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South Africa: Mandela still in critical condition

YoopyaJun 24, 2013August 4, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela’s condition in a Pretoria hospital remained critical for a second straight day Monday, said South Africa’s president who described the

Brazil leader breaks silence about protests

YoopyaJun 22, 2013August 4, 20240

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff spoke about her generation’s struggles in battling a dictatorship during a prime-time speech meant to connect with

Brazil leaders to meet as protests, violence grow

YoopyaJun 21, 2013August 4, 20240

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police and protesters fought in the streets into the early hours Friday as an estimated 1 million Brazilians swarmed through

Analysis: Palestinian leader faces stark choices

YoopyaJun 21, 2013August 16, 20240

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is being propelled toward a stark choice that could come as soon as next week, define

In northern Iraqi city, al-Qaida gathers strength

YoopyaJun 20, 2013August 16, 20240

BAGHDAD (AP) — Al-Qaida’s Iraq arm is gathering strength in the restive northern city of Mosul, ramping up its fundraising through gangland-style shakedowns and feeding

Karzai suspends talks with US over Taliban move

YoopyaJun 19, 2013August 11, 20240

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan president on Wednesday suspended talks with the United States on a new security deal to protest the way his

Chinese activist says he’s being forced out by NYU

YoopyaJun 17, 2013August 4, 20240

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who was allowed to travel to the U.S. after escaping from house arrest, said Monday that New York

Iran voters draw spirit in showdown atmosphere

YoopyaJun 14, 2013June 19, 20230

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader delivered a salty rebuke to the U.S. Friday as Iranians lined up to vote in a presidential election

Iran’s political hierarchy

YoopyaJun 14, 2013August 11, 20240

SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI: Wields control over every major decision either directly or through a network of hand-picked loyalists and institutions, including the powerful

Turkish PM urges protesters to leave Gezi Park

YoopyaJun 14, 2013August 11, 20240

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he has asked a small delegation of protesters to persuade the hundreds of