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2 Attacks in Nigeria Target Christians

YoopyaJun 11, 20120

JOS, Nigeria (AP) — A car bomber detonated his explosives on Sunday outside a church in this central Nigerian city, and gunmen attacked another church

Japan calls for tougher insider trading rules

YoopyaJun 11, 20120

(Reuters) – Japan’s securities watchdog flexed its muscles by fining a foreign financial institution for insider trading for the first time, but punishments overall remain

Muslim, Buddhist mob violence threatens new Myanmar image

YoopyaJun 11, 2012April 9, 20230

(Reuters) – Northwest Myanmar was tense on Monday after sectarian violence engulfed its largest city at the weekend, with Reuters witnessing rival mobs of Muslims

Syria’s Assads Turned to West for Glossy P.R.

YoopyaJun 11, 20120

For some journalists, Syria has been one of the least hospitable countries in the Middle East, a place where reporters — if they can get

Firepower bristles in South China Sea as rivalries harden

YoopyaJun 11, 20120

(Reuters) – In the early years of China’s rise to economic and military prowess, the guiding principle for its government was Deng Xiaoping’s maxim: “Hide

Afghan arsonists seek to enforce truancy from school

YoopyaJun 11, 20120

(Reuters) – Standing at a narrow half-open school gate, two boys in school uniform conduct body searches on fellow pupils and visitors. Another two sit

Capriles rallies Venezuelans to challenge Chavez

YoopyaJun 11, 20120

(Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans flooded downtown Caracas on Sunday to support opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the biggest rally to date of

High-paying mine jobs down under bring big city woes to small towns

YoopyaJun 11, 2012April 8, 20230

(Reuters) – Despite a six-figure salary, Russel Wise is worried he will soon be homeless after receiving an eviction order from the one-room trailer he

Estonia president has tweet for “smug” Paul Krugman

YoopyaJun 9, 20120

(Reuters) – The president of small euro zone nation Estonia took to the Twitter-sphere on Thursday to launch a bitter attack on renowned economist Paul

Obama says it’s clear U.S. economy “not doing fine”

YoopyaJun 9, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama stressed on Friday the U.S. economy was “not doing fine,” seeking to clarify his earlier comments about the health of