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Court clears Israeli army over death of U.S. activist

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

(Reuters) – An Israeli court on Tuesday cleared Israel’s military of any blame for the death of American activist Rachel Corrie, who was crushed by

U.S. troops punished over Koran burning, urination video

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

(Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Monday it was disciplining U.S. troops over two incidents that provoked outrage in Afghanistan early this year, one

Iran denies plans to show nuclear sites to diplomats

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday it has no plans to show its nuclear sites to diplomats visiting Tehran for this week’s Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

Kenyan police fire teargas in Mombasa, tensions rise

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Kenyan anti-riot police fired teargas at stone-throwing youths in the port city of Mombasa on Tuesday in a new outburst of violence a

Russian eco-warrior turns to politics to challenge Putin

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Russian environmentalist and protest leader Yevgeniya Chirikova had not even made it to the local election headquarters to register as a candidate on

Two of 3 tank fires extinguished at Venezuela refinery

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Firefighters have managed to extinguish two of three burning storage tanks at Venezuela’s biggest refinery on Tuesday, officials said, as authorities aim to

Tropical Storm Isaac takes aim at New Orleans

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac had nearly reached hurricane strength as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and appeared to be

Typhoon kills five Chinese fishermen off South Korea

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

(Reuters) – A typhoon with winds of up to 170 kmh (106 mph) buffeted South Korea’s west coast on Tuesday, killing five people at sea

Niger floods cause widespread devastation

YoopyaAug 27, 20120

Heavy flooding in Niger over the past few weeks has killed up to 65 people and left 125,000 homeless. After appeals from the country’s president

South Africa’s Marikana mine closed by ‘intimidation’

YoopyaAug 27, 20120

Miners are being intimidated into staying away from work at the South African mine where 34 people were recently shot dead by police, the owners