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North Korea fires three short-range rockets as pope visits South Korea

YoopyaAug 14, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – North Korea fired three short-range rockets off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea’s Ministry of Defense said, shortly before Pope Francis arrived

Pope’s South Korea visit brings China opportunity

YoopyaAug 14, 2014July 16, 20230

BEIJING (AP) — Pope Francis’ greeting to Chinese President Xi Jinping as he flew to South Korea on Thursday marked a rare cordial exchange between

Pakistani woman killed over Facebook rumors

YoopyaAug 12, 2014July 29, 20230

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – A Pakistani mob burned down several homes belonging to the minority Ahmadi sect in the country’s east, killing a woman and

U.S. air mission in Iraq still focused on refugee aid

YoopyaAug 12, 2014September 2, 20230

U.S. forces in Iraq remain committed to using airstrikes to help refugees, though any attempts to seriously blunt the advance of the Islamic State would

World:Turkey PM: Obama Relations Strained by Syria

YoopyaJul 23, 2014July 25, 20230

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggests his relations with U.S. President Barack Obama have diminished, saying he is disappointed about not getting direct results

Asia news: Afghan official: Blast at market in east kills 38

YoopyaJul 15, 2014July 16, 20230

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says a suicide car bomber has killed at least 38 people in the country’s east. Mohammad Reza Kharoti,

World: Powerful typhoon pounds Japan’s Okinawa islands

YoopyaJul 8, 2014July 16, 20230

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon pummeled the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Tuesday, paralyzing transport and prompting U.S. forces based there to cancel

Asia news: 46 Indian nurses stranded in Iraq return home

YoopyaJul 5, 2014July 16, 20230

NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of Indian nurses stranded in territory held by Islamic extremists in Iraq returned home to southern India on Saturday aboard

Europe: Exclusive: Iran eases demands in Vienna nuclear talks – Western diplomats

YoopyaJul 4, 2014July 29, 20230

(Reuters) – Iran has reduced demands for the size of its future nuclear enrichment program in talks with world powers although Western governments are urging

World: Turkey turns inwards as war spreads from Syria to Iraq

YoopyaJul 4, 2014July 25, 20230

(Reuters) – As al Qaeda-inspired Sunni militants spread right along Turkey’s southeastern border last month from Syria through Iraq, seizing Turkish hostages as they went,