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Protests hurt Thai tourism
Thailand's political turmoil has heaped further strain on an economy already battered by the...
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Raw Video: Violent Protests in Mongolia
Protesters clashed with Mongolian police on Tuesday in the capital Ulan Bator, as election...
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UPA govt. wins confidence vote
Jul. 23 - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government won a vote of confidence in parliament on...
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Mandela hosts lavish birthday bash
Jul 19 - At the event, the leader of South Africa's ruling party called former president Nelson...
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Electoral blow to UK's PM
Jul 25 - Britain's PM Gordon Brown and his ruling Labour party suffer a by-electoral blow in...
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Musharraf to face impeachment
Pakistan's ruling coalition says it would move to impeach President Pervez Musharraf and warns...
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Zimbabwe talks resume
Power sharing talks resume in the Zimbabwean capital amid conflicting reports on their...
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Impeachment ultimatum for Musharraf
The ruling coalition has taken another step toward impeaching the Pakistani president, finalising...
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Egypt's parliament burns
Firefighters tackle the flames at the 19th century Egyptian parliament building in...
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Divisions Emerge As Post-Musharraf Era Begins
Pakistan's ruling coalition wrangled Tuesday over restoring
judges fired by Pervez Musharraf,...
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Pakistan's ruling alliance is split
As expected after weeks of squabbling, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is pulling his party...
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Japanese Prime Minister Resigns
Japan's
ruling party moved quickly to find a new leader after Prime Minister
Yasuo Fukuda...
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Mbeki 'successor' named
South Africa's ruling African National Congress has chosen a caretaker leader to replace Thabo...
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Mbeki out, Motlanthe in
Recent Political upheavals in South Africa have left many across the continent...
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Pop star murder - magnate on trial
An Egyptian construction magnate and a former police officer have gone on trial accused of...
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Afghanistan's death toll
The death toll for foreign forces in Afghanistan nears 1,000 as violence mounts.
Afghanistan...
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Israel's election process begins
Parliamentary factions in Israel have been holding talks with President Shimon Peres after ruling...
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Under-fire Czech PM hits snapper
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek has lashed out at a photographer, after his party suffers in...
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Apartheid-era law warning
South Africa's political rift widens as a prominent ANC defector warns the ruling party could usher...
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ANC rebels to contest elections
A breakaway faction of South Africa's ruling ANC is to contest elections next year, a move that...
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Thousands march in Turkish demo
Thousands of Turkish Alevis hold a demonstration in Ankara against compulsory religious classes...
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Nepal protests after murders
Demonstrations against country's ruling Maoists after two men killed.
The protests in...
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Protestors cheer Thai ruling
Demonstrators say they will end their blockade of Bangkok's main airport after a court orders...
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Rice's mission after Mumbai attacks
The US Secretary of State has arrived in New Delhi as part of urgent U.S. efforts to ease tension...
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Captive doctor freed
A woman held hostage by her family in Bangladesh will return to Britain to resume her medical...
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Japanese serial rapist gets life
A Japanese serial rapist - found guilty of kidnapping, attempting to rape and dismembering...
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Zuma graft case back on
South Africa's appeals court opens the way for prosecutors to pursue corruption charges...
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Israeli rivals claim poll win
The leaders of Israel's two main parties have claimed victory in one of the closest election...
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French free ex-Guantanamo inmates
A Paris appeals court has overturned the convictions on terrorism-related charges in France of...
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Egyptian court issues ruling blocking porn websites
Cairo - An Egyptian court issued a ruling Tuesday blocking foreign pornographic websites, saying...
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Court convicts Pirate Bay four in online file-sharing trial
Stockholm - Four men were convicted Friday by a Swedish district court of operating a website which...
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Microsoft Loses Infringement Lawsuit, Must Pay $388 M
In a battle of David against Goliath, security software company Uniloc won a patent law suit...
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Controversial file-sharing firm launches web anonymity software
Stockholm - A website, recently at the centre of a trial in Sweden over alleged illegal file...
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European Commission Loosens Microsoft Monitoring Process
It looks like the European Commission is seeing Microsoft with a whole new pair of eyes, after it...
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YouTube, Universal Music Reportedly Talking Business
YouTube may be taking a new approach when it comes to music videos, which this time would not imply...
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California Violent Game Law Denied
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Friday struck down a California law that...
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Plaintiffs To Appeal The Class Decertification of The Vista Capable Lawsuit
Microsoft got rid of the class-action status in the Vista Capable lawsuit, but the plaintiffs might...
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Intel Vs. Nvidia Quarrel Goes to Court
Intel sued Nvidia over patent-licensing agreements.
The two chip manufacturers are arguing over...
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EU Commission Warns Microsoft Once Again
The European Commission has announced that Microsoft's decision to tie Internet Explorer with the...
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French Regulators Say ‘Non’ to Apple-Orange Exclusive Deal
Unlike in other countries where Apple has an exclusive deal with one of the phone operators to sell...
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Facebook Calls Victory For Users In $873M Judgment Against Spammer
Canadian spammer Adam Guerbuez, together with 25 other people
responsible for sending over 4...
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Ballmer To Share His Knowledge On The Vista Capable Case
Steve Ballmer needs to testify in the Vista Capable class
action lawsuit, U.S. District Court...
