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International pressure is mounting to convince Iran not to build a nuclear weapon. Iran has responded with denials, tough talk and an intensified effort to enrich uranium. But some analysts believe it is still possible for the West to persuade Iranian leaders to abandon their alleged nuclear weapons ambitions. Iranian officials speak defiantly about their right to build a nuclear weapon, but

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But now scientists have found tea really does lower the blood pressure and could prevent heart disease. Drinking eight cups of black leaf tea, such as Earl Grey or English Breakfast, a day “significantly” cuts blood pressure, researchers at the University of Western Australia found. Volunteers with normal to high blood pressure were given three drinks a day containing 429 milligrams of the

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Prince Turki al-Faisal, Saudi Arabia's former head of general intelligence, was on a panel to assess the whole concept of globalization at the World Economic Forum here, but we sat down with him to talk very specifically about his region. "Two hundred dollars a barrel oil is not going to benefit anyone," he said, talking about the standoff with Iran and the fallout that could come from the

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Bahrain police on Friday denied opposition claims that security forces were responsible for the death of an anti-government protester, saying the man died from natural causes. The death of 19-year-old Mohammed Ibrahim Yacoub was one of four reported Thursday by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights. The opposition group al Wefaq accused Bahraini authorities of running over Yacoub with a police

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Key advocates for Burmese political prisoners are calling for the international community to keep economic and trade sanctions in place until Burma’s government releases all political prisoners, including those detained in ethnic areas. United Nations agencies in Burma say an easing of sanctions is crucial to allow funds to support poverty alleviation programs in the country. The rights

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The Bureau is asking companies to build software that can effectively scan social media online for significant words, phrases and behavior so that agents can respond. A paper posted on the FBI website asks for companies to build programs that will map sentiment and wrongdoing. Although the software would only be able to look at information already in the public domain, free speech campaigners

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The Obama administration is joining the Arab League in pushing for U.N. action to end months of political violence in Syria by calling on President Bashar al-Assad to give up power. Syria is counting on Russia to block U.N. moves that Damascus says could be a pretense to military action. With Gulf-state observers leaving the Arab League mission in Syria, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem

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Voting monitors for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have launched a mission in Russia ahead of the March 4 presidential election. Mission chief Heidi Tagliavini on Thursday pledged to evaluate the election process objectively. "I can assure you that we will do our work honestly and with an open mind," said Tagliavini.  "We will register the positive aspects of the

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Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says that a mutiny led by a retired military commander is over and that the government has regained control of its defense headquarters. Yaura Sasa and a group of around 30 armed rebel soldiers placed the country's top commander under house arrest in a bloodless, pre-dawn mutiny early Thursday.  He threatened unspecified military action unless

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Rhapsody bought the US version of Napster at the end of last year, but it had yet to purchase the UK and German versions of the pioneering file-sharing service. However, unlike what has happened in the US, where Napster has ceased to exist and become part of Rhapsody, Napster will continue to operate under its own name but will be revamped by its new owners. "The acquisition of Napster and its

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At least 17 people were killed Thursday in bomb attacks in a city near Baghdad and the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, police officials said. Police in Baghdad said 10 people were killed, including two women and three children, when insurgents placed bombs around a house in Musayyeb, a city about 43 miles (70 kilometers) south of the capital. Two police officers, who were brothers, were among

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Experts say that a mum who nurtures and cares for her kids can set them up in good health right, even if they've grown up in grinding poverty. Research has already proven that kids who grow up in poor areas are more likely to suffer from chronic illness in adulthood, but US researchers were puzzled why some children bucked this trend. A closer look at adults who'd come from a deprived

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There are reports from within the isolated state that food supplies are again dwindling and that there has been an increase in the number of people attempting to cross the border into China. Many of those that do manage to cross the frontier eventually manage to reach South Korea, where an estimated 23,000 defectors have now settled. The Workers' Party has issued the stern warning in an effort

