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Son: North Korea detains US war veteran, 85

YoopyaNov 21, 2013March 3, 20240

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — An 85-year-old American veteran of the Korean War was detained last month in North Korea as he sat in a plane

Afghanistan, U.S. reach draft security agreement

YoopyaNov 21, 2013March 6, 20240

(Reuters) – The United States and Afghanistan reached a draft agreement on Wednesday laying out the terms under which U.S. troops may stay beyond 2014, one day

Tigers trade Fielder to Rangers for Kinsler

YoopyaNov 21, 2013March 3, 20240

DETROIT (AP) — Less than two years after boldly signing Prince Fielder to a $214 million contract, the Detroit Tigers traded the slugging first baseman

Yellen set to move closer to confirmation as next Fed chair

YoopyaNov 21, 2013March 3, 20240

(Reuters) – Janet Yellen will take an important step on Thursday toward becoming the first woman to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve, with the Senate

World Cup 2014: Ghana make it through to Brazil

YoopyaNov 20, 2013March 3, 20240

Ghana have made it through to next year’s World Cup finals in Brazil, despite losing 2-1 to Egypt in the second leg of their play-off.

South Africa mall rescue halted while debris removed

YoopyaNov 20, 2013March 3, 20240

Rescue efforts in South Africa have been suspended at the site a collapsed half-built mall, police say. Police spokesperson Thulani Zwane told the BBC that

Still the “Material Girl”, Madonna out earns Lady Gaga on Forbes list

YoopyaNov 20, 2013March 3, 20240

(Reuters) – The “Material Girl” still has it. Madonna easily surpassed singer Lady Gaga and veteran rockers Bon Jovi as the highest-paid musician in 2013,

Algerian deaths taint World Cup play-off victory

YoopyaNov 20, 2013March 3, 20240

Algerian authorities have said 12 people died and more than 200 were injured in celebrations after the country’s football team qualified for next year’s World

Frederick Sanger: Double Nobel Prize winner dies at 95

YoopyaNov 20, 2013March 3, 20240

Frederick Sanger, the British biochemist who twice won the Nobel Prize, has died at the age of 95. Fellow researchers have described him as “one

Joseph Franklin, white supremacist serial killer, executed

YoopyaNov 20, 2013January 31, 20240

A US white supremacist who targeted black and Jewish people in a nationwide killing spree has been put to death in the US state of