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King tells AFP Israel disrupting Jordan’s nuclear plans

YoopyaSep 12, 20120

AMMAN (AFP) King Abdullah II on Wednesday accused Israel of disrupting Jordan’s nuclear programme which is aimed at meeting its dire energy needs and powering

Syria army, rebels clash near Aleppo airport

YoopyaSep 12, 20120

ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) Syrian troops and rebels clashed near Aleppo’s international airport on Wednesday, a watchdog said, but it was unclear whether it was part

Egyptians angry at film scale U.S. embassy walls

YoopyaSep 12, 20120

(Reuters) – Egyptian protesters scaled the walls of the U.S. embassy on Tuesday, tore down the American flag and burned it during a protest over

In unusual snub, Obama to avoid meeting Netanyahu

YoopyaSep 12, 20120

(Reuters) – In a highly unusual rebuff to a close ally as tensions escalated over how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program, the White House

China maintains silence on Xi, rumor mill in overdrive

YoopyaSep 12, 20120

(Reuters) – Chinese authorities and media remained silent on the whereabouts of Vice President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, with speculation mounting over why Beijing was

Analysis: Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala seeks reform without the godfathers

YoopyaSep 12, 20120

(Reuters) – Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is battling to reform one of the world’s most corrupt nations without support from the shadowy “godfathers” who

Syria war refugees tell tearful Angelina Jolie of burnt bodies

YoopyaSep 11, 20120

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi ZAATARI, Jordan (Reuters) – Syrian refugees stuck in a dust-blown camp in Jordan gave gruesome accounts of civilians incinerated in their country’s

Assad’s forces shell Damascus rebel stronghold, 4 killed

YoopyaSep 11, 20120

(Reuters) – At least four people were killed and dozens wounded on Tuesday in ground and aerial bombardments of one of the last rebel strongholds

Ivory Coast sees $3.9 bln in farm spending through 2015

YoopyaSep 11, 2012June 29, 20240

By Loucoumane Coulibaly ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast plans to invest 2 trillion CFA francs on farming through 2015 to improve crop yields for its

ANC rebel calls for national mine strike in S.Africa

YoopyaSep 11, 20120

By Alvin Andrews CARLETONVILLE, South Africa (Reuters) – ANC renegade Julius Malema called on Tuesday for a national strike in South Africa’s mining sector, stirring