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Miss USA crowned Miss Universe in eighth American win

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – A 20-year-old beauty queen who plays the cello and is a breast cancer advocate was crowned Miss Universe on Wednesday, the eighth time

‘Homeland’ star Claire Danes gives birth to first child

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Emmy-winning actress Claire Danes has given birth to her first child, a boy, the publicist for the “Homeland” star said on Wednesday. Cyrus

Taylor Swift keeps Bruno Mars out of Billboard 200 top spot

YoopyaDec 20, 2012June 24, 20230

(Reuters) – Country pop star Taylor Swift held her reign at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, keeping retro-inspired R&B singer

Gun laws show difficulty of stemming violent acts

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

WASHINGTON (AP) — One early focus of new gun regulations by President Barack Obama and some lawmakers would reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons,

French colonization of Algeria “brutal”: Hollande

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – President Francois Hollande acknowledged on Thursday France’s colonization of Algeria had been “brutal and unfair” but he stopped short of an apology to the oil-rich

Senegal parliament approves law on trial of ex-Chad leader

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Senegal’s parliament on Wednesday adopted a law that paves the way for a criminal case to be brought against former Chadian leader Hissene

Al Qaeda grows powerful in Syria as endgame nears

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Having seen its star wane in Iraq, al Qaeda has staged a comeback in neighbouring Syria, posing a dilemma for the opposition fighting to remove President Bashar

Detained Argentine naval ship leaves Ghana

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – An Argentine naval vessel detained in Ghana at the request of a hedge fund seeking payment on defaulted government bonds left the West

Business as usual for South Korea’s chaebol under Park

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – A Park will be back in South Korea’s presidential mansion come February, and the big businesses, or chaebol, that dominate the country’s economy will be

Sudan, South Sudan to discuss rebel support next month

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Sudan and South Sudan will tackle the sensitive issue of support for rebel groups for the first time when they resume security talks