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God did not create Universe: Hawking

LONDON- God no longer has any place in theories on the creation of the Universe due to a series of developments in physics, British scientist Stephen Hawking said in extracts published Thursday from a new book. In a hardening of the more accommodating position on religion that he took in his 1988 international best-seller "A Brief History of Time", Hawking said the Big Bang was merely the consequence of the law of gravity. "Because there is a law such as gravity, the Universe can and will create itself from...

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Friday September 3, 2010

Abbas, Netanyahu vow to meet every two weeks for peace 2010-09-03

Hamas vows more deadly attacks on Israelis 2010-09-03

US should apologise for Yemenis' arrest: Yemen ambassador 2010-09-03

France's Cassel vies for US stardom as gangster 'Mesrine' 2010-09-03

Beirut's beautiful people splash out for Ramadan 2010-09-03

God did not create Universe: Hawking 2010-09-03

Saudis query Sri Lankan maid's torture claim 2010-09-02

Netanyahu calls Abbas 'my partner in peace' 2010-09-02

Mubarak says peace talks hinge on Israeli settlement freeze 2010-09-02

Ex-head of Cairo museum in Van Gogh theft warned on security 2010-09-02

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Dutch Arab group fined over Holocaust cartoon - 2010-08-20

THE HAGUE- A Dutch appeals court on Thursday fined an Arab organisation in the Netherlands 2,500 euros for causing "unnecessary offence" in publishing a Holocaust-denying cartoon. "The Holocaust...

New Arabic online magazine to include gay writers - 2010-08-16

JERUSALEM- Arab and Palestinian writers and intellectuals on Monday launched a new online magazine in Israel that aims to challenge taboos, including by featuring articles by gays and lesbians....

Media watchdog slams Wikileaks' 'irresponsibility' - 2010-08-13

PARIS- Reporters Without Borders criticised Thursday the WikiLeaks website's "incredible irresponsibility" in publishing the names of Afghans who had helped international troops fighting insurgents....

Sudan suspends BBC broadcasts on FM - 2010-08-09

KHARTOUM- Sudan halted Monday BBC broadcasts in Arabic on FM radio frequencies after suspending its agreement with the British public broadcaster for reasons it said had nothing to do with its...

Judge rules Conrad Black must stay in US for now - 2010-07-23

CHICAGO, Dan Dorfman- Disgraced media mogul Conrad Black must remain in the United States after his release on a two-million-dollar bond until he provides more details of his financial assets, a...

The Internet can make or break a brand in China: report - 2010-07-19

HONG KONG- With 420 million people now online, the Internet can make or break a brand in China, a new report released Monday said, as far more people use the web to help decide what to buy than in...

Tunisia 'dangerous' for journalists: IPI - 2010-07-09

VIENNA- Media watchdog IPI denounced Thursday Tunisia's treatment of journalists, saying reporters were harassed or jailed if they exposed corruption. "The environment for all critical...

Saudi tycoon Prince Alwaleed to launch 24 hour news channel - 2010-07-06

RIYADH- Saudi Arabia's Kingdom group controlled by tycoon Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on Tuesday it would launch a regional 24-hour news channel to be headed by prominent journalist Jamal...

Paris hosts cyber-shelter for battered bloggers - 2010-06-25

PARIS- Paris-based media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders on Thursday launched a virtual "anti-censorship shelter" to protect bloggers around the world from repressive authorities. The...

Palestinians launch first women's radio station - 2010-06-21

RAMALLAH- Entrepreneurs in the West Bank on Sunday launched the first-ever Palestinian radio station devoted to women. The new Arabic station, Nisaa (Women) 96 FM, will be run by men and women and...

VENICE- Water sprayed by firefighters has damaged a painting by Renaissance master Titian at a Venice basilica, local authorities said Monday. "I saw water dripping from the painting for an hour" after the fire at an adjacent construction site was put out late on Sunday, the head of Venice's...

Science Moon is shrinking, say astronomers WASHINGTON- The Man in the Moon has become the latest victim of contraction in the housing market. Astronomers...	Medicine Child health at risk from non-prescription drugs: study LISBON- Many parents give their children too large or frequent doses of non-prescription medicines for fever, coughs...
Media Dutch Arab group fined over Holocaust cartoon THE HAGUE- A Dutch appeals court on Thursday fined an Arab organisation in the Netherlands 2,500 euros for causing...	Festivals You Only Live Once: Guca festival lures trumpet afficionados GUCA, Suzana Markovic- Hundreds of thousands of people have flocked to the small central Serbian town of Guca to join...