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Syrian troops attack Deraa, day after referendum offer

YoopyaFeb 16, 20120

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian troops attacked Deraa on Thursday to try to stamp out rebels in the border city where the uprising

New malaria method could boost drug production

YoopyaFeb 16, 20120

February 16, 2012 — BERLIN (AP) — German scientists have developed a new way to make a key malaria drug that they say could easily

Honduras prison fire kills more than 350 inmates

YoopyaFeb 16, 20120

(Reuters) – A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison in Honduras, killing more than 350 inmates, many of them trapped and screaming inside their

Mexico arrests meth trafficker linked to drug lord Guzman

YoopyaFeb 15, 2012June 22, 20230

(Reuters) – Federal police said on Tuesday they had arrested a major methamphetamine trafficker linked to Mexico’s most wanted man, Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, the latest

One in 8 U.S. voter registrations faulty: survey

YoopyaFeb 15, 2012June 19, 20230

(Reuters) – One in eight U.S. voter registrations is invalid or markedly inaccurate, the result of an outdated and inefficient registration system, a Pew Center

Nigeria’s sect Boko Haram says killed 12 soldiers

YoopyaFeb 14, 20120

By Ibrahim Mshelizza and Garba Mohammed MAIDUGURI/KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram said on Monday it killed 12 soldiers in an attack in

Diplomatic inaction fuelling Syria crackdown: U.N.

YoopyaFeb 14, 20120

(Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief blamed disagreement in the Security Council on Monday for encouraging the Syrian government to step up attacks on

Venezuela’s Capriles seeks to unseat Chavez

YoopyaFeb 14, 2012October 23, 20220

(Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition primary winner Henrique Capriles on Monday exuded confidence that he can unseat President Hugo Chavez and end 13 years of socialism

Athens mayhem raises fears of Greek social explosion

YoopyaFeb 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Greek political leaders say the nation must accept yet more punishing austerity or face a social explosion, but after a night of violence

Moody’s warns may cut AAA-rating for UK and France

YoopyaFeb 14, 2012June 25, 20230

(Reuters) – Rating agency Moody’s warned it may cut the triple-A ratings of France, Britain and Austria and it downgraded six other European nations including Italy,