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Judge Dismisses Psystar’s Countersuit Claims As Ungrounded
A federal judge dismissed Psystar’s countersuit accusing Apple
of anticompetitive business...
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Sprint Facing $1.2 Billion Class-Action Lawsuit Over Illegal ETFs
Bad weather heading Sprint’s way these days, as the company
faces yet another class-action lawsuit...
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KY Gov. Beshear Applauds Court Decision To Block Internet Gambling Sites
Kentucky District Judge Thomas Windgate refused to dismiss
the decision to block 141 Internet...
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Justice For All Regarding Music Royalty Fees
The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) decided not to change the music royalty fees for online sales....
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Sprint WiMax Policy Allows for Bandwidth Limitations
Sprint Nextel, the carrier who recently launched their WiMax
wireless broadband service in...
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Judge Dismisses iPhone Battery Legal Action
In 2007, Jose
Trujillo filed a class action suit against Apple Incorporated and AT&T...
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Judge Strikes Down RIAA Victory, Orders Retrial of Jammie Thomas Case
Judge Michael J. Davis overturned a landmark federal jury decision against single mom Jammie...
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Comcast Appeals FCC Ruling Over Inappropriate Findings
The long dispute between Comcast and the Federal
Communications Commission is far from being over,...
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Veoh Proves YouTube’s Point In Copyright Infringement Case
The U.S. District Court in the Northern District of
California dismissed the copyright...
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RIAA to Win P2P Case As Defendant Destroys Evidence
An Arizona federal judge ruled that that the music infringer accused by the Recording Industry...
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Apple iPhone 3G Advert Banned in UK for Misleading Customers
After it was taken to court by an unsatisfied Alabama female customer over the faults of the iPhone...
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Comcast’ New Management System To Limit Speed Of Heavy Net Users
Comcast, the country’s largest Internet service provider, said it plans to implement a new policy...
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MIT Students Found Not Guilty
The three students from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology taken to court by the...
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Court Order Creates Solid Base For Open Source Copyright Owners
A federal appeals court established this Wednesday a very
solid foundation for open-source...
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Cablevision and Customers Prevail over MPAA in Appeals Court
Cablevision Systems Corp won a landmark copyright appeal, as the three-judge panel of the US Second...
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Leave Your Laptop At Home! Feds Can Seize It At Border
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security gave green light to border authorities to seize travelers'...
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EBay May Be Sued By SIIA, Oregon Man In Jail For 4 Years
The Software & Information Industry Association threatens to sue eBay, frustrated by the lack...
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U.S.
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Apartheid suits against US, German firms get green light
Washington/Johannesburg - Victims of South Africa's defunct apartheid regime got a legal green...
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Iowa becomes third US state to allow same-sex marriage
Washington - The Midwestern state of Iowa became the third US state to allow same-sex...
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US court: Prisoners held in Afghanistan can challenge detention
Washington - A US federal court ruled Thursday that a group of prisoners being held by the United...
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New York judge denies release for Madoff
New York - Financier Bernard Madoff will have to sit in jail while waiting for his sentencing after...
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Court Denies Vaccines – Autism Link
There is no scientific evidence to prove childhood vaccines cause autism, according to a special...
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Federal Panel: California Must Release 58,000 Inmates
Federal judges ruled yesterday that the state of California must reduce the number of inmates in...
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High Court Dismisses New York Times Libel Suit Appeal
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit of a
former Army scientist against the New...
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Sex-Offender Law Overturned By Court
A voter-approved law, numbered as Proposition 83 on the
ballot, and which prohibits sex offenders...
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California Supreme Court Agrees to Rule on Proposition 8 Legality
The California Supreme Court agreed to
consider three lawsuits that challenge the legality of...
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Calif. Supreme Court Will Review Challenges on Proposition 8
The state Supreme Court agreed yesterday to review the challenges to Proposition 8 to ban same-sex...
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California Supreme Court to hear gay marriage appeal
San Francisco - The California Supreme Court said Wednesday that it would hear legal challenges to...
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Supreme Court Allows Sonar Use Among Marine Mammals
The Supreme Court ruled for the first time in its 2008-2009 term, and it was quite a controversial...
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Why the Minneapolis Bridge Collapsed…
Federal investigators on Thursday tried to establish what exactly caused the collapse of the...
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U.S. Supreme Court Lifts Navy Sonar Ban
On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme court ruled
in favor of national security over environmental issues...
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Gay Marriage Ban Met With Massive Protests In California
Passing Proposition 8 in California has met with unprecedented lobbying and petitioning. Last...
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Supreme Court Justices Tackle Profanity Case
Tuesday, speaking in euphemisms and equivoque language, United
States Supreme Court justices...
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US Voters Support Gay-Marriage Bans
San Francisco - Voters in Florida and Arizona on Tuesday backed amendments to their state...
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On film, US black presidents abound
Los Angeles - Barack Obama is hoping to become the first African American president of the United...
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Winning Votes Is Only the Last Hurdle for US Minor Parties
Washington - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain could have been left off the...
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Supreme Court Refuses Death Row Appeal in Georgia
The Supreme Court decided not to reconsider a Georgia man’s death sentence despite his and his...
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McCain Would Likely Continue Court's Rightward Shift
Washington - John McCain did not mince words in his reaction to an important Supreme Court decision...