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Dozens of the same business and residential addresses were used repeatedly by people to obtain driver's licenses in New Mexico in a pattern that suggests fraud by immigrants trying to game the system, an Associated Press investigation has found. In one instance, 48 foreign nationals claimed to live at a smoke shop in Albuquerque to get a license. In another case, more than a dozen claimed to

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They shone infrared lights at white blood cells of 70 people, to determine their levels of a protein linked to the brain disease, called amyloid beta. Dementia experts are particularly keen to develop a blood test to spot the disease early because this would enable those with it to take drugs, that already exist, proven to slow its progress. At the moment the only reliable techniques for

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Texas authorities say they have no evidence to indicate foul play in the case of a missing young pregnant woman, but are calling her disappearance "unusual." Candice Shields, 20, was last seen on the night of Dec. 10 at her grandparents' home in Graham, Texas, Lt. James "Jim" Reeves of the Graham Police Department told FoxNews.com. She was reported missing by her family on Dec. 15.  Reeves said

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Thousands of Egyptians filled Cairo's Tahrir Square on Wednesday, exactly one year after the start of the revolution that ousted longtime Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak but, many say, accomplished little else. At times the mood in the square was somber and tense amid fears that violence could break out between protesters and the military. Many people held banners as they chanted slogans against

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They say there is mounting research that it is the type of oil used, and whether or not it has been used before, that really matters. The latest study, published in the British Medical Journal, found no association between the frequency of fried food consumption in Spain - where olive and sunflower oils are mostly used - and the incidence of serious heart disease. However, the British Heart

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A Marine sergeant who led a squad that killed 24 unarmed Iraqis will spend no time in confinement, despite a military judge's recommendation Tuesday that he spend three months in the brig. Military judge Lt. Col. David Jones said his hands were tied by a plea agreement that prevents any jail time for Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich. Wuterich pleaded guilty to negligent dereliction of duty as part of

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President Obama heads out on the road Wednesday to key battleground states armed with proposals from his State of the Union address that have little chance of inspiring a burst of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill but which are certain to give Obama an election-year message. In his lengthy annual address Tuesday night, the president suggested Americans follow the lead of U.S. military forces and "

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As he faces a tough re-election campaign, President Barack Obama devoted much of his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night to his plan to speed the U.S. economic recovery. President Obama went before a sharply divided Congress and a concerned American public to promote his ideas for boosting economic prosperity. "Tonight I want to speak about how we move forward and lay out a

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As Andrew Dilnot has stated, the fact that more of us are living for longer is something to be celebrated. But as the baby-boomers become the grand-boomers, with life expectancy increasing at a rate of three months every year, the challenge of the demographics cannot be denied. In this parliament, 1.4 million people will turn 65; by 2030, the number of people over 85 will have doubled. Already

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India is exploring ways to pay for Iranian oil imports in the face of tightening sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union. Asian countries have been under pressure to cut oil imports from Tehran, but India says it will only follow sanctionsimposed by the United Nations and not those by individual countries or blocs. Iranian oil now comprises about 12 percent of the India's

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President Obama is expected to focus on the economy and restoring the middle class in his State of the Union address Tuesday night -- an annual speech that Obama is using not only to review the condition of the nation, but to attempt to convince voters to let him keep his job next year. As Republicans slam what they say is a dismal record on fixing the economy and creating work for Americans,

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Boston Bruins' star goaltender Tim Thomas skipped Monday's White House visit by the Stanley Cup champions due to political differences with President Barack Obama. Thomas, a Flint, Mich., native and one of only two American players on the Bruins' Stanley Cup roster last season, was the only Boston player to decline the invitation. "I believe the Federal government has grown out of control,

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Italian officials say two more bodies have been found on the capsized Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, bringing the number of confirmed dead from the disaster to 15. Italy's civil protection agency chief, Franco Gabrielli, said Monday divers found the bodies of two women near the ship's Internet cafe. Most of those killed in the January 13 sinking have not been identified.  Seventeen people

