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Hunger strikers demand release of US-Iranian reporter - 05/04/2009

NEW YORK - Four US members of the press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) began a hunger strike Sunday, pressing for the release of US-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi, who is detained in...

Two-thirds of the French voters disappointed by Sarkozy - 05/04/2009

PARIS - Nearly two-thirds of French voters are disappointed by President Nicolas Sarkozy's performance since his election two years ago, according to a new poll published on Monday. Asked in a...

Barca humiliation leaves Ramos fearing for Real future - 05/04/2009

MADRID, Phil Seery - Real Madrid coach Juande Ramos admits the Spanish champions are no longer one of Europe's elite clubs following their 6-2 drubbing by Barcelona on Saturday and the result casts...

Japan's hospitals slam doors on emergency cases - 05/02/2009

SANGO, Miwa Suzuki- Shinsuke Takasaki's son Sota is too young to understand that his mother might still be alive if 18 hospitals had not denied her treatment when she complained of headaches during...

Amy Winehouse hospitalised after fainting - 05/02/2009

LONDON- Grammy-winning British singer Amy Winehouse was taken to hospital during her prolonged holiday in St Lucia after fainting, her spokesman said Saturday. The 25-year-old "Back to Black" and...

Wary Mexico sees flu stabilizing, slams flight bans - 05/02/2009

MEXICO CITY, Sophie Nicholson- Mexico's government warily said Saturday that the country's H1N1 flu outbreak appeared to be stabilizing, and slammed countries which had banned flights from the...

April brings highest Iraq death toll in seven months - 05/02/2009

BAGHDAD, Salam Faraj - April saw 355 people killed in Iraq, making it the deadliest month since September, official figures showed Friday, but the US military insisted that recent attacks have not...

Britain confirms first 'non-imported' swine flu cases - 05/02/2009

LONDON - Two cases of swine flu apparently transmitted to people who had not travelled recently to Mexico were reported Friday by authorities in Britain, as the number infected there rose to 13....

Virtual mobility for disabled wins Second Life prize - 05/02/2009

SAN FRANCISCO - An organization that lets people with disabilities virtually climb mountains and hike trails shared top honors in a first-ever Second Life prize for in-world projects improving...

Press freedom declining around the world - 05/01/2009

WASHINGTON - Press freedom declined around the world last year, deteriorating for the first time in every region, according to a study released on Thursday by Freedom House. Out of the 195...
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