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Supreme Court Divided Over Navy Sonar vs. Whales Case
The Supreme Court justices seemed unconvinced Wednesday regarding a decision on whether President...
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US Supreme Court upholds government ban on profanity
Washington - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the government has the right to fine...
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FDA Ordered To Reconsider Restrictions on the Morning-After Pill
No matter she’s over 18 or not, every girl in the US should have access to the morning-after...
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FDA-Approved Labels - No Guarantee against Lawsuits
The US Supreme Court ruled against pharmaceutical company Wyeth on Wednesday in a case involving...
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Court Ruling in Autism/Vaccines Cases Reassuring
Following the ruling of a special federal court in favor of childhood vaccines, health experts in...
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U.S. Court Denies Autism Case
Thursday, a United States special court denied a case that had been brought forth by three...
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Supreme Court Kills Child-Porn Law
On Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court decided not to change a ruling that stated...
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Court Reinstates Power Plant Pollution Regulation
Tuesday, a United States appeals court decided to reinstate a regulation put forward by the Bush...
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Woman Sued After Trying To Save Friend’s Life
The California Supreme Court ruled December 18, 2008 that a woman who tried to rescue a friend...
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Woman Sued For Trying To Save Her Friend
Lisa Torti is an interior designer in Las Vegas and she is now living some pretty incredible times....
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Calif. Supreme Court Allows Good Samaritans To Be Sued
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a woman who pulled her friend out of a car after...
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OJ Simpson Sentenced to 33 Years in Prison
Friday, O.J. Simpson was sentenced to 33 years in prison,
with the possibility of becoming...
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Montana Judge Rules Assisted Suicide Is Legal
Friday in a
Montana court, Judge Dorothy
McCarter ruled that doctor-assisted suicide was...
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In battle of the super-dolls, Barbie beats Bratz
Los Angeles - The battle of the super-dolls has been decided. Mattel, the world's largest toy...
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Gay Marriages Finally Allowed in Connecticut
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled 4-3 on Oct. 10 that same-sex couples have the right to wed...
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Supreme Court To Rule On FCC’s Ban On “Fleeting Expletives”
Tuesday, a
case concerning indecent speech during radio and television broadcasts was
heard by...
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Fleeting Expletives Brought Before The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court discussed on Tuesday the problem of dirty
words on television and, while...
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Supreme Court Hears Case about Dirty Talk on TV
Tuesday, the
Supreme Court heard a case concerning the use of indecent speech on live
television...
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Update: Report Seriously Questions FDA Ruling On BPA Safety
An expert panel asked by the Food and Drug Administration to
review its way of handling of the...
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Kentucky Judge Gives Online Casinos 1 Month to Block Users
A Kentucky judge ruled on Thursday that all Kentucky gambling sites must block the state’s users in...
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OJ Simpson Found Guilty
After a deliberation process that demanded 13 hours, the
jury assembled for OJ Simpson’s trial...
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Hiker Finds Steve Fosset’s IDs near Yosemite
Authorities stopped searching for adventure pilot Steve Fossett after a hiker found the man’s pilot...
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Judges Sanction San Francisco Health Plan
A three-judge appeals panel of the United States 9th Circuit Court of
Appeals ruled Tuesday that...
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Possible New Trial for Joseph P. Nacchio
The former
chief executive of Qwest Communications International Joseph P. Nacchio could
receive...
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New Trial granted In P2P Piracy Case
In the case of the Minnesota woman who had been convicted of violating copyright laws by...
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Romanian Labour Minister Dismissed over Corruption Suspicions
Labour Minister Paul Pacuraru
was dismissed on Tuesday by President Traian Basescu after the...
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Livni "Regrets" Mofaz's Decision to Leave Politics
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Friday she "regrets" her main party rival Shaul...
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New Unexpected Turn In AOL Spam Case
The Virginia Supreme Court took an unexpected decision and overturned yesterday American AOL...
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Manga fan Aso Determined to Write Japan's Success Story
Tokyo - Japan needs a charismatic leader who has guts, tolerance and talent in policy...
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The One of a Kind Harry Is Safe! Fan’s Lexicon Blocked by Court
J.K. Rowling can breathe a sigh of relief. A U.S. judge on
Monday brought to a standstill the...
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J.K. Rowling Victorious In Harry Potter Lexicon Copyright Case
British author J.K. Rowling has won her legal battle against die-hard Harry Potter fan, Steven...
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Music
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Janet Jackson's infamous Nipplegate goes back to court
Washington - Singer Janet Jackson's exposed-breast saga was back in court Monday, when the US...
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Activists welcome court rejection of Madonna adoption
Lilongwe/Johannesburg - A leading human rights group in Malawi on Friday welcomed a court's...
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Malawi court turns down Madonna's second adoption
Lilongwe - In a surprise move, a Malawian court on Friday turned down US popstar Madonna's...
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Malawi court defers ruling in second Madonna adoption bid
Lilongwe, Malawi - US pop star Madonna's attempt to adopt a second child in Malawi is to be decided...
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Jennifer Lo And Marc Anthony Heading To Splitsville?
Rumor has it that Jennifer Lopez’s third marriage to Marc Anthony is no longer that ideal as...
