World News Briefs -- February 2, 2011



Pro- and Anti-Government Supporters Clash in Cairo -- ABC News

Pro- and anti-government supporters clash in Cairo day after president refuses to step down

Several thousand supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, including some riding horses and camels and wielding whips, attacked anti-government protesters Wednesday as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn. In chaotic scenes, the two sides pelted each other with stones, and protesters dragged attackers off their horses.

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MIDDLE EAST

Report says secret jails, run by Iraq, stay Open.

Top diplomat defends size, cost of State Dept. presence in Iraq.

U.S. sanctions Iranian and Turkish firms for missile aid.

IAEA takes harder stand on Syria.

Iran summons US hiker Sarah Shourd for spying trial.

ASIA

Pakistani nuke arsenal on track to be world's fifth largest.

China, Pakistan, Iran blocked from Indian air show.

Allegations of military corruption in Philippines set off fears of unrest, hopes for justice.

Pakistan court bars American's release.

US eyes more Asian defense talks.

Massive cyclone bears down on NE Australian coast.

AFRICA

Pro- and anti-government supporters clash in Cairo. Mubarak's foes, supporters clash in Cairo. Demonstrations turn violent as pro-Mubarak crowd clashes with protesters.

African Union names heads-of-state panel to deal with Ivory Coast crisis.

US to rebuild Sudan ties once south vote accepted.

Report: Somali pirates torturing hostages.

EUROPE

Belarus releases detainees as EU readies sanctions.

Report: Russia to retaliate against Ireland over spy claim. Russia threatens to expel Irish diplomat in row.

Russia fields ballistic missiles in South Ossetia, report says.

Moscow airport bomb: Deaths climb to 36.

EU plans bigger exchange of air passenger data.

AMERICAS

Storm slams U.S. Midwest, heads northeast. Epic winter storm hits US.

In Mexico, massacres but claims of progress.

NGOs in Haiti face new questions about effectiveness.

'Risks remain' after Chile quake.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

WikiLeaks: al-Qaeda 'is planning a dirty bomb'.

Taliban leader, police link Iran to attacks in Afghanistan.

WikiLeaks cable shows three Qataris in September 11 plot.

Al Qaeda suspects killed in Mauritania car blast.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Cyclone Yasi to shake world commodity markets.

Don’t panic: oil traders adapt to $100 a barrel.

Google accuses Microsoft on search data.

US shares at highest level since 2008.

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