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China paves way to charge cop who sparked Bo drama

YoopyaJun 30, 2012June 30, 20120

(Reuters) – A former police whose dash to a U.S. consulate triggered China’s biggest political scandal in two decades has resigned as a national lawmaker,

Assad forces bombard northern towns, avoid Turkish border

YoopyaJun 29, 20120

(Reuters) – Helicopter gunships bombarded a strategic town in northern Syria overnight and tanks moved close to the commercial hub of Aleppo, rebels said, but

With a rough landing, Chinese astronauts return safely to Earth

kiemtarJun 29, 2012June 29, 20120

Following a successful manned docking with a prototype space station, China’s historic two-week orbital mission ended with a bumpy landing and three grinning astronauts. China’s

Iraq bomb attacks kill 21, wound scores

YoopyaJun 29, 20120

(Reuters) – Bombings in and around Baghdad killed at least 21 people and wounded over 100 on Thursday, health and security sources said, the latest

Blast hits Damascus as Turkey sends troops to border

YoopyaJun 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Rebel forces attacked Syria’s main court in central Damascus on Thursday, state television said, while Turkey deployed troops and anti-aircraft rocket launchers to

Shenzhen’s “mini-Hong Kong” to test China’s financial ambitions

YoopyaJun 28, 20120

(Reuters) – China’s southern boomtown of Shenzhen, a pioneer of economic reforms but long in the shadow of Hong Kong, is plotting another bold ploy:

Iran says it seeks EU engagement, not stand-off

YoopyaJun 27, 20120

NICOSIA (Reuters) – Iran on Tuesday urged the European Union to reconsider an embargo on Iranian oil that comes into effect on July 1, saying

Gunmen storm pro-Assad Syrian TV channel

YoopyaJun 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Gunmen stormed a pro-government Syrian TV channel headquarters on Wednesday, bombing buildings and shooting dead three employees, state media said, in one of

Heavy fighting around Syrian capital

YoopyaJun 26, 20120

(Reuters) – State forces and rebels were locked in heavy fighting in several areas outside Damascus on Tuesday, activists said, in the worst violence to

Insight: Road to nowhere: the longest expressway India never had

YoopyaJun 26, 20120

(Reuters) – In a wheat field near the mighty Ganges river stands a cracked foundation stone surrounded by nibbling goats and farmers driving their cattle