CAIRO - 10 Feb 2011: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak looked likely to step down on Thursday in response to more than two weeks of nationwide protests against his 30-year rule. The news provoked loud and emotional cheers in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the focal point for pro-democracy demonstrations.

Argentina has introduced new legislation giving more freedom to its Muslim population to practice their faith without the fear of persecution.The administration of Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez pushed for the legislation, which allows Muslim women to wear hijab in public places, the Pres

CAIRO,Feb 5, 2011 (Reuters): The leadership of Egypt's ruling party quit on Saturday after protests that have rocked the political establishment, but protesters dismissed the move as a ruse that would not deter them from their goal of toppling the president.Hosni Mubarak, who has reshuffled his gove

WASHINGTON, Feb 3, 2011 (Reuters) - U.S. officials said on Thursday they were discussing with Egyptians different scenarios for a transition of power, including one in which President Hosni Mubarak leaves office immediately."That's one scenario," said a senior Obama administration official who spoke

CEIBA HUECA, Cuba, Feb 03, 2011 (AP) - Relatives and friends of a Cuban woman have celebrated what they say is her 126th birthday, though that claim to longevity is not recognized internationally.Cuba's Prensa Latina agency says Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez has a civil registry document

CAIRO, Feb 03,2011,(AFP) - Gunmen firing on protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square killed four people on Thursday as the thousands demanding President Hosni Mubarak go stood firm in their increasingly bloody 10-day revolt."All (four) were killed by gunshot, with one hit in the head," said Dr Mohammed

Australia, 3 February 2011,(Reuters) : One of the most powerful cyclones on record slammed into Australia's northeast coast on Thursday, tearing off roofs and bringing down power lines but there were no reports of deaths as first light broke.Cyclone Yasi, packing winds of up to 300 km (186 miles) a

CAIRO, Feb 03,2011 :At least three dead and hundreds injured as Mubarak's backers attack pro-democracy supporters in Egyptian capital. At least three people are believed to have died and more than 1,500 others injured in continuing clashes between pro- and anti-government demonstrators in the Egypti

WASHINGTON, Feb 01, 2011 (AFP): One year of moderate physical exercise can increase the size of the brain's hippocampus in adults aged 55 and more, leading to an improvement in spatial memory, a new study showed.The hippocampus is a brain structure involved in all forms of memory formation.The study

CAIRO, 2 Feb,2011, (Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Tuesday he would step down in a few months once a successor is elected, a move that responds to massive street protests but which may not satisfy many who want him out now.A million people, maybe more, rallied across the country

CAIRO, 1 February 2011,(Reuters): Egypt's anti-government protesters, scenting victory after President Hosni Mubarak agreed to discuss sweeping political reforms, rallied support for what they hope can be a million-strong march for democracy on Tuesday.Mubarak's newly appointed vice-president began

CAIRO, 31 January 2011 (AP): Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak swore in a new Cabinet on Monday, replacing one dissolved as a concession to unprecedented anti-government protests.In the most significant change, the interior minister - who heads internal security forces - was replaced. A retired polic

CAIRO, Jan 30, 2011 ( AGENCIES): Top dissident Mohamed El-Baradei told a sea of angry protesters in Cairo on Sunday that they were beginning a new era after six days of a deadly revolt against President Hosni Mubarak.Nobel peace laureate El-Baradei, mandated by Egyptian opposition groups including t

Google Inc co-founder Larry Page will take over as CEO from Eric Schmidt, a surprise move to make the company more nimble at a time when competition heats up with fast-growing rivals like Facebook.Page's assumption of day-to-day operations marks a return to Google's technological roots, 13 years aft

LONDON/OSLO,19 January 2011(Reuters) : Last year was the world's second hottest behind 1998 in a temperature record dating back to 1850, the director of research at Britain's Climatic Research Unit (CRU) Phil Jones said on Wednesday.Jones' unit, compiling data with the Met Office Hadley Centre, is o

MADRID, Jan 18, 2011 (AP): A court in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia has suspended a ban by the city of Lleida on face-covering Islamic veils in municipal buildings.The Superior Justice Tribunal said Tuesday the ban was suspended while the court studies an appeal lodged by a Muslim ass

TUNIS,16 January 2011 (Reuters) - Tunisian politicians were trying to form a unity government on Sunday while the army consolidated its grip on the streets of the capital two days after President Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali was ousted by violent protests.Tanks were stationed around Tunis and soldiers we

With China virtually cut off and Western markets maturing, Wikipedia is targeting India first and possibly Brazil next to reach its goal of 1 billion users, Executive Director Sue Gardner says.The San Francisco-based online encyclopedia, which turns 10 years old on Saturday, also vows to reach that