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Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests

YoopyaDec 29, 20120

(Reuters) – A woman whose gang rape sparked protests and a national debate about violence against women in India died of her injuries on Saturday,

Hopes for Syria breakthrough faint as U.N. envoy visits Russia

YoopyaDec 29, 20120

(Reuters) – The international mediator seeking to end the 21-month-old conflict in Syria met Russia’s foreign minister in Moscow on Saturday after talks in Damascus but expectations

Analysis: U.N. confronts failure of diplomacy in Syria

YoopyaDec 29, 20120

(Reuters) – Attempts by the United Nations to end the bloody 21-month-old Syrian conflict through diplomacy have been a resounding failure and there is little

Mental illness, poverty haunted Afghan policewoman who killed American

YoopyaDec 27, 20120

(Reuters) – The Afghan policewoman suspected of killing a U.S. contractor at police headquarters in Kabul suffered from mental illness and was driven to suicidal

China opens world’s longest high-speed rail route

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

China has officially opened the world’s longest high-speed rail route, linking the capital Beijing with the southern commercial hub of Guangzhou. The first bullet train

Kazakhstan military plane crash kills 27 near Shymkent

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

A military plane carrying senior Kazakh security officials has crashed in the south of the country, killing all those on board. Officials said 27 people

Yen falls, Nikkei surges as Japan gets a new government

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

(Reuters) – The yen fell to a 20-month low against the dollar on Wednesday, buoying the benchmark Nikkei stock average to nine-month highs, as Japan swore in

Syria jets kill tens as international envoy visits

kiemtarDec 25, 2012December 26, 20120

BEIRUT (AP) — A government airstrike Sunday on a bakery in a rebel-held town in central Syria killed more than 60 people, activists said, casting

India clamps down on gang-rape protests, PM appeals for calm

YoopyaDec 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Indian authorities throttled movement in the heart of the capital on Monday, shutting roads and railway stations in a bid to restore law

Iran defense minister says NATO missiles harm Turkey security

YoopyaDec 22, 20120

(Reuters) – The installation of Patriot anti-missile batteries sent by NATO members to bolster Turkey’s defenses against a possible missile attack from Syria will only harm Turkey’s