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Iran atomic cooperation could spur fast sanctions relief: Clinton

YoopyaOct 4, 20120

(Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held out the possibility on Wednesday that sanctions on Iran could be eased quickly if Tehran worked with major powers

Rwandan man led grenade and machete killings: witnesses

YoopyaOct 4, 20120

By Vegard Botterli OSLO (Reuters) – A Rwandan man accused of masterminding the murder of 2,000 people in the country’s 1994 genocide led a militia that

Turkey strikes back at Syria, says will protect borders

YoopyaOct 4, 20120

(Reuters) – Turkish artillery hit targets near Syria’s Tel Abyad border town for a second day on Thursday, killing several Syrian soldiers according to activists

South Africa wildcat strikes spread to more mines

YoopyaOct 3, 20120

By Ed Stoddard and Agnieszka Flak JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A series of wildcat miners’ strikes in South Africa spread to a new sector, iron ore,

Netanyahu-Barak spat stokes early Israel vote talk

YoopyaOct 3, 20120

(Reuters) – Friction between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak over relations with the United States fuelled talk on Wednesday of an

Unrest tarnishes drive to tap Indonesia’s gold riches

YoopyaOct 3, 20120

(Reuters) – When Hong Kong-listed G-Resources Ltd opened its $1 billion Indonesian gold mine in July, six months behind schedule, it had high hopes it

Nigeria’s Boko Haram says no peace talks, spokesman arrested

YoopyaOct 2, 20120

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – The purported leader of Boko Haram, the Islamist sect in Nigeria, has denied government statements the group is involved in peace talks

New Japanese finance minister seen sticking to policy line

YoopyaOct 1, 20120

(Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda appointed as finance minister on Monday a veteran lawmaker expected to follow his line on budget reform and

Bahrain court upholds jail terms on protesting medics: BNA

YoopyaOct 1, 20120

(Reuters) – Bahrain’s highest court on Monday upheld jail terms issued against nine medics convicted for their role in last year’s pro-democracy uprising, state news

China holiday crash kills five Germans as millions take to roads

YoopyaOct 1, 20120

(Reuters) – A bus struck a container truck near Beijing and burst into flames on Monday, killing five German tourists and a Chinese driver as