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Chavez flies to Cuba for more cancer surgery

YoopyaFeb 25, 2012February 20, 20230

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez left for new cancer surgery in Cuba on Friday, bidding an emotional farewell to anxious supporters and vowing to return for

Basketball stars toast avid hoops fan Obama

YoopyaFeb 25, 2012January 19, 20220

(Reuters) – Basketball greats including Magic Johnson and Alonzo Mourning toasted President Barack Obama at a campaign fundraising dinner on Thursday that was served on

Iran has expanded sensitive nuclear work: U.N. agency

YoopyaFeb 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Iran has sharply stepped up its controversial uranium enrichment drive, the U.N. nuclear agency said on Friday in a report that will further

Evacuations in Syria as diplomatic pressure mounts

YoopyaFeb 25, 20120

(Reuters) – The first wounded and sick women trapped in the most embattled district of the Syrian city of Homs have been evacuated, and talks

‘Friends of Syria’ ready ultimatum for Assad

YoopyaFeb 24, 20120

February 24, 2012 — TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The United States, Europe and Arab countries were set Friday to back a proposal for Syria’s president

Brazil kicks off Carnival as fears of unrest fade

YoopyaFeb 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Revellers in Brazil’s two biggest carnival capitals geared up for the annual celebrations on Friday, restoring a festive atmosphere to cities where police

Afghan protesters march towards presidential palace

YoopyaFeb 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Hundreds of demonstrators marched towards the palace of Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Friday, as a fourth day of protests erupted

Kofi Annan appointed UN-Arab League envoy to Syria

YoopyaFeb 24, 2012June 14, 20230

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby on Thursday appointed Ban’s predecessor Kofi Annan as joint special envoy

US threatens sanctions on Somali peace spoilers

YoopyaFeb 23, 20120

LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday threatened sanctions on anyone blocking reforms intended to end Somalia’s “hopeless, bloody conflict” and

Afghan demonstrators torch foreign compound in Kabul

YoopyaFeb 22, 20120

(Reuters) – Demonstrators in the Afghan capital Kabul set fire on Wednesday to part of a housing compound used by foreign contract workers during a