Poor countries could face more virulent swine flu, says WHO chief
GENEVA: World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan said Friday that developing countries…
Cream with green tea extract hinders HIV transmission: study
A chemical found in green tea helps inhibit sexual transmission of the…
Eco-Islam movement sees light in Europe
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Parents turn to cell phones as high-tech rattles
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Survey explores issue of global citizenship
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Social networking sites 'keep deleted photos'
User photographs can still be found on many social networking sites including…
Egyptian police shoot and wound Ethiopian migrant
AL-ARISH: Egyptian police shot and wounded an Ethiopian migrant trying to enter…
Nintendo returns to the ring with 'Punch-Out!!'
In the early 1980s, after Muhammad Ali retired, boxing was losing its…
Squabble puts Russia wheat exports to Egypt in doubt
CAIRO: Black Sea wheat exports to Egypt have surged in the past…
Mideast-Africa Q1 hotel occupancy, revenue down: report
DUBAI: Hotels across the Middle East and Africa reported big drops in…