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A generation 'traumatized' in Syria, expert witnesses say - 03/20/2013

WASHINGTON- Women and children are suffering the worst horrors in Syria, with many subjected to rape and sexual violence in a war that has traumatized a generation of young people, US lawmakers heard...

52 killed on eve of Iraq war anniversary - 03/20/2013

BAGHDAD, Ammar Karim and Mohamad Ali Harissi- Attacks killed 52 in Iraq on Tuesday as some ministers began a boycott of government and officials delayed provincial polls, heightening tensions on the...

Physical therapy can be as good as knee surgery: study - 03/20/2013

After six and 12 months, the knee function of participants was assessed and showed similar levels of improvement, according to findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The lead...

Ghassan Hitto wins Syria vote for rebel premier: AFP - 03/19/2013

ISTANBUL- Syria's main opposition National Council on Monday elected Ghassan Hitto, a communications executive who has lived in the United States for decades, as premier for large swathes of...

German minister to hold talks with new Tunisian government - 03/19/2013

BERLIN- German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will travel to Tunisia Monday to underline Berlin's backing for political reforms in talks with the country's new government, a spokesman said....

New study questions vitamin D supplements in pregnancy - 03/19/2013

PARIS- Taking vitamin D supplements in pregnancy seems to make no difference to a child's bone health, in contrast to guidelines in some countries, research published in The Lancet on Tuesday says....

Syrian rebels seize arms depots in Aleppo: army - 03/18/2013

BEIRUT- Syrian rebels have seized several weapons depots in the village of Khan Toman in Aleppo province after days of fierce clashes, a military source told AFP on Sunday. "Opposition fighters...

Crucial vote looms on British press laws - 03/18/2013

LONDON- British MPs were on Monday to take a crucial vote on press regulation, with senior government members claiming a deal could still be brokered despite the breakdown of cross-party talks. Prime...

Sparks of humour in Pope Francis's first days - 03/18/2013

VATICAN CITY, Dario Thuburn- Starting with the historic moment when the first Latin American pontiff greeted the crowds in St Peter's Square after his election on Wednesday, Pope Francis has shown a...

Top Syrian general defects to Jordan - 03/16/2013

BEIRUT- The Syrian army's logistics chief, General Mohammed Khalluf, has defected, activists said on Saturday in a YouTube video posted on the Internet. The video, which could not be independently...
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