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High-rise a `threat` to Empire State Building

NEW YORK, Aug 23: A soaring new office tower in New York would disturb views of the Empire State Building and... Published 24 Aug, 2010 12:00am

WikiLeaks founder suspects Pentagon behind `dirty tricks`

STOCKHOLM, Aug 23: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said in an interview published on Sunday he believed the ... Published 24 Aug, 2010 12:00am

US court rules against stem cell funding

WASHINGTON, Aug 23: A US district court issued a preliminary injunction on Monday to stop federal funding of human... Published 24 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Tiger Woods and wife divorce

WASHINGTON, Aug 23: Tiger Woods and wife Elin Nordegren divorced on Monday after their six-year marriage succumbed ... Published 24 Aug, 2010 12:00am

25 militants escape from Tajik prison

DUSHANBE (Tajikistan), Aug 23: A group of 25 militants serving time on terrorism charges have escaped from a prison... Published 24 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Blackwater founder quizzed in UAE

ABU DHABI, Aug 23: The founder of the Blackwater security firm was questioned on Monday in Abu Dhabi in a lawsuit... Published 24 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Attention generated by project termed positive

MANAMA (Bahrain): The imam spearheading plans for an Islamic centre near ground zero said on Sunday the attention... Published 23 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Obama losing jewish support

NEW YORK, Aug 22: US President Barack Obama who won nearly 80 per cent of the Jewish vote in 2008, is surprisingly... Published 23 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Thousands defy ban on rock protest in Moscow

MOSCOW, Aug 22: Some 2,000 people on Sunday crammed into a Moscow square amid a heavy police presence for a banned... Published 23 Aug, 2010 12:00am

No formal peace talks with Taliban: Karzai

WASHINGTON, Aug 22: Afghanistan`s President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday there are no formal peace talks between his... Published 23 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Hung parliament to hit Australian markets

SYDNEY, Aug 22: Australian markets and the local currency are likely to suffer from the country`s political ... Published 23 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Netanyahu wants to surprise sceptics

JERUSALEM, Aug 22: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he wanted to “surprise the sceptics” by... Published 23 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Iran offers friendship to US

CAIRO, Aug 22: Iran`s president offered friendship to the United States but also taunted Washington by saying he ... Published 23 Aug, 2010 12:00am

All 33 trapped miners alive after two weeks

SANTIAGO, Aug 22: Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Sunday that 33 miners are alive and contact has been... Published 23 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Israel pays journalists in US to produce propaganda material

NEW YORK, Aug 22: Newly declassified documents highlighting how the Israeli lobby routinely paid off journalists in... Published 23 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Zimbabwe`s `new`farmers finally start to blossom

MAPINGA (Zimbabwe): Douglas Mhembere had only a plastic bag in hand when he took over a farm eight years ago under... Published 23 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Plant growth declines as warming causes drought

WASHINGTON: Plant growth that had been spurred by global warming has reversed, despite temperatures that continue to... Published 23 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Vanuatu volcano lures tourists

MOUNT YASUR (Vanuatu): As the Mount Yasur volcano cracks like thunder, spewing molten rock and billowing clouds of... Published 23 Aug, 2010 12:00am

After Islamic food and banking: halal travel

SINGAPORE: In his days as a jet-setting telecom executive, ready-to-eat meals were a regular part of Fazal... Published 23 Aug, 2010 12:00am

Dubai camel dairy hopes to milk health food market

DUBAI: The camels know the drill by heart. Just after dawn, they file on their own, always in groups of 12, into... Published 23 Aug, 2010 12:00am