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Israel bombs Gaza in 'all-out war' on Hamas - 12/30/2008

GAZA CITY - Adel Zaanoun - Warplanes pounded Gaza for a third day on Monday as tanks stood by to join the "all-out" war Israel vowed would wipe out Hamas, the death toll rose to at least 345 and...

Turkey ends Israel-Syria peace effort over Gaza - 12/29/2008

ANKARA (AFP) - Turkey said on Monday it was ending efforts to organise peace talks between Israel and Syria because of the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. "The continuation of the talks under...

20,000 rally in Egypt against Gaza bloodshed - 12/28/2008

CAIRO -Khaled Desouki- Around 20,000 people took to the streets of Egyptian cities on Sunday to protest against the killing of more than 280 Palestinians in 24 hours of Israeli air strikes on the...

Israel warns of ground offensive as jets pound Hamas in Gaza - 12/28/2008

GAZA CITY (AFP) - Israel warned on Sunday it could send ground troops into Gaza as its warplanes continued pounding Hamas targets inside the enclave where more than 280 Palestinians have been...

Massive Israeli air raids on Gaza killed at least 195 - 12/27/2008

GAZA CITY -Said Khatib- Israel launched a massive wave of air strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza on Saturday, killing at least 195 Palestinians after warning of a fiery riposte to ongoing rocket...

Poor blood flow to brain may provoke Alzheimer's: study - 12/27/2008

PARIS (AFP) - A gradual loss of blood flow to the brain over years or decades could be a major trigger for Alzheimer's disease, according to a study to be published Friday....

Older people mixing drugs: study - 12/27/2008

CHICAGO (AFP) - Potentially dangerous mixing of medications is common among older people and non-prescription drugs are...

No breakfast, earlier sex: Japan study - 12/26/2008

TOKYO - Koca Sulejmanovic- There are many theories on the links between food and sex, but Japanese researchers have came up with a new finding -- young people who skip breakfast tend to lose their...

Wolf spotted near China's Great Wall - 12/25/2008

BEIJING (AFP) - A wolf has been spotted near a popular tourist spot along the Great Wall of China, with officials rushing to catch it before it attacks anyone, state media said Tuesday. ...

British playwright Harold Pinter dead at 78, - 12/25/2008

LONDON -Jane Mingay - British playwright and Nobel laureate Harold Pinter has died aged 78, his wife Lady Antonia Fraser said Thursday Pinter, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005, had...
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