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Asian stocks shine as Egypt worries fade

Asian stocks rose on Monday as investors greeted news of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation with relief, while U.S. crude steadied near $85.50 per barrel after falling to 10-week lows as geopolitical tensions eased for now.

Protests against Yemeni government intensifying

Yemen, the poorest nation in the Middle East, has witnessed its third straight day of anti-government protests as hundreds of demonstrators squared off against police in the capital city of Sanaa.
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Decoding the Egyptian Revolution

Decoding the Egyptian Revolution

Decoding the Egyptian Revolution to understand the beginning, the end of Hosni Mubarak regime, significance, and effects of the downfall.
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December industrial output slows to 20-month low

India's annual industrial output in December rose at its slowest pace in 20 months on a higher base last year and stretched capacities at factories, but the Reserve Bank will likely continue tightening monetary policy to tame high headline inflation.
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Mummies of the World, the largest exhibition of real Mummies assembled from across the world, will be open to visitors at the world-renowned Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on June 18, 2011.
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Egypt celebrates as Mubarak resigns (PHOTOS)

Three decades of totalitarian rule by the Mubarak regime finally ended on Friday as the President gave up his powers to the military. Vice President Omar Suleiman announced Mubarak's resignation amidst cries of joy by the masses.

Stock rally on Mubarak resignation

Stocks rallied after Hosni Mubarak resigned as president of Egypt and the Obama administration announced plans to dissolve Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
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Market ends up as Mubarak quits

Stocks closed out their second straight week of gains with a rally on Friday sparked after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned, easing tension around the region for now.
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Bill O’Reilly’s interview with President Obama (Transcript)

Bill O’Reilly’s interview with President Obama before the Super Bowl last Sunday has elicited a broad array of criticism, particularly from liberals like Bill Maher who claimed O’Reilly interrupted the President too much and didn’t show him enough deference. Meanwhile, conservatives and others called Maher a hypocrite because he savagely had attacked George W. Bush when he was President.
Egyptians and supporters celebrate the resignation of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak outside the country's embassy in London

World reacts to Hosni Mubarak's resignation

Hosni Mubarak’s somewhat belated decision to resign as President of Egypt has elicited almost universal joy (mixed with caution) from leaders and prominent figures around the world:
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End of Mubarak era as protests topple president

A furious wave of protest finally swept Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak from power on Friday after 30 years of one-man rule, sparking jubilation on the streets and sending a warning to autocrats across the Arab world and beyond.
In this combined image, Egypt's Defense Minister Mohammed Hussein tantawi is shown meeting soldiers within Tahrir Square in Cairo on January 30, 2011 (Left), and again on February 4, 2011. Video grab (left) credit: Egypt State Television. Still Photo cred

Who is in Egypt's High Military Council?

Egyptian vice President Omar Suleiman announced on Friday that President Hosni Mubarak had stepped down and was handing over power to the Egypt Supreme Council of Armed Forces.
An anti-government protester shouts anti-Mubarak slogans front of the Presidential palace in Cairo

President Mubarak resigns, hands power to military

Hosni Mubarak has decided to step down as president of Egypt and handed over power to the Supreme Council for the Armed Forces, according to an announcement read by Vice-President Omar Suleiman on state TV.

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