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Pakistan leader's 'Stone Age' revelation shows weakness: Analysts
President Pervez Musharraf's disclosure of a US threat to bomb Pakistan if it did not back the war on terror may have been meant as a sop to domestic opponents, but made him look weak instead, analysts

Stem cells made from 'dead' human embryo
Scientists say they have created a stem cell line from a human embryo that had stopped developing naturally, and so was considered dead.

Lebanese army posted on Israel border for first time in decades
Lebanese soldiers backed by UN peacekeepers deployed yesterday for the first time in decades at posts on the volatile border with Israel, as the Hezbollah chief boasted his Shia guerrillas were stronger

Muslim families flee homes in Lanka
Hundreds of Muslim families have fled their homes in eastern Sri Lanka, fearing a Tamil rebel assault to reclaim territory taken by government forces in recent fighting, a local government leader said

Japan launches satellite to explore sun
Japan put into orbit a satellite to measure the Sun's magnetic field, giving scientists better knowledge of violent solar activity that affects the Earth.

Antarctic ozone hole nears record
The hole over Antarctica's ozone layer is bigger than last year and is nearing the record 29-million-square-km hole seen in 2000, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Friday.

Bhutan to use students as polls officials
Bhutan may use students as polling officials during its first general election in 2008 when the Himalayan kingdom shifts from monarchy to parliamentary democracy.

First female space tourist savouring 'every single second' in orbit
The world's first female space tourist, American national Anousheh Ansari, said she is savouring every bit of her time at the International Space Station, despite the trip's hefty price tag.

West blocks Arab push to condemn Israel's nuclear activities
A bid zking the consensus," said the ambassador from Finland, which holds the rotating European Union presidency.

President Bush should resign
Says Chavez
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez launched yet another verbal assault against President Bush upon returning from a highly charged US visit Friday, calling on the American leader to resign.