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Last Update: 10:45 a.m. (GMT+7), Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Study toasts beer as being good for your bones

Beer drinkers now have a good excuse to order another round -- the brew may help keep bones strong more »

Asia - Pacific

He's 13 and ready to enter university

A Singaporean boy sat for the British equivalent of the GCE A-level examinations last year and aced all his papers

China seizes more melamine-tainted milk powder

Japanese monk gets down with the beat for Buddhism

South Asia

Iran plans 10 new enrichment plants in 2010/11

Iran plans to build 10 new uranium enrichment facilities during the next Iranian year, its atomic energy chief said

UK troops pave way for massive NATO Afghan assault

Ancient dialect extinct after last speaker dies

Europe

Scientists find gene variant link to ageing cells

Scientists have found specific genetic variants which may explain why some people age earlier than others

Millions at risk if AIDS focus fades

Got extra prison space in Europe? Rent it out

Americas

At least 5 dead in Connecticut power plant blast

Five people were killed and 12 injured when a massive explosion rocked a power plant being built in Middletown

Amazon reshelves Macmillan titles but not e-books

Men who eat soy may have lower lung cancer risk

Middle East

Israeli forces arrest two foreigners in West Bank

Israeli security forces arrested two foreign women who protested against Israel's West Bank barrier

Iran optimistic on uranium exchange: Mottaki

Bombings in Iraq holy city during rite kill 20

Africa

Incumbent declared winner in flawed Nigeria poll

A Nigerian state Sunday declared the winner of an election which voters and candidates marred by irregularities

North Sudan nomads, southern soldiers clash killing 18

Somali rebels unite, profess loyalty to al Qaeda

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Trading secrets for business in China

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Wines imbued with post-apartheid struggle

Kashmir's famed houseboats hit by conservation rules

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