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S.Sudan says to release oilfield if UN intervenes

YoopyaApr 13, 20120

NAIROBI (Reuters) – South Sudan said on Friday it could withdraw its troops from the Heglig oilfield, which it seized on Tuesday over its border

Bissau soldiers attack home of poll front-runner

YoopyaApr 13, 20120

By Alberto Dabo BISSAU (Reuters) – Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau attacked the residence of former Prime Minister and presidential election front-runner Carlos Gomes Junior on Thursday

For Iran talks, trying to divine supreme leader’s intent

YoopyaApr 13, 20120

(Reuters) – When U.S. officials join talks this weekend about Iran’s nuclear program, they will be armed with profiles developed by intelligence agencies offering insight

Embarrassed by rocket crash, North Korea may try nuclear test

YoopyaApr 13, 20120

(Reuters) – North Korea said its much hyped long-range rocket launch failed on Friday, in a very rare and embarrassing public admission of failure by

Special Report: An image makeover for Myanmar Inc

YoopyaApr 12, 20120

(Reuters) – He’s the flashiest tycoon in one of Asia’s poorest cities, with a canary-yellow Lamborghini parked outside his neoclassical mansion. Tay Za is also

Syria truce takes shaky hold, Annan presses Syria

YoopyaApr 12, 20120

By Mariam Karouny and Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops held their fire on Thursday after a U.N.-backed ceasefire deadline passed, giving respite to

Analysis – China scandal risks sapping will for reform

YoopyaApr 12, 20120

By Don Durfee and Chris Buckley BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s most lurid political scandal in years could claim yet another victim – the boldness to

“Fit as a fiddle” Mugabe returns from Singapore

YoopyaApr 12, 20120

By Nelson Banya HARARE (Reuters) – President Robert Mugabe returned home on Thursday, looking fit after a trip to Singapore that had ignited speculation the

Prosecutor asks ICC to report Libya to the UN

YoopyaApr 12, 20120

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court prosecutor asked judges on Thursday to report Libya to the U.N. Security Council over its failure to extradite

Sudan vows swift response to south’s oilfield grab

YoopyaApr 12, 20120

By Ulf Laessing and Alexander Dziadosz JUBA/TALODI, Sudan (Reuters) – Sudan’s government vowed on Thursday to deal swiftly with South Sudan’s occupation of a border