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Egypt church moves closer to picking new pope

YoopyaOct 29, 20120

By Yasmine Saleh CAIRO (Reuters) – A vote to help choose a pope for Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox church began on Monday in a process the minority

Insight: China grassroots democracy challenge awaits new leaders

YoopyaOct 29, 2012June 24, 20230

(Reuters) – Hua Youjuan is an unlikely Chinese official. Free-spirited but driven, she left her village at age 17, got a degree inmarketing, and opened

Fleeing Muslims seek food, shelter after Myanmar sectarian chaos

YoopyaOct 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Boatloads of Muslims struggled to reach refugee camps and sought safety on islands and in coastal villages on Saturday as Myanmar tried to

AngloGold miners at S.African operations resume work

YoopyaOct 27, 20120

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – AngloGold Ashanti said on Friday workers at its West Wits operations in South Africa had returned to work, bringing the curtain down on

Ivory Coast illegally arrested, tortured more than 200: Amnesty

YoopyaOct 27, 20120

By Joe Bavier ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Police and soldiers in Ivory Coast have illegally detained and tortured more than 200 people including supporters of former President

Ivory Coast ex-leader Gbagbo to stay in detention: ICC judges

YoopyaOct 27, 20120

By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Appeal judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday turned down former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo’s request to

More than 30 dead in Afghanistan after suicide blast

kiemtarOct 26, 2012October 27, 20120

A suicide bomber killed as many as 37 and wounded dozens more today when he detonated among worshippers at northern mosque on the first day

Army chief warns defence cuts are risky

kiemtarOct 26, 2012October 27, 20120

Australia’s army chief is to make a rare public intervention to warn that further budget cuts pose a risk to the effectiveness of the nation’s

Nigeria: ‘Oil-gas sector mismanagement costs billions’

YoopyaOct 25, 20120

A leaked report into Nigeria’s oil and gas industry has revealed the extent of mismanagement and corruption that is costing billions of dollars each year.

North Korea new leader still a mystery after nearly a year: Pentagon

YoopyaOct 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Whether North Korea’s new leader will follow the dangerous path of his father is unclear, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday, despite