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Afghan Taliban target U.S. army base as attacks mount

YoopyaSep 2, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – Taliban fighters attacked part of a U.S. military outpost in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Monday, officials said, less than a

Iraq protesters rail against lawmaker pensions

YoopyaAug 31, 2013April 14, 20240

BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Iraqi cities on Saturday to protest lawmakers’ perks despite an intense security crackdown, and

India convicts youngest Delhi gang rape defendant

YoopyaAug 31, 2013April 14, 20240

NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian juvenile court on Saturday handed down the first conviction in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on

Earthquake kills 5 people in southwest China

YoopyaAug 31, 2013April 14, 20240

BEIJING (AP) — An earthquake hit a mountainous area of southwestern China on Saturday, killing at least five people, destroying hundreds of residences and forcing

Putin says would be ‘utter nonsense’ for Assad to use chemical arms

YoopyaAug 31, 2013April 14, 20240

(Reuters) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday it would be “utter nonsense” for the Syrian government to use chemical weapons when it was

International weapons experts leave Syria, U.S. prepares attack

YoopyaAug 31, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – U.N. experts left Syria on Saturday after investigating a poison gas attack that killed hundreds of civilians, and the United States said it was planning

Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Iraq bombings

YoopyaAug 30, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – An al Qaeda affiliate claimed responsibility for a series of bombings in Baghdad and other areas of Iraq in retaliation for the execution of Sunni

Analysis: Strike on Syria could trigger retaliatory attacks, cyberwar

YoopyaAug 29, 2013May 1, 20240

(Reuters) – It’s a truism often repeated in the Pentagon and across the U.S. security establishment: In war, the enemy gets a vote. A U.S.-led

UK’s Cameron forced to delay strike against Syria

YoopyaAug 29, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron was forced on Wednesday to push back his plans for an imminent military strike against Syria in a humiliating climb-down for

Shortage of female security forces could keep Afghan women from vote

YoopyaAug 28, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – Women across Afghanistan risk being unable to vote in next year’s presidential elections because of a severe shortage of women in the security forces, the