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Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, top left, is hugged by Seif al-Islam el- Gadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, upon his arrival at airport in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, Convicted in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing, Dies at 60
| Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the only person convicted in the 1988 bombing of an American jetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, has died in Libya, family members told news... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) The New York Times
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** FILE ** In this Oct. 18, 2002 file photo, Hindu hardline Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray speaks at a press conference at his residence in Mumbai, India. Thackeray, who 13 years ago led the charge to change the name of India's financial capital from Bombay to Mumbai, has demanded that city fathers drop 'Bombay' from prominent institutions where the name still lingers, or else. Ban him for life
| Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray Saturday criticised Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan for what he termed his "misdemeanour" at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednes... (photo: AP / Rajesh Nirgude) Gulf News
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Shia LaBeouf In character
| If Shia LaBeouf has his way, this year's Cannes Film Festival is just a beginning. | After previous trips to the festival with blockbusters Transformers and Wall Street... (photo: Creative Commons / Fourthords) Gulf News
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John Cleese John Cleese: Happily ever laughter
| With a career spanning more than five decades, it's difficult to know where to start when a man as legendary as John Cleese answersthe phone. | His recognisably posh Br... (photo: AP / ) Gulf News
Awards   Celebrity   Filming   Photos   Wikipedia: John Cleese  
The opening of the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the mountain Mokattam in Cairo Egypt,Saturday, May 21, 2011. Secular or Islamist? Egypt chooses a president
| CAIRO - Sixty years after their country came under military dictatorship, Egyptians are for the first time freely electing their president. | The voting that begins Wed... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Herald Tribune
Egypt   Election   Islamist   Photos   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012  
Gold (pronounced /old/) is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal which, for many centuries, has been used as money, a store of value and in jewelry. The metal occurs as nuggets or grains in rocks, underground "veins" and in alluvial deposits. It is one of the coinage metals. Gold is dense, soft, shiny and the most malleable and ductile of the known metals. Pure gold has a bright yellow color traditionally considered attractive Is this the beginning of the end for gold?
Drama in the gold market this week. The metal was at one point trading around 20pc below its summer peak, sparking warnings that the traditional “safe haven” ... (photo: WN / rina) The Daily Telegraph
Business   Economy   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Gold  
Serbian President Boris Tadic addresses the media in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, July 22, 2010. Kosovo won a major victory on the world stage Thursday as the International Court of Justice, the United Nations' highest court, said its 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia was legal. Serbs Vote in Presidential Runoff Election
| Correction Appended | PARIS -- Serbs voted Sunday in a presidential runoff election pitting Boris Tadic, a pro-Western reformer, against Tomislav Nikolic, a nationalist... (photo: AP / Marko Drobnjakovic) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Business   Election   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Boris Tadi  
Lung Cancer Lung cancer CT scans: Just for older heavy smokers
| CHICAGO — New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers. | ... (photo: Creative Commons / Pulmonary Pathology) Austin American Statesman
Health   Photos   Science   Technology   Wikipedia: Lung cancer  
Twitter - Social media - Mobile phone Pakistan blocks Twitter because of 'offensive material'
Pakistani authorities have blocked access to the social media website Twitter because of messages they say are offensive to Islam. | They talked of "blasphemous and ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) BBC News
Pakistan   Photos   Technology   Twitter   Wikipedia: Pakistan  
Julie Walters Julie Walters: BBC is practically run by women
The BBC has so many female staff that it is "practically run by women", Julie Walters has claimed. | Julie Walters says women are being given more interesting roles ... (photo: AP Photo / Sang Tan) The Daily Telegraph
Actress   Celebrity   Photos   Wikipedia: Julie Walters   Women  
Jessica Alba Mom of two Jessica Alba: How I prevent childhood obesity in my household
| Actress Jessica Alba is widely considered one of the most beautiful women in the world, but now prefers to focus on being a good mother to her two daughters. Alba, who ... (photo: GFDL) The Examiner
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Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav arrives at a court in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Jailed Israeli president freed briefly
| JERUSALEM — A prison spokeswoman says Israel's jailed former president has been freed for a few hours to attend his son's wedding. | Spokeswoman Sivan Weizman sai... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Austin American Statesman
Israel   Lawmaker   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Moshe Katsav  
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen addresses the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, March 24, 2011. NATO announced on Thursday that it is taking control of the military operation to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya. NATO chief sees financial aid for Afghan forces
| WASHINGTON — NATO's secretary general says he's optimistic that the international community will continue to finance the Afghan security forces. | Anders Fogh Ras... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe) Austin American Statesman
Afghanistan   Finance   Nato   Photos   Wikipedia: Anders Fogh Rasmussen  
Britain's Liberal Democrats party leader, Nick Clegg, center, speaks to the media as he arrives at the party headquarters in London, while election ballots are still being counted, Friday, Friday 7, 2010. Nick Clegg: academic dominance of private schools is damaging social mobility
The overwhelming dominance of privately-educated schoolchildren in Britain is “corrosive” for society, Nick Clegg has warned. | Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime M... (photo: AP / Sang Tan) The Daily Telegraph
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Man - Sleep - Snoring Snoring and disturbed sleep may increase cancer risk
People who snore and suffer from disturbed sleep may have a heightened risk of dying from cancer, a study has shown. | People with sleep disordered breathing are almost f... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Daily Telegraph
Cancer   People   Photos   Sleep   Wikipedia: Snoring  
In this file photo taken Sunday, April 19, 2009, Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, center, is led away after declaring he planned to challenge then Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about his views on the Holocaust and Israel Dershowitz demolishes Zimmerman prosecution
| After writing in the New York Daily News that murder charges should be dropped against George Zimmerman in the slaying of Trayvon Martin, liberal law professor and auth... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus) The Examiner
Lawmaker   Legal   Photos   Police   Wikipedia: Alan Dershowitz  
Model Lily Cole wears a dress designed by Robert Cary-Williams in London, Tuesday Feb. 13, 2006. Lily Cole: I was bullied for having red hair as a child
Lily Cole has admitted to being bullied for her distinctive ginger hair during her school years and accused schools of not taking the issue of hair-based discrimination s... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth) The Daily Telegraph
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Barack Obama G-8 leaders hope Greece remains in eurozone
The United States and other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations agree that Europe's financial crisis must be addressed with a mix of growth and austerity mea... (photo: Creative Commons / jvh33) Independent online
Business   Finance   Greece   Photos  
Cigar from Cuba Iconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at home
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here By MARIA RECIO - McClatchy Newspapers By MARIA RECIO | PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba -- The elderly cigar... (photo: Creative Commons / Chmee2) The News & Observer
Agriculture   Cuba   Culture   Photos   Wikipedia: Tobacco  
Britain's Treasury chief George Osborne leaves 11 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Weaker euro zone nations need more support from core: UK
| LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone can protect its currency if its stronger countries provide more support for the weaker to help them deal with their problems, British f... (photo: AP / Sang Tan) Daily Press
Economy   Finance   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: George Osborne  
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