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Succession question fuels uncertainty in Oman

YoopyaMay 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said rules his perch on one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes as an absolute monarch, without checks from

Sudan’s Bashir ready to pull troops from Abyei: Carter

YoopyaMay 28, 20120

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has said he is ready to pull troops from a disputed border area with South Sudan, former

Gebrselassie fails in Olympic 10,000 bid

YoopyaMay 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Former 10,000 metres world record holder Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the London Olympics after finishing seventh at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games

Cannes’ Middle East films show Arab Spring unfurl

YoopyaMay 27, 20120

(Reuters) – The “Arab Spring” is the focus of two movies at Cannes this year as film makers present tentative steps towards democracy on the

Iran not ready for visit to suspect nuclear site

kiemtarMay 27, 20120

(Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog has not yet given good enough reasons to visit an Iranian site where it suspects there may have been

Independence campaigners claim launch success as 7,500 people give backing

kiemtarMay 27, 20120

The SNP yesterday insisted they were still on track to get one million supporters to sign their declaraton of indepdendece – after only 7563 got

Mali Tuaregs, Islamist rebels agree to merge, create new state

kiemtarMay 27, 20120

Mali’s Tuareg rebel National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and Ansar Dine Islamist militants have agreed to merge and create an independent Islamic

Prince William’s personal tribute to the Queen – “my incredible role model”

kiemtarMay 27, 20120

The Duke of Cambridge has paid a moving tribute to the Queen on the eve of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations, describing his grandmother as “an

Vatican in chaos after pope’s butler arrested for leaks, bank president ousted

kiemtarMay 27, 2012May 27, 20120

The tumult began with the publication last weekend of a book of leaked Vatican documents including correspondence, notes and memos to the pope and his