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Pakistan Shi’ites demand protection from militants

YoopyaFeb 18, 20130

(Reuters) – Pakistani Shi’ites furious over a sectarian bombing that killed 85 people protested on Monday, demanding that security forces protect them from hardline Sunni

Malaysia detains Australia senator Nick Xenophon

YoopyaFeb 16, 20130

An Australian senator on a fact-finding mission to Malaysia says he has been refused entry because authorities consider him a “security risk”. Nick Xenophon was

Exclusive: Big powers to offer easing gold sanctions at Iran nuclear talks

YoopyaFeb 15, 20130

(Reuters) – Major powers plan to offer to ease sanctions barring trade in gold and other precious metals with Iran in return for Iranian steps to shut

Kashmir border: India says Pakistani soldier killed

YoopyaFeb 15, 20130

The Indian army says that its troops have killed a Pakistani soldier who strayed over the border in the disputed territory of Kashmir on Thursday.

Currency wars come to Moscow as G20 spars over yen

YoopyaFeb 15, 20130

(Reuters) – It may not be hand-to-hand combat, but “currency wars” came to Moscow on Friday asfinance officials from the Group of 20 nations sparred over

Delhi’s No.1 ladies’ taxi company

YoopyaFeb 14, 20130

The world of taxi drivers is dominated by men. But there is one small cab company in Delhi, where all the drivers and passengers are

Teenager killed as Bahrain marks anniversary of uprising

YoopyaFeb 14, 20130

(Reuters) – A Bahraini teenager was killed by security forces on Thursday, an opposition website reported, as activists demonstrated on the second anniversary of an

Iran says it has begun upgrading uranium centrifuges

YoopyaFeb 13, 20130

(Reuters) – Iran said on Wednesday it had started installing a new generation of machines for enriching uranium, an announcement likely to annoy the West and complicate

Attack on a Thailand military base leaves 16 dead

YoopyaFeb 13, 20130

Scores of armed gunmen stormed a military base in south Thailand in an assault that has left 16 militants dead, an army spokesperson has said.

North Korea conducts third controversial nuke test

YoopyaFeb 12, 20130

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Defying U.N. warnings, North Korea on Tuesday conducted its third nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast, taking a crucial