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Italian journalist uses Internet to defy ban on political shows - 03/26/2010

ROME- Around 200,000 people watched an Italian television show broadcast via local channels and on the Internet after national networks banned political programming ahead of regional elections....

Police release Frenchman who hacked Obama Twitter page - 03/25/2010

PARIS, Charles Sicurani- French police have released a hacker who gained access to US President Barack Obama's account in one of his attacks on the wildly popular micro-blogging site Twitter, police...

Mitchell meets Netanyahu as US-Israeli row lingers - 03/25/2010

WASHINGTON, Stephen Collinson - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu huddled in his Washington hotel with US envoy George Mitchell Wednesday, but there was no sign of progress in a row...

Atom microscope is boon for materials science - 03/24/2010

PARIS- Materials scientists dream of one day being able to place a sample of unknown substance under a microscope and name individual atoms and the structure they form. That vision of a tool able...

Senators form caucus on global Internet freedom - 03/24/2010

WASHINGTON- A group of US senators Wednesday launched a bipartisan caucus aimed at promoting global Internet freedom, saying the Web should allow free speech and not be used by governments to crack...

Baroque, ballet to stage a comeback at Vienna Opera - 03/23/2010

VIENNA - Modern opera, baroque productions and ballet are due for a major revival under the Vienna Opera's new director, Dominique Meyer, who presented his upcoming projects here Tuesday. Meyer,...

Health win shows Obama mettle on Mideast: Clinton - 03/23/2010

WASHINGTON- Hillary Clinton said Monday President Barack Obama's triumph over health care proved he could stick with a tough job -- suggesting he would bring similar resolve to ensuring Israel's...

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza injure four: Palestinians - 03/23/2010

GAZA CITY- Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight Monday injured four Palestinians, Palestinian security officials and witnesses said. The four casualties, including one woman, were...

German heiress pre-nup deal test case in British court - 03/23/2010

LONDON- A battle by one of Europe's richest women to have pre-nuptial agreements recognised in English law came before Britain's highest court Monday, in a case that could affect future divorce...

Maiden flight for Virgin Galactic's 'SpaceShipTwo' - 03/23/2010

LOS ANGELES- Virgin Galactic's experimental SpaceshipTwo (SS2), an aircraft designed to one day carry paying customers into space, had its maiden flight in the California desert Monday, company...
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