Mild form of avian flu found in New Jersey

Tuesday, May 2, 2006, 1:06 [IST]

NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters) Authorities have discovered a mild form of avian influenza at a live bird market in New Jersey, but it is not the deadly H5N1 strain governments around the world are trying to contain, the state's agriculture department said.

''The strain was found in a live bird market in Camden County.

None of the birds in the market died from this virus, which is an indicator that the virus was low pathogenic and not harmful to humans,'' said a statement by New Jersey's Agriculture Secretary Charles Kuperus which was posted on Friday.

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Tunisians overcome taboos to find love on the Web

Tuesday, May 2, 2006,1:06 [IST]

TUNIS, May 1 (Reuters) Tunisian technician Momo Battar says he has dated many women but that, without the Internet, he would never have found the woman of his dreams. ''She has her own particular enchantment and has found the way to my heart,'' the 32-year-old says. ''We will set up home and start a family soon.'' Battar's story is no longer a rare exception in Tunisian society, where love was once considered taboo among the.....

September 11 film 'United 93' No 2 at box office

Tuesday, May 2, 2006,1:06 [IST]

LOS ANGELES, May 1 (Reuters) ''United 93,'' the first Hollywood movie dealing with the events of September 11, landed at No 2 at the weekend box office in North America with respectable ticket sales of 11.6 million dollars. The new Robin Williams comedy ''RV'' drove off with the top prize, selling about 16.4 million dollars worth of tickets for the three days beginning Friday, while the teen gymnast drama ''Stick It'' opened at No 3 with.....

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Thousands march in Washington to stop Darfur killing

Tuesday, May 2, 2006,1:06 [IST]

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) Several thousand Americans, led by religious leaders, entertainers and politicians, marched to urge the United States to halt ''genocide'' in Sudan's Darfur region. ''Darfur deserves to live. We are its only hope,'' Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel told the crowd that converged on the National Mall in Washington, near the U S Capitol yesterday. Other speakers at the rally included Washington's Roman Catholic Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, Illinois.....

Iran says IAEA report on atomic work "not negative"

Tuesday, May 2, 2006,1:06 [IST]

TEHRAN, Apr 28 (Reuters) Iran said today a UN nuclear watchdog report which said Tehran had flouted Security Council calls to end uranium enrichment was not damning and that it was ready to answer remaining questions about its atomic work ''The report does not contain negative points. It shows that the agency still has the capacity to review Iran's nuclear case,'' said Mohammad Saeedi, deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy Agency, told state radio. ''The.....

Iran sought weapons info in Netherlands-intelligence

Tuesday, May 2, 2006,1:07 [IST]

THE HAGUE, Apr 29 (Reuters) Iran was among the countries that tried to obtain intelligence on weapons of mass destruction in the Netherlands last year, the head of the Dutch intelligence service said. Washington says Tehran is seeking nuclear weapons but Iran says its programme is purely civilian. ''Iran belongs to the group of countries that give cause for worry,'' Dutch secret service chief Sybrand van Hulst said at a news conference yesterday when.....