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YouTube launches first music awards - 02/10/2013 AFP - Eric Piermont

Video-sharing service YouTube has announced its first music awards, which will be presented at a live event November 3 featuring Lady Gaga, Eminem, Arcade Fire and others. YouTube said the awards...

'Diana' film poster removed from Paris crash site - 02/10/2013 AFP

Paris - The French distributor of the film "Diana" has removed an advertising poster that sparked outrage for being placed at the site where the Princess of Wales died in 1997. Distributor Le...

US teens' dangerous obsession with 'thigh gap' - 02/10/2013 AFP - Fabienne Faur

Washington - It's the latest weight loss craze among American teens striving to emulate the models they see in magazines: the "thigh gap", in which slender legs, when standing with feet together, do...

Egypt suspends tourism with Iran for security - 02/10/2013 AFP

Egypt's Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou said on Tuesday that tourism links with Iran had been suspended for reasons of "national security," state television reported. Flights bringing Iranian...

New York City Opera to close after 70 years - 02/10/2013 AFP

New York - The New York City Opera said Tuesday it would close and start filing for bankruptcy after failing to secure a desperately needed $7 million through an emergency fund-raising appeal....

Chinese flock to Tiananmen for holiday - 02/10/2013 AFP

Beijing - Flag-waving crowds packed Beijing's Tiananmen Square Tuesday to celebrate National Day which heralds China's "Golden Week" holiday, as the country's transport network strained with...

6 police wounded during violence in Algeria desert - 02/10/2013 AFP - Farouk Batiche

Algiers - Six policemen were injured in clashes between rival communities in the Algerian oasis town of Ghardaia, a security source and a human rights activist said on Tuesday....

6 police wounded during violence in Algeria desert - 02/10/2013 AFP - Farouk Batiche

Algiers - Six policemen were injured in clashes between rival communities in the Algerian oasis town of Ghardaia, a security source and a human rights activist said on Tuesday....

Mali fighting forces president back from France trip - 02/10/2013 AFP

Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita will on Tuesday cut short a visit to France amid renewed fighting between insurgents and the military in the African nation....

Israel ready to tackle nuclear Iran 'alone' - 02/10/2013 AFP - Timothy Clary

United Nations - Israel is ready to act "alone" to stop Iran making a nuclear bomb, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday in a hardline warning against rushing into deals with the new...

UN condemns widespread torture in Libya - 02/10/2013 AFP

Torture is widespread in Libyan detention centres run by brigades which emerged during the 2011 revolution, a UN report said Tuesday, urging Tripoli to bring all facilities under full state...

IMF issues warning on South African economy - 02/10/2013 AFP - File-Alexander Joe

The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that South Africa is trailing other emerging markets economies and must quickly implement reforms if it wants to avoid crisis....

France, Mali urge vigilance against 'terror' threat - 02/10/2013 AFP - File-Eric Feferberg

The presidents of France and Mali warned of a possible "terrorist" resurgence in the Sahel as they met in Paris on Tuesday after fresh fighting between insurgents and the military in the African...

Obama slams Republicans for 'ideological crusade' - 02/10/2013 AFP - File-Saul Loeb

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday slammed Republicans for shutting down the government as part of an "ideological crusade" designed to kill his signature health care law....

Jailed Pussy Riot punk ends 8-day hunger strike - 02/10/2013 AFP

A jailed member of Russian punk band Pussy Riot on Tuesday ended an eight-day hunger strike she had staged to draw attention to what she called "slave labour conditions" in prison....

Sahara: Morocco reiterates "total commitment" to political process under UN aegis - 01/10/2013 MAP

New York - Morocco has reiterated its "total commitment to the political process, under the aegis of the United Nations organization, on the basis of clear parameters set by the UN Security council...

El Otmani, Ibrahimi discuss Syrian issue in New York - 01/10/2013 MAP

New York (United Nations) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Saad Eddine El Otmani and the Joint Special Representative of the UN and the Arab League for Syria, Lakhdar Brahim, on...

Congress of world cities and local governments open in Rabat - 01/10/2013 MAP

Rabat - The 4th congress of the "United cities and local governments" (UCLG) opened on Tuesday in Rabat at the level of commissions and working groups. Participants are holding a series of sessions...

Moroccan magistrate Saadia Belmir reelected member of UN Committee against Torture - 01/10/2013 MAP

Geneva - The Moroccan magistrate Saadia Belmir has been re-elected member of the UN Committee against Torture, following a vote in Geneva on Tuesday at the opening of the autumn session. Ms. Belmir...

Marrakech, Casablanca et Tunis dans le top 10 des meilleures villes africaines - 01/10/2013 Larbi Amine - Lemag

Lemag : La revue française Jeune Afrique a produit une enquête assortie d’un classement des meilleurs villes africaines, deux villes marocaines et une tunisienne ont figuré au top 10 de ce...