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Egypt ‘bodyguards’ take stand against sex assault

YoopyaFeb 2, 20130

CAIRO (AP) — With bright neon vests and hardhats gleaming at dusk, a dozen Egyptian volunteers fanned out through Cairo’s crowded Tahrir Square. Their project:

Suicide bomber kills guard at US Embassy in Turkey

YoopyaFeb 2, 20130

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In the second deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in five months, a suicide bomber struck the American Embassy in

Salman Khan: Bollywood star faces homicide charge

YoopyaFeb 1, 20130

An Indian court has ruled that Bollywood superstar Salman Khan should face a charge of culpable homicide for a hit-and-run incident 10 years ago. In

China fireworks truck blast causes deadly road collapse

YoopyaFeb 1, 20130

A truck carrying fireworks has exploded on an elevated highway in central China, killing at least five people and causing part of the road to

Yahya Jammeh gives Gambians an extra day off

YoopyaFeb 1, 20130

The Gambia has started a four-day week for public sector workers, with Fridays now an extra day off. President Yahya Jammeh has said the shorter

Two years on, Benghazi threatens “another revolution” in Libya

YoopyaFeb 1, 20130

(Reuters) – As night fell over Benghazi, a familiar sound echoed across the eastern Libyan city – an explosion, and then gunfire. A bomb had

King Sihanouk’s golden coffin is being paraded through the streets

YoopyaFeb 1, 20130

Crowds of mourners have turned out in Phnom Penh for the start of funeral proceedings for King Norodom Sihanouk, who died in October. A coffin

Egypt braces for new protests against President Morsi

YoopyaFeb 1, 20130

Opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi are expected to hold new protests, after the deadliest week of violence since he came to power. More than

25 die in Mexico oil company office building blast

YoopyaFeb 1, 2013February 1, 20130

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Rescuers searched the rubble for survivors and authorities promised a thorough investigation after an office building blast killed 25 people and

Russia concern at Israeli ‘air strike’ on Syria

YoopyaJan 31, 20130

Russia has expressed concern at an alleged Israeli attack on Syria, saying such a strike would be an unacceptable violation of the UN Charter. Syria’s