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Hantavirus warning to 1,700 Yosemite campers

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

Yosemite National Park is warning 1,700 visitors who stayed in some of its tent cabins this summer that they may have been exposed to a

Syria refugee exodus raises pressure for buffer zone

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

(Reuters) – Syria’s refugee exodus is accelerating and up to 200,000 people could settle in Turkey alone if the conflict worsens, the United Nations warned

Caucasus suicide bomber named as Russian widow

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

(Reuters) – An ethnic Russian woman, who was both wife and widow of Islamist militants, was named on Wednesday as the suicide bomber who killed

India Supreme Court upholds death sentence for Mumbai attacker

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

(Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the lone survivor of a group of militants who attacked

“Galley slave” Putin savors yachts, planes, palaces, critics say

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

(Reuters) – Vladimir Putin once compared ruling Russia to being a “galley slave”, but four yachts that come with the job, not to mention palaces,

Analysis: China’s aircraft carrier: in name only

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

(Reuters) – When Japanese activists scrambled ashore on a disputed island chain in the East China Sea this month, one of China’s most hawkish military

Warplane attacks on Damascus suburbs kill 60: activists

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian fighter planes made rare sorties on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, killing at least 60 people in its eastern suburbs, the

Court clears Israeli army over death of U.S. activist

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

(Reuters) – An Israeli court on Tuesday cleared Israel’s military of any blame for the death of American activist Rachel Corrie, who was crushed by

U.S. troops punished over Koran burning, urination video

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

(Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Monday it was disciplining U.S. troops over two incidents that provoked outrage in Afghanistan early this year, one

Iran denies plans to show nuclear sites to diplomats

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday it has no plans to show its nuclear sites to diplomats visiting Tehran for this week’s Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)