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The North Korean spy who blew up a plane

YoopyaApr 22, 2013November 10, 20240

Kim Hyun-hui certainly doesn’t look like a mass murderer. The 51-year-old mother of two has a gentle smile and soft voice. Today she lives in

North Korea reiterates it will not give up nuclear arms

YoopyaApr 20, 2013November 10, 20240

(Reuters) – North Korea reiterated on Saturday that it would not give up its nuclear weapons, rejecting a U.S. condition for talks although it said it was

Indian police arrest suspect for rape of 5-year-old as protests build up

YoopyaApr 20, 2013November 10, 20240

(Reuters) – Hundreds of angry protesters gathered outside the headquarters of Delhi police on Saturday after a five year-old girl was allegedly raped and tortured,

Bombs mar start to first Iraq vote since U.S. exit

YoopyaApr 20, 2013November 10, 20240

(Reuters) – A dozen small bombs exploded and mortar rounds landed near polling centers in Iraq on Saturday, wounding at least four people during voting

China quake: Scores die and hundreds hurt in Sichuan

YoopyaApr 20, 2013December 31, 20240

Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds injured in a powerful earthquake in rural areas of China’s south-western province of Sichuan. The 6.6-magnitude quake

Pakistan’s Pervez Musharraf in custody for two weeks

YoopyaApr 20, 2013December 31, 20240

Pakistan’s former leader Pervez Musharraf has been remanded in judicial custody for two weeks over claims he illegally detained judges in 2007. Mr Musharraf, who

WHO data on bird flu raises new questions about human transmission

YoopyaApr 19, 2013March 18, 20250

(Reuters) – More than 50 percent of patients infected with a new type of bird flu in China had no contact with poultry, the World Health Organization

U.S. looks into possible chemical weapons use in Syria

YoopyaApr 19, 20130

(Reuters) – U.S. intelligence officials are looking into the possibility that chemical weapons may have been used in Syria in a limited form, although there is no

China calls on Japan to reduce jet scrambles

YoopyaApr 18, 2013November 10, 20240

(Reuters) – China called on Japan on Thursday to stop sending jets up against Chinese aircraft after Japan said it had scrambled its fighters twice as often in the

Pakistan’s Pervez Musharraf: Court orders ex-ruler’s arrest

YoopyaApr 18, 2013November 10, 20240

A Pakistani court has ordered the arrest of Pakistan’s ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf over moves to impose house arrest on judges in March 2007. Mr