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Abu Qatada to be released from prison

YoopyaNov 13, 20120

Muslim cleric Abu Qatada is due to be released on bail after winning the latest stage in his seven-year legal battle to avoid deportation to

Thousands gather for Australia solar eclipse

YoopyaNov 13, 20120

Tens of thousands have gathered in northern Australia in the hope of glimpsing a rare total solar eclipse. The eclipse is expected to plunge parts

Israel says Gaza strife not over, targets sites

YoopyaNov 13, 20120

(Reuters) – Israel struck three targets in the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Tuesday and warned an on-going crisis with Palestinian militants had not been

Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan under investigation, scandal widens

YoopyaNov 13, 20120

(Reuters) – The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, is under investigation for alleged inappropriate communication with a woman at the center of the

Japan economy contracts as global slowdown hits exports

YoopyaNov 12, 20120

Japan’s economy contracted in the July to September quarter, as a global economic slowdown and anti-Japan protests in China hurt its exports, while domestic consumption

Melcom shop collapse in Ghana: 18 confirmed dead

YoopyaNov 12, 20120

Rescue teams have recovered more bodies from the rubble of a multi-storey shopping centre in Ghana’s capital, Accra, which collapsed on Wednesday. Eighteen people are

Syria’s opposition groups strike unity deal against Assad

YoopyaNov 12, 20120

(Reuters) – Syria’s fractious opposition finally put aside fierce arguments to rally behind a new leader within a new coalition that its Western and Arab

West Africa bloc Ecowas agrees to deploy troops to Mali

YoopyaNov 12, 20120

West African regional leaders have agreed to deploy 3,300 soldiers to Mali to retake the north from Islamist extremists. At a summit of Ecowas, the

Australia PM Julia Gillard announces child abuse probe

YoopyaNov 12, 20120

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a national inquiry into institutional responses to the sexual abuse of children. The move followed pressure from lawmakers

New BBC Boss out: George Entwistle quits after just 55 days following abuse bungles

kiemtarNov 11, 2012November 11, 20120

Entwistle resigns over fall out from Newsnight documentary which led to Tory peer Lord McAlpine wrongly being branded a paedophile. New BBC boss George Entwistle resigned last night