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Childhood TV addicts more likely to commit crime: study - 02/19/2013

WELLINGTON- Children who watch excessive amounts of television are more likely to have criminal convictions and show aggressive personality traits as adults, a New Zealand study has found. The...

Tight security as Libya celebrates revolt anniversary - 02/18/2013

BENGHAZI, Libya, Ibrahim al-Majbari- Libya on Sunday celebrated two years since the start of the revolt which toppled longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi, with security forces on high alert due to fears...

Bahrain police fire tear gas at protester's funeral - 02/17/2013

MANAMA- Clashes broke out on Saturday at the funeral in Bahrain of a teenager killed in protests marking the second anniversary of a Shiite-led uprising, with police using tear gas against mourners,...

Syria rebels take airbase ahead of 'major battle' - 02/16/2013

DAMASCUS- Syrian rebels captured a military airbase in the north on Friday and geared up for a major battle against loyalists as the opposition said it refuses to accept President Bashar al-Assad in...

Tunisia crisis simmers as government talks delayed - 02/16/2013

TUNIS, Kaouther Larbi- Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali announced on Friday that talks on the formation of a new government of technocrats had been rescheduled for Monday, after he met the...

Syria armed group kidnaps 40 civilians: watchdog - 02/14/2013

BEIRUT- An armed group in northwest Syria on Thursday hijacked a bus and kidnapped at least 40 civilians, mostly women and children, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "Most of the victims...

UN denies new Syria peace plan drafted - 02/14/2013

UNITED NATIONS- The United Nations on Thursday denied reports that new peace plan is being drawn up for Syria involving the creation of a senate to oversee a power transition. Saudi newspaper Asharq...

Scientists unwittingly discover new owl species in Indonesia - 02/14/2013

"Ornithologists have long patted themselves on the back, believing that the taxonomy of birds was almost complete," researcher George Sangster from the Swedish Museum of Natural History, told AFP....

Rebels score more battlefield success in Syria's north - 02/14/2013

DAMASCUS- Rebels in northern Syria on Wednesday seized most of a military base, their third a major battlefield success in as many days, as Russia said it will host talks with both the regime and...

Bahrainis protest on eve of revolt anniversary - 02/14/2013

MANAMA, Wissam Keyrouz- Thousands of Bahraini Shiites took to the streets Wednesday on the eve of the second anniversary of their crushed uprising, as a national dialogue aimed at ending a political...
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