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Myanmar riots stoke fears of widening sectarian violence

YoopyaMar 22, 20130

(Reuters) – Unrest between Buddhists and Muslims in central Myanmar has reduced neighborhoods to ashes and stoked fears that last year’s sectarian bloodshed is spreading

Cyber-attack on South Korea may not have come from China after all: regulator

YoopyaMar 22, 20130

(Reuters) – This week’s cyber-attack on South Korean broadcasters and banks may not have originated in China after all as the IP address has been traced to

Damascus mosque blast kills 42 including senior Syrian imam

YoopyaMar 22, 20130

(Reuters) – An explosion at a mosque in the Syrian capital on Thursday killed at least 42 people, including a senior pro-government Muslim cleric, and

U.S. hopeful for strong Chinese action on North Korea

YoopyaMar 22, 20130

(Reuters) – The United States is optimistic China will take strong action against North Korea by increasing scrutiny of financial transactions with Pyongyang that could contravene fresh

China IP address link to South Korea cyber-attack

YoopyaMar 21, 20130

A cyber-attack on South Korean banks and broadcasters came from an internet address in China, South Korean officials say, but the identity of those behind

Obama visits West Bank for talks with Mahmoud Abbas

YoopyaMar 21, 20130

US President Barack Obama has arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah for talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Meeting Mr Obama off

Sanjay Dutt: Bollywood actor sent back to jail for 1993 Mumbai blasts

YoopyaMar 21, 20130

India’s Supreme Court has ruled that Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt must return to prison for his role in the 1993 Mumbai blasts. The actor has

South Korea network attack ‘a computer virus’

YoopyaMar 21, 20130

Disruption that paralysed the computer networks of broadcasters and banks in South Korea appears to have been caused by a virus, an official close to

Damascus, rebels trade charges on “chemical attack”

YoopyaMar 19, 20130

(Reuters) – Syria’s government and rebels accused each other of launching a deadly chemical attack near the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday in what

Bombs kill at least 50 on anniversary of Iraq invasion

YoopyaMar 19, 20130

(Reuters) – Car bombs and a suicide blast hit Shi’ite districts of Baghdad and south of Iraq’s capital on Tuesday, killing at least 50 people