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4 February 2011 Last updated at 03:20 ET

'Departure' rally begins in Egypt

Thousands of Egyptian protesters gather again in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a "day of departure" rally aimed at ousting President Hosni Mubarak.

Mass rally on Yemen 'day of rage'

More than 20,000 anti-government protesters gather in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on a "day of rage" against President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule.

Algeria emergency 'to be lifted'

Algeria's state of emergency will be lifted in the "very near future", President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is quoted as saying by local media.
Rumsfeld defends US war in Iraq

In new memoirs, former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld remains largely defiant about the war in Iraq, leaked extracts suggest.
World food prices reach new high
Jordan names new PM amid protest
Tunisia protests 'left 200 dead'
Toppling Saddam 'never UK policy'
EU sanctions on Tunisia ex-leader
US hiker called to Iran spy trial

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