Egypt police kill Eritrean migrant near Israel border
CAIRO: Egyptian border guards shot dead an Eritrean migrant who tried to slip across the border into Israel on Friday, a security official said.The official said border guards fired warning…
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IMF reviews UAE economy, Dubai budget gap up Dubai approved on Thursday its 2010 budget with a deeper deficit than last year as experts from the International Monetary Fund reviewed…
Egypt steel border wall could choke Hamas in Gaza
RAFAH: A jackhammer pounded large steel beams side by side into the sandy soil on the Egyptian side of Gaza's border, putting in place an underground wall that could shift…
Egypt declares Galloway persona non grata
CAIRO: British Respect MP George Galloway was deported from Egypt Friday upon his return from Gaza and declared persona non grata, according to the Foreign Ministry."George Galloway is considered persona…
US intensifies diplomacy to restart Mideast peace talks
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration on Friday begins a flurry of high-level talks aimed at reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, after its Middle East diplomatic debut fell flat last year.Accompanied by Middle…
Uproar over H&M store's slashed clothes
Popular clothing store H&M faced uproar Thursday over a report that one of its New York outlets is slashing and throwing out unsold clothing.Workers at the store in the heart…
Review: Local advice from PocketSherpa iPhone app
On the road, nothing really beats a good tip from a local on where to get the best ribs, catch a jazz show, or how to score tickets at a…
World's cheapest car to cost a fortune
It was touted as the world's cheapest car at $2,000 apiece, but a new version of the snub-nosed Tata Nano will be available soon at a price closer to that…
Fight against fat goes high-tech with new devices
The fight against fat is going high-tech. To get an inside look at eating and exercise habits, scientists are developing wearable wireless sensors to monitor overweight and obese people as…
Better antiseptic curbs post-surgery infections
Looks like doctors aren't the only ones who should scrub before surgery. Bathing patients with an antiseptic and squirting medicated ointment up their noses dramatically cut the rate of dangerous…