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Britain says military assets deployed near Yemen - 06/07/2011

LONDON- Britain on Monday confirmed the deployment of military assets near Yemen but did not verify reports that ships were on standby in the Gulf to evacuate its nationals. "As part of routine...

NATO hits Kadhafi intelligence HQ - 06/07/2011

TRIPOLI, Imed Lamloum- NATO air raids targeted the military intelligence headquarters of Moamer Kadhafi's battered regime on Monday, ahead of a visit to Libya by an envoy from Russia which has raised...

NATO hits Tripoli as Gates says Kadhafi's time is up - 06/06/2011

TRIPOLI, Imed Lamloum- NATO warplanes pounded Tripoli on Sunday and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said it was only a matter of time before aides to embattled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi abandon...

New melanoma treatments boost survival: studies - 06/06/2011

CHICAGO, Jean-Louis Santini- Two new treatments, including therapy blocking a gene mutation occurring in half of melanoma patients, are prolonging lives of people suffering from the deadliest form of...

Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against occupation - 06/05/2011

TEL AVIV- Thousands of Israelis on Saturday marked the 44th anniversary of the Six-Day War by demonstrating in Tel Aviv against the continued occupation of Palestinian territories captured in the...

Syrian networks cut off from Internet: monitor - 06/03/2011

WASHINGTON- Two-thirds of the networks in protest-wracked Syria were cut off from the Internet on Friday, an Internet monitoring firm said. James Cowie of Renesys, a New Hampshire-based company...

Ex-US presidential candidate John Edwards indicted - 06/03/2011

RALEIGH, Anne Blythe- Former presidential hopeful John Edwards pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of using $900,000 in campaign funds to cover up an extramarital affair, proclaiming: "I did not...

Egypt military struggles to find its place with youth - 06/03/2011

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Egypt's military was feted for its stand during the revolt that ousted president Hosni Mubarak. But when a general recounted its role to over 1,000 young people, several in...

UN denounces Libya war crimes, NATO extends air blitz - 06/02/2011

TRIPOLI, Imed Lamloum- The UN Wednesday accused Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's regime of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity while trying to crush a revolt, as NATO extended its Libya...

Arrests in Britain after patient abuse caught on film - 06/02/2011

LONDON- Four people were arrested after carers at a residential hospital in Britain were filmed physically abusing vulnerable adults with learning difficulties, police said Wednesday. The private...
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