CAIRO, 21 February 2011, (AP): Deep cracks open up in Moammar Gadhafi's regime after more than 40 years in power, with diplomats abroad and the justice minister at home resigning, air force pilots defecting and a fire raging at the main government hall after clashes in the capital Tripoli.Protesters

The US has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have condemned Israeli settlements as "illegal" and called for an immediate halt to all settlement building. All 14 other Security Council members voted in favour of the resolution, which was backed by the Palestine Liberation Organisatio

YANGON, Feb 16,2011 (AP): From almost the moment Le Yati Min was born, her mother knew the girl had a little something extra.'I asked the nurses whether my kid was born complete with hands and legs,' says her mother. 'They replied that the baby even has more than she needs.'Born with 12 fingers and

London - 15 Feb 2011: Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is "very sick" and has fainted on at least one occasion at the Red Sea holiday villa in Sharm el-Sheikh where he was sent into internal exile, media reports say. Locals in the resort city said they were told by Mubarak's guards that he wa

London, Feb 15, (PTI) : The ingredients of Coca Cola have always been a mystery. Now, a website claims to have uncovered the soft drink's top secret recipe which is said to be guarded 24 hours a day in a vault in Atlanta, Georgia.'Thisamericanlife.org' claims to have discovered a list in a photograp

Cairo: A day after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian military on Saturday banned top officials from travelling outside the country to ensure that former presidential loyalists don't flee.The ban comes into force immediately, an official announcement from the new regime said as Army removed b

CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down and the vice president has named a military council to run the country's affairs, state television said on Friday after 18 days of mass protests against his rule. A ruling party official said earlier that Mubarak and his family had left Cairo

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