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The European Union has imposed an oil embargo on Iran, effective July 1 - taking away 20 percent of Iran’s current oil sales. The embargo is intended to increase pressure on Iran’s government to allow inspections to ensure its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes, as Iran's leaders say it is. The ban on importing oil from Iran was unanimously approved by the 27 European Union foreign

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Speaking at DLD, an annual digital focused conference held in Germany a few days before Davos, Dorsey said: “Twitter’s business model has been in development for quite some time, and it works. “Advertisers use it and we see them coming back for more. The market has vetted and confirmed that they want to keep using it. Twitter’s ‘Promoted’ products — including promoted tweets, accounts and

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About 10,000 people demonstrated in the Hungarian capital in support of an opposition radio station that is being taken off the air by the government, amid a showdown with the European Union. The protest followed a pro-government march that drew 100,000 people a day earlier. The protesters marched Sunday in Budapest carrying placards saying "Down with censorship."  Opposition station, Klubradio

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The United States says it will allow outgoing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to come to the U.S. for a limited time to undergo medical treatment. A State Department release Sunday noted that Mr. Saleh's travel request had been approved for the sole purpose of such treatment, and that his expected stay in the U.S. will be short. Earlier in the day, Mr. Saleh departed the Yemeni capital,

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Eykona, which spun out of the university in 2007, has opened an office in North Carolina as it aims to break the US market with its handheld camera that allows clinicians to take pictures of a wound, such as a bedsore or a diabetic ulcer, and measure how it is healing by turning it into a 3D image. The move to open an American base comes after Eykona won more than £500,000 of funding from the

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Nigeria imposed a 24-hour curfew Saturday in the northern city of Kano after assailants killed scores of people and wounded others in a hail of gunfire and coordinated bombings of eight government sites. A military official told CNN that at least 156 people were dead and feared the number would rise. "The hospitals are not equipped to deal with the influx and severity of the injuries, so we

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Syrian security forces and members of a resistance movement comprised of military defectors clashed in the Damascus suburb of Douma, activists groups said Saturday. But activists disagreed on whether dissidents, including the Free Syrian Army, were in firm control. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the opposition held all districts of Douma. Local Coordination Committees in Syria,

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The French defense minister arrived in Kabul Saturday for talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a day after an Afghan solider shot and killed four French troops. Gerard Longuet said France remains committed to bringing stability to Afghanistan.  His comment followed a threat from Paris to accelerate its troop withdrawal following the soldiers' deaths. Longuet said he is in Afghanistan to

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The Bangladesh army said Thursday it foiled a military coup plot aimed at toppling the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Brig. General Muhammad Masud Razzaq said a group of serving and retired army officers "with extreme religious views" was behind the plot. The plot was instigated by Bangladeshis living abroad, Razzaq told reporters. One of the conspirators was "probably staying in

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“Quackish” degree courses, such as aromatherapy, reflexology and acupuncture, are being scrapped at many universities. Homoeopathy has been dropped altogether, due to declining student applications and campaigns by scientists against non-evidence based forms of medicine. While many taxpayers will be pleased their money is no longer being spent teaching students the benefits of yin energy or any

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Newt Gingrich got a reprieve today from the governor of Texas, but the former speaker of the House is soon enough going to have to face the firing squad that his second wife and Mitt Romney are both hoping will end his presidential aspirations. With Gingrich gaining ground on Romney in polls nationally and in South Carolina following a strong debate showing by the former speaker and new scrutiny

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Apple Inc. on Thursday launched its attempt to make the iPad a replacement for a satchel full of textbooks by starting to sell electronic versions of a handful of standard high-school books. The electronic textbooks, which include "Biology" and "Environmental Science" from Pearson and "Algebra 1" and "Chemistry" from McGraw-Hill, contain videos and other interactive elements. But it's far from

