MIDEAST: Landslide victory for Hamas
GAZA (Reuters): THE ISLAMIC militant group Hamas swept to victory over the long-dominant Fatah party on Wednesday in Palestinian parliamentary polls, a political earthquake that could bury any hope for reviving peace talks with Israel soon.
UNITED KINGDOM: Legalise prostitution, says medical journal
LONDON (AP): AN ARTICLE and editorial in Britain's leading medical journal said yesterday that legalising prostitution is the best way to protect the safety of sex workers.
CHINA: Iran backs Russia's nuclear proposal
BEIJING (Reuters): CHINA AND Iran expressed support yesterday for a Russian proposal to resolve Tehran's stand-off with Western governments which suspect it of secretly planning to build a nuclear bomb.
CANADA: Survey finds laughter, looks at heart of romance
TORONTO (Reuters): WHEN IT comes to romance, women prefer someone who tickles their funny bone, while men opt for those who catch their eye, according to an international survey released yesterday.
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