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Hezbollah-backed Mikati named Lebanon prime minister

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Hundreds of angry protesters burnt tyres and blocked roads across Lebanon Tuesday after a Hezbollah-backed politician was named prime minister, shifting the balance of power in the country towards Syria and Iran.

U.N. chief condemns rights expert's 9/11 comments

UN Secretary General Ban answers questions during a briefing at the European Parliament in Strasbourg
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned preposterous comments by a U.N.-appointed expert on Palestinian rights that there was a cover-up over the Sept. 11 attacks, Ban's chief of staff said on Monday.

Iran executes someone every nine hours

Iran has hanged two men for their activities during the turmoil following President Ahmadinejad’s controversial election victory in 2009. Iran has now executed 64 people is just the past twenty-four days, or on average one person every nine hours.
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PLO flies flag in D.C.

The flag of the Palestinian Liberation Organization was hoisted above the PLO's offices in Washington, D.C. Tuesday and the new chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee quickly criticized the act.

Palin defends use of 'blood libel' term

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defended her use of the term 'blood libel' on Monday, saying she meant what she said when she chided critics for accusing conservative media figures of having played a role in instigating the recent Arizona shootings.

Israel's Barak breaks away from Labour party

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak broke away from his centre-left Labour Party on Monday in a move Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said made his government stronger and more stable.

Israel woos tourists with Virgin Mary sites

From her birth place near Nazareth in Northern Israel to her tomb near Jerusalem, a new travel itinerary developed by the country’s tourism ministry is wooing tourists to visit the sites where Virgin Mary once lived, including the sites in West Bank as well as Bethlehem.
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Cyber attacks could create perfect storm: OECD

Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in a report on Monday.

Truth on 13th zodiac sign, Ophiuchus, lost in translation

The media reports on the 13th zodiac sign, Ophiuchus, and the change in astronomy, horoscope and zodiac calender sent thousands into an astrological identity crisis. However, the real meaning seems to have been lost in translation.

Lebanon to start talks on new government on Monday

Lebanese leaders agreed on Thursday to start talks next week on rebuilding a government after Hezbollah walked out of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri's coalition, testing political faultlines across the Middle East.

Assassins in America

The attempted assassination of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-AZ, and the murder of six innocent bystanders, at a “meet and greet” with constituents on Jan. 8, was a shocking and tragic event nationwide. Unfortunately, trying to kill American politicians is neither unique nor new.
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Israel's Netanyahu posts pay stub on Facebook

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surprised his Facebook followers on Monday by posting a copy of his government pay stub, letting everyone know he takes home just 15,000 shekels ($4,200) each month.
Israel's rapist president Moshe Katsav

Once Israel's President, now a convicted rapist: Moshe Katsav

An Israeli court, on Thursday, found the country's former President, Moshe Katsav, guilty of rape and other sexual offenses. He was convicted on two charges of rape of an employee, Aleph, in the April 1998 while serving as the tourism minister for the country. He was also found guilty of sexual assault against ex-aide Heh and sexually harassing an 18-year-old Lamed Yod at the presidential residence, Beit HaNassi.
Top Gear kick off religious row over burka

'Top Gear' kicks off religious row over burqa

The stars of motoring show 'Top Gear', one of the BBC's biggest selling programme brands around the world, have landed in a religious row for dressing up in burkas on the Boxing Day special.
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S&P 500 eyes best December since 1991

U.S. stocks advanced in a thinly traded session on Wednesday with the S&P 500 eyeing its best December in nearly two decades as investors remained optimistic about the prospects for equities next year.
Painting made of colonized microbes.

Bradshaw Art: Live Painting With colonized Microbes

Researchers have found that the paintings have maintained their vivid colors even though they have never been repainted due to the replacement of the original paint with a bio-film of living, pigmented micro-organisms.

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