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Pope marks milestones amid signs of frailty, succession talk

YoopyaApr 16, 20120

(Reuters) – Pope Benedict marks two milestones this week and while his health appears stable, signs of frailty have again prompted speculation over whether he

Summit sex scandal takes shine off Colombia efforts

YoopyaApr 16, 20120

(Reuters) – Gracing the cover of the latest Time magazine and trumpeting his nation’s security achievements, President Juan Manuel Santos had hoped the Summit of

Grisly death fuels tales of Russian police torture

YoopyaApr 6, 20120

(Reuters) – Albert Zagitov had barely set up his new fruit and vegetable stall at the bustling Volga market in the Russian city of Kazan

Russian plane crash kills 31, 12 survive

YoopyaApr 2, 20120

By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian passenger plane crashed and burst into flames after takeoff in an oil-producing region of Siberia on Monday,

World’s most expensive chocolate egg sells for £7,000 in London

YoopyaMar 31, 20120

The record for the most expensive non-jewelled chocolate egg sold was cracked yesterday when a luxury treat weighing 50 kilos was snapped up for an

Madonna vows to defy anti-gay law on Russian tour

YoopyaMar 23, 2012February 25, 20230

U.S. pop singer Madonna has promised to defy a recent law against homosexual “propaganda” in Vladimir Putin’s hometown of St. Petersburg on her upcoming tour

Syria forces attack town; Annan receives Assad response

YoopyaMar 14, 2012April 8, 20230

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) – Heavily armed forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad battled rebels in the southern city of Deraa on Wednesday,

Spiders on the move in flood-ravaged Australia

YoopyaMar 10, 2012January 14, 20230

(Reuters) – Thousands of spiders have cast eerie webs over vast areas of flood-hit Australia after being forced to seek shelter by the rising waters.

In Beijing, reform waits in the wings

YoopyaMar 2, 20120

(Reuters) – China’s leaders face a parliament meeting next week likely to bring into focus a deepening worry that they have squandered their chance for

Venezuela’s Capriles seeks to unseat Chavez

YoopyaFeb 14, 2012October 23, 20220

(Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition primary winner Henrique Capriles on Monday exuded confidence that he can unseat President Hugo Chavez and end 13 years of socialism