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Kuwait opposition calls for reform after ruling - 06/22/2012

KUWAIT CITY- Opposition MPs Thursday demanded sweeping constitutional reforms to a full parliamentary system in Kuwait a day after the top court scrapped legislative polls and reinstated the previous...

'Odd couple' planets do extreme tango - 06/22/2012

Their star is probably a lot like our Sun but several billion years older, and the planets are much closer to it, said the study in Science Express, the online edition of the journal Science. The...

Red Cross eyes evacuation of Syrian civilians - 06/21/2012

DAMASCUS- The Red Cross said Wednesday it will try to evacuate hundreds of civilians trapped by fierce fighting in and around the restive city of Homs, as violence killed dozens of people across...

Lebanon Palestinians face region's worst conditions: NGO - 06/21/2012

BEIRUT- The living conditions of Palestinians in Lebanon's camps are the worst in the region, an international NGO working in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon and Jordan said on Wednesday. "The...

YouTube piano sensation makes London debut - 06/21/2012

LONDON- A pianist who launched her career by posting videos of herself on YouTube translated her online success into reality with a solo performance at one of the world's most famous music venues on...

Student in gay webcam case released from prison - 06/20/2012

NEW YORK- An Indian student who was convicted of illegally filming his gay roommate on a webcam was released Tuesday 10 days early for good conduct and time worked, a prison official said. Dharun...

Syria violence too dangerous for UN monitors: Mood - 06/20/2012

UNITED NATIONS- Violence in Syria is "escalating," making it too dangerous for UN monitors to operate, UN mission chief Major General Robert Mood told the UN Security Council on Tuesday. Mood, head...

Suicide bomber kills Yemen anti-Qaeda general - 06/18/2012

SANAA- A suicide bomber on Monday killed the army general spearheading a blistering offensive against Al-Qaeda in south Yemen, throwing himself on the officer's vehicle as he blew himself up,...

No talent needed for pop music, just evolution: study - 06/18/2012

WASHINGTON- No talent necessary: The perfect pop tune can be engineered by a computer program and refined with the input of listeners, according to a British study published in the United States...

Salman likely to be new Saudi heir as Nayef buried - 06/18/2012

MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Abdel Hadi al-Habtoor- Saudi Arabia on Sunday buried crown prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz during a sombre ceremony in Islam's holiest city, as defence minister Prince Salman...
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