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August 9, 2010

Hezbollah Says It Will Strike Heart of Israel if Lebanon Is Hit

BEIRUT Hezbollah is ready to strike the heart of Israel in the event of new aggression on Lebanon, the party’s – Read More...
August 9, 2010

Oil Slick Hard to Find in Gulf, but Impact Will Last Decades

WASHINGTON The massive oil slick that once spread for hundreds of miles from BP’s ruptured well deep in the Gulf – Read More...
May 17, 2010

Space Shuttle Atlantis Gears Up for Final Launch

WASHINGTON THE space shuttle Atlantis blasts off on Friday on the last mission of its 25-year career, taking astronauts to – Read More...
May 17, 2010

Karzai, Obama Put on Show of Unity

WASHINGTON PRESIDENT Barack Obama insisted on Wednesday that flared tensions between the US and Afghan governments were “overstated” as Afghan – Read More...
May 17, 2010

Boy, 8, Survives as 103 Killed in Libya Plane Crash

TRIPOLI A LIBYAN airliner arriving from South Africa disintegrated on landing at Tripoli airport on Wednesday, killing 103 people but – Read More...
May 11, 2010

Britain Votes in Closest Election Race for Decades

LONDON BRITAIN went to the polls on Thursday in a general election expected to be the closest in decades which, – Read More...
May 11, 2010

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Fails in Bid to Prevent Party Dissolution

YANGON MYANMAR’S pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has failed in a legal bid to prevent the dissolution of her – Read More...
May 11, 2010

World to Stay Reliant on Fossil Fuel Until 2050: Shell

SINGAPORE THE world will remain heavily reliant on fossil fuels for the next 40 years, Shell’s chief executive said this – Read More...
May 3, 2010

No Single Cause for Mass Die-Off of Honey Bees: OIE

THE huge die-off of bees worldwide, a major threat to crops depending on the honey-making insects for pollination, is not – Read More...
May 3, 2010

Thai Protesters Ask EU to Help in Bloody Crisis

BANGKOK THAILAND’S anti-government “Red Shirt” protesters called on Thursday for the European Union to send observers to Bangkok to prevent – Read More...