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Love on the net wins Egypt hearts in Ramadan soap - 09/13/2010

CAIRO, Riad Abu Awad- A veil-wearing widow and a school principal fall in love on the web, in a star-crossed romance that holds a mirror to the tensions wracking Egypt's middle class, from Islamic...

Dance like Michael Jackson in new video game - 09/13/2010

MONTPELLIER, Mehdi Cherifia- Moonwalking just like Michael Jackson will soon be possible for everyone with the launch later this year of the first video game dedicated to the star since his death...

Removing Fallopians cuts ovarian cancer risk: study - 09/11/2010

MONTREAL- Removing a woman's Fallopian tubes could cut the number of deaths from ovarian cancer by 30 percent as that is where the illness develops first, Canadian researchers said Friday....

Legendary British TV pub landlady bows out - 09/11/2010

LONDON- One of Britain's best-loved television characters, pub landlady Peggy Mitchell, bowed out on Friday after 16 years at the heart of long-running BBC soap "EastEnders". Mitchell was played...

Teen radio show breaks taboos in Nepal - 09/11/2010

KATHMANDU, Claire Cozens- In a Kathmandu recording studio, young workers sift through piles of letters from Nepalese teenagers seeking advice on everything from unrequited love and homosexuality to...

Gates phoned pastor to say US soldiers at risk: official - 09/10/2010

WASHINGTON- US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday phoned a Florida pastor planning to burn Korans and warned him that he was putting the lives of US soldiers at risk, the Pentagon said....

Two injured in Israeli air strike on Gaza: Palestinians - 09/10/2010

GAZA CITY- Two members of the Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip were wounded in an Israeli air strike on Gaza City, Palestinian witnesses said late Thursday. There were also Israeli air...

Researchers find genes linked to ovarian cancer - 09/10/2010

WASHINGTON- Researchers said Wednesday they have identified two new genetic mutations linked to the deadliest types of ovarian cancer, which may play a key role in suppressing tumors. Scientists...

Son wants "Ceausescu" trademark to be protected - 09/09/2010

BUCHAREST- The son of former Romanian communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu has sued a theatre for performing a play on his late parents, arguing he wants the "Ceausescu" trademark to be protected....

Doctors alarmed by HIV risk for European gays - 09/09/2010

PARIS- Homosexual men in Europe are increasingly failing to adhere to safe sex, according to two new studies. In France, transmission of the AIDS virus "seems to be out of control" among men who...
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