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Saudi Arabian family sues genie

Tue, 07/14/2009 - 01:05 by surajdogra

Medina, Saudi Arabia -- A family in Saudi Arabia has filed a lawsuit alleging theft and harassment on the part of a malevolent genie..

Officials with the Islamic Shariah court said the family alleges a genie has been leaving them threatening voice mail messages, stealing their cell phones and throwing rocks at them outside their home, CNN reported Monday.

"We have to verify the truthfulness of this case despite the difficulty of doing so," court head Sheik Amr al-Salmi, told the al-Watan newspaper. "What makes this case and complaint more interesting is that it wasn't filed by just one person. Every member of the family is part of this case."

18th Maccabiah Games kick off in Israel

Tue, 07/14/2009 - 01:05 by Salinder Kumar

Jerusalem -- Thousands of Jewish athletes from all over the world have gathered in Israel for the 18th Maccabiah Games.

Considered one of the largest sporting events in the world, delegates from more than 54 countries are set to compete at the Games, which began Sunday and will conclude on July 23.

More than 2,000 athletes from Israel are taking part part. Yedioth Aharonoth said Monday the largest delegation outside Israel is from the United States, which sent 990 athletes. Canada follows with 480 athletes and Australia with 410. Japan and Puerto Rico each sent one athlete, the newspaper said.

Non-Jewish athletes also are participating.