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Inventors float novelties at Geneva fair - 04/22/2010

GENEVA- A French invention that levitates objects is one of the star attractions of the inventors fair in Geneva, which opened on Wednesday, alongside new fangled bottle openers and shopping...

Exposed: The strange sex life of Incy Wincy - 04/21/2010

PARIS- Here's the good news: you are a male and you are allowed to have sex, at most, twice in your life. If that's the good news -- you may well ask -- what's the bad news? It's this: if you...

Israelis celebrate Jewish state's 62nd birthday - 04/21/2010

JERUSALEM- Israelis fired up barbecues in packed campgrounds and beaches across the country on Tuesday as they celebrated the 62nd anniversary of the Jewish state's creation. The air force and...

After 100 years, gypsy jazzman Django plays on - 04/19/2010

PARIS, Emilie Bickerton - Django Reinhardt's life story is better than any fiction: a gypsy who could not read a line of music, lost the use of two fingers when he was 18, but toured the world with...

'Train Your Dragon' claws back to top box office - 04/19/2010

LOS ANGELES- Critically-acclaimed animation adventure "How to Train Your Dragon" clawed back to the top of the North American box office this weekend, early industry figures showed Sunday. After...

Israel on way to collapse: Iran's Ahmadinejad - 04/19/2010

TEHRAN- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that Israel, the "main instigator of conflict" in the Middle East, was on its way to collapse and that regional powers wanted it...

US affirms support to Israel 'will not waver' - 04/19/2010

WASHINGTON- The United States "will not waver" in its support and protection of Israel, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday on the eve of the Jewish state's 62nd anniversary. Despite...

Facebook deletes Osama Bin Laden account - 04/19/2010

NEW YORK- Facebook said Sunday it had disabled an account on the social networking site under the name of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, which posted extremist Islamic content and had garnered over...

Britain extends flight ban until Sunday - 04/17/2010

LONDON- Britain has extended a ban on most flights in its airspace until 1:00 am (0000 GMT) Sunday, as the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland was "moving around and changing shape", air authorities...

U2, Stevie Wonder to headline Britain's Glastonbury festival - 04/16/2010

LONDON- Motown icon Stevie Wonder, rapper Snoop Dogg and Irish rockers U2 will be among star attractions at this year's Glastonbury music festival, organisers said Thursday. Also included in the...
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