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Syria: Bashar al-Assad cuts prison sentences

YoopyaApr 16, 20130

Bashar al-Assad has cut prisoners’ sentences in Syria to mark a national holiday The move reduced prison terms of inmates held for both crimes and

India police ‘kill nine Maoists’ in Chhattisgarh

YoopyaApr 16, 20130

Police in India say they have killed at least nine Maoist rebels in a clash in the central state of Chhattisgarh. The clash happened when

China ‘reveals army structure’ in defence white paper

YoopyaApr 16, 2013January 4, 20250

China has revealed the structure of its military units, in what state-run media describe as a first. The army has a total of 850,000 officers,

U.N. aid groups say world must act now to save Syria

YoopyaApr 16, 2013January 4, 20250

(Reuters) – World leaders must act urgently to break the diplomatic deadlock around Syria if they want to prevent the crisis from reaching a dangerous tipping point,

Bombs hit cities across Iraq, 20 killed

YoopyaApr 15, 2013January 4, 20250

(Reuters) – Car bombs and attacks on cities across Iraq, including two blasts at a checkpoint at Baghdad international airport, killed at least 20 people

Defiant North Korea celebrates founder’s anniversary

YoopyaApr 15, 2013January 4, 20250

(Reuters) – North Korea celebrated the 101st anniversary of its founder’s birth with flowers on Monday, although there was no sign of tension easing as South Korea warned that

First case of new bird flu strain found outside eastern China

YoopyaApr 13, 2013January 4, 20250

(Reuters) – The Chinese capital reported its first case of a new strain of bird flu on Saturday, state news agency Xinhua said, the first

Despite tensions, NKorea readies for festivities

YoopyaApr 12, 2013January 4, 20250

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — As the world watches to see what North Korea’s next move will be in a high-stakes game of brinksmanship with

Secularist Candidate Is Killed in Pakistan

YoopyaApr 12, 2013January 4, 20250

By SAEED SHAH ISLAMABAD—Militants targeted candidates of two of Pakistan’s leading secular political parties, killing one, after the Pakistani Taliban warned that they would attack secular

Kerry in Seoul Amid Worries Over N. Korean Missile Test

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Friday in Seoul, amid concern North Korea will soon conduct another provocative missile test. Kerry will hold talks