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Rolling Stone Keith Bounces Back

	Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has been released from hospital after reportedly falling out of a tree.The 62-year-old suffered a mild concussion last week while staying at the exclusive Wakaya Club resort in Fiji.

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2 h 13 m ago

Rescuers Drill Towards Trapped Miners

	Rescuers in Australia plan to bore through tons of collapsed rock to free two men trapped in a gold mine.They decided to suspend the drilling and blasting method they had previously been using because of the risks involved.

Sky.com
2 h 13 m ago

Quartet envoy questions Palestinian aid cuts

	JERUSALEM (Reuters) - International envoy James Wolfensohn, in his final report to Middle East mediators, sharply questioned the decision of Western powers to cut all but humanitarian aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian government. After spending more...

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2 h 13 m ago

Renoir's painting techniques for women's skin resemble contemporary makeup methods

	Pierre-Auguste Renoir, a master painter of the French impressionist school, deftly mixed colors to paint women's pale skin in a method that closely resembles contemporary makeup techniques, cosmetic firm officials have found.

MSN-Mainichi Daily News
2 h 13 m ago

Woman and her son die in murder-suicide

	HARUNA, Gunma -- A woman and her son have been found dead at their home here in an alleged murder-suicide case, police said.

MSN-Mainichi Daily News
2 h 13 m ago

Nepal awaits new leadership to take on king's powers (AFP)

	AFP - Nepal's leaders wrangled over the top jobs in an interim government after parliament took the first step to reduce King Gyanendra's sweeping constitutional powers.

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3 h 13 m ago

Berlusconi to hand in resignation

	Defeated Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi is due to resign on Tuesday, paving the way for a new government.

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3 h 13 m ago

Canada announces public inquiry into Air India bombings

	The commission will hold hearings to determine whether authorities were aware of threat of Sikh terrorism and prescribe remedies.

"DNA - Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai, India, World"
3 h 13 m ago

Japan mulls matchmaking ads to boost birth rate

	Japan's population shrank in the year to October for the first time since 1945, heightening worries about economic decline due to a smaller workforce supporting a growing number of pensioners.

Latest News and Financial Information | Reuters.com
3 h 13 m ago

Blair bracing for pounding at the polls (AFP)

	AFP - British Prime Minister Tony Blair's government was still struggling to shake off accusations of incompetence and sleaze, just two days ahead of key local elections.

Yahoo! News
3 h 13 m ago

Who's hurt by India's Afghan presence?

	It is no secret that the worst hit by the Indian presence is Pakistan that has had an annual $2 billion worth of trade, both legal and illegal, with Afghanistan.

"DNA - Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai, India, World"
3 h 13 m ago

It's really appalling: China waxworks snubs Charles

	Charles's late wife, Princess Diana, and their elder son, Prince William, are on display. Soccer star David Beckham and his pop singer wife, Victoria, rub shoulders with celebrity Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

Latest News and Financial Information | Reuters.com
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