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Bin Laden's son banned from entering UK

New Delhi: Osama bin Laden's son has been banned from entering Britain with his wife on the grounds that his presence would cause "considerable public

Obama keeps rolling as Clinton running out of time

By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a tough six-week stretch of campaign gaffes, roaring controversies and ...

Sixty Years Later, Jewish War Hero is Remembered

He was ultimately arrested by the British, and was among the hundreds of Etzel-Lechi fighters exiled to Eritrea....

UN warns on food price inflation

The head of the UN World Food Programme has warned that the rise in basic food costs could continue until 2010.Josette Sheeran blamed soaring energy ...

Iran Pulling the Plug on the Internet

Iran Pulling the Plug on the Internet - It’s happening next weekBy: Vlad Constandes, SEO News Editor The 14th of March will come hammering down ...

Why Is Obama's Middle Name Taboo?

Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.: that is the full name of the junior Senator from Illinois — neither a contrivance nor, at face value, a slur. ...

The Democratic Rollback: The Resurgence of the Predatory State

Larry DiamondFrom Foreign Affairs, March/April 2008Article preview: first 500 of 3,849 words total.Summary: After decades of historic gains, the world has slipped into a democratic ...

Bush ends his Africa tour in former US slave colony Liberia

Nairobi - US President George W Bush was set to wrap up his Africa tour Thursday in Liberia, a land colonized by freed American slaves ...

Bush Heads to Africa, Scene of Successes on Health Policy

Bush Heads to Africa, Scene of Successes on Health Policy President Bush and Laura Bush leave the White House for a six-day trip to Africa, ...

Pakistan's Bhutto assassinated at rally

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday in a suicide attack that also killed at least 20 others at a campaign ...

Main events of 2007

PARIS: Main world events in the year 2007: JANUARY An Indonesian passenger jet carrying 102 people crashes into the sea, killing all aboard. Nancy Pelosi ...

Mesopotamian sculpture sells for record 57 million dollars

A tiny and extremely rare 5,000-year-old white limestone sculpture from ancient Mesopotamia sold for 57.2 million dollars in New York on Wednesday, smashing records for ...

Major earthquake strikes northern Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile - A major earthquake struck northern Chile on Wednesday, toppling power lines, closing roads and sending terrified residents into the streets. Authorities reported ...

Rulers in Myanmar, Colombia, Philippines accused of persecuting colleagues

GENEVA - Myanmar, Colombia and Philippines are among the world's most dangerous countries for politicians, a group of leading international parliamentarians said Wednesday.Myanmar arrested several ...

Jabal al-Tair volcano continues to erupt, search for survivors called off

The active volcano on the Red Sea island, Jabal al-Tair, in the Hodieda Governorate erupted again last Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., said Chairman of the ...