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Putin triumphs in 2013 yet tough challenges loom

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MOSCOW (AP) — Displaying the killer instincts of a chess grandmaster, Vladimir Putin rang out 2013 with an exceptional list of accomplishments. The Russian president

Icebound Antarctic ship awaits helicopter rescue

YoopyaDec 31, 2013June 27, 20230

SYDNEY (AP) — Passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for a week are expected to be rescued by

Vandals spray graffiti against Kerry in West Bank

YoopyaDec 31, 2013December 31, 20230

JERUSALEM (AP) — Suspected Jewish vandals set fire to three vehicles in a West Bank village early on Tuesday and sprayed threatening graffiti referring to

$0.60 for cake: Al-Qaida records every expense

YoopyaDec 30, 2013December 31, 20230

TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — The convoy of cars bearing the black al-Qaida flag came at high speed, and the manager of the modest grocery store

Chinese man has 17.5 KG tumour cut off his face – but it’s STILL growing

YoopyaDec 28, 2013December 3, 20230

Huang Chuncai had a 17.5kg tumour from the right-side of his face cut off in two operations in 2007 and 2008, and another 1.5kg cut

1 protester killed in new Thai political violence

YoopyaDec 28, 2013December 3, 20230

BANGKOK (AP) — Gunmen killed an anti-government activist and wounded two others in the Thai capital on Saturday while protesters elsewhere blocked candidates from registering

Ceasefire agreed in South Sudan after meeting of African leaders

YoopyaDec 28, 2013December 3, 20230

In a statement, the heads “welcomed the commitment by the Republic of South Sudan to an immediate cessation of hostilities” A ceasefire was agreed yesterday

Veiled Egyptian rapper speaks for women’s rights

YoopyaDec 28, 2013December 10, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — As soon as the beat started, the young veiled woman bobbed her head to the rhythm, raised her hands to get the

Russia says Arafat died of natural causes

YoopyaDec 27, 2013December 10, 20230

(Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday that former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died of natural causes, not radiation poisoning, but the Palestinian ambassador to Moscow said an

Bomb blast hits bus in Cairo, four injured

YoopyaDec 26, 2013December 10, 20230

(Reuters) – A bomb blast hit a bus in Cairo’s Nasr City district on Thursday, injuring four people, a spokesman for Egypt’s interior ministry told