ABU DHABI - Under the watchful eyes of a white-coated doctor, two orderlies in scrubs sedate the patient on a paper-covered stainless steel table, then begin the procedure - trimming her vital hunting tools.

DUBAI - The United Kingdom's plans to introduce tougher rules to prevent abuse of student visas is unlikely to affect the flow of visitors from the UAE, according to a British Embassy official here on Sunday.

DUBAI - A male passenger and his wife were handed over to the local Mumbai police authorities for questioning as Mumbai's Air Traffic Control called back Emirates Airline flight EK505 from Mumbai to Manchester via Dubai before its scheduled departure at 11:35am (local time) from the Mumbai Airport on Sunday.

RAS AL KHAIMAH - The heavy rains that lashed Ras Al Khaimah claimed one more life and injured several others in various road accidents across the emirate.

DUBAI - As the Day of the Hearts, or Valentine's Day, approaches, hotels in Dubai are coming up with choices that are difficult to ignore.

DUBAI - The Court of Misdemeanours sentenced on Sunday a Syrian buisness partner to paying a fine of Dh3,000 for defaming one of his former employees on Facebook.

DUBAI - Families sharing villas in Dubai now have less than a week to abide by municipal rules that prohibit overcrowding, and construction of unauthorised partitions or structures in buildings.

DUBAI - At The Top, the world's highest observation deck housed on the 124th floor of Burj Khalifa in Dubai, has been temporarily closed for "maintenance and upgrade," it was announced on Sunday.

SANTO DOMINGO - The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charity Foundation sent on Sunday a convoy of humanitarian assistance as part of its aid programme targeting quake victims in Haiti.

ABU DHABI - The Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), ministers and industry leaders said all members of the society have to fulfil their responsibilities in the implementation of the National Charter to enable the UAE emerge as the best country in the world in just a decade.

ABU DHABI - The state-of-the-art underground waste collection system started operation on Sunday at eight locations in the Khalidiya area in the Capital, including the Al Muhairy Centre, Lebanese Flower and Choitram Supermarket.

TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp was preparing a global recall of its new Prius model on Monday, further damaging its reputation for quality and reliability on the heels of two other massive recalls.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan healthcare summit sets the stage for a final push to get the stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative John Murtha, chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday.

BOSTON (Reuters) - All workers at the Connecticut power plant construction site rocked by a massive explosion on Sunday have been accounted for, leaving the death toll at five, the town's mayor said on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal government agencies in the capital region will remain closed for a second day on Tuesday as residents brace for another blizzard while trying to clean up from a weekend storm that paralyzed the area with two feet of snow.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted in God they would be cleared and released.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson on Monday restated his intention to run for governor and denied rumors he might resign over potentially scandalous allegations in a forthcoming news report that fueled new speculation about his political future.

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine waited for Yulia Tymoshenko Tuesday to contest a weekend presidential election or concede defeat and allow the winner, Viktor Yanukovich, to start piecing together a governing coalition in parliament.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - International pressure for new sanctions against Iran grew on Monday after Tehran announced plans to make higher-enriched uranium and add 10 nuclear sites in a year, raising Western fears it wants to develop atom bombs.

MIAMI (Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys have long been known as 'America's team' but the New Orleans Saints, who triumphed as underdogs in Sunday's Super Bowl, can now make a good claim to that title.