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India court rejects plea to commute death penalty

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

India’s Supreme Court has rejected a petition by a death row prisoner to commute his sentence to life in jail. The petition was filed by Devinder

Sudan’s President Bashir meets South Sudan’s Kiir

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan is visiting South Sudan for the first time since it became independent in 2011. Mr Bashir and his southern counterpart,

Malawi’s president ‘furious’ after Madonna criticise

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

Malawi’s President Joyce Banda was “incandescent with anger” over a statement labelling US singer Madonna a bully, the BBC has learnt. She was unaware of

Mali refugees endure ‘appalling’ Mauritania camp – MSF

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

Thousands of Malian refugees fleeing conflict in neighbouring Mauritania are facing “appalling” conditions in a UN-run camp, a medical charity has warned. Conditions are so

Kerry in Seoul Amid Worries Over N. Korean Missile Test

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Friday in Seoul, amid concern North Korea will soon conduct another provocative missile test. Kerry will hold talks

Teen girls lift 3,000 pound tractor off dad

YoopyaApr 11, 20130

LEBANON, Ore. (AP) A Linn County man pinned by his overturned tractor says his teenage daughters saved his life by lifting the 3,000-pound machine. The Albany

Vladimir Putin Dog Photo: Russian President Poses With Dogs In Snow In Latest Bizarre Press Picture

YoopyaApr 11, 2013June 30, 20240

Don’t worry, Russia. Everything’s fine! Giant meteors may be streaking through the sky, NGOs may be facing a government crackdown and intolerance towards the LGBT community may be on the

South Korea, U.S. on missile watch as North praises Kim dynasty

YoopyaApr 11, 2013January 4, 20250

(Reuters) – South Korea and the United States were on high alert for a North Korean missile launch on Thursday as the hermit kingdom turned its attention

US rice imports ‘contain harmful levels of lead’

YoopyaApr 11, 2013January 5, 20250

Analysis of commercially available rice imported into the US has revealed it contains levels of lead far higher than regulations suggest are safe. Some samples

Japan carmakers to recall 3.4m cars over airbag defect

YoopyaApr 11, 2013January 5, 20250

Japan’s top four carmakers are recalling a total of 3.4 million cars over a defect in passenger airbags. Toyota, which is recalling 1.73 million cars,