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Antidepressants do little for mild cases: study - 01/06/2010

WASHINGTON - Patients with mild or moderate depression may benefit little from antidepressant medications and may be better treated with alternatives, researchers said Tuesday. A group of...

Roma people to give Madonna gold plaque - 01/05/2010

BUCAREST- The self-proclaimed king of the Roma said Tuesday he wants to give Madonna a gold plaque to thank the singer for criticising discrimination against his people. Madonna performed in...

Egyptian police, activists clash over Gaza relief convoy - 01/05/2010

EL-ARISH - At least three people were injured Tuesday in clashes between Egyptian police and pro-Palestinian activists trying to get a relief convoy into the Gaza Strip, witnesses said. Some 500...

Hubble Telescope peers at oldest ever galaxies - 01/05/2010

WASHINGTON, Jean-Louis Santini - The refurbished Hubble Space Telescope has set a new record by discovering the oldest galaxies ever seen, dating back 13 billion years, or 600-800 million years after...

Mr Bean 'invades' Spain's EU website - 01/04/2010

MADRID- Some visitors to Spain's EU presidency website were Monday directed to a blog that showed Mr Bean instead of the country's prime minister, whose resemblance to the hapless comic character is...

US plan calls for Mideast peace deal in two years: report - 01/04/2010

JERUSALEM- Washington is pushing a plan to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that foresees reaching a final deal in two years and agreeing on borders in nine months, an Israeli daily said on...

US updates 'no-fly' lists as airports tighten checks - 01/04/2010

WASHINGTON - The United States Monday radically overhauled its terror watch, putting dozens more suspects on "no-fly" lists, as air travelers around the world faced tough new screening rules....

Bono calls for control over Internet downloads - 01/04/2010

WASHINGTON - Irish rock star Bono called Sunday for tougher controls over the spread of intellectual property over the Internet, arguing that file swiping and sharing hurt creators of cultural...

Mars rover Spirit's 6-year stint may be ending: NASA - 01/04/2010

WASHINGTON- NASA Sunday celebrated Mars rover Spirit's bountiful, six-year stint on the red planet, way longer than the three months it was forecast to last. But it all may soon come to an end, stuck...

Qaeda threat forces US, Britain to shut Yemen missions - 01/03/2010

SANAA, Hammoud Mounassar - The United States and Britain promptly closed their embassies in Yemen on Sunday after learning an Al-Qaeda offshoot linked to a botched US airliner bombing is planning...
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