Egyptian Civil Strife Sends Oil Close To $100 On Suez Canal Fears -- Forbes
Investors have their eyes on Egypt as civil unrest in the North African country has progressively escalated into a full blown crisis with international repercUSsions. Beyond the obvious and inexcusable human cost, the protests against Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year reign have hit the sovereign debt and equity markets, and are working their way through the oil and gold markets.
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MIDDLE EAST
Thousands protest in Jordan. Jordanians demonstrate peacefully against prices, unemployment.
Davos panel sees huge Iranian response to attack.
Death toll reaches 51 day after Iraq funeral blast. Protests erupt after lethal blast in Baghdad.
Lebanon PM wraps up talks on govt. Hariri, allies will not join Mikati govt - sources.
In Yemen, tens of thousands march against president. Yemen complains about Jazeera's coverage of unrest.
Christianity 'could vanish from Middle East'.
ASIA
Myanmar court rejects bid to restore Suu Kyi party.
Pyongyang calls for talks between lawmakers. Obama backs Seoul and demands North Korea give up nukes.
India Maoist rebels 'killed in gunbattle'.
Pakistan's Shi'ite Muslims under siege as attacks rise.
US official Raymond Davis on Lahore murder charges.
AFRICA
Mubarak calls out army as protesters go on rampage. Chaos engulfs Egypt, anti-Mubarak protests peak . Egyptian protesters defy curfew and set buildings ablaze. Egypt protesters clash with police after prayers. Egypt: Internet down, police counterterror unit up.
African Union envoy warns of Ivory Coast war, calls for talks.
Governor aspirant, six others assassinated in Nigeria.
Robert Mugabe clamps down further in Zimbabwe.
Murder of gay activist David Kato sends chill in Uganda.
Mandela, 92, discharged from S. African hospital.
EUROPE
Medvedev signs ratification of nuke pact with US.
Irish PM to dissolve parliament on Tuesday.
Germany's Afghanistan mission extended by one year.
Europe may hold early euro summit in March.
Albanian opposition holds peaceful protest in tense capital.
Spain's jobless rate surges to 20.33%.
Medvedev signs ratification of nuke pact with US.
Cameron defends austerity, urges Europe to follow.
Ireland's PM will dissolve parliament Tuesday.
Germany says will do everything necessary for euro.
AMERICAS
U.S. economy grows at 3.2% pace, pushed up by sales spike.
Chilean judge orders investigation into Allende’s death.
Honduran leader marks 1st year amid protests.
US Defence Secretary faults Congress for weakening military.
Drug violence edges closer to Mexican capital.
5 years on, Morales' Bolivian revolution falters.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Bomb sniffing plants fight terrorism.
Russia to color-code terror after airport bombing.
Moscow bomber 'was Islamist militant from North Caucasus'.
US has Al-Qaeda on the run in global fight: Obama.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
China rating agency blames U.S. for "credit war".
Apple stores in China outsell Fifth Avenue as nation outgrows gray market.
U.S., Japan warned by IMF, rating agencies on debt.
Panel: Negligence, risk-taking fueled U.S. economy's collapse. Causes of the financial crisis? Commission ends in hung jury.
Only one US bank was safe from collapse during financial crisis, says Fed's Ben Bernanke.
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