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No foul play in death of Gaddafi oil boss-Austria

YoopyaJul 11, 20120

(Reuters) – Libya’s Gaddafi-era prime minister and oil chief Shokri Ghanem died after suffering heart failure and falling into the Danube river and there is

Egypt court overrules president over parliament

YoopyaJul 11, 20120

(Reuters) – Egypt’s Islamist-led parliament reconvened on Tuesday in an open challenge to the generals who dissolved it last month. The supreme court swiftly ruled

China backs Annan’s call for Iran role in Syria talks

YoopyaJul 11, 20120

(Reuters) – China threw its weight behind U.N. envoy Kofi Annan on Wednesday, backing his call to include Iran in internationally-brokered talks to resolve Syria’s

Japan protests Chinese ships entry into waters near disputed isles

YoopyaJul 11, 20120

(Reuters) – Japanese and Chinese foreign ministers sparred over rival claims to uninhabited islands in the East China Sea on Wednesday but appeared to try

Libya’s Jibril extends lead in latest vote tallies

YoopyaJul 11, 20120

(Reuters) – Libya’s wartime prime minister Mahmoud Jibril extended his lead in the North African country’s landmark elections, partial vote tallies showed on Wednesday, as

U.S. crafted Pakistan “apology” to suit allies abroad, opponents at home

YoopyaJul 11, 20120

(Reuters) – In the end it was a meeting in a nondescript conference room in Chicago that finally set in motion the long-awaited U.S. apology

Mali Islamists destroy tombs at famous Timbuktu mosque

YoopyaJul 11, 20120

(Reuters) – Islamist militants destroyed two tombs on Tuesday at the famous 14th century Djingareyber mosque in Timbuktu, classified by UNESCO as a world heritage

Gold demand in India tad up on price fall

YoopyaJul 10, 20120

(Reuters) – Demand for gold in India, one of the world’s leading consumers, marginally improved on Tuesday after prices fell to their lowest level in

Church of England delays vote on allowing women bishops until November

YoopyaJul 10, 20120

The Church of England delayed a vote on allowing women bishops on Monday after reformers rejected a last-minute concession to conservatives keen to keep the

Kenyan Christians pray targetted attacks end

YoopyaJul 10, 2012September 12, 20230

(Reuters) – Kenyan Christians fear they are being targetted by militant Islamists, perhaps to avenge the country’s military incursion inside Somalia, but vowed on Sunday