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Stem cells point to more resilient cancer: study - 12/22/2010

WASHINGTON- Leukemia patients with more genes associated with cancer stem cells have a "significantly poorer prognosis," according to findings published Tuesday. A Stanford University study found...

Spider-Man actor hurt in Broadway plunge - 12/22/2010

NEW YORK, Sebastian Smith- A stuntman playing Spider-Man in Broadway's most expensive show ever plunged to the stage in front of a horrified audience, dealing the troubled production yet another...

Fatah asked Israel to attack Hamas: WikiLeaks - 12/20/2010

JERUSALEM- Members of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas' Fatah party asked Israel to attack rival Palestinian movement Hamas in 2007, diplomatic cables leaked by whistleblower WikiLeaks show. The...

Autistic children lack visual skills: study - 12/20/2010

WASHINGTON- Autistic children have difficulty finding things such as shoes in a bedroom or apples at a supermarket, impairing their ability to lead normal lives, according to a study published...

Kuwait academic detained on security accusations - 12/19/2010

KUWAIT CITY- A prominent Kuwaiti academic, Obaid al-Wasmi, has been detained on suspicion of undermining the status of the emir, his lawyer said on Sunday. "The public attorney ordered professor...

Life on Earth kickstarted 3 billion years ago: study - 12/19/2010

PARIS- Life on Earth dramatically surged around three billion years ago, possibly when primitive forms developed more efficient ways to harness energy from sunlight, according to a study published on...

Obama to sign end to military gay ban - 12/19/2010

WASHINGTON, Olivier Knox- The United States stood Saturday on the cusp of letting gays serve openly in its military for the first time, as the US Congress sent President Barack Obama a bill to bring...

Five Gazans dead in Israel raid: medics, security - 12/19/2010

GAZA CITY- Five Palestinians were killed as Israeli warplanes struck the Gaza Strip late on Saturday, Israel's military and Palestinian sources said. Warplanes hit central Gaza to take out a squad...

Parents didn't want Sonia to wed Rajiv Gandhi: WikiLeaks - 12/18/2010

NEW DELHI- The parents of India's ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi opposed her marriage to former premier Rajiv Gandhi, US embassy cables provided by WikiLeaks revealed Saturday. Gandhi,...

HRW urges Syria to free critic of Iran poll - 12/18/2010

NEW YORK- Human Rights Watch called on Friday for Syrian authorities to release an opposition activist who criticised last year's presidential poll in Iran, an ally of Damascus. "Syrian...
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