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Egypt on alert as election result imminent

YoopyaJun 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Egypt’s ruling armed forces were on alert on Sunday as fears of violence mounted in the final moments before the state election committee

Tropical Storm Debby threatens Louisiana, Texas

YoopyaJun 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Debby churned slowly toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Sunday with 50 mph winds and was expected to strengthen into a

Turkey blames Syria for jet attack, consults NATO

YoopyaJun 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Turkey accused Syria on Sunday of shooting down a military plane in international airspace without warning and called a NATO meeting to discuss

Insight: ANC promises ring hollow in home of South Africa greats

YoopyaJun 24, 2012June 19, 20230

(Reuters) – First graders huddle to do sums on scraps of paper pressed against a cracked mud wall at Mwezeni Primary School in South Africa’s

Egyptian pound at 7-year low ahead of vote result

YoopyaJun 24, 20120

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s currency, the pound, weakened to its lowest against the U.S. dollar in more than seven years on Sunday as the country

Turkey says plane shot down by Syria was in international airspace

kiemtarJun 24, 2012June 24, 20120

Foreign minister says Ankara will take incident to Nato and dismisses Syria’s claim it did not know plane was Turkish. Turkey’s foreign minister has said

China’s Liu Yang joins the ranks of record-breaking female astronauts

YoopyaJun 23, 20120

Liu Yang, a 33-year-old air force pilot, has become China’s first female taikonaut (astronaut). Liu made the record books as part of a crew of

Protest in Tahrir as Egypt waits for president

YoopyaJun 23, 2012June 23, 20120

By Marwa Awad and Alastair Macdonald (Reuters) – Egyptians packed Tahrir Square in Cairo through the night on Saturday, waving flags and chanting for the

Senegal says to try former Chadian leader Habre

YoopyaJun 23, 2012June 23, 20120

By Diadie Ba DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s new government pledged on Friday it would try exiled former Chadian president Hissene Habre for alleged atrocities during

Bomb explodes in Nigeria capital, no casualties:agency

YoopyaJun 23, 20120

ABUJA (Reuters) – A bomb exploded outside a nightclub popular with foreigners and wealthy Nigerians in the capital Abuja late on Friday but no one