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Obama calls Yemeni packages 'credible terrorist threat' - 10/30/2010

WASHINGTON, Andrew Gully- US President Barack Obama said Friday that two packages from Yemen addressed to Jewish synagogues in Chicago contained explosive material and were a "credible terrorist...

Morocco breaks up two Al-Qaeda cells: ministry - 10/30/2010

RABAT- Morocco broke up two Al-Qaeda-linked cells and arrested nine people including a Yemeni national and a former Italian resident, the interior ministry said on Friday. "Two terrorist cells...

Arab League urges justice for 'crimes' revealed by WikiLeaks - 10/29/2010

CAIRO- The Arab League called on Friday for those behind the "crimes against humanity" contained in leaked Iraq war documents published by the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks to be brought to...

Berlusconi in the spotlight again for 'escapades' with girl - 10/29/2010

ROME, Michele Leridon- Silvio Berlusconi "loves women," that much we know; the latest star of Italian media frenzy is Ruby, a 17-year-old who claims she has been to parties in the prime minister's...

Protesters block red carpet at Rome film festival - 10/28/2010

ROME- Thousands of protesters blocked the red carpet at opening night of the 2010 Rome film festival Thursday, delaying the event and forcing stars including Keira Knightley and Eva Mendes to use a...

Sophisticated tool-making began in Africa, not Europe: study - 10/28/2010

WASHINGTON- Prehistoric people in southern Africa developed a highly skilled way of shaping stones into sharp-edged tools long before Europeans did, suggested a study released Thursday. A...

UAE recognises new ruler of strategic northern emirate - 10/27/2010

RAS AL-KHAIMAH, W.G. Dunlop- Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al-Qassimi will succeed his father, who died on Wednesday, as ruler of the tiny but strategic emirate of Ras al-Khaimah, despite a challenge for...

Experts to probe death of 16th century astronomer - 10/27/2010

PRAGUE- Danish experts are to carry out tests on the remains of 16th century astronomer Tycho Brahe following their exhumation from his tomb in Prague, to check how he died, Czech media reported...

Doha film festival opens with controversial French film - 10/27/2010

DOHA, Wissam Keyrouz - With an action-thriller that aroused anger in France upon its release, Qatar opened on Tuesday the second edition of The Doha Tribeca Film Festival. The gas-rich Gulf...

Former Czech president Havel wins Kafka Prize for literature - 10/27/2010

PRAGUE- Czech playwright and former president Vaclav Havel on Tuesday received the annual international Franz Kafka literary prize for his plays and essays. An international nine-member jury...
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