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Mexican president-elect Pena Nieto meets Obama

YoopyaNov 28, 20120

The Mexican president-elect, Enrique Pena Nieto, has told US President Barack Obama during talks at the White House that his main goal on taking office

Twin bomb blasts shake Damascus suburb

YoopyaNov 28, 20120

At least 29 people have been killed and many injured by two car bomb explosions in a south-eastern district of Syria’s capital, Damascus, activists say.

Venezuela President Chavez back to Cuba for treatment

YoopyaNov 28, 20120

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will have further medical treatment in Cuba, where he had months of cancer therapy. Mr Chavez, who was re-elected in October,

Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto seek Kenyan alliance

YoopyaNov 28, 20120

Two former bitter political rivals in Kenya facing trial at the International Criminal Court, Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto, are negotiating an alliance for next

Egypt crisis: Protesters maintain Mursi decree defiance

YoopyaNov 28, 20120

Egyptian protesters have vowed to continue defying President Mohammed Mursi’s wide-ranging new powers. Tens of thousands of people demonstrated across the country on Tuesday, in

Arafat’s grave opened for poison tests

YoopyaNov 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Forensic experts took samples from Yasser Arafat’s buried corpse in the West Bank on Tuesday, trying to determine if he was murdered by

Mursi opponents rally in Cairo’s Tahrir

YoopyaNov 27, 2012November 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Opponents of President Mohamed Mursi rallied in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for a fifth day on Tuesday, stepping up calls to scrap a decree

China defense chief says military buildup no threat to the world

YoopyaNov 27, 2012November 27, 20120

(Reuters) – China’s military buildup poses no threat to the world, Defense Minister Liang Guanglie said on Tuesday, in an effort to allay fears among

Circumcision horror: Baby bled to death after ‘botched £100 home operation using scissors’

YoopyaNov 27, 20120

A nurse allegedly conducted procedure with olive oil and warm water and gave four-week-old boy, who was given no anaesthetic A four-week-old baby bled to

Bangladesh blames sabotage for factory fire; country mourns

YoopyaNov 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Bangladesh said on Tuesday a fire that killed 111 textile workers was sabotage as protesters took to the streets for a second day