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American journalist missing in Syria

YoopyaJan 2, 20130

BEIRUT (AP) — The family of an American journalist says he went missing in Syria more than one month ago while covering the civil war

Gambian leader says to build herbal AIDS-cure hospital

YoopyaJan 2, 20130

(Reuters) – AIDS patients would be offered an herbal cure at a 1,111-bed hospital in Gambia that the president said on Tuesday he plans to

Chavez aware his condition complicated: Vice President

YoopyaJan 2, 20130

(Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is aware that his condition is complicated following a fourth cancer operation in Cuba, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said on

Ivory Coast stampede survivors blame barricades

YoopyaJan 2, 20130

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Survivors of a stampede in Ivory Coast that killed 61 people, most of them children and teenagers, after a New

Analysis: Young, urban Indians find political voice after student’s gang rape

YoopyaJan 2, 20130

(Reuters) – When Preeti Joshi heard of the gang rape of a fellow student, she joined a movement of thousands of outraged young Indians who

David Cecil: Uganda ‘drops gay play charges’

YoopyaJan 2, 2013January 2, 20130

A court in Uganda has thrown out a case against UK theatre producer David Cecil, who was charged over a play about the condition of

Ivory Coast mourns after new year stampede in Abidjan

YoopyaJan 2, 20130

Three days of mourning have been declared in Ivory Coast following a New Year’s Eve stampede that killed at least 61 people in Abidjan. Hundreds

Central African Republic rebels halt advance on Bangui

YoopyaJan 2, 20130

Rebel forces in the Central African Republic say they have halted their offensive on the capital, Bangui, and will take part in peace talks. The

Mandela’s recovery “on track” at home: South African government

YoopyaJan 2, 20130

(Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s recovery is ‘on track’ at his home in Johannesburg, the government said on Wednesday in its first

UN estimates Syria death toll more than 60,000

YoopyaJan 2, 20130

BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations estimated Wednesday that more than 60,000 people have been killed in Syria’s civil war, a toll one-third higher than