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Guns N' Roses' 'Chinese Democracy' Gets Controversial
Nothing pleased diehard Guns N' Roses fans more than the release of the band's new album,...
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Busta Busted Then Released by UK Officials
The famous American rapper Busta Rhymes finds that he’s considered more infamous than famous by the...
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Israel's in Love with Paul, and It Feels Fine
Tel Aviv - It's taken over 40 years but Beatlemania has finally hit Israel.
Paul McCartney is to...
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Britney Spears And Kevin Federlines’ Child Custody Deal Finally Agreed
Pop star Britney Spears and her ex-husband Kevin Federline
have finally reached a child custody...
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Official: Madonna Is Mother of Three
Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie have been deemed “perfect parents” by a judge in...
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No Media Allowed to See R. Kelly's Files
The
media will have to be patient until after the trial, when the judge will unseal
the...
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Malawi Court Postpones Final Say on Madonna Adoption
Madonna’s long-unfolding adoption of a two-year-old Malawian boy may take a while longer to...
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Restraining Order Against Britney Spears Ex-Manager Gets Extended
A judge ordered on Wednesday that the temporary restraining order against Britney Spears' former...
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UK Agency to Appeal Snoop Dogg’s Visa Ruling
The British are giving Snoop Dogg a hard time. The UK government challenged a court ruling to...
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Beach Boys' Good Courtroom Vibrations
The extended legal dispute over rights to the Beach Boys’ name has finally found a settlement...
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Britney Spears' Civil Rights Case Rejected By Federal Court
A judge finally ruled that federal court has no business with Britney Spears' conservatorship case,...
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Judge Wants Proof Why Britney’s Case Be Moved To Federal Court
A judge put an end to all the fuss surrounding a mystery lawyer’s attempt to have Britney Spears’...
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Court Denies Britney’s Visitation Rights
Following today’s hearing in the ongoing custody battle between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline,...
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AP: Amy Winehouse To Perform At Grammy Awards Via Satellite
Quoting an anonymous source close to the Grammy organizers,
the Associated Press reports that...
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Amy Winehouse To Miss The Grammy Awards Ceremony
Despite being nominated in six categories at this year’s Grammy
Awards, the British singer Amy...
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Watch Out, Britney Was Released!
Former pop star Britney Spears has been released from the UCLA Medical Center today after nearly a...
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Britney Might Get Released From Hospital At Midnight
As the initial 72-hour hold period Britney Spears had to stay in the hospital, is reaching an end...
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Update: Britney Spears’ Visitation Rights Suspended Indefinitely
Contrary to most expectations, Britney Spears did eventually show up in court for the second half...
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Violent Femmes Among Themselves in Court
All is not well with the members of folk-punk veterans Violent Femmes, as bassist Brian Ritchie...
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World
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No funeral pyres in Britain, devout Hindu is told by court
London - A devout Hindu in Britain Friday lost his legal battle for traditional open-air cremations...
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Brazil farmers refuse to leave reservation as court deadline ends
Sao Paulo/Boa Vista, Brazil - Rice farmers refused to heed a court order to vacate one of the...
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Iraqi government "confirms" detainee is top al-Qaeda leader
Baghdad - Iraqi police have confirmed that a man they detained last week is the mysterious...
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Clinton seeks "meaningful" steps against climate change
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for the...
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Enlargement gives EU a Russian headache
Moscow/Brussels - According to the world's most famous Australian soap opera, everybody needs good...
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Voting underway in South Africa's fourth democratic poll
Soweto, South Africa - Voting was under way Wednesday in South Africa's fourth general election...
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Sweden approves same-sex marriage legislation
Stockholm - A broad majority in the Swedish parliament Wednesday approved adoption of same-sex...
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Dalai Lama absent as China hosts World Buddhist Forum
Beijing - The Dalai Lama was a notable absentee on Friday as religious leaders...
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Swiss neutrality means paying VAT on drugs and sex
Geneva - A court in Switzerland ruled Thursday that value added tax must be paid for all things...
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Northern Ireland terror suspects freed after court ruling
London - Investigations into the recent murders of two soldiers and a police officer in Northern...
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Date set for Swedish royal wedding
Stockholm - Swedish Crown Princess Victoria is set to marry on June 19, 2010, the palace said...
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Pakistan's Sharif leads massive anti-government rally
Islamabad - Pakistan's top opposition leader Nawaz Sharif Sunday, in apparent defiance of his...
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Campus violence leaves one killed, many injured in Bangladesh
Dhaka - Authorities ordered the indefinite closure Friday of three educational institutions in the...
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China ready to add to economic stimulus, Wen says
Beijing - Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday said China has made contingency...
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Bullying Case Ends Up With A 30,000 Euros Fine
Madrid - A Spanish court decided that a school has to pay 30,000 euros (40,500 dollars) in damages...
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German Unemployment Jumps As Economic Downturn Gains Ground
Berlin - German unemployment rose for the first time in nearly three years in December, data...
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New Bangladeshi Leaders Face Difficult Road Ahead
Dhaka - The new government of Bangladesh will have to be nimble or risk being swept away by...
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Calls Grow For China To Free Charter '08 Dissident
Beijing - Leading international writers, scholars, lawyers and rights advocates...
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2008 - The Year The Rainbow Nation Lost Its Lustre
Johannesburg - 2008 in South Africa was bookended by two watershed political events that reflected...
