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Bahrain jails activist for three years over protests: lawyer

YoopyaAug 16, 20120

(Reuters) – Prominent Bahraini opposition activist Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to three years in jail on Thursday for anti-government protests, his lawyer said, a verdict

Syria crisis: Russia warns against UN withdrawal

YoopyaAug 16, 20120

Russia’s foreign ministry has said that if the United Nations were to pull out of Syria, it would have “serious negative consequences” for the region.

Britain warns Ecuador it could enter embassy to get Assange

YoopyaAug 16, 20120

(Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday warned Ecuador that it could raid its London embassy if Quito does not hand over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who

Militants attack major Pakistan air base; nine killed

YoopyaAug 16, 20120

(Reuters) – Islamist militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons fought their way into one of Pakistan’s largest air bases on Thursday, the air

Ecuador ponders Assange’s exit if asylum granted

YoopyaAug 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Ecuador is pondering not only whether to give Julian Assange asylum but also how the Wikileaks founder would escape arrest in the United

Assad’s rule disintegrating, ex-PM says after defecting

YoopyaAug 14, 20120

(Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad controls less than a third of Syria and his power is crumbling, his former prime minister said on Tuesday, in

Exclusive: Libyan fighters join Syrian revolt

YoopyaAug 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Veteran fighters of last year’s civil war in Libya have come to the front-line in Syria, helping to train and organize rebels under

Analysis: Are Israelis tough enough for a long war with Iran?

YoopyaAug 14, 2012April 3, 20230

(Reuters) – For Israel to carry out a long-threatened strike on Iranian nuclear sites, it would have to overcome dissent within its governing coalition reflecting

Nearly seven decades later, Northeast Asia still haunted by war

YoopyaAug 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Bitter memories and current rivalries are straining Japan’s ties with China and South Korea nearly seven decades after Tokyo’s defeat in World War

Colombia indigenous leader killed in Cauca province

YoopyaAug 13, 20120

An indigenous spiritual leader has been killed in south-western Colombia amid mounting tension between his tribe and left-wing rebels. Lisandro Tenorio, a traditional healer of