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Lebanon's liquid treasure is just trickling away - 03/21/2010

AMSHEET, Rita Daou - Rose Hatem's home overlooks the Mediterranean and is just a short distance from one of Lebanon's longest rivers. But twice a week the 60-year-old has to buy water for her daily...

Obama invites defiant Israeli PM for talks - 03/21/2010

JERUSALEM, Gavin Rabinowitz - US President Barack Obama on Sunday invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet him at the White House, even as the Israeli leader rebuffed a key US demand to halt...

'Alice' stays on top in box office earnings - 03/21/2010

LOS ANGELES- Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" retained the box office lead for the third week running, pulling in 34.5 million dollars for the weekend, industry figures showed Sunday. Starring...

Scientists use carbon-dating to check wine vintages: study - 03/21/2010

WASHINGTON- Ever paid top dollar for a bottle of wine that says on the label it's from a much-sought-after year, only to find that it tasted like cheap, non-vintage plonk? Well, a team of...

Israeli air strikes on Gaza targets, no serious injuries - 03/19/2010

JERUSALEM- Israeli aircraft hit several targets across the Gaza Strip early Friday but there were no reports of serious injuries, Palestinian security officials and eyewitnesses said. The strikes...

Iraq PM, ex-premier in tight race for parliament - 03/19/2010

BAGHDAD, Ammar Karim - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and rival Iyad Allawi were locked in a close election race, running neck-and-neck for seats in parliament with nearly 90 percent of ballots...

Sandra Bullock cancels UK premiere amid marriage rumors - 03/19/2010

LOS ANGELES- Actress Sandra Bullock abruptly canceled Thursday a planned visit to London for the UK premiere of the film "The Blind Side" for which she won an Oscar, amid speculation about her...

Obama on Tiger: still 'a terrific golfer' - 03/18/2010

WASHINGTON- President Barack Obama Wednesday implicitly welcomed Tiger Woods' announced return to the links next month, by calling him "a terrific golfer" during a television interview. After...

Yemen president orders return of seized Arab TV's gear - 03/18/2010

SANAA- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has ordered the return of transmission equipment seized from Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera news teams last week, an official said on Wednesday. "The...

Israel rejects Jerusalem settlement halt on eve of Quartet - 03/18/2010

JERUSALEM, Patrick Moser- Israel on Wednesday dismissed mounting pressure to stop building homes for Jewish settlers in annexed east Jerusalem, with Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman saying the...
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