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Lebanon Attacked By Militancy, Avoids Civil War In 2008
Beirut - The year 2008 saw Lebanon battling threats on two fronts: On one side the threat of civil...
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Serbian Budget Runs Into Injury Time As Problems Mount
Belgrade - Serbia, its stability already under much pressure, faces ad hoc financing as the...
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Canadian Government Could Be Toppled By Opposition Coalition
Montreal - In a stunning reversal of political fortunes, the leader of Canada's official...
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Mumbai limps back to normal, anger mounts at politicians
New Delhi - A day after the terrorist siege of Mumbai ended, claiming 187 lives, political heads...
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EU Treaty Clears Court Hurdle In Czech Republic
Brno, Czech Republic - The Czech Republic's top court threw out a challenge to the European Union's...
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Gazans Struggle Amid Three Weeks Of Near-Total Closure
Gaza/Tel Aviv - Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip have become world champions in improvisation....
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Economic Crisis May Prompt Faster Action By China
Beijing - China is already the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, according to some...
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Elders Tell MDC: Join Government Now, Push For Change Later
Johannesburg - The Elders on Monday urged Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change...
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Court approves release of German terrorist after 26 years
Berlin - A former leader of Germany's terrorist Red Army Faction (RAF), Christian Klar, is to be...
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Juror in Politkovskaya trial denies jury asked media to be barred
Moscow - A juror in the murder trial of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya on Thursday...
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Serbia Might File A Counter Lawsuit Against Croatia
Belgrade - Serbian officials announced today the possibility of filing a counter suit against...
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People
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Judge drops Lindsay Lohan arrest warrant
Los Angeles - A Beverly Hills judge on Monday quashed a warrant for the arrest of Lindsay Lohan...
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Judge Won’t Dismiss Roman Polanski’s Child-Sex Case Yet
A California judge yesterday refused to approve a request filed by director Roman Polanski’s...
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Heath Ledger’s Life Insurance Case Wraps Up
The lawsuit involving Heath Ledger’s $10 million life insurance policy is close to an end...
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Are J. Lo and Mark Anthony Really Heading towards Divorce?
Rumor has it that Jennifer Lopez’s third marriage to Marc Anthony is no longer that ideal as...
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Gay Wanda Sykes Becomes An Inspiration For Gay African-American Youth
Making a surprise appearance at the gay rights rally in Las Vegas on Saturday, comedienne Wanda...
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Britney Spears’ Dad Retains Control Of His Daughter’s Affairs
Pop star Britney Spears may be on her way to the top once
again, after a successful comeback, but...
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Sharon Stone Denies Botox for Son’s Smelly Feet Claims
Hollywood star Sharon Stone
has responded to recent reports in the media that she had...
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Smelly Feet? Botox Is the Key! Wrong Answer, Sharon Stone
Basic instincts have taken over Sharon Stone’s motherhood.
Okay, so I’ve heard about parents...
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Sharon Stone’s Unhappy Day In Court
The custody feud between Sharon Stone and former husband
Phil Bronstein over son Roan is no pretty...
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Secretly Taped Evidence Played at O. J. Simpson Trial
The murkiness of O. J. Simpson’s robbery-kidnapping trial in
Las Vegas expands as jurors began...
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Fellow Celebrities Thrilled Over Ellen And Portia's Wedding
Bisexual MTV babe Tila Tequila, who is currently dating socialite/actress Courtenay Semel, said she...
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Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres Officially Married!
U.S. talk
show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres tied the knot with her long-time
girlfriend...
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Romance Over Between Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer
Looks like Jennifer Aniston might have scared her younger boyfriend John Mayer away with all the...
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Miley Cyrus Opens Up About Nick Jonas Relationship
Amid rumors that Miley Cyrus' ex-boyfriend Nick Jonas is dating Disney's star Selena Gomez, the...
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Britney Spears “At Peace” With Child Custody Settlement
U.S. pop singer Britney Spears and her former husband Kevin Federline agreed their child custody...
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Model Committed Suicide, Medical Examiner's Report Says
Young supermodel Ruslana Korshunova, who fell to her death from a New York apartment building on...
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Star Trek's Takei Enjoys Ca. Gay Wedding Ruling
George Takei, who played Hikaru Sulu in the original Star Trek series, the first six Star Trek...
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Madonna's Adoption Finally Approved
A Malawi judge has finally approved Madonna’s application to
adopt three-year-old David Banda from...
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Ellen and Portia May Make It Official, Traditional
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are excited to take
their three-year relationship to the next...
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Yoko Ono Sues Film Producer for Using Lennon’s “Imagine”
Yoko Ono has reportedly filed law suit against the producers of an anti-evolution documentary film...
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New Divorcee Heather Mills Crossing the Pond
Heather Mills is allegedly planning to move to
the United States, now that the lengthy and bitter...
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Heather Mills Still Not Giving Paul McCartney A Rest
It's been less than a month since Paul McCartney's highly publicized divorce from Heather Mills was...
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Daniel Smith's Final Cause Of Death: Accidental Overdose
After deliberating for less than two hours, a Bahamas jury determined that the son of late Playboy...
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Britney Spears’ Order Appeal Rejected
A challenge to a court ruling that gave Britney’s father
control over his daughter’s life has been...
