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Pope names group to advise him on Vatican changes

YoopyaApr 13, 20130

(Reuters) – Pope Francis has set up a committee of eight cardinals from around the world to advise him on how to reform the Catholic

Israel fires into Syria after Golan troops come under fire

YoopyaApr 13, 2013January 4, 20250

(Reuters) – The Israeli military said it fired artillery into Syria on Friday after its troops were shot at on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, in the latest

Magnitsky fallout may harm missile progress as U.S. talks to Putin

YoopyaApr 13, 2013January 4, 20250

(Reuters) – Hope that a shift in U.S. missile defense strategy will improve relations with Russia risks being undermined by a fresh flare-up over human rights when

Anger as retrial of Egypt’s Mubarak aborted

YoopyaApr 13, 2013January 4, 20250

(Reuters) – The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak collapsed on Saturday when the presiding judge withdrew from the case and referred it to

Despite tensions, NKorea readies for festivities

YoopyaApr 12, 2013January 4, 20250

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — As the world watches to see what North Korea’s next move will be in a high-stakes game of brinksmanship with

Troubled South Africa debates impact of white rule

YoopyaApr 12, 2013January 4, 20250

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Few South Africans have the moral stature of retired archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who campaigned against apartheid and

Chile student protests resume as 100,000 march

YoopyaApr 12, 2013January 4, 20250

Students in Chile have resumed their protests for education reforms, with more than 100,000 people taking to the streets of the country. In the capital,

Secularist Candidate Is Killed in Pakistan

YoopyaApr 12, 2013January 4, 20250

By SAEED SHAH ISLAMABAD—Militants targeted candidates of two of Pakistan’s leading secular political parties, killing one, after the Pakistani Taliban warned that they would attack secular

Brazilian state of Acre in illegal immigration alert

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

The Brazilian state of Acre has declared a state of emergency after a surge of illegal immigrants from neighbouring Bolivia and Peru. Officials said most

Venezuela election: massive rallies mark campaign end

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

The main Venezuelan presidential hopefuls ended their campaigns with massive rallies, ahead of Sunday’s election of a successor to President Hugo Chavez, who died last