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Al Qaeda claims killing of Yemeni commander

YoopyaJun 21, 20120

DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s Yemeni wing has claimed responsibility for the assassination this week of a military commander credited with driving back allies of

Syria: Bashar al-Assad could be offered immunity if he relinquishes power

kiemtarJun 21, 20120

Bashar al-Assad would be offered safe passage to Switzerland to take part in peace talks, under plans being drawn up by Britain and America to

Pakistan president nominates party loyalist for PM

YoopyaJun 21, 20120

By Qasim Nauman ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A court has issued an arrest warrant for the ruling party veteran poised to replace Pakistan’s ousted prime minister,

China tests troubled waters with $1 billion rig for South China Sea

YoopyaJun 21, 20120

(Reuters) – China has spent nearly $1 billion on an ultra-deepwater rig that appears intended to explore disputed areas of the South China Sea, one

China astronauts complete successful space docking

YoopyaJun 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Chinese astronauts carried out a manned docking with an experimental space module on Monday, the latest milestone in China’s ambitious campaign to build

Insight: Nomura collides with Japan’s insider trading crackdown

YoopyaJun 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Japanese regulators reached breaking point in March after months of stonewalling by the country’s largest broker, which they suspected of leaking confidential information

Alawite fortress and Sunni wasteland in Syria’s Homs

YoopyaJun 19, 20120

(This story is based on the observations of a visitor to Syria, known to Reuters. His identity has been withheld for safety reasons) (Reuters) –

Deadly violence on Israel’s Egypt, Gaza borders

YoopyaJun 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Militants who crossed into Israel from Egypt’s Sinai desert fired on Israelis building a barrier on the border on Monday, killing one worker,

Iran considers halting high-grade enrichment: Ahmadinejad

YoopyaJun 18, 20120

(Reuters) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared to indicate that Iran would be prepared to stop high-grade uranium enrichment – a demand of the United States

India stuns, keeps rates steady as growth crumbles

YoopyaJun 18, 20120

(Reuters) – India’s central bank left interest rates and required bank reserves unchanged on Monday, defying widespread expectations for a rate cut and warning that