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An online blackout in protest of U.S. anti-piracy proposals has whittled away support for the bills, which are designed to crack down on sales of pirated U.S. products overseas. Online encyclopedia Wikipedia blacked out its English language website for 24 hours Wednesday, along with the popular blog, Boing Boing.  Social news website Reddit also went dark for part of the day.  And popular

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Pakistan’s beleaguered prime minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, has made a rare appearance before the country's supreme court, amid increased tensions between his government and the country’s fiercely independent judiciary. Gilani appeared before the supreme court in a bid to avoid being held in contempt for his failure to pursue corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. Thursday's

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The update to Google Maps, which is live now on maps.google.co.uk, means that desktop users can plan journeys without needing to visit separate rail information sites. Developed in conjunction with thetrainline.com, the mobile version can also automatically deduce fastest routes from a user’s location and direct them to their nearest stations. Options to click through to buy tickets are included

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Although the vast majority of the coverage of Google’s Android mobile phones focuses on the best new models, and consequently the top of the price range, the real Android story is happening elsewhere. The platform, which now makes up the majority of smartphone sales, is seeing its growth driven by cheaper models: walk in to any phone shop and salespeople will likely guide the frugal consumer to

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Profits have been boosted by a move into fans and fan heaters, but the firm said Chinese criminals were still trying to fool the public with second-rate imitations that look like their distinctive designs without offering similar performance. A source at the company said that ‘within weeks’ of the original fans being launched, Chinese firms had started producing cheap copies. Dyson has

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The British Medical Association, which represents 130,000 doctors and medical students, said two thirds of its members support industrial action which could cripple hospitals and GP surgeries throughout the country. The association rejected cuts to doctor’s pensions despite warning that some hospitals are so financially stretched that patient safety can no longer be guaranteed and that “

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The widow of a man on United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after being hijacked on 9/11, blasted actor Mark Wahlberg for saying he would have thwarted the terrorists if he had been on one of the four hijacked planes. Mark Wahlberg, who has since apologized, was being interviewed for the February issue of Men’s Journal when he said he would have saved the plane.

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Samsung denied the claim, by a technology blog, after it sent RIM shares climbing more than 10 per cent. “We haven't considered acquiring the firm and are not interested in [buying RIM]," said Samsung spokesman James Chung. The Boy Genius Report website had cited an unidentified source as saying RIM co-Chief Executive Jim Balsillie was meeting with companies interested in either licensing its

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Turkey's foreign ministry condemned Texas Gov. Rick Perry Tuesday for saying that Turkey was a "country that is being ruled by what many would perceive to be Islamic terrorists." Perry made the statement during a spirited debated between Republican presidential candidates in South Carolina Monday night. Most of Turkey was fast asleep during the live broadcast, and Turkish newspapers had

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Divers were scouring the submerged area of the ship Thursday once officials determined it had stabilized after shifting on the rocks a day earlier. Rough seas were forecast for later in the day, adding an element of uncertainty to the search and plans to begin pumping a half-million gallons of fuel from the vessel. The missing include a 5-year-old Italian girl and her father. The girl's mother

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Writing in the medical journal today (Wednesday), Richard Horton said experts held "long-standing concerns about weaknesses and gaps in the UK's regulatory system", but the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) failed to act. Medical devices, which include instruments and implants like stents, hip joints and silicone breast bags, all receive a CE marking under the European

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Shares in Yahoo jumped more than 3pc to $16.48 in after-hours trading in New York after Mr Yang said that he would be leaving the company to pursue other interests. The departure of Mr Yang, who co-founded Yahoo with David Filo in Silicon Valley in 1995, comes less than a month after the company named former PayPal executive Scott Thompson as its chief executive. Yahoo had been without a

