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Suu Kyi’s party claims landslide win in Myanmar vote

YoopyaApr 2, 20120

By Aung Hla Tun and Andrew R.C. Marshall YANGON (Reuters) – Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi claimed on Monday a by-election landslide for her party,

Russian plane crash kills 31, 12 survive

YoopyaApr 2, 20120

By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian passenger plane crashed and burst into flames after takeoff in an oil-producing region of Siberia on Monday,

Libyan PM visits scene of tribal clashes in desert

YoopyaApr 2, 20120

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian SABHA, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s prime minister flew to a desert oasis city on Sunday to try to patch up a tribal

Egypt army pardons Brotherhood presidency nominee: lawyer

YoopyaApr 2, 20120

By Marwa Awad CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s military has dropped two court convictions against the Muslim Brotherhood’s new presidential candidate Khairat al-Shater, clearing him to

Mali sanction deadline expires, rebels seize north

YoopyaApr 2, 2012April 2, 20120

By Bate Felix BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali braced for possible sanctions on Monday after its military rulers pledged to start returning power to civilians but

Video: Bikini parade world record beaten in Florida

YoopyaMar 31, 2012April 21, 20140

A group of 450 scantily-clad women marched to a new world record in Florida yesterday, where a new benchmark was set for the largest ever

World’s most expensive chocolate egg sells for £7,000 in London

YoopyaMar 31, 20120

The record for the most expensive non-jewelled chocolate egg sold was cracked yesterday when a luxury treat weighing 50 kilos was snapped up for an

Latin singer Jencarlos Canela helps set new largest flag image record at Calle Ocho festival in Miami

YoopyaMar 31, 20120

The entire world was united on a football field in Miami, Florida, earlier this month, in the shape of a larger-than-life image made entirely out

Clashes between Yemeni army, militants kill 30

YoopyaMar 31, 20120

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaida-linked militants staged a surprise attack on a Yemeni army base in the south Saturday, setting off clashes that left 30

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi: from prisoner to would-be lawmaker

YoopyaMar 31, 20120

(Reuters) – Aung San Suu Kyi, the long-time standard-bearer for democracy in Myanmar, is taking a leap of faith in running for parliament on Sunday,