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More than 600 US troops complained of chemical agent exposure in Iraq

YoopyaNov 7, 2014July 15, 20230

Pentagon acknowledges hundreds of American service members alerted military medical staff they had been exposed to chemical weapons while serving in Iraq. More than 600

U.S. opens channels with Iran over ISIS

YoopyaNov 7, 2014July 15, 20230

Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama’s administration is trying to open channels of communication with Iran regarding the war on ISIS. Amid revelations that Obama

Kim Jong Un Walks Without Cane as Troops Applaud

YoopyaNov 5, 2014July 15, 20230

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first appearance without a cane since emerging from a six-week seclusion that prompted speculation about his health

Is Bashar al-Assad Endorsing in the Ward 1 School Board Race? (Hint: No)

YoopyaNov 1, 2014July 15, 20230

Like other fights for seats on the District’s toothless State Board of Education, the Ward 1 SBOE race has become a symbolic battle over larger

Bangladesh blacked out after electricity line from India fails

YoopyaNov 1, 2014July 15, 20230

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh was hit by a nationwide blackout on Saturday after a transmission line bringing electricity from neighbouring India failed, but power was

Exclusive: India uncovers suspected plot to assassinate Bangladeshi PM – security officials

YoopyaOct 29, 2014July 25, 20230

(Reuters) – The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has uncovered a suspected plot by a banned militant group to assassinate the prime minister of Bangladesh and

U.S. sees Syria rebels in political, not military solution: Asharq al-Awsat newspaper

YoopyaOct 27, 2014July 29, 20230

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States does not expect Syrian rebels it plans to train to fight Islamic State militants to also take on President

Iran hangs Reyhaneh Jabbari despite campaign

YoopyaOct 25, 2014July 15, 20230

Iran has gone ahead with an execution of a woman despite an international campaign urging a reprieve. Reyhaneh Jabbari, 26, was hanged in a

Hong Kong protesters march after fruitless talks with government

YoopyaOct 22, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – About 200 Hong Kong protesters marched to the home of the city’s Beijing-backed leader on Wednesday to push their case for greater democracy

Hong Kong students, officials set for first talks on political crisis

YoopyaOct 21, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Senior Hong Kong government officials will meet student leaders for the first time on Tuesday in an attempt to defuse more than three