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Taliban shoot 14-year old Pakistani peace campaigner

brunoOct 9, 2012October 9, 20120

(Reuters) – Taliban gunmen in Pakistan shot and seriously wounded on Tuesday a 14-year-old schoolgirl who rose to fame for speaking out against the militants,

Syria and Turkey open fire again

kiemtarOct 8, 2012October 8, 20120

Turkish troops have returned fire after cross-border shelling from Syria for the sixth day in a row. A Syrian shell landed on Turkish territory in

Cloning and Stem Cell Discoveries Earn Nobel in Medicine

kiemtarOct 8, 2012October 8, 20120

A pair of landmark discoveries in cell biology made more than 40 years apart have earned the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for John B.

Venezuela’s Chavez revels in re-election victory

YoopyaOct 8, 20120

(Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez scored a comfortable election victory that could extend his rule to 20 years and vowed to deepen his self-styled

Venezuela election a critical test for divided nation and longtime President Chavez

kiemtarOct 7, 2012October 8, 20120

President Hugo Chavez’s crusade to transform Venezuela into a socialist state, which has bitterly divided the nation, was put to the stiffest electoral test of

Libya’s congress rejects crisis government plan

kiemtarOct 7, 20120

LIBYAN premier Mustafa Abu Shagur was dismissed on Sunday after the General National Congress rejected his proposed “crisis” cabinet of just 10 ministers, days after

U.S., South Korea agree on longer range ballistic missiles

YoopyaOct 7, 20120

(Reuters) – South Korea has reached a landmark agreement with the United States to extend the range of Seoul’s ballistic missiles by more than twice

Sudan military plane crashes near capital, kills 13

YoopyaOct 7, 20120

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A Sudanese military plane carrying personnel and equipment to the strife-torn Darfur region crashed near the capital Khartoum on Sunday killing 13 people

Egypt’s Mursi says falls short of goals, seeks to assuage critics

YoopyaOct 7, 20120

By Shaimaa Fayed CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said on Saturday he had fallen short of goals he promised to fulfill in his first

Iran parliament may halt Ahmadinejad economic policy

YoopyaOct 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Iran’s parliament voted on Sunday to consider suspending plans for further reform of the country’s food and fuel subsidies, with legislators citing economic