, 2011
U.S. top military officer calls for calm in Egypt
Mike Mullen, U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke by phone Wednesday with his Egyptian counterpart, reiterating his call for calm in the region.
February 3, 2011
All stranded Chinese to be flown home
All Chinese travelers stranded in Egypt are expected to have been returned to China by Thursday, said the National Tourism Administration late Wednesday. • More stranded Chinese fly back home from Egypt • 3 killed, over 600 injured in clashes in Cairo • U.S. urges probe into Egyptian street violence
February 3, 2011
Abbas says not to run for re-election
Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Wednesday that he doesn’t intend to run in any upcoming presidential elections, a senior Palestinian official said.
February 3, 2011
February 3, 2011
U.S. Secretary of State celebrates Lunar New Year
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday sent “warm wishes” to people around the world celebrating the Lunar New Year.
February 3, 2011
Sino-Russian pipeline delivers 1.3 mln tonnes of crude oil
Some 1.318 million tonnes of crude oil had flowed through an oil pipeline from Russia’s far-east to China by Jan. 31, a month after the pipeline began operating, an officer of the Chinese operator of the pipeline said.
February 3, 2011
U.S. treasury secretary to visit Brazil
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is expected to arrive here on Sunday, where he will meet with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Brazilian media reported Wednesday.
February 3, 2011
Casualties reported after gunshots in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
Sporadic gunshots continued for about two hours in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo early Thursday and casualties were reported, the Al-Jazeera TV channel said.