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Britney's Dad Conservator Through July
Jamie Spears will remain in control of daughter Britney Spears’ estate until July 31,...
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Dannielynn Named Anna Nicole Smith's Only Heir
A judge ruled on Tuesday that Anna Nicole Smith's 18-month-old daughter Dannielynn is the late...
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No Settlement Reached In The Mills-McCartney Divorce
Contrary to the mass of reports claiming Paul McCartney and his ex-wife Heather Mills had reached...
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‘Quiet Riot’ Bassist Sheds More Light On Kevin DuBrow’s Death
Following the mysterious death of Quiet Riot lead singer Kevin DuBrow, the initial Quiet Riot...
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Britney Spears Is Not Having Another Baby
Troubled singer Britney Spears does not eat for two, as it was previously reported by In Touch...
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OJ Simpson Was Expecting To Go To Trial
Disgraced football player O.J. Simpson was ordered on Wednesday to stand trial for armed robbery,...
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Sports
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Renault also question F1 future over budget cap row
Paris - Renault joined ranks with Ferrari and other teams on Wednesday by threatening to quit...
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Nalbandian struggling to get fit in Roland Garros run-up
Rome - Injured Argentine David Nalbandian lost his opening match at the Estoril Open Monday after...
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Button expects F1 rivals to close the gap
Sakhir, Bahrain - Jenson Button's third victory in four races makes him the man to beat but the...
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Rosberg tops qualifying - big three at rear of pack
Sakhir, Bahrain - Nico Rosberg returned to the top of the timesheets on Friday when he dominated...
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Spain passes decree to prevent night-time doping controls
Madrid (dpa) - Spain's government has approved a royal decree allowing the nation's athletes to...
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Button tops practice as fast Brawn GP shines again
Shanghai - Jenson Button underlined the early-season dominance of Brawn GP when...
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Ron Dennis quits F1 for good
Woking, Britain - Ron Dennis quit Formula One racing for good after 28 years on Thursday when he...
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Button gets a boost as FIA turns down diffuser appeal
Paris - The car with which Jenson Button of the Brawn GP team won the opening two races of...
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FIA appeal court meets in Formula One diffuser row
Paris - Motorsport's governing body FIA convened in Paris on Tuesday to decide whether the...
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Glock hopeful of positive verdict in diffuser row
Hamburg - Formula One driver Timo Glock believes there is a good chance of FIA ruling in favour of...
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Armstrong could face sanction from French ant-doping authorities
Paris - Lance Armstrong could face punishment by the French anti-doping agency (AFLD) over...
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Vettel focusing on Sepang after Melbourne disappointment
Sepang, Malaysia - Sebastian Vettel is looking to put the mistake that cost him a podium place in...
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Rosberg sets pace as Williams surprises in Melbourne
Melbourne - Nico Rosberg set the pace as Williams upstaged the traditional favourites in both...
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Teams to appeal after diffuser protest turned down
Melbourne- Race stewards turned down protests filed by several Formula One teams Thursday against...
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Study: testosterone doping test not suitable
London - The current doping test in sport for the steroid testosterone is not suitable...
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Bolt, Phelps Eye 2009 Glory Amid Economic Concern
Hamburg - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and American swimmer Michael Phelps aim to confirm...
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Ajax Come To Life Again With Win In Hamburg
Hamburg - The concept of total football was nowhere to be seen, but Thursday night's 1-0 victory at...
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Seven Russian athletes banned for two years for doping
Moscow - Seven Russian athletes were suspended for two years Monday by the Russian Athletics...
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Ecclestone suggests chief umpire, yellow and red cards at F1 races
Hamburg - Formula One should have a chief umpire and a system of yellow and red cards to punish...
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Nuggets shade Suns 77-72 in chilly outdoor pre-season game
Los Angeles - The NBA held its first outdoor game in more than three decades, and both the Denver...
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AFLD: Schumacher Tests Positive at Tour de France
Hamburg - German rider Stefan Schumacher tested positive twice for third-generation EPO at the Tour...
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Hamilton Has Slim Lead into First F1 Night Race
Singapore - Formula One heads into unknown territory on the weekend for the maiden Singapore Grand...
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FIA dismisses Hamilton appeal against Belgium penalty
Paris - The world motorsport body FIA on Tuesday dismissed an appeal from McLaren-Mercedes against...
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The F1 Plot Thickens as McLaren Appeal Hamilton Ruling
Hamburg - The decision to strip Lewis Hamilton of his victory at the Belgian Grand Prix has been...
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Felipe Massa declared Belgian GP winner after Hamilton punished
Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium - Ferrari's Felipe Massa was Sunday declared winner of Formula One's...
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Italian Walks to Gold, Canoe Wins for Germany, Belarus
Beijing - Alex Schwarzer braved the heat to give Italy Olympic gold in the men's 50 kilometres walk...
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IOC Looking into Issue of Age of Chinese Women Gymnasts
Beijing - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed Friday that it has requested...
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Schwarzer Braves the Heat to End Italy's Long 50km Walking Drought
Beijing - Alex Schwarzer braved the heat to give Italy Olympic gold in the men's 50 kilometres walk...
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Usain Bolt Redefines The Sprint With World Record Double
Beijing - Usain Bolt of Jamaica redefined the men's sprint at the Beijing Olympics when he became...