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A minor scuffle broke out between police and protesters in Washington Tuesday as hundreds of people from around the country  gathered at the Capitol to draw attention to what they say is a broken political system. As the protesters held what they call a general assembly on the Capitol grounds, police responded to a suspicious man wearing a Philadelphia police uniform.  “Why is he being searched

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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that U.S. officials will be heavily influenced by the views of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they consider whether to ease economic sanctions on the Southeast Asian nation. McConnell, for decades a leading force behind the sanctions, also said he sees definite evidence of reform in Burma. He spoke to reporters in the

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More than 1,000 children die from drowning in the United States each year and another 5,000 are injured, but these casualties have declined dramatically since the early 1990s, a new study shows. The number of children who died annually from drowning after being admitted to a hospital declined 42 percent between 1993 and 2008. Total trips to the hospital after drowning-related incidents declined

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Street fundraising, also known as face-to-face fundraising or “chugging” (an portmanteau of “charity mugging”), sees professional fundraisers deployed to high streets throughout the country in order to solicit ongoing direct debit donations from passers-by. Fundraisers typically work for external agencies rather than directly for the charity they are representing. Following ongoing complaints

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No horse-rider needs much convincing that there is something uniquely sensitive and intelligent about their mount. To the rest of us, a horse might seem like a wild-eyed, granite-hoofed mountain of muscle and sinew, but to those in the know, they’re practically human. The trainers and volunteers with the Riding for the Disabled Association, one of the three charities supported by this year’s

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A chemical plant in northeast China that sparked huge protests last summer amid concerns about its safety has resumed production, despite earlier assurances that it would relocated. A local government official in the city of Dalian, who declined to be named, said the plant, owned by Fujia Dahua Petrochemical Company, is back in operation but insisted current production had passed "the national

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Police are combing through video footage of a woman who recorded herself smoking methamphetamine before shooting her two young children, their father, a cousin and herself, seeking clues into a weekend tragedy that unfolded in California's Central Valley. The apparent murder-suicide by Aide Mendez, 23, began Sunday morning when she argued with Eduardo Lopez, the father of her two children.

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The remaining Republican presidential candidates treated Jon Huntsman's endorsement of Mitt Romney as he bowed out of the race Monday much they way they treated Huntsman during his candidacy -- with barely a glance. "I like Jon Huntsman. I actually got a chance to meet him and his wonderful wife and family and I wish him the very, very best, and he brings something to the table. But this is a

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TV shows such as Grey’s Anatomy and Lost will now be available at no extra cost, via the Amazon-owned film service, to those already paying for the streaming-only package. The £4.99 package, which undercuts Netflix by £1 is still growing its content library, but this latest move is a addition significant, exactly a week after Netflix launched in the UK with its streaming-only offering. Last

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Two Nigerian labor groups suspended their nationwide strike Monday over the elimination of the country's fuel subsidy and urged demonstrators to go home "in order to save lives and in the interest of national survival. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress cited successes gained by demonstrators, including an announcement Monday by President Goodluck Jonathan slashing fuel

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When you select the right ingredients, it doesn't take many of them to create a fantastic dinner. Nor much time. The trick is to pick ingredients with tons of flavor, then let them do the heavy lifting for you. I usually start with a main ingredient that is basically agreeable to any flavor. Chicken, pasta, pork tenderloin, potatoes — all great choices. Next, pick a few pantry staples that

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Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has agreed to appear before the Supreme Court later this week to face a contempt notice for failing to reopen a graft case against President Asif Ali Zardari. The Supreme Court ordered Gilani to appear on January 19.  If convicted of contempt of court, Mr. Gilani could be sent to jail and removed from his post. The court initiated contempt

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It is likely to be one of the most sought after face creams ever. Five thousand women have already pre-ordered a face cream using ingredients which scientists claimed would change the world. They say it not only gives the appearance of youthfulness but also gives it the properties of younger skin too. At £50 for a one-ounce (30g) pot, its Forever Youth Liberator range does not come cheap. YSL

