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Royal wedding is boost for Britain in tough times: press - 05/01/2011

LONDON- British commentators on Saturday heaped praise on the royal wedding, saying the fairytale occasion had provided a much-needed boost to the country in straitened times. Newspapers were...

'Like rats,' inmates languish in notorious Lebanon prison - 04/29/2011

ROUMIEH, Natacha Yazbeck- Elham has been languishing in Lebanon's notorious Roumieh prison for more than a year, waiting to appear before a judge on charges of illegally entering the country from...

Memory of Diana dominates royal wedding - 04/28/2011

LONDON, Alice Ritchie- From the engagement ring to the wedding venue, Princess Diana will be present in every aspect of Prince William's marriage to Kate Middleton on Friday, just as her son wanted...

Pre-wedding poll shows support for royals - 04/25/2011

LONDON, Guy Jackson- As preparations step up for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, an opinion poll Monday showed two-thirds of British people believe the country is better off because...

Indian guru Sai Baba dies, mourners gather - 04/25/2011

PUTTAPARTHI, Dibyangshu Sarkar- Sathya Sai Baba, one of India's most famous gurus, died in hospital on Sunday, triggering a global outpouring of grief and tributes from devotees across politics,...

Two-thirds of English universities want highest fees: poll - 04/19/2011

LONDON- At least two-thirds of English universities want to charge maximum tuition fees of £9,000 a year, a survey revealed Tuesday, despite government claims the new top level would rarely be...

Dubai probing death of Briton in custody - 04/19/2011

DUBAI- Dubai is investigating the death of a 39-year-old British man in custody in the Gulf emirate, the public prosecutor said on Monday. "The Dubai Public Prosecutor, Essam al-Humaidan has...

Arabic second-most common Australian tongue - 04/15/2011

SYDNEY- Arabic is the most commonly spoken language after English by young people in Australia, a study has revealed, with about one in eight multilingual children using it in the home. The...

Bible-only reading at US jail - 04/15/2011

WASHINGTON- The US Department of Justice has filed a complaint against a South Carolina sheriff for letting one of his prisons bar inmates from reading anything but the Bible. In the complaint...

Sesame Street beams American dream to Pakistan - 04/14/2011

ISLAMABAD, Claire Truscott- The United States has turned to oversized puppets in its newest attempt to win hearts and minds in Pakistan, funding a $20 million remake of popular children's TV...
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