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Shortage of female security forces could keep Afghan women from vote

YoopyaAug 28, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – Women across Afghanistan risk being unable to vote in next year’s presidential elections because of a severe shortage of women in the security forces, the

Son of Chinese general denies gang rape, inflames public anger

YoopyaAug 28, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – The teenage son of a prominent Chinese general denied the charge of gang rape on Wednesday, inflaming public anger in a case that

West readies attacks after Syria gas ‘obscenity’

YoopyaAug 27, 2013April 14, 20240

(Reuters) – U.S. allies were drafting plans for air strikes and other military action against Syria on Tuesday, as President Bashar al-Assad’s enemies vowed to punish a

Analysis: U.S. could look beyond U.N. Security Council in any Syria strike

YoopyaAug 27, 2013April 14, 20240

(Reuters) – In the face of a U.N. Security Council deadlocked on Syria, the United States and its allies could seek other means of legitimizing any

Russia: No proof Syria govt behind chemical strike

YoopyaAug 26, 2013April 14, 20240

MOSCOW (AP) — Western nations that are calling for military action against Syria have no proof the Syrian government is behind the alleged chemical weapons

Israeli troops kill three Palestinians in predawn raid: hospital

YoopyaAug 26, 2013April 14, 20240

(Reuters) – Israeli troops shot dead three Palestinians and wounded about a dozen in an early morning raid on Monday to arrest a suspected militant

Tens of thousands of Filipinos protest “pork barrel” funds

YoopyaAug 26, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Filipinos angry at official corruption marched through the center of Manila and other cities to demand the abolition of

As Bo trial ends in China, prosecutor demands severe punishment

YoopyaAug 26, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – Chinese prosecutors demanded a heavy sentence for ousted top politician Bo Xilai as his divisive, dramatic trial ended on Monday, saying his “whimsical”

U.N. experts in Syria head to site of poison gas attack

YoopyaAug 26, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – U.N. inspectors left central Damascus on Monday to investigate sites of an alleged chemical weapons strike on the outskirts of the Syrian capital,

Police arrest second suspect in Mumbai gang rape

YoopyaAug 24, 2013April 21, 20240

NEW DELHI (AP) — Police on Saturday arrested a second man in the gang rape of a young photojournalist in the Indian financial hub of