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The failed Russian space probe Phobos-Grunt fell back to Earth on Sunday, crashing in the southeastern Pacific Ocean off Chile, Russia's state news agency Itar-Tass announced. The spacecraft crashed about 1,250 km (775 miles) west of Chile's Wellington Island, according to a Russian military spokesman quoted by Itar-Tass. The nearly 15-ton probe was supposed to have landed on one of the moons

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Israel's military confirmed Sunday that Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey will travel to the Mideast nation this week for talks, as Israel's No. 2 public official suggested that President Obama is being meek about Iran ahead of the U.S. presidential election. The content of the coming discussion between the U.S. general and Israel's top military commander was not stated, but Iran is

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Saudi Arabia Saturday on the first leg of a diplomatic mission that will also take him to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. China's official Xinhua news agency said that, in a meeting Saturday with Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz, Wen pressed Saudi Arabia to open its huge oil and gas resources to expanded Chinese investment. The kingdom's

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When the team behind Sky 1’s Gadget Geeks asked me to present the show alongside five other blokes, I asked: “Why me?” “Well, we thought you were perfect for the role,” they replied, “because you’re an alpha female, a woman who will take no nonsense – but most importantly you actually know what you’re talking about.” I couldn’t really argue with that summation; nor did I wish to miss out on

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An inquiry will examine the scandal over faulty breast implants, imported from France, and wider concerns about whether lax regulation has allowed a "cowboy" market among British clinics. The Commons health select committee will examine the help and advice given to women both before and after surgery. MPs will consider whether private clinics should be required to provide counselling for those

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A suicide bomber disguised as a policeman targeted Shiite pilgrims Saturday outside the southern Iraqi city of Basra, killing at least 53 people and wounding 137, the Interior Ministry said. The blast was the single deadliest attack on the Shiite community since the U.S. military completed its troops withdrawal from Iraq. A January 5 suicide attack on Shiite pilgrims west of the southern city

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Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei has announced he is pulling out of the presidential race, saying democracy is yet to take hold in the country. ElBaradei said Saturday his conscience will not allow him to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic framework. He said he feels the previous regime of ousted President Hosni Mubarak is still

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A major power blackout hit Turkey's largest city Saturday afternoon, leaving millions of residents without electricity while shutting down Istanbul's subway and tram systems. Officials with the Istanbul governor's emergency situation directorate told CNN the massive outage appeared to be caused by a failure on a main power transfer line running from the Western city of Bursa. "There was no

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Energy-efficient upgrades around the home promise us both a more eco-friendly future and the opportunity to save big on our energy bills. But while many green upgrades do translate into real savings, some just don’t live up to the promise. Sure many of these eco-improvements are better for the environment, but that doesn’t mean they are better for your wallet. Sometimes it’s a matter of

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ended a tour of Latin America this week with little to show, but support for his resistance to Western efforts to end his country's nuclear program. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad's last stop was Ecuador. At a news conference with President Rafael Correa, the Iranian leader denied widespread international suspicions that his country is developing

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The man accused of killing 77 people in Norway last summer will undergo a new psychiatric evaluation, justice officials said Friday, after an earlier test found him to be insane. Judge Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen told reporters Friday that the court wanted a second opinion because of the importance of the question of his sanity to Anders Behring Breivik's trial, due to start in April. This was not

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The chief of the Arab League warned Friday that Syria may be heading towards a civil war as thousands of Syrians took to the streets in support of an armed rebel group. Arab League head Nabil Elaraby commented in interviews with The Associated Press and an Egyptian TV station while anti-government protesters voiced support for the Free Syrian Army, composed mainly of former soldiers. Activists

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Apple halted sales of its iPhone 4S in Beijing and Shanghai on Friday after scuffles broke out over a delayed launch of the device, sending a shopper hurling eggs at one of its stores in the capital. Hundreds of devout fans -- along with scalpers -- braved subfreezing temperatures and camped out overnight, awaiting the phone's debut near the trendy Sanlitun Village shopping mall in Beijing. As

