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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un named marshal

YoopyaJul 18, 20120

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been given the title of marshal, state media has announced. The move followed a high-level military reshuffle in which

Bomb kills Syrian ministers in blow to Assad

YoopyaJul 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Syria’s defense minister and President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law were killed in a Damascus suicide bomb attack carried out by a bodyguard on Wednesday,

Nelson Mandela celebrates ‘quiet family’ birthday

YoopyaJul 18, 20120

Some 12 million schoolchildren across South Africa have sung a specially composed song as part of official celebrations for Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday on Wednesday.

Black voter turnout could be the swing factor in November

YoopyaJul 18, 2012May 4, 20230

(Reuters) – High voter turnout among African Americans helped get President Barack Obama elected in 2008 but a black rights group fears even a small

Taliban bomb destroys 22 NATO supply trucks in Afghan north

YoopyaJul 18, 20120

(Reuters) – A bomb planted by the Taliban destroyed 22 NATO trucks carrying supplies to their forces in northern Afghanistan, the Taliban and police said

Analysis: Romney’s secrecy becomes focus of Obama’s attack strategy

YoopyaJul 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Mitt Romney has secrets. Lots of them, perhaps. That provocative claim is at the core of President Barack Obama’s latest attacks on his

Suspect charged in Alabama bar shooting that wounded 17

YoopyaJul 18, 20120

(Reuters) – A 44-year-old man surrendered to police and was charged with attempted murder Tuesday after an assault-rifle attack at a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, bar left

Sicily in danger of default, says Italian PM

YoopyaJul 18, 20120

Italian PM Mario Monti says the region of Sicily is close to defaulting on its debts, and he is seeking confirmation that the governor will

Facebook shares slide as user growth in question

YoopyaJul 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Shares of Facebook Inc (FB.O) fell about 1 percent on Tuesday, extending the previous day’s losses after an investment analyst reported a decline

Frank Schleck fails drugs test at Tour de France

YoopyaJul 18, 20120

Luxembourg rider Frank Schleck is out of this year’s Tour de France after failing a drugs test. The 32-year-old, who finished third in last year’s