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West Africa bloc Ecowas agrees to deploy troops to Mali

YoopyaNov 12, 20120

West African regional leaders have agreed to deploy 3,300 soldiers to Mali to retake the north from Islamist extremists. At a summit of Ecowas, the

Apple and HTC settle patent disputes

YoopyaNov 12, 20120

Apple and Taiwanese phonemaker HTC have settled all their outstanding disputes over patents, ending a fight that began in March 2010. The two firms also

Australia PM Julia Gillard announces child abuse probe

YoopyaNov 12, 20120

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a national inquiry into institutional responses to the sexual abuse of children. The move followed pressure from lawmakers

Greece MPs approve new austerity budget amid protests

YoopyaNov 12, 20120

Greek lawmakers have approved the 2013 budget involving fresh spending cuts, despite mass public street protests. The budget was passed by 167 votes to

Northeast cleans up from Superstorm Sandy, death toll rises

YoopyaNov 12, 20120

(Reuters) – New Yorkers took to the streets on Sunday to reinforce recovery from Superstorm Sandy, volunteering to help clean up devastated neighborhoods and using

S/African gov’t condoles with Ghana over building collapse

kiemtarNov 11, 20120

The South African government and the people of South Africa have extended their “heartfelt” condolences to the government and the people of Ghana following the

Words and Deeds Show Focus of the American Military on Asia

kiemtarNov 11, 2012November 11, 20120

WASHINGTON — In November 2011, President Obama stood before the Australian Parliament and issued a veiled challenge toChina’s ambitions in Asia: “As a Pacific nation, the United

New BBC Boss out: George Entwistle quits after just 55 days following abuse bungles

kiemtarNov 11, 2012November 11, 20120

Entwistle resigns over fall out from Newsnight documentary which led to Tory peer Lord McAlpine wrongly being branded a paedophile. New BBC boss George Entwistle resigned last night

Shelling kills Palestinian militant

kiemtarNov 11, 20120

An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian militant in the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip today as a surge in cross-border violence entered its second day, local

Threatening e-mails led to discovery of Petraeus’ affair, officials say.

kiemtarNov 11, 2012November 11, 20120

The abrupt resignation of CIA director David Petraeus was brought about by anonymous threatening e-mails that a woman “close to him” received, according to reports