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U.S. crafted Pakistan “apology” to suit allies abroad, opponents at home

YoopyaJul 11, 20120

(Reuters) – In the end it was a meeting in a nondescript conference room in Chicago that finally set in motion the long-awaited U.S. apology

‘Seven die’ as gunmen attack Pakistan army campsite

YoopyaJul 9, 20120

At least seven security personnel have been killed and five injured after gunmen opened fire on an army campsite in central Pakistan, officials say. The

Annan starts talks with Assad in Damascus

YoopyaJul 9, 20120

(Reuters) – Kofi Annan was holding talks in Damascus on Monday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who said U.S. political support for “terrorists” was hindering

Syria fighting widespread, spills into Lebanon

YoopyaJul 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Syria’s conflict spilled further into Lebanon on Saturday when mortar fire from government forces crashed into villages in the north, killing two women

Defection cheers anti-Assad coalition at Paris meet

YoopyaJul 6, 2012July 6, 20120

(Reuters) – Reports of the defection of a general who is a personal friend of Bashar al-Assad will cheer the Syrian leader’s enemies at a

Syria pummels rebels as battered city collects bodies

YoopyaJul 5, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian artillery pounded a northwestern town on Wednesday and areas near the ghost city of Douma, where residents recovered mutilated corpses after a

India to give free generic drugs to hundreds of millions

YoopyaJul 5, 20120

(Reuters) – India has put in place a $5.4 billion policy to provide free medicine to its people, a decision that could change the lives

Car bomb in Iraq market kills three, wounds many

YoopyaJul 4, 20120

(Reuters) – A car bomb killed at least three people and wounded many others in a busy morning market in the mainly Shi’ite Muslim Iraqi

Trail of carnage in trash bins of Damascus suburb

YoopyaJul 4, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrians in the ghost city of Douma have recovered mutilated corpses and sifted through trash for body parts hacked off by death squads

Market bombs kill 29 before Iraqi Shi’ite ritual

YoopyaJul 3, 20120

(Reuters) – A bomb in a small truck exploded in a market in the Iraqi city of Diwaniya on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people,