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US to lose vote at UNESCO, incurs debts

YoopyaNov 8, 2013March 3, 20240

PARIS (AP) — American influence in culture, science and education around the world is facing a high-profile blow Friday as the U.S. is stripped of

Super typhoon Haiyan slams into central Philippines, millions flee

YoopyaNov 8, 2013March 3, 20240

(Reuters) – The strongest typhoon in the world this year and possibly the most powerful ever to hit land battered the central Philippines on Friday,

Exclusive: Snowden persuaded other NSA workers to give up passwords – sources

YoopyaNov 8, 2013March 3, 20240

(Reuters) – Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden used login credentials and passwords provided unwittingly by colleagues at a spy base in Hawaii

Official: M23 chief, rebels surrender to Uganda

YoopyaNov 7, 2013March 3, 20240

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The top commander of Congo’s M23 rebel movement and about 1,700 of his fighters surrendered to Ugandan authorities following defeat by

Teen’s rape galvanizes support in Kenya

YoopyaNov 7, 2013March 3, 20240

TINGOLO, Kenya (AP) — A wave of outrage has grown in Kenya since word has spread that a 16-year-old girl was gang raped and thrown

Possible evidence of Arafat poisoning is reported

YoopyaNov 7, 2013February 14, 20240

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Swiss scientists have found evidence suggesting Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned with a radioactive substance, a TV station reported

M23 fighters in eastern Congo say ending rebellion

YoopyaNov 6, 2013February 14, 20240

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The M23 rebel group blamed for killing scores of civilians in eastern Congo over the last year and a half announced

US gives $75 million more in aid to Palestinians

YoopyaNov 6, 2013February 14, 20240

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the United State will provide an additional $75 million in aid to create

Netanyahu urges more pressure on Iran

YoopyaNov 6, 2013February 14, 20240

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking direct aim at the Obama administration’s desire for a pause in new sanctions against Iran.

1 killed, 8 injured in northern China explosions

YoopyaNov 6, 2013February 14, 20240

BEIJING (AP) — A series of small explosions killed one person and injured eight others Wednesday outside the provincial headquarters of the ruling Communist Party