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Sudan arrests ex-spy chief after foiled plot

YoopyaNov 23, 20120

(Reuters) – Sudan arrested its former spy chief and other senior military and security officers on Thursday after foiling what officials said was a plot

Syrian jets blast rebels in Damascus suburb

YoopyaNov 22, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian warplanes bombed a Damascus suburb on Wednesday in a push to dislodge rebels from a stronghold that threatens President Bashar al-Assad’s hold

Sarkozy to be questioned in Bettencourt donations scandal

YoopyaNov 22, 20120

French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at a court in Bordeaux to be questioned over allegations he received illegal campaign donations in 2007. Mr Sarkozy

US diplomat Susan Rice defends Benghazi comments

YoopyaNov 22, 20120

The US ambassador to the United Nations has defended comments she made days after a deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Susan

World powers want new nuclear talks with Iran quickly

YoopyaNov 22, 20120

(Reuters) – Six world powers agreed on Wednesday to seek renewed talks with Iran as fast as possible, reflecting a heightened sense of urgency to resolve a

Gaza crisis: Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement holds

YoopyaNov 22, 20120

A ceasefire between Israel and the Islamist Hamas movement that runs the Gaza Strip appeared to be holding on Thursday. Israel radio said some rockets

Afghan president demands release of U.S.-held prisoners

YoopyaNov 22, 20120

(Reuters) – Afghanistan’s president on Wednesday demanded the release of dozens of prisoners from U.S. custody and said all inmates held in breach of an

Congo’s “The Terminator”: at large but out of sight

YoopyaNov 22, 20120

(Reuters) – He is one of the most wanted war crimes fugitives in the world and the International Criminal Court lists him as “at large”.

Jesse Jackson Jr., promising political scion, resigns

YoopyaNov 22, 20120

(Reuters) – Jesse Jackson Jr. is the namesake son of one of the most prominent black men in the United States, a progressive-minded activist whose

Two killed in suicide bomb attack near Kabul NATO base

YoopyaNov 21, 20120

(Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed two Afghan guards outside a NATO-run compound in the main diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday,