Obama likely to announce re-election bid next week
04/04/2011 م
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President Barack Obama is likely to announce plans next week to run for re-election and file campaign papers with the Federal Election Commission as early as Monday, Democratic officials said on Sat ..
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Blatter ally slams Bin Hammam FIFA presidency bid
22/03/2011 م
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A former top official of the Asian Football Confederation has slammed Mohamed bin Hammam for challenging Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency.
Peter Velappan, who was the AFC’s general secretary fro ..
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Big crowds greet Apple’s iPad 2
16/03/2011 م
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Thousands of people thronged Apple stores on both U.S. coasts as the iPad 2 went on sale on Friday, March 11, signaling a strong appetite for a device that dominates the fledgling market it creat ..
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Japan quake to delay economic recovery
16/03/2011 م
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Japan is likely to suffer a temporary economic hit from Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami and then enjoy a boost from reconstruction but the cost of rebuilding will worsen its already wor ..
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Mobiles may increase risk of tinnitus, study suggests
20/07/2010 م
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Regularly using a mobile phone may increase the risk of tinnitus, which involves constant ringing or buzzing in the ear, a small study suggests.
Austrian researchers recruited 100 people with the cond ..
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Court approves bail for media mogul Conrad Black
20/07/2010 م
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An appellate court on Monday ruled that jailed media mogul Conrad Black can be released on bail.
A judge will now set the bail conditions for Black, who is serving a six-and-a-half-year prison t ..
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Eastern European street kids facing 'HIV epidemic'
20/07/2010 م
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Growing numbers of vulnerable children across Eastern Europe and Central Asia are at risk of dying from AIDS, with widespread drug use and the sex trade contributing to an "underground HIV epidemic," ..
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Conson slams Vietnam, gets downgraded
18/07/2010 م
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The deadly weather system called "Conson" was downgraded to a tropical depression after slamming the northern coast of Vietnam with heavy rains and high winds.
Once a typhoon, Conson was packing s ..
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Apple offers free cases for iPhone 4 reception problem
17/07/2010 م
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After a presentation saying the iPhone 4's reception problems have been "blown way out of proportion," Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Friday that all owners will receive free cases to fix the issue.
P ..
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New Australian PM calls for August election
17/07/2010 م
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New Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, seeking a mandate from voters, has called for a national election August 21.
Speaking to reporters in the nation's capital in Canberra on Saturday a ..
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Sweeping US financial reform passed by Senate
16/07/2010 م
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The US Senate has given final approval to the biggest overhaul of American financial regulation in decades.
The reforms are intended to avert a repeat of the 2008 crisis that brought the world economy ..
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Corniche hole nearly drowns child
16/07/2010 م
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A dispute has arisen over a child who was admitted to intensive care after falling into a water-filled hole on the Jeddah Corniche, with the Civil Defense saying the aperture is part of a sewer and ..
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Amir Khan: Fighting stereotypes
16/07/2010 م
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Amir Khan is a rare thing in sport: A world champion boxer who still lives with his parents and a prominent Muslim who is not afraid to address the image of Islam today.
Khan tasted internatio ..
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Report: 2 blasts kill at least 20 in southeast Iran
16/07/2010 م
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Two alleged suicide bombers were responsible for a ) (pair of explosions in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan that left at least 20 dead and scores wounded, Iran's state news agency IRNA re ..
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Kuwait MPs fume over Iraqi envoy's comment
16/07/2010 م
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Kuwaiti MPs have condemned a statement by Iraq's ambassador to the Arab League Qais Azzawi, in which he reportedly said that his country does not recognize the current border between Kuwait and Iraq. " ..
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U.S. 'dismayed' by 8-year sentence for American in China
06/07/2010 م
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Beijing, China (CNN) -- The U.S. Embassy here says it
is "dismayed" by a Chinese court decision sentencing a U.S. citizen to eight years in prison for violating state secrets law.
In a wri ..
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Poland mourns president, elite killed in crash
11/04/2010 م
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(Reuters) - Poles were in deep mourning on Sunday after President Lech Kaczynski and many of the country's ruling elite were killed in a plane crash.
The ageing Tupolev plane crashed in thick fog ..
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Twelve die as troops, protesters clash in Bangkok
11/04/2010 م
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Thai troops fired rubber bullets and tear gas at thousands of demonstrators, who fought back with guns, grenades and petrol bombs in riots that killed 12 people, Bangkok's worst political violence i ..
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Kyrgyz interim leader vows to prevent civil war
10/04/2010 م
(Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's new leadership said on Friday it had control over the armed forces and would do everything to prevent a civil war in the Central Asian country which hosts both U.S. and Russian air bases.
Roza ..
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Kyrgyz interim leader vows to prevent civil war
10/04/2010 م
(Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's new leadership said on Friday it had control over the armed forces and would do everything to prevent a civil war in the Central Asian country which hosts both U.S. and Russian air bases.
Roza ..
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Rescuers aim to find U.S. miners within hours
10/04/2010 م
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(Reuters) - Rescuers prowling a West Virginia coal mine on Friday appear likely to discover the fate within hours of four miners missing after the deadliest U.S. mine disaster in a quarter century, ..
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Conservatives to hit banks for marriage tax break
10/04/2010 م
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(Reuters) - The Conservatives will look to raise about 1 billion pounds from a bank levy to pay for a tax break for married couples if it wins the upcoming election, media reported on Saturday.
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Brown defends tax plans after business rebels
09/04/2010 م
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday the
Conservative Party's tax plans did not add up, seeking to regain the initiative on the top election issue after business leaders backed the opposit ..
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UAL pilots attack U.S. Airways merger prospect
09/04/2010 م
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United Airlines' pilots union lashed out against efforts to merge the airline with US Airways Group (LCC.N), underscoring the challenges facing decade-old attempts to unite the carriers
Tough ant ..
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Judge blocks national rail strike
02/04/2010 م
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A judge on Thursday blocked a stoppage planned for next week by railway signallers, effectively halting Britain's first national rail strike in 16 years.
The strike, over job cuts and changes to ..
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Belligerent Tel Aviv defies Washington
27/03/2010 م
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The statement on Jerusalem came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened senior Cabinet ministers to consider confidence-building steps for reviving negotiations, as proposed by US officials w ..
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Obama, Medvedev seal deal on nuclear arms pact
27/03/2010 م
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After months of deadlock, a breakthrough deal on a replacement for the Cold War-era START pact marked Obama's most significant foreign policy achievement since taking office and also boosts his effor ..
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Australia blocks Iran shipments
05/02/2010 م
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WASHINGTON: Australia said it used an anti-weapons of mass destruction law to block three shipments to Iran but calls for new sanctions against Tehran opened up a new international divide on Thursday ..
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Waste dumping irks Madinah residents
05/02/2010 م
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Dumped garbage in Zahrat Al-Oyun district. (AN photo)
MADINAH: A group of citizens living in the Zahrat Al-Oyun District north of Madinah complained that their district has become a dumping ..
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Israel's Lieberman issues stern warning to Syria
05/02/2010 م
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JERUSALEM: Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman threatened on Thursday to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government in the event of a war, saying its troops would be trounc ..
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