Suisen

Libyan security forces switch sides as Gadhafi hangs on
Embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi seemed increasingly cornered Sunday as security forces defecdted to the opposition in a town near the capital land the United Nations Security Council voted for tough restrictions on and possible war crimes charges against the Libyan regime.

Hakubai

AS opposition picks leader, Libyan minister claims talks underway
Benghazi, Libya (CNN) February 26, 2011
Libya's foreign minister said late Saturday that talks are underway between Moammar Gadhafi's government and figures in the eastern part of the North African nation.

Nanohana

Witnesses report violent clashes in Tripoli
Benghazi, Libya (CNN) February 25, 2011
As clashes in the Libyan capital continued Friday between government security forces and anti-regime protester, U.N. secretary-General Ban Ki^moon told reporters unequivocally.#The violence must stop."

Tanpopo

Gadhafi flames violence on young people, drugs, al Qaeda
Benghze, Libya (CNN) February 24, 2011
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Thursday blamed the violence in his country on young people who he said are taking some sort of pills and being exploited by Osama bin Laden.

Negi

Woman's rescue offers ray of hope in quake-ravaged New Zealand city
CNN February 23, 2011
A woman was pulled from earthquake ruins Wednesday in one of New Zealand's largest cities, bringing a rare ray of hope as rescuers frantically searched for survivors.

Endomame

New Zealand city in ruins after quake kills 65
CNN February 22, 2011
One of New Zealand's largest cities lay in ruins Tuesday night after a powerful earthquake killed at least 65 people, toppled building s and left score trapped beneath chunks of concrete.

Takana

Libya struggles to quell spreading revolt
CNN February 21, 2011
Libya's government unleashed warplanes and helicopter gunships Monday in an attempt to bottle up a spreading revolt against longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi, witnesses reported

Daikon

Reports:Benghazi now in the hands of Libyan protesters
By the CNN wire Staff (Breaking news)
Multiple eyewitnesses have reported that Benghazi, Libya's second-largest city, was in the hands of protesters and their military allies after several days of unrest in the nation.

Chisa

20 reported dead Friday in Libya as thousands take to streets
CNN February 19, 2011
At least 20 people were killed and 200 more were injured Friday in the northern Mediterranean city of Benghazi, Libya's second-largest, said a medical source in Benghazi who was not identified for security reasons.

Horenso

Japan cancels whaling season due to group's obstruction, official says
CNN February 16, 2011
Japan has canceled the rest of its winter whaling season, with a top official reasoning that environmentalists' obstructive efforts made it dangerous for whalers to stay on the high sea.

Suisen

Egyptian tourist sites to reopen;tomb break-ins reported
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) February 17, 2011
Saying he hopes "tourists from around the world will soon return, "Egypt's newly appointed minister of antiquities announced Thursday that tourist sites will reopen on Sunday.

cabbage

Protests spread to Libya
CNN February 16, 2011
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.

Fuki-Miso

Iranian lawmakers condemn protests; call for execution of leaders
Tehran, Iran (CNN) February 15, 2011
Iranian lawmakers denounced Monday's protests in Tehran and called for the execution of two opposition leaders for inciting the demonstrations, Iran's state-run Press TV reported Tuesday.

Shinpaku

Where has Mubarak stashed his millions?
CNN February 14, 2011
Global efforts are intensifying to seize assets belonging to Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak following the revolution in the north African nation.

Daikon

Egypt's military dissolves Parliament, suspends Constitution
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) February 13,2011
Egypt's military dissolve the country's Parliament and suspended its Constitution Sunday following the ouster of longtime leader Hosni Mubarak, telling Egyptians it would be in charge for six months or until elections can be held.

Mekyabetsu

Egyptians returning to work and a new normal
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) February 12, 2011
Egyptians on Saturday cleared burned cars, garbage and debris that accumulated over 18 days at Tahrir Square, a sign that Cairo and the rest of the country were beginning to get back to work while wondering what government comes next after the revolution.

Yuki

18 days of protest culminate in Mubarak's ouster
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) February 11, 2011
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down Friday and handed over power to the military, his nearly three decades of iron rule ended by a groundswell of popular protests ta began January 25.

Kinugasa Endo Mame

Egypt's Mubarak refuses to stand down
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) February 11, 2011
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stubbornly clung to the presidency late Thursday night, refusing in a highly anticipated speech to step down by saying he does not take orders from anyone outside Egypt.

Tsubaki (Akebono)

Wael Ghonim: Negotiation days with Mubarak are over
February 9, 2011
Wael Ghonim, The Egyptian activist being hailed by many fellow protesters as a hero, had a message Wednesday for his country's leaders: "If you are true Egyptians, if you are heroic Egyptians, it's time to step down."

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’You have a voice in this country,'
emerging protest figure says
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) February 8, 2011
Galvanized by the emotional words of a freed Google executive, thousands of Egyptians jammed Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday, dismissing the embattled regime's pledges of constitutional reforms.

Ume

Romania a global center for human trafficking
CNN February 7, 2011
Romania has become a major transit for sale of people into the European Union. Victims as young as 12 years old are trafficked into Romania from destinations far-reaching as Honduras, Afghanistan, the Congo, and China. Once they reach Romania, many of these victims are assigned for passage beyond into Western Europe.

Tubaki (Seiobo)

Egyptian VP vows changes to appease protesters
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) February 6, 2011
Egypt's Vice President Omar Suleiman on Sunday met with representatives of key opposition groups and offered concessions -- including some that, if enacted, could bring dramatic change to the country.

Miyama_no_taki (Tenno)

Internet is easy prey for governments
CNN February 5, 2011
For all that the revolution in Egypt tells us about the power of networked media to promote bottom-up change, it even more starkly reveals the limit of our internet tools and the ease with which those holding power can take them away.

Hassku marmalade

Tens of thousands mass in Cairo's Tahrir Square
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) February 4, 2011
Egypt's burgeoning reform movement drew tens of thousand of people, undeterred deadly clashes and government crackdowns, to Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday for a mass rally with a single message for the president "Leave."

Satoimo

Mubarak tells ABC his resignation would cause chaos
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) February 3, 2011
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday blamed the outlawed Muslim Brother hood for the violence unfolding i Cairo and said he would like to step down right away, but cannot because he does not want to risk plunging his nation into chaos, ABC reported.

Suisen

Opposing sides clash in fierce Cairo street battles
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) February 2, 2011
Pandemonium reigned Wednesday in the epicenter of Cairo's demonstrations, where violent street battles unfolded between supporters and foes of embattled President Hosni Mubarak.

Chinchoge

Forecasters: Cyclone poses 'serious threat to life' in Queensland
CNN February 1, 2011
A huge tropical cyclone taking aim at Australia's Queensland state has strengthened to Category 5--the highest designation on Australia's cyclone classification system-- and its landfall is "likely to be more life threatening than any experienced during recent generations,"forecasters said

Chisha

Egypt's Mubarak opens door to talks with rival political parties
CNN January 31, 2011
After 30 years of mostly unchallenged rule, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak opened the door Sunday to talks with rival political parties while calling out those who, he claimed, used religion to "spread fear" through rampant hooliganism.