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Number of hungry dips below 1 billion : UN
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 14 (APP): Although the number of hungry people in the world has fallen...
Read moreE-readers yet to win mass market in China
AFP - Zhang Li started selling e-readers in Beijing six months ago, hoping to cash in...
Read moreKoran-burning plan raises questions over role of media
As questions remained on Saturday over whether Pastor Terry Jones would go ahead with plans to...
Read moreGoogle fires engineer for violating privacy policies
AFP - Google said that it had dismissed an engineer for violating the Internet giant's privacy...
Read moreUS national Sarah Shourd released from Iranian prison
US national Sarah Shourd, who was arrested along with two others and charged with espionage after...
Read moreMideast talks lack steam amidst settlement dispute
Israeli and Palestinian leaders have failed to make headway during their first “serious discussions” in Egypt....
Read moreFrench Law Bans Islamic Veil
PARIS—The French Senate approved a bill on Sept. 14 to completely ban full Islamic veils—burqa and...
Read moreSettlement concerns as Mid-East peace talks resume
Renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are taking place in Egypt, amid concern over the imminent expiry of...
Read moreOprah Winfrey sends audience to Australia
US chat show queen Oprah Winfrey surprised 300 members of her audience by announcing she was...
Read moreObama e-mail teenager gets US ban
A teenager from Bedfordshire has been banned from entering the United States for life for sending...
Read moreIran diplomat Farzad Farhangian defects to Norway
An Iranian diplomat based in Brussels has said he is seeking asylum in Norway. Farzad Farhangian...
Read more14 dead, 4 missing in Venezuelan plane crash
CARACAS: At least 14 people were killed and four others remained missing after an aircraft carrying...
Read morePhilippine court orders Imelda Marcos to repay $250,000
MANILA: Imelda Marcos, the widow of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, was ordered on Monday by an...
Read moreJapan PM Naoto Kan survives leadership challenge
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has survived a party leadership challenge from veteran lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa.Lawmakers...
Read more‘Kingdom has reserves for over 80 years’
MONTREAL: Oil era is far from over. The global energy mix would continue to be dominated...
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