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Obama in Thailand on first post-election trip abroad

YoopyaNov 18, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama kicked off a three-country Asian tour with a visit to Thailand on Sunday, using his first post-election trek overseas to

In war-torn Syria, secrets and double lives

YoopyaNov 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Every morning, Amjad goes through two army checkpoints to attend a school run by the Syrian government. Every night, he sits by his

Southeast Asia calls for talks with China on sea dispute

YoopyaNov 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Southeast Asian nations displayed a rare show of unity on Sunday against China’s sweeping maritime claims, calling for the first formal talks with

Israel, Gaza fighting rages on as Egypt seeks truce

YoopyaNov 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Israel bombed Palestinian militant targets in the Gaza Strip from air and sea for a fifth straight day on Sunday, preparing for a

Train plows into school bus in Egypt, 50 killed

YoopyaNov 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Fifty people, mostly children, were killed when a train slammed into a school bus as it crossed the tracks at a rail crossing

Israel hits Hamas government buildings, reservists mobilized

YoopyaNov 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Israeli aircraft bombed Hamas government buildings in Gaza on Saturday, including the prime minister’s office, after Israel’s cabinet authorized the mobilization of up

Sierra Leoneans rush to vote with hope set on minerals boom

YoopyaNov 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Sierra Leoneans crowded polling stations to vote on Saturday, saying they wanted to elect leaders who would bring prosperity to the poor, conflict-scarred

Jerusalem and Tel Aviv under rocket fire, Netanyahu warns Gaza

YoopyaNov 16, 20120

(Reuters) – Palestinian militants nearly hit Jerusalem with a rocket for the first time in decades on Friday and fired at Tel Aviv for a

Egypt PM Hisham Qandil arrives for Gaza mission

YoopyaNov 16, 2012May 31, 20230

Egypt’s prime minister has arrived in Gaza to show support to Palestinians, after Israel struck at more than 130 targets overnight and militants fired 11

Hamas rocket kills three in Israel, wider war looms

YoopyaNov 15, 20120

(Reuters) – Hamas fired dozens of rockets into southern Israel on Thursday, killing three people, and Israel launched numerous air strikes across the Gaza Strip,