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U.N. observer patrol heads to Syria massacre site

YoopyaJul 14, 20120

(Reuters) – U.N. observers were on their way to the central Syrian village of Tremseh on Saturday, two days after activists said some 220 people

Hollyword star Vince Vaughn debuts Belfast mural film

YoopyaJul 14, 20120

(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama took his pitch for a second White House term to Virginia on Friday, reminding supporters that the election battleground

Suicide bomber kills top official, 22 more at Afghan wedding

YoopyaJul 14, 20120

(Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed a prominent anti-Taliban politician and 22 other guests at a wedding reception in the northern Afghan province of Samangan

Insight: Syria rebels get light arms, heavy weapons elusive

YoopyaJul 13, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian rebels are smuggling small arms into Syria through a network of land and sea routes involving cargo ships and trucks moving through

Interfaith report: Poverty and injustice drive Nigeria’s sectarian violence

YoopyaJul 13, 20120

Poverty, inequality and injustice are threatening to trigger a broad sectarian conflict in Nigeria, an international Christian-Muslim task force said on Wednesday. Clashes between Nigerian

Over 200 massacred in Syrian government forces attack: activists

YoopyaJul 13, 20120

(Reuters) – More than 200 Syrians, mostly civilians, were massacred in a village in the rebellious Hama region when it was bombarded by helicopter gunships

SE Asia meeting in disarray over sea dispute with China

YoopyaJul 13, 20120

(Reuters) – Southeast Asian nations have failed to reach agreement on a maritime dispute involving China, ending a foreign ministers’ summit in disarray after Beijing

China’s economy cools, shows need for policy action

YoopyaJul 13, 20120

(Reuters) – China’s growth rate slowed for a sixth successive quarter to its slackest pace in more than three years, highlighting the need for more

Analysis: As Egypt leaders feud, economy heads toward cliff

YoopyaJul 13, 2012July 13, 20120

(Reuters) – Egypt’s new Islamist president and his old military foes have come out swinging in a struggle for political power, but their countrymen need

Congo, Rwanda agree on plan to tackle armed groups

YoopyaJul 12, 20120

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and their Great Lakes region neighbours have agreed a plan to “eradicate” armed groups in eastern