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Africa: South Africa marks 20th anniversary of democracy

YoopyaApr 27, 2014July 21, 20230

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans on Sunday celebrated 20 years of democracy with song, prayer and praise for those who guided their country into a

Syria: Watchdog says Syria must destroy toxic chemicals

YoopyaApr 27, 2014July 21, 20230

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The head of an international mission to Syria charged with destroying the country’s chemical weapons called on President Bashar Assad’s government

World: Obama raises human rights issues in Malaysia

YoopyaApr 27, 2014July 21, 20230

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — President Barack Obama said Sunday that he had raised the need for improved human rights in Malaysia with the country’s

Religion: Poles applaud beloved John Paul II’s sainthood

YoopyaApr 27, 2014July 21, 20230

KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Nine years after his death, Poles are once again lauding their beloved countryman, Pope John Paul II, as he was declared

Religion: Francis presides over historic day of 4 popes

YoopyaApr 27, 2014July 21, 20230

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis declared Popes John XXIII and John Paul II saints before some 800,000 people on Sunday in an unprecedented ceremony

World: Obama: Economic sanctions if Russia enters Ukraine

YoopyaApr 25, 2014September 7, 20230

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. and Europe are laying the groundwork to sanction broad sectors of Russia’s economy if Moscow invades eastern Ukraine,

World: Jamaican police increasingly facing murder charges

YoopyaApr 25, 2014June 22, 20230

MAY PEN, Jamaica (AP) — It’s been nearly a year since Sevina Giderisingh’s 20-year-old son died in a confrontation with a police officer on the

Asia: 11 killed at Iraq campaign rally for Shiite group

YoopyaApr 25, 2014September 7, 20230

BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of bombs exploded Friday at a campaign rally for a Shiite group in Iraq’s capital ahead of the country’s parliamentary

Africa: Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood spokesman

YoopyaApr 25, 2014September 7, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian security official says authorities have arrested the spokesman for the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, who spent the past

Asia: Underwater search for missing Malaysia plane set to widen

YoopyaApr 25, 2014September 7, 20230

The underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane could expand from its focused area in the Indian Ocean, Australian officials say. A submersible has