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Two dead, 9 wounded in gunfire near NY’s Empire State Building

YoopyaAug 25, 20120

(Reuters) – An out-of-work fashion designer fatally shot a former co-worker near the Empire State Building on Friday and was then killed in a blaze

Scuffles as Egyptians challenge Islamist president

YoopyaAug 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Opponents of Egypt’s president scuffled with his supporters on Friday at a demonstration that was billed as a test of Mohamed Mursi’s popularity

Mexican police shoot two U.S. Embassy staff in botched chase

YoopyaAug 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Two U.S. Embassy employees were shot at and wounded by Mexican police on Friday after they were caught up in a police chase

Backers, opponents of Egypt president scuffle

YoopyaAug 24, 20120

CAIRO (Reuters) – Rival groups of demonstrators in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, some protesting against Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and others supporting him, scuffled and

Three dead in newly-built Chinese bridge collapse

YoopyaAug 24, 20120

A section of a multi-million dollar bridge in China that opened in November has collapsed, leaving three people dead and five injured, state media say.

Elisabeth Murdoch takes aim at brother on media morality

YoopyaAug 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Elisabeth Murdoch urged the media industry on Thursday to embrace morality and reject her brother James’s mantra of profit at all costs, in

Tropical Storm Isaac heads for Haiti, Dominican Republic

YoopyaAug 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac headed towards the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Friday, rumbling slowly west across the Caribbean after unleashing heavy rain on

US drone strike ‘kills 16’ in Pakistan

YoopyaAug 24, 20120

A US drone attack has killed at least 16 suspected militants in Pakistan’s north-western tribal area, Pakistani security officials have said. Three compounds believed to

Exclusive: North Korean leader asks for Beijing trip

YoopyaAug 24, 20120

(Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is seeking an ice-breaking trip to key ally Beijing next month to meet China’s outgoing and new leaders,

Iran expands nuclear capacity underground: sources

YoopyaAug 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Iran has installed many more uranium enrichment machines in an underground bunker, diplomatic sources said on Thursday, potentially paving the way for a