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World pressure for Gaza truce intensifies

YoopyaNov 20, 20120

(Reuters) – The U.N. chief called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to

Obama to speak at Myanmar campus scarred by past

YoopyaNov 19, 2012November 19, 20120

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The soldiers began to shoot students at Rangoon University at 6:30 p.m. Hla Shwe watched, cowering in a nearby building, as

India tycoon murders investigated

YoopyaNov 19, 20120

Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, have questioned a number of people in connection with the killings of a controversial liquor baron and his brother

In war-torn Syria, secrets and double lives

YoopyaNov 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Every morning, Amjad goes through two army checkpoints to attend a school run by the Syrian government. Every night, he sits by his

Southeast Asia calls for talks with China on sea dispute

YoopyaNov 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Southeast Asian nations displayed a rare show of unity on Sunday against China’s sweeping maritime claims, calling for the first formal talks with

China’s new party chief Xi gets strong mandate for action

YoopyaNov 15, 20120

(Reuters) – China’s president-in-waiting Xi Jinping won a strong mandate on Thursday to lead the world’s second-biggest economy and deal with problems ranging from corruption to economic

China confirms leadership change

kiemtarNov 15, 2012November 15, 20120

Xi Jinping has been confirmed as the man chosen to lead China for the next decade. Mr Xi led the new Politburo Standing Committee onto

New Syrian opposition chief seeks recognition, arms

YoopyaNov 13, 20120

(Reuters) – The leader of Syria’s new opposition coalition called on European states to recognize it as the legitimate government and provide it with funds

Three rockets hit Afghan capital: police

YoopyaNov 13, 20120

(Reuters) – A rocket landed near the Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul and two others struck near the airport highway and a private television station,

Syria’s opposition groups strike unity deal against Assad

YoopyaNov 12, 20120

(Reuters) – Syria’s fractious opposition finally put aside fierce arguments to rally behind a new leader within a new coalition that its Western and Arab