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Egypt troops step up campaign against Sinai militants

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

Egyptian security forces have killed 11 militants since launching an offensive in the Sinai peninsula earlier this month, the defence ministry has said. The operation,

Syria refugee exodus raises pressure for buffer zone

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

(Reuters) – Syria’s refugee exodus is accelerating and up to 200,000 people could settle in Turkey alone if the conflict worsens, the United Nations warned

Caucasus suicide bomber named as Russian widow

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

(Reuters) – An ethnic Russian woman, who was both wife and widow of Islamist militants, was named on Wednesday as the suicide bomber who killed

India Supreme Court upholds death sentence for Mumbai attacker

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

(Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the lone survivor of a group of militants who attacked

“Galley slave” Putin savors yachts, planes, palaces, critics say

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

(Reuters) – Vladimir Putin once compared ruling Russia to being a “galley slave”, but four yachts that come with the job, not to mention palaces,

Hurricane bears down on fortified New Orleans on Katrina’s anniversary

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

(Reuters) – Hurricane Isaac lashed southern Louisiana with high winds and heavy rains on Wednesday and was set for a late-morning arrival in New Orleans,

Analysis: China’s aircraft carrier: in name only

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

(Reuters) – When Japanese activists scrambled ashore on a disputed island chain in the East China Sea this month, one of China’s most hawkish military

Russian activist Taisiya Osipova given long sentence

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

A Russian opposition activist has been jailed for possession of heroin for eight years – double the sentence requested by the prosecution. Supporters of Taisiya

Nine Gambia prisoners executed amid rights group outcry

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

Nine prisoners have been executed in The Gambia, despite international alarm at an apparent official policy to carry out all death penalties by next month.

Warplane attacks on Damascus suburbs kill 60: activists

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian fighter planes made rare sorties on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, killing at least 60 people in its eastern suburbs, the