GlobalPost Morning Chatter - Feb. 9

Morning Chatter What we're hearing Need to know: Vice President Omar Suleiman of Egypt says the government will not tolerate prolonged anti-government protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square, where thousands remained Wednesday after a one of the biggest protests yet against President Hosni Mubarak.   And for some fun, read these protest signs around Tahrir Square. Want to know: Prosecutors requested that Silvio Berlusconi stand trial over accusations he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl, then used his influence to try to cover it up. A judge must now decide whether to accept the prosecutors' request. In Italy, it's illegal to pay for sex with a woman under the age of 18. And how are Berlusconi's sexcapes playing in Rome?     Sulfur mining in an active volcano: the most dangerous job in the world? Dull but important: The U.S. fears that Saudi Arabia may not have enough reserves to prevent oil prices escalating, confidential cables from its embassy in Riyadh show. A diplomat believes the kingdom's crude oil reserves may have been overstated by nearly 40 percent. Just because: In a large mahogany box embellished with silk pockets and Cyrillic lettering,10 lost pieces of America's cultural heritage recently landed in Culpeper, Va. - thanks, in a roundabout way, to the Soviet Union and a bureaucratic penchant for filing.   A celebrated wooden cross, which miraculously survived a raging inferno during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, has been stolen from the battlefield. Wacky: A new "Confession" app for the iPhone has received the blessing of a Catholic bishop. It offers password protected customized profiles, a guide to performing the sacrament as well as a list of acts of contrition.   And fun photos of the day: a ski resort on the roof of a waste plant.

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