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Isaac moves north after drenching U.S. Gulf, New Orleans

YoopyaAug 30, 20120

(Reuters) – Tropical storm Isaac is expected to weaken further as it heads north on Thursday, after causing significant damage to the U.S. Gulf Coast

Iran leader rules out nuclear bomb, will pursue energy

YoopyaAug 30, 20120

(Reuters) – Iran has no interest in nuclear weapons but will keep pursuing peaceful nuclear energy, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told heads of state

China says willing to buy EU bonds amid worsening crisis

YoopyaAug 30, 20120

(Reuters) – China is prepared to buy more EU government bonds amid a worsening European debt crisis that is dragging on the world economy, Premier

Five Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan

YoopyaAug 30, 20120

Five Australian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan in two separate incidents, defence officials say. Three soldiers were killed by a man in Afghan army

Exclusive: China considers downgrading domestic security tsar in next line-up

YoopyaAug 30, 20120

(Reuters) – China’s Communist Party is considering downgrading the role of domestic security chief as part of a move to a new and smaller top

Insight – Peru’s emerging consumer: Whoppers, alpacas at 10,000 feet

YoopyaAug 30, 20120

(Reuters) – Between babies in blankets tied onto women’s backs and boys in chullos, the traditional Andean stocking hat with earflaps, Joel Reyna and his

Gambia executions: Senegal leader Macky Sall’s anger

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

Senegal’s government has summoned the Gambian ambassador to protest against the execution of two of its nationals. President Macky Sall said he would expel the

Abolish Senegal Senate to fund flood relief, says Sall

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

Senegal’s President Macky Sall has called for the country’s Senate to be abolished, with the money saved going to pay for flood relief. He had

Nigeria’s Power Minister Barth Nnaji resigns

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

Nigeria’s Power Minister Barth Nnaji has resigned amid reports that he is linked to a company bidding for a lucrative electricity contract. The government is

Hantavirus warning to 1,700 Yosemite campers

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

Yosemite National Park is warning 1,700 visitors who stayed in some of its tent cabins this summer that they may have been exposed to a