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Egypt qualifier postponed after Port Said violence

YoopyaFeb 17, 20120

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s African Nations Cup qualifier in the Central African Republic has been postponed until June following the violence at a football match in

Santorum fights back against Romney in Detroit

YoopyaFeb 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Republican White House hopeful Rick Santorum defended himself against attacks from Mitt Romney on Thursday as his hopes rose of dealing a heavy

German film eyes the big prize at Berlin festival

YoopyaFeb 17, 20120

(Reuters) – German drama “Barbara” is the critics’ favorite to take away the Golden Bear for best picture at this year’s Berlin film festival, in

One year after revolt, Libyans still feel insecure

YoopyaFeb 17, 20120

By Mohammed Al Tommy and Marie-Louise Gumuchian BENGHAZI/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyans took to the streets on Friday to celebrate the first anniversary of the uprising that

Zimbabwe ruling party condemns EU sanction extension

YoopyaFeb 17, 20120

By Cris Chinaka HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party on Friday criticised the European Union’s decision to maintain sanctions against the country’s leadership

Tanzania’s Vodacom adds 4 million users

YoopyaFeb 17, 20120

By Fumbuka Ng’wanakilala DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Vodacom Tanzania, part of South Africa’s Vodacom Group, said on Friday it had boosted total users by a

Stemming the tide of overtreatment in U.S. healthcare

YoopyaFeb 17, 20120

(Reuters) – A leading group of U.S. doctors is trying to tackle the costly problem of excessive medical testing, hoping to avoid more government intervention

New Jersey assembly OKs gay marriage; veto awaits

YoopyaFeb 17, 20120

(Reuters) – The New Jersey Assembly passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage on Thursday, sending the bill to Republican Governor Chris Christie, a possible vice-presidential candidate

Mission impossible? U.S. wants sanctions to hurt only Iran

YoopyaFeb 17, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama hopes the toughest sanctions ever imposed on Iran will squeeze its oil exports – all without scaring markets, crimping growth, impoverishing ordinary