Tahrir square

CAIRO - Egypt's prominent dissident Mohammed ElBaradei Tuesday called on embattled President Hosni Mubarak to step down and leave the country as the opposition issued their first clear list of demands that would form the basis for negotiations with the country's existing power structure.

NEW DELHI - Marking a shift in its stand on the popular uprising in Egypt, India Tuesday described mass protests in the north African country as an articulation of aspirations of Egyptian people for reform and hoped that the current situation will be resolved in a peaceful manner.

CAIRO - Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square Tuesday and many more were streaming in to participate in the march of a million as the movement to end Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule as president gained momentum across Egypt.