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US astronomers launch search for alien life on 86 planets - 05/14/2011

WASHINGTON- A massive radio telescope in rural West Virginia has begun listening for signs of alien life on 86 possible Earth-like planets, US astronomers said Friday. The giant dish began this...

Qatar pulls out of Gulf mediation: official - 05/13/2011

DOHA- Qatar said Thursday it was withdrawing from a mediation bid by Gulf Cooperation Council monarchies in the Yemen conflict which stalled after the country's leader refused to sign a GCC-brokered...

Butt dress makes fashion statement - 05/12/2011

PARIS- France's latest fashion statement has nothing to do with haute couture and a lot to do with saving the streets of the city of Paris from the scourge of cigarette butts. Paris student Flore...

George Michael to tour with orchestra - 05/12/2011

LONDON- British pop star George Michael announced Wednesday he was back on the straight and narrow and returning to the stage with an orchestra for a 47-date tour of Europe this year. The former...

More than 600 arrests in latest Tunisian unrest - 05/11/2011

TUNIS- Tunisian police arrested more than 600 people in the past five days of unrest, the government said Tuesday as the north African country struggles to stabilise following the ouster of the Ben...

Man shows off first US full face transplant - 05/10/2011

BOSTON, Adam Hunger- A young father who was terribly disfigured in an electrical accident showed off his new look Monday alongside doctors who performed the United States' first full face...

Tunis museum flourishes after Ben Ali fall - 05/10/2011

TUNIS, Jacques Lhuillery- Sitting in his vast office, crammed full of relics and curiosities, museum curator Taher Ghalia has good reason to welcome the downfall of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Just...

'Game over' for Kadhafi: NATO chief - 05/09/2011

WASHINGTON- The NATO chief said Sunday he was confident that time was running out for Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, despite the prolonged stalemate between his forces and rebels who seek his ouster....

Thousands march in new protest against terror in Marrakesh - 05/09/2011

MARRAKESH, Omar Brouksy- Thousands of demonstrators staged a new protest in Marrakesh Sunday to denounce last month's bomb attack here and to call for democratic reforms as the best way to combat...

Troops kill two students south of Yemeni capital - 05/08/2011

SANAA- Troops opened fire to break up a Yemeni student demonstration Saturday demanding the postponement of exams and killed two students and wounded 15 others, a protest organiser told AFP....
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