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Fluid on the lungs killed Boyzone singer MAJORCA, Spain (Reuters) - A post mortem on Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, 33, on the Spanish island of Majorca revealed Tuesday that he died of natural causes due to fluid on the lungs, a court official said Tuesday.
Oct 13, 2009 at 23:32
Healthcare vote is good news for Obama WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday backed a bill to reform the U.S. healthcare system, the top priority on President Barack Obama's domestic agenda.
Oct 13, 2009 at 23:27
Study charts links between mobile phones, tumors WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Studies on whether mobile phones can cause cancer, especially brain tumors, vary widely in quality and there may be some bias in those showing the least risk, researchers reported on Tuesday.
Oct 13, 2009 at 23:24
Eight Nigerians dead after protests, residents say PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Oct 13 (Reuters) - At least eight Nigerians were killed when protests against the razing of their homes turned violent in the oil hub Port Harcourt, residents said on Tuesday, but the police denied any deaths.
Oct 13, 2009 at 22:59
Jackson scores 5 American Music Award nominations LOS ANGELES, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Michael Jackson picked up five American Music Awards on Tuesday, almost four months after his sudden death turned him into the biggest-selling artist of the year, organizers said on Tuesday.
Oct 13, 2009 at 22:56
Most who die from new H1N1 flu had conditions -CDC WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Most of the people who have died from the new pandemic H1N1 flu had underlying conditions such as asthma, but 45 percent seemed healthy, according to the largest study yet of U.S. cases.
Oct 13, 2009 at 22:52
Russian court throws out Stalin libel case MOSCOW, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A Russian court on Tuesday threw out a libel case brought by Josef Stalin's grandson against a newspaper which said the leader had personally ordered the killings of thousands of Soviet citizens.
Oct 13, 2009 at 22:02
Russia reserves pre-emptive nuclear strike right MOSCOW, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Russia in a new review of its policy on use of nuclear weapons will reserve the right to undertake a pre-emptive strike if it feels its security is endangered, a senior Kremlin official told a Russian newspaper.
Oct 13, 2009 at 21:57
Clinton fails to win Russia pledge on Iran sanctions MOSCOW, Oct 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton failed to win specific pledges from Moscow on tougher sanctions against Iran during a visit to Russia on Tuesday but hailed progress in other areas such as arms control.
Oct 13, 2009 at 21:53
National governments need to make way for international authorities to play a greater role in governance, particularly when it comes to finance and trade, says Kenneth Rogoff, a Harvard University professor and former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund.
Oct 13, 2009 at 21:48
ISTIL Group ready to struggle for Kyiv's Kinopanorama cinema building, including through international adjudication Kyiv-based ISTIL Group says it considers unlawful the attempts by representatives of the Jewish Religious Community of Kyiv public organization to seek for the review at Kyiv's economic court of the results of the privatization of the Kinopanorama cinema building at 19-a Shota Rustaveli Street in Kyiv and recognize it to be the community's property as an iconic religious facility.
Oct 13, 2009 at 21:48
BBC News: Russian crime boss laid to rest One of Russia's most infamous gangsters has been buried at a prestigious Moscow cemetery amid unprecedented security. Hundreds of representatives of various underworld groups are reported to have attended the funeral of Vyacheslav "Yaponchik" Ivankov.
Oct 13, 2009 at 21:43
Michigan man denies committing World War II crimes in Ukraine DETROIT (AP) — An 88-year-old retired auto engineer told a judge through his attorney Tuesday that he never shot Jews while serving in a Nazi-controlled police force in Ukraine during World War II, as the government began laying out its case as to why he should be deported.
Oct 13, 2009 at 21:38
Kyslynsky dismissed as SBU deputy chief Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has dismissed Andriy Kyslynsky as deputy chief of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
Oct 13, 2009 at 21:31
One reader writes: The Russophobia in naming this report is just so annoying. So, the Ukraine wants to have a monopoly on piping gas from Russia forever. The Russians are sick of all the stealing, non-payments and the high dramas from the ever unstable and always broke Ukrainian government. Now the Russian company wants to pay Europeans billions of dollars which could be better used in Russia just to by-pass that Ukrainian headache...
Oct 13, 2009 at 21:14