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Fifth Doping Case, China Sailing Win, Double Russian Gold
Beijing (dpa) - Olympic heptathlon silver medallist Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine has failed a doping...
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Business
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Britain to act on Libyan bid for Lockerbie bomber transfer
London - More than 20 years after the Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people and soured Libya's...
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Board member: Mercedes won't quit F1 over losses
Stuttgart - Mercedes has no intention to quit Formula One racing over big losses due to the global...
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Japan launches 154-billion-dollar stimulus plan
Tokyo - The Japanese government and the ruling coalition parties finalized an...
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US slaps tariffs on Canadian lumber
Washington - The United States on Tuesday slapped import duties on Canadian lumber, the...
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Medicare Decides To Expand Coverage For Cancer Drugs
Doctors and patients who need Medicare reimbursement for certain experimental treatments...
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EU Takes Legal Action against Microsoft
Friday, the European Commission informed that it had begun legal action against Microsoft...
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Orange - Apple Exclusive Deal Suspended In France
Unlike in other countries where Apple has an exclusive deal with one of the phone operators to sell...
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Psystar Drops Antitrust Complaint against Apple, Claims Copyright Laws Abuse
The legal
issues between Apple Incorporated and Open Computer maker Psystar, which
arose a few...
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Half-price BMW, Anyone? South Africa Feels The Squeeze
Johannesburg - When Zafar Wahid, a project manager with Liberty Life insurance company, was...
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Court Order Stops IBM Executive Working for Apple
A United States District court has released an order barring
former IBM executive Mark Papermaster...
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IBM Former Exec Ordered To Cease Work At Apple
Friday, a United States District court ordered Mark
Papermaster, who was recently hired by Apple...
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Update: FCC's Ruling Will Lead To Significant Changes
Despite the opposition of many broadcasters, producers and
other franchises, the Federal...
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FCC's Decides On The Unregulated Spectrum
The Federal Communications Commission reached the unanimous
decision that the air waves must be...
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FCC's White Space Ruling Is Just One Day Away
The Federal Communications Commission is expected to reach a conclusion tomorrow on the highly...
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Japan Sucked Ever Deeper into Financial Maelstrom
Tokyo - Never before has the Japanese economy been buffeted so severely by financial sources...
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Bank of Japan Injects Record $40 Billion into Market
Tokyo - The Bank of Japan pumped a record 4 trillion yen (39.8 billion dollars) into the money...
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European carmakers to seek multibillion loan for greener vehicles
London - Europe's carmakers are to ask the European Commission to lend the industry up to 40...
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Update1: Royalty Rates For Songs Remain The Same
The Copyright Royalty Board reached a conclusion yesterday
on the highly debated case about...
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SEC loosens requirements for banks to report investment values
Washington/New York - In an effort to relieve pressure on the banking industry's hard-pressed...
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Movie Studios Attack RealNetworks' Product
Last week’s release of RealNetworks’ RealDVD program was
received by Hollywood’s major movie...
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Judge Declares Mistrial for Jammie Thomas in $222k RIAA Case
After expressing doubts about the validity of his decision, Judge
Michael Davis of the Duluth,
...
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New Royalty Rates For The Online Music Industry
A recently reached agreement between songwriters, music
publishers, record labels and online music...
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Yahoo And Google Await Decision From The European Union
The European Union announced yesterday that it will be
reviewing the advertising partnership...
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Virginia Court Frees Spammer Convicted Under Anti-Spam Law
Today, in a precedent-setting ruling, the Virginia Supreme Court invalidated a 2003 anti-spam law...
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Comcast Appeals FCC’s Ruling That It Violated Internet Access Policy
On Friday, the Federal Communications Committee ruled by a
vote of 3-2 that Comcast Corporation...
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Pro-Veoh Ruling May Help Muxtape, Maybe Google
The ruling of a Northern California
judge to dismiss the copyright infringement case against Veoh...
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Comcast Makes 250 GB Internet Usage Cap Official
Comcast, the country’s largest Internet service provider,
made official on Thursday its new...
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Penguin Wins Back Publishing Rights on J. Steinbeck’s Works
A Manhattan federal appeals court reversed a ruling which had previously granted John Steinbeck’s...
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EU Doesn’t Lay Off Intel One Bit
On Thursday, Intel received another set of antitrust charges from the European Commission; this...
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EU to Get New Roaming Messaging Fees
On Tuesday, the European Commission announced its intention to come up with a plan in order to...
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Science
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Evolution Could Be Taught Differently In Texas
Evolution could soon be taught differently in Texas, as the State Board of Education is expected...
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Marine Mammals At Risk: Supreme Court Overturns Sonar Limitations
The latest court ruling over the use of mid-frequency navy
sonar off the coast of California...
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New Theory: Pure Luck Propelled Dinosaurs As Rulers Of The Earth
Over 200 million years ago, the dinosaurs ruled the Earth. This
is an undeniable fact, however,...
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Judge Acknowledges Threat To California's Salmon And Steelhead
U.S. District Judge Oliver W. Wanger of Fresno issued an opinion acknowledging the damage to fish...
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Bush Administration Stalls Pollution Reduction Measures
The Bush administration has finally managed to stall any measures to reduce pollution caused by...
