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LONDON - The escalating use of English words is more threatening to French national identity than the imposition of German under the Nazi occupation, a group of self-styled guardians of the French language have claimed.

LONDON - The notion that positive attitude increases chances of survival is a mere delusion, says author Barbara Ehrenreich.

LONDON - US troops are still using the Shamsi airbase in Balochistan, from where they have been operating since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan.

LONDON - Foreign students who want to study in Britain, will have to provide a bond of up to 2,000 pounds a year to study at colleges under a Tory government.

LONDON - Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton will celebrate her 28th birthday over a tea with Queen Elizabeth II.