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Colin Powell endorses Obama for second term

YoopyaOct 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on Thursday endorsed Barack Obama’s bid for re-election, citing the Democratic president’s efforts to wind down

Egypt brokers informal Israel/Gaza truce: Israeli official

YoopyaOct 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Palestinian militants held fire overnight on Thursday and Israel refrained from air strikes as an informal truce brokered by Egypt appeared to take

Strengthening Hurricane Sandy slams into Cuba

YoopyaOct 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Hurricane Sandy, strengthening rapidly after crossing the warm Caribbean Sea, slammed into southeastern Cuba early on Thursday with 110 mph winds that cut power and

Insight: Pakistani death squads spur desperate voyage to Australia

YoopyaOct 25, 2012October 25, 20120

(Reuters) – It was 3 a.m. when Abid Warasi and his friend clambered into an Indonesian fishing boat, joining 300 other migrants packed into the

Special Report: In the land of “gangster-jihadists”

YoopyaOct 25, 20120

(Reuters) – A military helicopter arced through the dusty yellow haze and dropped onto the sand a few kilometers from Timbuktu on April 24, settling

Gaza militants blast southern Israel with rockets, drawing airstrikes, threats of retaliation

kiemtarOct 25, 2012October 25, 20120

Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip fired dozens of rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel on Wednesday in the heaviest bombardment on the area

Ex-Goldman director Gupta awaits sentence in insider case

YoopyaOct 24, 20120

(Reuters) – The sentencing on Wednesday of fallen Wall Street titan Rajat Gupta for insider trading could come down to whether a judge agrees that

White House told of militant claim two hours after Libya attack: emails

YoopyaOct 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on

Cuba’s eclectic architecture

YoopyaOct 24, 2012June 19, 20230

Cuba’s architecture — rather like its music — is an eclectic mixture that over time has assimilated various outside influences to create strikingly unique cityscapes

Syria government ‘agrees to Eid al-Adha ceasefire’

YoopyaOct 24, 20120

The UN and Arab League envoy to Syria says the Syrian government has agreed to abide by a ceasefire during the Islamic holiday of Eid