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India, US agree defence and nuclear deals - 07/20/2009

NEW DELHI, Lachlan Carmichael - The United States struck deals here Monday to pave the way for billions of dollars in exports of civilian nuclear reactors and military hardware to India, US Secretary...

Iraq PM heads to US facing strained ties - 07/20/2009

BAGHDAD, Prashant Rao - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki embarks on a trip to the United States on Tuesday grappling with strained ties with Washington and pressure over stalled national...

Fish are shrinking in response to global warming - 07/20/2009

CHICAGO - Fish have lost half their average body mass and smaller species are making up a larger proportion of European fish stocks as a result of global warming, a study published Monday has found....

South Korean customs deploy six cloned sniffer dogs - 07/19/2009

SEOUL - South Korea customs has deployed what it claims to be the world's first cloned working sniffer dogs, officials said Sunday. Six out of seven puppies, cloned from a Canadian-born sniffer...

Britney Spears performs her first Russian gig - 07/19/2009

SAINT PETERSBURG- Pop princess Britney Spears Sunday performs her first concert in Russia when she takes her "Circus" tour to Saint Petersburg, part of the singer's first major tour in years,...

British airlines blocking swine flu travellers - 07/19/2009

LONDON- British airlines on Sunday stepped up restrictions on suspected swine flu carriers, as a report said four more British students quarantined in China have had infections confirmed. Britain...

Walter Cronkite: America's most trusted journalist - 07/18/2009

WASHINGTON- US TV news legend Walter Cronkite, dubbed "the most trusted man in America" for his calm and honest delivery during a tumultuous period in US history, has died in New York at the age of...

Giant West Bank cake aims for Guinness record - 07/18/2009

NABLUS- Palestinians with a sweet-tooth gathered on Saturday around a giant syrupy cheesecake treat they hope will set a new Guinness world record in their occupied West Bank city. More than...

Pope 'can't pray' with wrist in plaster - 07/18/2009

AOSTA - Pope Benedict XVI celebrated mass Saturday with his broken wrist in plaster but bemoaned an inability to clasp his hands together in prayer, his closest officials said. "He is learning to...

Conservative pressure shuts Saudi film festival - 07/18/2009

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's only film festival was halted before it even opened on Saturday, festival sources said, as powerful Islamic conservatives battle a popular push for more entertainment in the...
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