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Twin bomb blasts shake Damascus suburb

YoopyaNov 28, 20120

At least 29 people have been killed and many injured by two car bomb explosions in a south-eastern district of Syria’s capital, Damascus, activists say.

Arafat’s grave opened for poison tests

YoopyaNov 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Forensic experts took samples from Yasser Arafat’s buried corpse in the West Bank on Tuesday, trying to determine if he was murdered by

China defense chief says military buildup no threat to the world

YoopyaNov 27, 2012November 27, 20120

(Reuters) – China’s military buildup poses no threat to the world, Defense Minister Liang Guanglie said on Tuesday, in an effort to allay fears among

Bangladesh blames sabotage for factory fire; country mourns

YoopyaNov 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Bangladesh said on Tuesday a fire that killed 111 textile workers was sabotage as protesters took to the streets for a second day

Syrian jets bomb rebel bases near Turkey border

YoopyaNov 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian warplanes bombed two rebel bases near the Turkish border on Monday sending hundreds of people fleeing across the frontier. The attacks on

Syria cluster bomb attack ‘kills 10 children’

YoopyaNov 26, 20120

Activists in Syria say a government jet has dropped a cluster bomb on a playground, leaving 10 children dead. Video posted on the internet showed

As worshippers gather, Pakistani city endures second deadly blast in two days

kiemtarNov 26, 2012November 26, 20120

Islamabad, Pakistan – For the second time in two days, a deadly blast shook a northwest Pakistani city as worshippers marked the sacred holiday of

Hezbollah says could hit all of Israel in future war

YoopyaNov 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel on Sunday that thousands of rockets would rain down on Tel Aviv and cities across the

Syrian rebels take airbase in slow progress toward Damascus

YoopyaNov 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian rebels said on Sunday they had captured a helicopter base east of Damascus after an overnight assault, their latest gain in a

Syria says Turkey’s bid for NATO missiles “provocative”

YoopyaNov 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Syria on Friday condemned Turkey’s request for NATO to deploy Patriot defense missiles near their common border, calling it “provocative”, after a spate of clashes