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As record sales drop, singers share spotlight at festivals

Javi Amaro has ridden a mechanical surfboard, performed karaoke and had a…

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Lebanon activists call for Placebo gig boycott over Israel

Lebanese activists called Tuesday for a boycott of British rock band Placebo…

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Amnesty says Iran still holding hundreds from poll protests

LONDON: Human rights group Amnesty International called on Iran on Wednesday to…

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African challengers face steep World Cup obstacles

JOHANNESBURG: A second round at the first World Cup in Africa without…

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Prosecutor dismisses 'Arabian Nights' ban

CAIRO: Egypt's public prosecutor on Tuesday dismissed a complaint brought by Islamists…

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Senegal uses star power to tackle malaria with song contest

A fisherman, a hairdresser and a radio DJ seated in a swish…

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Fever pitch: Football's just a game… isn't it?

PARIS: The World Cup's official message is this: football is a vehicle…

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Israel to hold internal probes of Gaza flotilla raid

JERUSALEM: Israel plans to hold internal probes of its deadly raid on…

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Israel denounce''incitement' in wake of flotilla fiasco

JERUSALEM: Faced with world outrage over its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound…

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Iran says no talks on nuclear issue if sanctioned

ISTANBUL: Iran will reject talks on its nuclear program if slapped with…

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