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Astronomers Caught First Supernova In The Act of Exploding
When a gigantic star dies and blows up, the astronomers call
it a "supernova." Over the...
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Government Forced to Decide the Fate of Polar Bears
A federal judge has ordered the Bush administration to decide by May 15
whether polar bears should...
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Saturn’s Moon Rhea May Present System of Rings
While orbiting Rhea, Saturn’s
second largest moon, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft revealed for the...
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Chemistry Nobel Winner Kornberg Dies at 89
American biochemist Arthur Kornberg, who isolated the first DNA polymerizing enzyme, has died....
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American Electric Power Settles with EPA for $4.6 Billion
The largest electricity generating utility in the United States, American Electric Power, as agreed...
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US Judge Protects The Whales Against Navy Sonar
The U.S. Navy is barred from using high power sonar in
training exercises due to the harm it...
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Bush Requires His Cabinet To Draw Laws Against Global Warming
On Monday, US President George W Bush requested a draft of
federal rules in order to to cut petrol...
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Health
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FDA Calls for New Warnings for OTC Painkillers
Over-the counter painkiller will get new labels warning consumers of the potential risks of liver...
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FDA Makes Plan B Available for 17-Year-Olds without Prescription
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said it will allow 17-year-olds to get the...
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Novo Still Hopeful on Diabetes Drug
Despite a split ruling on the safety of a new diabetes drug by the US Food and Drug...
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Novo Nordisk Shares Down after Liraglutide Gets Mixed Review
Shares of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk A/S fell as much as 13 percent on Friday after a Food and...
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US Supreme Court throws out tobacco appeal
Washington - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out cigarette maker Philip Morris USA's appeal...
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Judge Orders FDA to Make Plan B Accessible to Teenagers Younger than 17
A federal judge has asked the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its decision to restrict...
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Court Finds That Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism
A special court ruling that there is no connection between autism and some specific childhood...
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Vaccines Are Not Responsible For Autism Whatsoever
Thursday, the United State's Vaccine Court Omnibus Autism Proceeding delivered its ruling to three...
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Court Finds No Link Between Vaccines And Autism
Three families who claimed vaccines caused their children’s autism were denied compensation...
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Bisphenol A Stays in the Body Much Longer than Thought
The highly debated subject of the plastic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is not over yet. A new study...
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Medicare Decides to Expand Coverage for Cancer Drugs
Doctors and patients who need Medicare reimbursement for certain experimental treatments...
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California Supreme Court Bans Doctors' Billing
The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that emergency room doctors who think a patient's...
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Judge Dismisses Lawsuits Against Medtronic
A federal judge in St. Paul has dismissed dozens of patient lawsuits against Fridley-based...
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Epix’s Contrast Agent Vasovist Approved by FDA for Use with MRA
Epix Pharmaceutical Inc.’s intravascular contrast agent Vasovist was approved by US...
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Montana Allows With Assisted Suicide
The debate regarding whether or not assisted suicide should be legal in the United States has been...
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Court: Marijuana Caregivers Can Be Prosecuted for Dealing Drugs
A person supplying marijuana to a patient that has approval
to use it can be prosecuted for...
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New Hampshire’s Drug Privacy Law Upheld
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld New Hampshire’s law that
restricts drug companies access...
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Due to The Amputee’s Case The Reach of Drug Warning Labels Is Finally Being Reconsidered
As they hear arguments in the case of Diana Levine against the drug company Wyeth, the U.S. Supreme...
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Supreme Court’s Decision in the Case Involving Drug Labels Awaited
Musician Diana Levine, who lost her arm eight
years ago after she received treatment with one of...
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Panel Questions FDA’s Report on BPA Safety
This week, a
scientific panel issued a report that questioned the Food and Drug
Administration’s...
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Update: Panel Calls FDA Ruling On BPA “Inadequate”
Bisphenol A (BPA), the synthetic hormone used in baby
bottles, toddler cups, water bottle and...
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Court Declares Healthy San Francisco Plan Legal
San Francisco’s landmark universal health care program won
considerably on Tuesday when a panel of...
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Chinese leaders rally officials to handle milk scandal
Beijing - China's top leaders have urged officials across the country to respond to the growing...
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Update: Pfizer Is Seeking FDA’s Approval For Osteoporosis Drug
Pfizer, the world’s biggest drugmaker, is
seeking U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for...
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FDA Requires Irradiation Of Spinach And Lettuce To Kill Germs
In an attempt to reduce the risk of contamination with E. coli and Salmonella, the US Food and Drug...
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Airborne Maker to Pay $30 Million to Settle False Claims Lawsuit
The maker of the popular Airborne supplement, Airborne Health Inc. of Bonita Springs, Fla., will...
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Update: California Says No To The Use Of Trans Fats In Restaurants
California became the first
U.S.
state to ban trans fats, which are linked to coronary heart...
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NY Times Comes Out of Anthrax-Related Suit On Top
On Monday, a US appeals court reinforced the dismissal of the lawsuit filed by a former government...
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“America’s Best Hospitals” for 2008
U.S. News & World Report comes to the aid of patients
all over the US revealing
its...
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Brazil Court Votes in Favor of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Brazil’s
Federal Supreme Court voted Thursday in favor of research into embryonic cells
in the...
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