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Saudi Crown Prince Nayef, heir to throne, dies

YoopyaJun 16, 2012June 19, 20230

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Nayef, a hawkish interior minister who crushed al Qaeda in the world’s top oil exporter, died on Saturday eight

Saudi Prince Salman seen as likely heir to throne

YoopyaJun 16, 20120

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, seen as more moderate than his hawkish brother Crown Prince Nayef who died on Saturday,

Car bomb kills at least 13 at market in northwest Pakistan

YoopyaJun 16, 20120

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A car bomb killed at least 13 people at a market in northwest Pakistan on Saturday and the death toll could

Stark choice for Egypt in presidential poll

YoopyaJun 16, 20120

By Yasmine Saleh and Marwa Awad CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptians queued to choose a new leader on Saturday in the first free presidential election in

UN isn’t ready to back military intervention in Mali

YoopyaJun 16, 2012June 16, 20120

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council is not ready to agree to an African Union request for endorsement of military

Stark choice for Egypt in presidential poll

YoopyaJun 16, 20120

(Reuters) – Egyptians queued to choose a new leader on Saturday in the first free presidential election in their history, facing a stark choice between

Japan approves two reactor restarts, more seen ahead

YoopyaJun 16, 20120

(Reuters) – Japan on Saturday approved the resumption of nuclear power operations at two reactors despite mass public opposition, the first to come back on

Special Report: Plight of Muslim minority threatens Myanmar Spring

YoopyaJun 15, 20120

TAKEBI, Myanmar (Reuters) This village in northwest Myanmar has the besieged air of a refugee camp. It is clogged with people living in wooden shacks

Venezuela says building drones with Iran’s help

YoopyaJun 15, 20120

(Reuters) – Venezuela is building unmanned drone aircraft as part of military cooperation with Iran and other allies, President Hugo Chavez said, in a move

Drone mistaken for ‘UFO,’ creates panic on DC highway

YoopyaJun 15, 20120

WASHINGTON – People in the D.C. area are buzzing after pictures began popping up online showing what many believed to be a ‘UFO’ in transport