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Senegal parliament approves law on trial of ex-Chad leader

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Senegal’s parliament on Wednesday adopted a law that paves the way for a criminal case to be brought against former Chadian leader Hissene

Al Qaeda grows powerful in Syria as endgame nears

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Having seen its star wane in Iraq, al Qaeda has staged a comeback in neighbouring Syria, posing a dilemma for the opposition fighting to remove President Bashar

Detained Argentine naval ship leaves Ghana

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – An Argentine naval vessel detained in Ghana at the request of a hedge fund seeking payment on defaulted government bonds left the West

Business as usual for South Korea’s chaebol under Park

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – A Park will be back in South Korea’s presidential mansion come February, and the big businesses, or chaebol, that dominate the country’s economy will be

Sudan, South Sudan to discuss rebel support next month

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Sudan and South Sudan will tackle the sensitive issue of support for rebel groups for the first time when they resume security talks

India’s Modi looks set to win state poll, may boost PM ambitions

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Narendra Modi looked set to win a fourth successive term as the chief minister of India’s Gujarat state on Thursday, a victory that

U.N. chief pushes for regional deal to end Congo crisis

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm on Wednesday at the crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and said he had

U.S. soldier could face death penalty for Afghan killings

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – A decorated U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in two forays from his remote military camp was ordered to face a

Rebels seize towns in central Syria

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian rebels have captured at least six towns in the central province of Hama, activists say, in an operation aimed at putting pressure

Pakistan clerics calls for protests against polio worker killings

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – An alliance of Pakistani clerics will hold demonstrations across the country against the killings of polio eradication campaign workers, leaders said on Thursday,