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Egypt revolution hero to leave Google, set up NGO - 04/25/2011

WASHINGTON- Wael Ghonim, the Google executive who became the hero of the Egyptian revolution, said Sunday he planned to take an extended break from the Internet giant to set up his own NGO in Egypt....

Fighting grips Misrata, drones enter Libya conflict - 04/23/2011

MISRATA, Marc Bastian and Andrea Bernardi- Heavy fighting rocked Misrata on Saturday, overwhelming its hospital, after Moamer Kadhafi's regime gave its army an "ultimatum" to take the besieged Libyan...

Second coming could be high-tech: US evangelist - 04/23/2011

WASHINGTON- US evangelist Franklin Graham thinks the second coming of Jesus Christ could be a social media event captured by millions of mobile phones. "The Bible says that every eye is going to...

Korean tale of motherly love becomes US best-seller - 04/23/2011

SEOUL, Nam You-Sun- Shin Kyung-Sook took South Koreans by storm with "Please Look After Mom", her poignant novel of family love which sold 1.7 million copies domestically. Now it is going...

Global outcry after over 80 killed in Syria demos - 04/23/2011

DAMASCUS- World leaders strongly condemned Syria after its security forces killed more than 80 people during "Good Friday" protests in one of the bloodiest days of a month-long uprising. The...

Abbas in Paris as France mulls recognising Palestine - 04/22/2011

PARIS, Herve Rouach- President Nicolas Sarkozy hosted Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Paris on Thursday as France told the United Nations that Europe was considering giving formal recognition to a...

Egypt reduces jail terms in Van Gogh theft case - 04/22/2011

CAIRO- Five of the 11 Egyptians held in the theft of a Van Gogh painting saw their jail terms reduced Thursday, while six others have been acquitted, a judicial source said. Vincent Van Gogh's...

Award-winning war photographer killed in Libya - 04/21/2011

BENGHAZI, Dominique Soguel - Tim Hetherington, an Oscar-nominated film director and war photographer, was killed Wednesday in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata and three colleagues were wounded,...

Scores of children killed in Arab uprisings: UN - 04/21/2011

UNITED NATIONS- Scores of children have been killed in popular uprisings and conflicts across the Middle East and north Africa in recent months, the UN said Wednesday in a new condemnation of attacks...

US rejects Palestinian bid to seek UN recognition - 04/20/2011

WASHINGTON- The United States again Tuesday rejected Palestinian plans to seek recognition for an independent state unilaterally from the United Nations without reaching a peace accord with Israel....
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