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India’s Modi looks set to win state poll, may boost PM ambitions

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Narendra Modi looked set to win a fourth successive term as the chief minister of India’s Gujarat state on Thursday, a victory that

U.N. chief pushes for regional deal to end Congo crisis

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm on Wednesday at the crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and said he had

U.S. soldier could face death penalty for Afghan killings

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – A decorated U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in two forays from his remote military camp was ordered to face a

Rebels seize towns in central Syria

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian rebels have captured at least six towns in the central province of Hama, activists say, in an operation aimed at putting pressure

Pakistan clerics calls for protests against polio worker killings

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – An alliance of Pakistani clerics will hold demonstrations across the country against the killings of polio eradication campaign workers, leaders said on Thursday,

Israeli PM vows to build in Jerusalem despite criticism

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his government would press ahead with expanding Jewish settlements around Jerusalem despite Western criticism of

Final member of NBC team free after Syria kidnap

YoopyaDec 19, 20120

LONDON (AP) — The last missing member of an NBC team that was kidnapped in Syria has been freed and is safely in Turkey, NBC

Al Pacino wins as ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ recoups

YoopyaDec 19, 20120

NEW YORK (AP) — The Al Pacino-led revival of “Glengarry Glen Ross” on Broadway has plenty to be happy about this Christmas. Producers said Wednesday

President Obama is Time’s ‘Person of the Year’

YoopyaDec 19, 20120

NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama has been named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2012. “We are in the midst of historic

Adele voted AP Entertainer of the Year

YoopyaDec 19, 20120

NEW YORK (AP) — Though Adele didn’t have a new album or a worldwide tour in 2012, she’s still rolling. After a year of Grammy