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UN chief urges Israel to further ease Gaza blockade

UNITED NATIONS- UN chief Ban Ki-moon pressed Israel Friday to further ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip and to restrain settlement activity in the occupied West Bank as he met Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Their wide-ranging discussions touched on the overall situation in Gaza, with Ban underscoring the importance of a "further easing of the (border) closures," on Lebanon and on Israel's settlement activity, a UN statement said. The secretary general called on the Jewish state to continue "its...

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Israeli warplanes hit Gaza after rocket attack 2010-07-30

Syria, Saudi leaders urge Lebanon rivals to avoid violence 2010-07-30

Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study 2010-07-30

Malaysia talent show picks 26-year-old as top 'Young Imam' 2010-07-30

North Korea officials seize Kim biography in Myanmar: author 2010-07-30

Drug-tainted Japanese pop idol divorced: reports 2010-07-30

US senator seeks Lockerbie hearing in September 2010-07-30

Kites fill skies over Gaza as children reach for record 2010-07-29

Broadway sings blues over synthesizer invasion 2010-07-29

India wants Kohinoor diamond back. Cameron says no 2010-07-29

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UN chief urges Israel to further ease Gaza blockade - 2010-07-30

UNITED NATIONS- UN chief Ban Ki-moon pressed Israel Friday to further ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip and to restrain settlement activity in the occupied West Bank as he met Israeli Defense...

Obama bored with his BlackBerry - 2010-07-29

WASHINGTON- Barack Obama fought hard to keep his BlackBerry when he became president, but with only 10 people authorized to email the super-encrypted device, he admitted Thursday that it is "no...

Milan Fashion Week back to full seven days: organisers - 2010-07-27

MILAN- Milan Fashion Week will be true to its name, covering a full seven days in September instead of a frantic long weekend as it did in February after an agreement with top designers, organisers...

'King of kings' Kadhafi muscles back into African Union - 2010-07-27

KAMPALA, Aaron Maasho- Six months after reluctantly handing over the African Union presidency, Libya's maverick leader Moamer Kadhafi has tried once again to stamp his authority and his petrodollars...

Court orders 'Bookseller of Kabul' author to pay damages - 2010-07-24

OSLO- The Norwegian author of "The Bookseller of Kabul" has been ordered to pay damages to the wife of the real-life bookseller on which it was based, the author's lawyer said Saturday. The Oslo...

Monaco's playboy prince sets wedding date - 2010-07-23

MONACO- The countdown began Thursday to the society event of the decade when Monaco's playboy Prince Albert II set a date next year for his long-awaited marriage to a South African swimming champ....

Vampires get their teeth into US public - 2010-07-22

NEW YORK, Paola Messana- She loves the taste of blood, hates the sun, and, if you ask, will tell you she died in a train accident back in 1892: meet Seregon O'Dalley, a would-be vampire living in New...

Turkish FM met Hamas supremo in Damascus - 2010-07-21

ANKARA- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has met Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal in Damascus, the Anatolia news agency reported on Tuesday, a move that threatens to fan fresh tensions with...

Harry Potter star lands gothic thriller role - 2010-07-19

LONDON- Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is to star in gothic thriller "The Woman in Black", cult British horror film maker Hammer said on Monday. Radcliffe will begin filming in October for his...

World pays tribute to Mandela at 92 - 2010-07-18

JOHANNESBURG, Sibongile Khumalo- Nelson Mandela turned 92 on Sunday with US President Barack Obama and other world leaders hailing the anti-apartheid icon's contribution to global politics and human...

VIENNA- A long-standing dispute over an Egon Schiele painting believed to have been stolen from its previous Jewish owner, may soon be settled out of court, according to the Austrian weekly News. In its latest edition to be published on Thursday, News said a settlement over Schiele's "Portrait...

Science Human lineage split from monkeys later than thought: study PARIS, Marlowe Hood- The last ancestor shared by monkeys and humans probably lived between 28 and 24 million years ago,...	Medicine Scientists use noses to help disabled write, surf, move WASHINGTON, Karin Zeitvogel- Severely disabled people may soon be able to use their noses to write, drive a wheelchair...
Media Judge rules Conrad Black must stay in US for now CHICAGO, Dan Dorfman- Disgraced media mogul Conrad Black must remain in the United States after his release on a...	Festivals Denmark music festival commemorates fatal crush ROSKILDE- One of Europe's biggest music festivals in Denmark will sound a reflective first note Thursday, with American...