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High levels of vitamin D cut risk of colon cancer: study - 01/22/2010

PARIS - High levels of vitamin D are linked with a lower risk of colon cancer, according to a comparison of more than half a million Europeans, published online Friday by the British Medical Journal...

British PM to testify at Iraq inquiry before poll: reports - 01/22/2010

LONDON, Sam Reeves - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's appearance at the Iraq war inquiry will be brought forward to before elections amid growing pressure for him to give evidence, reports said...

Herpes drug fails to cut HIV risk: study - 01/21/2010

WASHINGTON- A widely used treatment for the herpes virus does not reduce the risk of transmission of HIV-AIDS, according to a medical study published Wednesday after a five-year trial. The study...

New quake triggers panic in Haiti - 01/21/2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Sophie Nicholson and Stephane Jourdain - A powerful new earthquake rumbled across the ruins of Haiti Wednesday, sending thousands of already traumatized survivors running through the...

Amnesty calls for detained Yemen editor not to be tortured - 01/20/2010

DUBAI - Rights group Amnesty International called on Tuesday for Yemen to ensure that a newspaper editor and his two sons arrested earlier this month are protected from "torture and other...

Erdogan urges Saudi businessmen to invest in Turkey - 01/20/2010

RIYADH - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Saudi businessmen to invest in his country during the first full day of a trip to the Middle Eastern oil giant. Erdogan urged Saudis...

Several diseases form deadly brain cancer: study - 01/20/2010

WASHINGTON - The most common form of malignant brain cancer in adults is actually a set of four different pathologies, according to a study published Tuesday that could lead to more targeted...

US plans more talks with China on Google row: diplomat - 01/20/2010

WASHINGTON - The US and Chinese governments have had "multiple meetings" about a row between Google and China over Internet freedom, and plan to have more in the next few days, a senior US diplomat...

Manuscript account of Newton's apple made public - 01/19/2010

LONDON - An 18th-century manuscript telling the original story of how Isaac Newton developed his theory of gravity after seeing an apple fall off a tree was made public Monday for the first time....

Five dead as Taliban militants strike across Kabul - 01/19/2010

KABUL, Sardar Ahmad - Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers attacked buildings in the heart of Kabul on Monday in a security breach that triggered fierce gun battles and killed at least five people...
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