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Anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks has been nominated for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian politician behind the proposal said on Wednesday, a day after the deadline for nominations expired.

Supporters in Haiti of exiled former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide demonstrated for his return on Wednesday as the country nervously waited to hear who would contest the presidency in a March run-off election.

U.S. and Afghan military officials hope that months of heavy fighting in southern Afghanistan have enabled them to head off a bloody offensive from the Taliban this spring as U.S. forces prepare to begin their withdrawal.

Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak attacked protesters with fists, stones and clubs in Cairo on Wednesday as the Egyptian goverment rejected international calls for the leader to end his 30-year-rule now.

The Egyptian military has told protesters on Wednesday that they are the ones who can help Egypt to return to normal life, a day after President Hosni Mubarak said he would step down in months.

The President will now visit the University on Thursday afternoon to focus on clean energy and innovation

After Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Tuesday he would stay in power for months until stepping down by the next election, President Barack Obama called for a new government in Egypt and said an orderly transition must be meaningful, peaceful and begin now.

Nuclear power and high speed rail will top the focus of China's plan to invest $1.5 trillion in seven key industries and shift the world's number two economy away from its role as a supplier of cheap goods, sources said.

WHAT: U.S. employment report for January

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak vowed to step down at the next election, would stay on to enact reforms in the next few months, and said authorities would pursue those responsible for destructive acts and looting and violence during the protests.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is expected to say he will step down at the next election while U.S. President Barack Obama has told him he should not run, according to reports.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed his total support for the anti-government protesters in Egypt, after major Turkish newspapers has criticized his ruling AKP Party for their silence on the topic.

President Barack Obama will meet with a group of technology company chief executives on Tuesday as part of his effort to mend ties with the business community and find ways to create jobs.

American Bar Association (ABA) president Stephen N. Zack wants the Bar Council of India (BCI) to maintain the status quo while it debates on whether it should allow foreign law firms to set up offices in the country.

Israel is angry at U.S. President Barack Obama for not supporting Egypt's falling dictator Mubarak and legitimating the people's outcry for democracy and freedom instead. This is seen as a threat to Israel's geopolitical interests in the Middle East.

Three big tech companies, HP, Intel and IBM, put their money into funding start-ups as part of a White House campaign.

Google Inc. and Twitter are now offering a new method to help Egyptians, blocked from the Internet, communicate using a voice connection system.

U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman has told the White House he plans to resign, fueling speculation he may be laying the groundwork to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.

A sharp debate rages among top U.S. lawmakers on ways to create new jobs and deal with rising federal government deficits, with limited cuts on one side and bigger cuts on the other.

The White House will announce an effort on Monday to encourage job-creating start-up businesses in hopes of reducing the country's stubbornly high unemployment rate.

Gold eased on Monday after posting its largest daily gain in eight weeks on Friday and while the market did encounter some safe-haven buying on the back of the unrest in Egypt, this was expected to be temporary.