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South Korea vows fast response to North; U.S. deploys stealth jets

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

(Reuters) – South Korea will strike back quickly if the North stages any attack on its territory, the new president in Seoul warned on Monday, as tensions

Novartis: India rejects patent plea for cancer drug Glivec

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

India’s Supreme Court has rejected a plea by Novartis to patent an updated version of its cancer drug, Glivec. The Swiss drugmaker had been denied

North Korea says enters “state of war” against South

YoopyaMar 30, 20130

(Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a “state of war” with South Korea in a continuing escalation of angry rhetoric directed at Seoul

North Korea tensions: Russia’s Lavrov fears ‘spiral’

YoopyaMar 29, 2013June 26, 20240

Russia has warned of tensions in North Korea slipping out of control, after Pyongyang said it was placing its missile units on stand-by. Russian Foreign

Sri Lanka crowd attacks Muslim warehouse in Colombo

YoopyaMar 29, 20130

Several people have been injured in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, when Buddhist monks led hundreds in an assault on a Muslim-owned clothing warehouse. Buddhist monks

North Korea ‘readies rocket force’ after US stealth flights

YoopyaMar 29, 20130

North Korea says it has put missile units on stand-by to attack US targets in response to US stealth bomber flights over the Korean peninsula.

The Afghan ‘green-on-blue’ attacker seen as a hero

YoopyaMar 28, 2013March 28, 20130

An Afghan border policeman who killed two US soldiers in a so-called “green-on-blue” attack in 2011 has been venerated after his death by many in

Despite threats, North Korea keeps border factories open

YoopyaMar 28, 20130

(Reuters) – A heavily armed border crossing between North and South Korea that allows the North access to $2 billion in trade a year, one

Democratic hopes dashed for Hong Kong 2017 election

YoopyaMar 28, 20130

(Reuters) – Hopes that Hong Kong’s 2017 election will be genuinely democratic have been dashed after a senior Chinese leader said, regardless of the vote,

Afghan villagers flee their homes, blame US drones

YoopyaMar 28, 20130

KHALIS FAMILY VILLAGE, Afghanistan (AP) — Barely able to walk even with a cane, Ghulam Rasool says he padlocked his front door, handed over the