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Amnesty accuses al-Qaida group in Syria of torture

YoopyaDec 19, 2013June 19, 20230

BEIRUT (AP) — Amnesty International has accused an al-Qaida-linked group that controls large parts of northern Syria of running secret prisons in which torture and

India removes barriers to U.S. embassy as anger grows over diplomat’s arrest

YoopyaDec 18, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Indian authorities removed concrete security barriers in front of the U.S. embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for the arrest

Bombs, suicide attacks in Iraq kill at least 21: police, medics

YoopyaDec 16, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – Suicide attacks and bombings across Iraq killed at least 21 people on Monday, medical and police sources said, the latest in a series

More purges may follow execution of Kim’s uncle

YoopyaDec 13, 2013December 31, 20230

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The execution of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle brought a swift and violent end to a man long

Four killed in Bangladesh clashes after Islamist leader executed

YoopyaDec 13, 2013February 3, 20240

(Reuters) – At least four people were killed in Bangladesh on Friday when supporters of Islamist leader Abdul Quader Mollah vented their fury at his

North Korea executes leader’s powerful uncle in rare public purge

YoopyaDec 13, 2013February 3, 20240

(Reuters) – North Korea has executed the powerful uncle of young leader Kim Jong Un, state media said on Friday, the biggest upheaval in years as the

Celebrity tutors thrive in grade-fixated Hong Kong

YoopyaDec 12, 2013December 31, 20230

HONG KONG (AP) — When the Hong Kong school year began in September, tutor Tony Chow arranged to have his face plastered on the sides

Thai protesters resume siege of PM’s offices

YoopyaDec 12, 2013December 31, 20230

BANGKOK (AP) — Protesters in Thailand’s capital cut off electricity to the prime minister’s office compound on Thursday and demanded that police abandon the premises.

Looking for democracy in Thailand’s Democrat Party

YoopyaDec 11, 2013January 31, 20240

BANGKOK (AP) — The Democrat Party has seen the enemy. The Democrats, whose veterans are at the forefront of the anti-government protests that have shaken

Car bomb hits near NATO gate at Kabul airport

YoopyaDec 11, 2013January 31, 20240

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A car bomb went off Wednesday near a gate used by NATO troops in the northern section of the Kabul airport,