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Japan Typhoon Wipha kills 14 people

YoopyaOct 16, 2013March 10, 20240

At least 14 people have been killed after a powerful typhoon passed close to the Japanese capital, reports say. Typhoon Wipha caused landslides and flooding

Muslim Brotherhood’s cohesion is also its pitfall

YoopyaOct 16, 2013March 10, 20240

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — On the day of his induction, Baraa Rantisi was told to wait near a mosque after evening prayers. At

Bombs blasts across Iraq kill 25 people

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – A series of bombs killed at least 25 people across Iraq on Sunday ahead of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha, police and medical sources

43 dead, dozens missing after Mali boat sinking

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 17, 20240

KOUBI, Mali (AP) — Mahmoudou Ibrahim combed the waters frantically for his family after they and hundreds of other passengers were catapulted into the Niger

IMF chief warns a US default could spark recession

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 17, 20240

The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has warned that a US default could tip the world into recession. In a US TV

Alibaba to transform China’s ‘e-conomy’ with $500 billion marketplace

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – Alibaba Group’s plans to revolutionize China’s retail industry, investing $16 billion in logistics and support by 2020, will open up China’s vast interior and bring

Nigeria beats Ethiopia 2-1 in World Cup playoffs

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 17, 20240

Emmanuel Emenike scored twice as African champion Nigeria came from behind to win 2-1 at Ethiopia on Sunday in the first leg of the African

Malaysia court rules non-Muslims cannot use ‘Allah’

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 10, 20240

A Malaysian court has ruled that non-Muslims cannot use the word Allah to refer to God, overturning a 2009 lower court ruling. The appeals court

India temple stampede in Madhya Pradesh ‘kills 91’

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 10, 20240

Some 91 pilgrims, mostly women and children, have been killed in a stampede at a Hindu festival in central India, local officials have said. Many

Muslim hajj crowds thinned by virus concerns

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 10, 20240

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslims from across the world poured Sunday into a sprawling tent city in the Saudi desert before the start of