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Anorexic at five in Britain - 08/01/2011

The figures from 35 hospitals showed 98 children were aged between five and seven at the time of treatment and 99 aged eight or nine. Almost 400 were between the ages of 10 and 12, with more than...

Libya rebels chase Kadhafi cells, arrest 63: official - 08/01/2011

BENGHAZI- Libyan rebels on Sunday rounded up at least 63 people in an ongoing bid to tighten security in the eastern city of Benghazi and rout armed groups loyal to Moamer Kadhafi, a spokesman told...

Lab-on-a-chip may be game-changer in disease detection - 08/01/2011

The so-called "mChip", they said, could help knock down three barriers to effective delivery of health care into the world's poorest regions: difficult access, high costs and long delays for...

Three journalists killed in NATO raid: Libya - 07/31/2011

TRIPOLI, Imed Lamloum- Libya said three journalists were killed in a NATO air strike on state television on Saturday and that the murder of the rebels' army chief proved Al-Qaeda was instigating the...

S.African who spilled drink on Zuma treated like 'murderer' - 07/31/2011

JOHANNESBURG- A South African racehorse owner who was convicted of assault for spilling a drink near President Jacob Zuma says he has been treated "like a murderer," local media reported Saturday....

Iraq PM due before MPs as US troop talks cancelled - 07/30/2011

BAGHDAD- Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is due to make a rare appearance before Iraq's parliament on Saturday to push a plan for downsizing a bloated government that critics accuse of inaction. An...

'Alarming' rise in pregnant women strokes: US study - 07/29/2011

WASHINGTON- Women rarely have strokes during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth, but researchers have seen a big jump in such events over the past 12 years, according to a US study published...

Acclaimed US historian indicted for document theft - 07/29/2011

WASHINGTON- US presidential historian Barry Landau, known for his huge collection of memorabilia, was indicted Thursday on federal charges along with his assistant for stealing and selling historical...

Syrian forces kill 11 in 'vengeance' raid on dissent - 07/28/2011

DAMASCUS- Syrian forces pursued a deadly crackdown on anti-regime dissent Wednesday, killing 11 people in a "vengeance" raid near Damascus and arresting hundreds outside the capital, activists said....

EU tells Yemen to launch 'credible' transition plan - 07/28/2011

BRUSSELS- Yemen must launch a "credible" transition plan and all sides in the political crisis should reject violence, the EU's chief diplomat said Wednesday after talks with the Yemeni foreign...
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