1910 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/aMTUSPPHULs/index.htmlDemonstrations have spread across parts of the Middle East and Africa. Here is the latest from each country and the roots of the unrest.Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:43:00 +0100cnn-2eecbc5ce70a8ecf2a8bcda5208d15bc20110302174300http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/nation/~3/1V6JGXNlU08/la-na-gop-cuts-20110226,0,2818119.storyRealizing the ramifications of the $60-billion reductions, mothers are protesting cuts to Head Start, mayors are fighting to save infrastructure projects and Planned Parenthood is pushing for its funding.After the House approved the largest federal spending reductions in decades, Americans on the....Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:30:00 +0100latimes-e2b88712e53717a3746e2fa7ea8ccbb820110228093000http://app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=131637&Itemid=39President Zardari acknowledged Japan’s role as a key partner in promoting trade, investments and development in Pakistan. According to a joint statement on Japan-Pakistan Comprehensive Partnership, the two leaders decided to enhance mutually beneficial economic and trade interaction by promoting and....Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:50:00 +0100app-en-8957786b93ebe2fe107d162e45b50f3320110222135000http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/reporters-notebook-in-afghanistan-glimpses-of-the-soviet-try/?partner=rss&emc=rssThe American outpost at Band-e Sardeh, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, lies within the confines of what was once a much larger Soviet Army position. Signs of the prior command remain.Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:08:00 +0100IHT-437ddf4444a6d90321f454a4f7abac3920110222010800