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Sri Lanka crowd attacks Muslim warehouse in Colombo

YoopyaMar 29, 20130

Several people have been injured in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, when Buddhist monks led hundreds in an assault on a Muslim-owned clothing warehouse. Buddhist monks

Rio Olympics 2016 stadium ‘will not be demolished’

YoopyaMar 29, 2013June 24, 20230

The mayor of Rio de Janeiro has said the stadium due to host the athletics events at the 2016 Olympics will not be demolished, despite

UN combat force to target DR Congo rebels

YoopyaMar 29, 20130

The UN Security Council has approved the creation of a special combat force to carry out “targeted offensive operations” against armed groups in eastern Democratic

Nelson Mandela health: Zuma reassures South Africa

YoopyaMar 29, 20130

President Jacob Zuma has sought to reassure South Africans as Nelson Mandela is treated for the recurrence of a lung infection. In an interview with

North Korea ‘readies rocket force’ after US stealth flights

YoopyaMar 29, 20130

North Korea says it has put missile units on stand-by to attack US targets in response to US stealth bomber flights over the Korean peninsula.

The Afghan ‘green-on-blue’ attacker seen as a hero

YoopyaMar 28, 2013March 28, 20130

An Afghan border policeman who killed two US soldiers in a so-called “green-on-blue” attack in 2011 has been venerated after his death by many in

Despite threats, North Korea keeps border factories open

YoopyaMar 28, 20130

(Reuters) – A heavily armed border crossing between North and South Korea that allows the North access to $2 billion in trade a year, one

Democratic hopes dashed for Hong Kong 2017 election

YoopyaMar 28, 20130

(Reuters) – Hopes that Hong Kong’s 2017 election will be genuinely democratic have been dashed after a senior Chinese leader said, regardless of the vote,

Oscar Pistorius to appeal against bail conditions

YoopyaMar 28, 20130

Lawyers for South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, are due to challenge his bail conditions at a court hearing.

Afghan villagers flee their homes, blame US drones

YoopyaMar 28, 20130

KHALIS FAMILY VILLAGE, Afghanistan (AP) — Barely able to walk even with a cane, Ghulam Rasool says he padlocked his front door, handed over the