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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

Son of Chinese general denies gang rape, inflames public anger

YoopyaAug 28, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – The teenage son of a prominent Chinese general denied the charge of gang rape on Wednesday, inflaming public anger in a case that

Analysis: U.S. could look beyond U.N. Security Council in any Syria strike

YoopyaAug 27, 2013April 14, 20240

(Reuters) – In the face of a U.N. Security Council deadlocked on Syria, the United States and its allies could seek other means of legitimizing any

As Bo trial ends in China, prosecutor demands severe punishment

YoopyaAug 26, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – Chinese prosecutors demanded a heavy sentence for ousted top politician Bo Xilai as his divisive, dramatic trial ended on Monday, saying his “whimsical”

U.N. experts in Syria head to site of poison gas attack

YoopyaAug 26, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – U.N. inspectors left central Damascus on Monday to investigate sites of an alleged chemical weapons strike on the outskirts of the Syrian capital,

Police arrest second suspect in Mumbai gang rape

YoopyaAug 24, 2013April 21, 20240

NEW DELHI (AP) — Police on Saturday arrested a second man in the gang rape of a young photojournalist in the Indian financial hub of