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Oil eases as storm panic subsides
Oil has fallen below $112 a barrel after Tropical Storm Fay avoided oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico. US light sweet crude fell $1.07 to 111.80 a barrel, while in London, Brent crude slipped by...

Six-tonne satellite launched into space
A satellite the size of a double-decker bus and weighing six tonnes was launched into space early today, completing a decade-long $1.5bn £805m investment by London-listed communicatio...

Kingfisher-Deccan gets govt approval to fly abroad
The aviation ministry has allowed Deccan Aviation, in which Mallya has a substantial stake and on whose licence Kingfisher will fly abroad, to operate seven flights a week between Bangalore and London...

Musharraf loyalists may now pay the price
: More heads will roll following the resignation of Pervez Musharraf, highly placed sources in Pakistan told Gulf News. Tariq Aziz, a top Musharraf loyalist, who is also secretary-general of the Nati...

Police fail to stem violence in London
The Metropolitan Police have failed to make any impact on teenage violence in London in the past three years, the officer in charge of tackling teen gangs said....

Bar on new Tintin tale
London, Aug. 18: A bawdy version of one of Tintin's most famous tales, which suggested that the intrepid reporter was a voracious womaniser, has been withdrawn. ...

Magpies can recognise themselves in a mirror
London, Aug. 19 Reuters: Magpies can recognise themselves in a mirror, highlighting the mental skills of some birds and confounding the notion that self-awareness is the exclusive preserve of humans....

Harrods recalls toxic teddy bears
London, Aug. 18: Harrods is recalling hundreds of teddy bears that contain potentially harmful levels of formaldehyde. ...

Arts, Briefly: Annie Lennox Recovers After Spinal Surgery
The pop singer Annie Lennox, below, is recuperating at home after spinal surgery to treat an injury she suffered while attending the International AIDS Conference in Mexico last week, The Associated P...