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Kidnap gangs use leaked bank details to prey on Afghan tycoons

YoopyaDec 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Afghan construction magnate Haji Asadullah Ghaznawi was dragged from his office with a gun to his head and locked up in a slaughterhouse for almost

Japan’s next PM Abe must deliver on economy, cope with China

YoopyaDec 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Conservative ex-premier Shinzo Abe got a second chance to lead Japan after his party surged back to power in Sunday’s election and faces pressure to

Big powers to recognize Syrian opposition

YoopyaDec 12, 20120

(Reuters) – Major powers are set to give Syria’s opposition full political recognition on Wednesday but not the weapons that rebel fighters need to counter

Gazans mass for Hamas anniversary

YoopyaDec 8, 20120

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Tens of thousands of Palestinians massed in Gaza on Saturday for a rally marking the 25th anniversary of Hamas to

Iran’s long-range missiles said to lag U.S. intelligence fears

YoopyaDec 8, 20120

(Reuters) – An internal report for the U.S. Congress has concluded that Iran probably is no longer on track, if it ever was, to having an ocean-crossing

Philippines buries dead, typhoon toll hits 418

YoopyaDec 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Residents in the southern Philippines buried their dead on Friday even as rescue workers continued scouring remote areas for survivors of Typhoon Bopha,

China’s new boss Xi hits nationalist note with talk of “revival”

YoopyaDec 7, 20120

(Reuters) – In his first three weeks as China’s Communist Party boss, Xi Jinping has shown himself to be more confident, direct and relaxed than

Hitmen on hold, Israelis might talk to Meshaal

YoopyaDec 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Israel once tried to kill Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in a botched assassination attempt on the streets of the Jordanian capital, Amman. Fifteen

Philippines finds elderly survivor after typhoon kills 332

YoopyaDec 6, 20120

(Reuters) – Rescue workers found a 77-year-old man alive on Thursday who had survived on coconuts for two days after a powerful typhoon ravaged the

China’s “board and search” sea rules likely had Beijing’s sign-off: official

YoopyaDec 5, 20120

(Reuters) – New Chinese regulations allowing police to board vessels deemed to be trespassing off the southern island of Hainan were a provincial-level initiative, but