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Syria crisis: Russia warns against UN withdrawal

YoopyaAug 16, 20120

Russia’s foreign ministry has said that if the United Nations were to pull out of Syria, it would have “serious negative consequences” for the region.

Militants attack major Pakistan air base; nine killed

YoopyaAug 16, 20120

(Reuters) – Islamist militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons fought their way into one of Pakistan’s largest air bases on Thursday, the air

Top Chinese politicians accused of taking part in an orgy after 100 naked photos go viral on micro-blogging site

kiemtarAug 16, 2012January 30, 20220

High-ranking Chinese politicians have been accused of taking part in an orgy after more than 100 pictures showing three naked men and two nude women

UK ‘has duty to extradite Assange’

kiemtarAug 16, 20120

The diplomatic row between the UK and Ecuador over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has deepened after the Foreign Office said the Government would seek to

US hails OIC for suspending Syria

kiemtarAug 16, 20120

The United States commended Muslim states for suspending Syria’s membership in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, saying it sent a “strong message” to President Bashar

Violence in Lebanon over Syria

kiemtarAug 16, 2012August 16, 20120

The Gulf states have warned people to stay away from Lebanon as violence has erupted in Beirut over the fate of Lebanese pilgrims held in

Ecuador ponders Assange’s exit if asylum granted

YoopyaAug 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Ecuador is pondering not only whether to give Julian Assange asylum but also how the Wikileaks founder would escape arrest in the United

Assad’s rule disintegrating, ex-PM says after defecting

YoopyaAug 14, 20120

(Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad controls less than a third of Syria and his power is crumbling, his former prime minister said on Tuesday, in

Exclusive: Libyan fighters join Syrian revolt

YoopyaAug 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Veteran fighters of last year’s civil war in Libya have come to the front-line in Syria, helping to train and organize rebels under

Armed men attack checkpoint in Egypt’s Sinai

YoopyaAug 14, 20120

CAIRO (Reuters) – A group of armed men opened fire on Monday at a checkpoint in el-Arish city in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, but the attack