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Oil prices set new record above $142 a barrel
NEW YORK: Oil futures climbed briefly to a new record above $142…
The world after Bush
There is a marvelous painting by Brueghel in the Brussels art gallery.…
Hamas slams Gaza rocket attack as crossings remain closed
GAZA CITY: Israel kept commercial goods crossings into the Gaza Strip closed…
Human rights made whole
On June 18, the United Nations' intergovernmental Human Rights Council took an…
Civil Liberties Union sues US government on behalf of Muslim scientist
PITTSBURGH: A Muslim nuclear physicist on Thursday accused the US Department of…
With a Grain of Salt: Jokes and the mercy of God!
When I was in the US, a friend of mine told me…
AU commission chief says clean elections a major African challenge
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: The head of the African Union Commission said the continent…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: Fear and loathing in the ad world
A friend of mine made an interesting analogy the other day. "Advertising…
Lawyers and journalists debate damage done by Egypt's emergency law
CAIRO: Activists condemned the negative effects of Egypt's 27-year-old state of emergency…