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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Top news on the BCC today

BBC Homepage

Top News Story

Egyptian army tank, Cairo (Jan 30)Tension rises in Egypt's capital

Tension mounts in the Egyptian capital Cairo as the military stages an apparent show of strength during a sixth day of protests against President Mubarak.
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Rachid Ghannouchi at Gatwick airport (30 Jan 2011) Tunisian Islamist leader returns about 2 hours ago
  • South Sudan votes for secession
  • Unity plea over Ivorian crisis
  • Djokovic outplays Murray in final
  • German train crash leaves 10 dead
  • Chinese hit-and-run man jailed
  • Fire attack Vietnam reporter dies
  • Somali 'pirates' flown to Seoul
Still some focus on death and destruction.

And crime (pirating after all is illegal, as is hit and run).

But also there is some meaningful world news, which is simply lacking for the US news.
Posted by Dr. Matthew Robinson at 11:11 AM
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The book is written by Dr. Matthew Robinson, Professor of Government and Justice Studies at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC.

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