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Insight: Children of Mao’s wrath vie for power in China

YoopyaJun 22, 20120

(Reuters) – Forty five years before ambitious Chinese politician Bo Xilai fell from power accused of flirting with Cultural Revolution extremism, he stood as a

Iran says detected “massive cyber attack:” state TV

YoopyaJun 21, 20120

(Reuters) – Iran has detected a planned “massive cyber attack” against its nuclear facilities, state television said on Thursday, after talks with major powers this

Al Qaeda claims killing of Yemeni commander

YoopyaJun 21, 20120

DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s Yemeni wing has claimed responsibility for the assassination this week of a military commander credited with driving back allies of

Pakistan president nominates party loyalist for PM

YoopyaJun 21, 20120

By Qasim Nauman ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A court has issued an arrest warrant for the ruling party veteran poised to replace Pakistan’s ousted prime minister,

China astronauts complete successful space docking

YoopyaJun 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Chinese astronauts carried out a manned docking with an experimental space module on Monday, the latest milestone in China’s ambitious campaign to build

Insight: Nomura collides with Japan’s insider trading crackdown

YoopyaJun 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Japanese regulators reached breaking point in March after months of stonewalling by the country’s largest broker, which they suspected of leaking confidential information

Alawite fortress and Sunni wasteland in Syria’s Homs

YoopyaJun 19, 20120

(This story is based on the observations of a visitor to Syria, known to Reuters. His identity has been withheld for safety reasons) (Reuters) –

Iran considers halting high-grade enrichment: Ahmadinejad

YoopyaJun 18, 20120

(Reuters) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared to indicate that Iran would be prepared to stop high-grade uranium enrichment – a demand of the United States

Analysis: Oil market shrugs at imminent Iran tanker insurance ban

YoopyaJun 18, 20120

(Reuters) – In less than two weeks, Iran’s biggest oil buyers will lose access to the London-based insurance market that protects 95 percent of the

Safety scandals give foreign dairies a boost in China

YoopyaJun 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Global food and dairy companies are making another round of big bets on China’s fast growing dairy sector, seeking to position themselves as