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Togo PM and government resign, no reason given

YoopyaJul 12, 20120

LOME (Reuters) – Togo’s prime minister and government have resigned, according to a statement on national television and radio, but no reason was given for

Defector lashes Assad, troops raid Damascus suburb

YoopyaJul 12, 20120

(Reuters) – The first ambassador to abandon Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has called on the army to “turn your guns on the criminals” of the

Spain unveils new austerity under European pressure

YoopyaJul 12, 20120

(Reuters) – Recession-plagued Spain unveiled new austerity measures on Wednesday designed to slash 65 billion euros from the public deficit by 2014 as Prime Minister

Egypt president seeks talks over parliament crisis

YoopyaJul 12, 20120

(Reuters) – Egypt’s Islamist president said on Wednesday he wanted talks with the judiciary and political powers to defuse a crisis over him trying reinstate

Europe’s Muslims edge towards synchronizing Ramadan

YoopyaJul 12, 20120

(Reuters) – When the Muslim holy month of Ramadan arrives next week, fasting will definitely begin on Friday in Germany, probably the same day in

Clinton warns against threats in South China Sea dispute

YoopyaJul 12, 20120

(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged rival claimants to the South China Sea not to resort to threats and intimidation

Special Report: A radio jock tests freedom’s limits in new nation

YoopyaJul 12, 20120

(Reuters) – Radio journalist Mading Ngor was firing off sentences like machine gun rounds. South Sudanese troops had occupied a disputed region across the country’s

Insight: A secret plea for money from a mountain in North Korea

YoopyaJul 12, 20120

(Reuters) – In May this year, a North Korean defector in her 40s took a call from an unknown number at her office in the

Insight: Environment or profit – palm oil firm tests Indonesia

YoopyaJul 12, 20120

(Reuters) – An Indonesian palm oil firm received preliminary approval six years ago for a large plantation in a swampy, forested corner of Borneo island,

Exclusive: U.S. to demand disclosures as it eases Myanmar sanctions

YoopyaJul 11, 20120

(Reuters) – The United States plans to ease sanctions this week to allow its companies to invest in and provide financial services to Myanmar but