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U.N. sees need for more Syria observers, aircraft

YoopyaApr 18, 20120

By Douglas Hamilton BEIRUT (Reuters) – A United Nations mission to oversee an end to violence in Syria may need to bring in its own

For Iran talks, trying to divine supreme leader’s intent

YoopyaApr 13, 20120

(Reuters) – When U.S. officials join talks this weekend about Iran’s nuclear program, they will be armed with profiles developed by intelligence agencies offering insight

Embarrassed by rocket crash, North Korea may try nuclear test

YoopyaApr 13, 20120

(Reuters) – North Korea said its much hyped long-range rocket launch failed on Friday, in a very rare and embarrassing public admission of failure by

Special Report: An image makeover for Myanmar Inc

YoopyaApr 12, 20120

(Reuters) – He’s the flashiest tycoon in one of Asia’s poorest cities, with a canary-yellow Lamborghini parked outside his neoclassical mansion. Tay Za is also

Syria truce takes shaky hold, Annan presses Syria

YoopyaApr 12, 20120

By Mariam Karouny and Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops held their fire on Thursday after a U.N.-backed ceasefire deadline passed, giving respite to

Analysis – China scandal risks sapping will for reform

YoopyaApr 12, 20120

By Don Durfee and Chris Buckley BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s most lurid political scandal in years could claim yet another victim – the boldness to

Huge quakes off Indonesia stir panic, but no big tsunami

YoopyaApr 11, 2012April 11, 20120

(Reuters) – A powerful 8.6 magnitude earthquake and a series of strong aftershocks struck off Indonesia on Wednesday, sending people scurrying from buildings as far

China ejects Bo from elite ranks, wife suspected of murder

YoopyaApr 11, 20120

(Reuters) – China’s Communist Party has banished the country’s brashest and most controversial politician from its top ranks and detained his wife in connection with

Annan says Syria promises to respect ceasefire

YoopyaApr 11, 20120

DUBAI (Reuters) – UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said on Wednesday the Syrian government have assured him they will respect a ceasefire with rebel forces,

Syrian troops on offensive on deadline day

YoopyaApr 10, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian troops shelled villages, fired across frontiers and were accused of massacres in the hours before a deadline on Tuesday that many doubt