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Insight: Hunger strikes in industrial Russia test loyalty to Putin

YoopyaNov 5, 20120

(Reuters) – Factory smokestacks tower over weathered wooden houses in this provincial Russian town, part of the industrial heartland that helped propel Vladimir Putin into

U.S. investigators to get access to Benghazi suspect

YoopyaNov 3, 20120

(Reuters) – Authorities in Tunisia have agreed to allow FBI investigators access to a detained Islamic militant suspected of playing a role in the September 11 attacks

U.S. renews sanctions, Sudan criticizes decision

YoopyaNov 3, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama renewed U.S. sanctions on Sudan on Friday, acknowledging Khartoum had resolved disputes with South Sudan but warning that Darfur and other conflicts

North Korea says proud of its human rights record

YoopyaNov 3, 20120

(Reuters) – North Korea’s U.N. delegation declared on Friday that it was proud of Pyongyang’s social system and human rights record and rejected as baseless

Myanmar state media details new foreign investment law

YoopyaNov 3, 20120

(Reuters) – Myanmar’s new foreign investment law allows overseas firms to fully own ventures and offers tax breaks and lengthy land leases, state media said

Uganda to withdraw troops from Somalia, says Mukasa

YoopyaNov 3, 20120

Uganda will withdraw its forces from UN-backed international missions, Security Minister Muruli Mukasa says, escalating a long-running row. Mr Mukasa said the government had sent

Nigerian ‘youths executed’ in Boko Haram stronghold

YoopyaNov 3, 20120

Dozens of young men have been shot dead in Nigeria by the military in Maiduguri, residents in the north-eastern city have told the BBC. An

Anger at Ghana salary increases for politicians

YoopyaNov 3, 20120

A significant increase in salaries for Ghana’s president, ministers and other top officials has been criticised by anti-corruption campaigners. Parliament agreed to the pay rise

Israeli official sees “shocking” dictatorship in Egypt

YoopyaNov 3, 20120

(Reuters) – A senior Israeli official described Egypt’s new government on Friday as a “shocking dictatorial force” and predicted there would be no high-level contacts

Ukraine opposition complains of stolen seats

YoopyaNov 3, 20120

(Reuters) – Ukrainian opposition parties accused President Viktor Yanukovich’s Party of the Regions of “stealing” several parliamentary seats as the vote count from Sunday’s election