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Egypt’s Sufis thrive despite attacks

YoopyaJun 14, 2013August 11, 20240

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Sufi Muslims say their places of worship are under threat by rising radicalism, as shrines sacred to them are coming under

UN says nearly 93,000 killed in Syrian conflict

YoopyaJun 13, 2013August 16, 20240

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s spiraling violence has resulted in the confirmed killings of nearly 93,000 people but the real number is likely to be far

Turkish PM vows to rid ‘lawbreakers’ from park

YoopyaJun 13, 2013August 18, 20240

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — “Lawbreakers” will be removed from Istanbul’s Taksim Square, Turkey’s prime minister declared Thursday, rejecting the European Parliament’s resolution condemning the excessive

10 Things to Know for Today

YoopyaJun 13, 2013August 18, 20240

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. GRIM NEW DEATH TOLL IN SYRIA The

South Africa’s Nelson Mandela spends 6th day in hospital following report of health progress

YoopyaJun 13, 2013August 18, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela is spending a sixth day in the hospital. There was no immediate update on his health

‘No Nile, no Egypt’, Cairo warns over Ethiopia dam

YoopyaJun 10, 2013August 4, 20240

(Reuters) – Egypt’s foreign minister, vowing not to give up “a single drop of water from the Nile”, said on Sunday he would go to

2 Koreas to hold senior-level meeting in Seoul

YoopyaJun 10, 2013August 4, 20240

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea agreed Monday to hold senior-level talks this week in Seoul, a breakthrough of sorts to ease

2 out of 3 people face hunger as Haiti woes mount

YoopyaJun 10, 2013August 4, 20240

BELLE ANSE, Haiti (AP) — The hardship of hunger abounds amid the stone homes and teepee-like huts in the mountains along Haiti’s southern coast. The

South Africa: Mandela remains in hospital

YoopyaJun 10, 2013August 4, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela is spending a third day in a hospital where the former president is being treated for a recurring lung infection.

South Africa: Mandela taken to hospital

YoopyaJun 8, 2013August 11, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela is in “serious but stable” condition after being taken to a hospital to be treated for