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Hundreds of people waited overnight in freezing weather for the sale at the Apple store in the Chinese capital's Sanlitun district. Some said they were paid to wait by merchants who planned to resell the popular phones. The crowd erupted in anger after the shop failed to open on schedule at 7am. Some people threw eggs and shouted at employees through the shop windows. Police cleared the area

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Police are to investigate claims that the British secret services were involved in the rendition of two men to Libya and their alleged ill treatment there, London's Metropolitan Police said Thursday. The investigation will take place now rather than at the end of a government inquiry into allegations of UK involvement in abuse of detainees, the police said in a joint statement with prosecutors.

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The Burmese government has signed a cease-fire with the ethnic Karen rebel group, in an apparent move toward ending one of the world's longest-running insurgencies and meeting a key condition for improved ties with the West. The two sides signed the deal Thursday after a series of meetings in Pa-an, the capital of Karen state in southeast Burma.  The agreement marks the first declared break in

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The oldest son of North Korea's deceased despot Kim Jong Il blasted his ruler brother as a "symbol" whose role was stage-managed by the Pyongyang elite, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Thursday. Kim Jong Nam, who fell out of favor with his father for attempting to travel to Japan on a fake passport to visit Disneyland in 2001, was passed over in the race to succeed his father by his

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Japanese and South Korean nuclear envoys held talks Thursday in Seoul, to explore further initiatives aimed at persuading North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program.  The meeting between Japanese negotiator Shinsuke Sugiyama and South Korean counterpart Lin Sung-nam comes just days before the duo travels to Washington for high-level nuclear consultations next week. Last month, envoys from

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A number of websites including TMZ and YouTube posted a video Wednesday showing four men dressed in U.S. Marine Corps combat gear urinating on the apparently dead bodies of three men sprawled on the ground in front of them. One of the men says, "Have a great day, buddy." A voice asks, "You got it on the video?" to which another voice responds, "Yeah." Another jokes, "Golden, like a shower." It

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New cyber regulations announced by Iran last week, including requiring Internet cafes to install surveillance cameras, could be just a precursor to the Islamic Republic’s “halal” network, many observers are saying. That network, an “Islamically permissible” intranet that the nation’s telecommunications ministry publicized in early 2011, would disconnect Iran from the rest of the world and run a

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Former International Monetary Fund chief economist Kenneth Rogoff says China faces a “dramatic slowdown” in the next decade as the economy adjusts to slowing global trade, worries about inflation, and a political transition. Rogoff, speaking at a seminar for Thai bankers, said the country’s rapid growth, spurred by exports and spending on infrastructure and housing, is not sustainable despite

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Burma’s new government is winning cheers from environmental activists for halting large-scale power plants following public criticism. Political analysts say, in suspending the projects, the nominally civilian government is looking to distance itself from military rule. Burma’s electricity authority this week abruptly cancelled plans for a 4,000 megawatt coal-powered electricity plant at its

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As violence erupted in Homs, Syria's president turned up at a boisterous pro-government rally in Damascus Wednesday, whipping up his followers and again underscoring his view that the months of popular unrest in his nation are the result of a "conspiracy." "We will triumph over this conspiracy," Bashar al-Assad told a cheering, clapping and flag-waving throng. "I will not say that the country

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Alyssa Bustamante looked down, her long brown hair covering her teenage eyes, as a judge read the charges against her: murder and armed criminal action, for knowingly strangling, cutting and stabbing her 9-year-old neighbor. For more than two years after she was arrested as a high school sophomore, Bustamante had been publicly silent about the gruesome crime, which a patrol officer testified

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The lawyer for Amir Hekmati, an American sentenced to death in Iran for espionage, has called for the ex-Marine's case to be judged on humanitarian, not political grounds. Pierre Prosper, who has been engaged by the 28-year-old's family to try to secure his release and return home, said Hekmati was at risk of falling victim to the animosity between the United States and Iran. "What worries me

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A stampede on a university campus in Johannesburg Tuesday left one woman dead and several people injured, according to eyewitness reports. The victim was the mother of one of many prospective students who had gathered in the early hours to enroll in the University of Johannesburg, according to the African National Congress Youth League, the youth wing of the governing ANC party. Local media

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The website took down a page for the breastfeeding site Express Yourself Mums over photos posted by two mothers of girls imitating breastfeeding with their dolls. Sharon Blackstone, co-owner of the website, posted one of the photographs of her seven-year-old daughter Maya and said she doubted Facebook would have taken the same action over a photograph of a girl bottle feeding a doll. "After

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Mitt Romney has a small lead in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation Republican primary after two tiny towns cast their ballots shortly after midnight Tuesday. But the early morning votes are merely a foreshadow to a busy day in the Granite State as the GOP presidential candidates flit around the state to make their final case to voters. The first five-minute voting session kicked off in the

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Iran has sentenced a former U.S. Marine to death, accusing him of espionage. A court convicted Amir Mirzaei Hekmati of "working for an enemy country," as well as membership in the CIA and "efforts to accuse Iran of involvement in terrorism," the semi-official Fars news agency reported Monday. Hekmati's family and the U.S. government deny the allegations. The sentence came down five months

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The international aid organization Oxfam says conflicts along the border between Sudan and South Sudan are putting civilians at risk of a major food crisis. The group warns a food shortage could add to the recent surge of refugees fleeing south. Oxfam says insecurity along the border between the two Sudans has restricted agriculture and inhibited aid work, putting pressure on food resources in

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After devastating floods, Thailand’s bruised economy is depending on the impact from government flood support funds, pent-up domestic demand and renewed corporate investment to spur growth.  But an uncertain international economic environment may also prove to be a challenge for recovery, going into 2012. In central Bangkok, street markets and department stores are again filled with shoppers

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South Sudan is facing a "huge humanitarian crisis" that requires support from the international community, the United Nations' refugee chief said Sunday. Nearly 80,000 refugees have entered the nation from neighboring Sudan, where fighting has flared in the states of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said. And ethnic conflicts in South Sudan

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Debris from a cargo ship that ran aground off the coast of New Zealand last year, and split in two over the weekend, washed up on a local beach Monday. Four shipping containers also came ashore on Waihi Beach, and another seven are within a mile of the shore, Maritime New Zealand said in a statement. Police closed public access to the beach. People are being encouraged to steer clear of the

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British officials Saturday warned of terror threats in Kenya as the east African nation battles Islamist militants in neighboring Somalia. "Kenyan authorities have alerted the public to a heightened threat from terrorist attacks in Nairobi. We believe that terrorists may be in the final stages of planning attacks," the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said in a statement. It said the attacks may

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The U.S. military is testing a revolutionary new drone for its arsenal, a pilotless helicopter intended to fly cargo missions to remote outposts where frequent roadside bombs threaten access by road convoys. Surveillance drones for monitoring enemy activity and armed versions for launching air strikes have become a trademark of America's wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle

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Iran's foreign ministry on Saturday labeled the U.S. Navy's rescue of 13 Iranians from pirates who had hijacked a fishing vessel a "humanitarian and positive" act. "We consider the actions of the U.S. forces in saving the lives of Iranian seamen to be a humanitarian and positive act and we welcome such behavior. We think all nations should display such behavior," Iran's foreign ministry

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In less than a week, voters in the northeastern state of New Hampshire will cast ballots in the first U.S. presidential primary, following last Tuesday's Iowa caucuses. People going to the polls in New Hampshire are looking at very different issues in deciding who should be the Republican candidate to challenge President Barack Obama in the November election. New Hampshire is a northeastern

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