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China’s Bo Xilai allowed to appeal against life in jail

YoopyaOctober 9, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 9, 2013March 10, 20240

(Reuters) – A court in eastern China on Wednesday allowed ousted former senior politician Bo Xilai to appeal against a life sentence handed out last month on...

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Myanmar frees prisoners ahead of regional summit

YoopyaOctober 8, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 8, 2013March 31, 20240

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s president pardoned 56 political prisoners Tuesday, an amnesty apparently timed to highlight the government’s reforms ahead of a regional summit...

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Chemical arms inspectors gird for risky, dirty job

YoopyaSeptember 30, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 30, 2013March 31, 20240

AMSTERDAM (AP) — They left in secrecy on a private jet, bound for one of the world’s most dangerous places, to destroy substances so deadly...

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Clashes in eastern Lebanon kill at least 3

YoopyaSeptember 28, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 28, 2013March 31, 20240

BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fighters and residents of the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek exchanged fire Saturday, leaving three dead and six wounded, security officials...

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New major earthquake rocks southwest Pakistan

YoopyaSeptember 28, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 28, 2013March 31, 20240

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A major earthquake rocked Pakistan’s southwest Saturday, sending people running into the street in panic just days after another quake in the...

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Search grows bleak in India building collapse

YoopyaSeptember 28, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 28, 2013March 31, 20240

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Frantic relatives kept up a vigil Saturday at the site of a collapsed apartment building that killed at least 42 people...

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Analysis: Iran outreach to US faces tests at home

YoopyaSeptember 28, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 28, 2013March 31, 20240

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Before leaving for the United Nations, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said he hoped to open a new era in...

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Security tight at Miss World crowning in Indonesia

YoopyaSeptember 28, 2013April 3, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 28, 2013April 3, 20240

BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Security is tight ahead of the crowning of Miss World on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, where the event was moved...

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Pakistani girl shot by Taliban honored at Harvard

YoopyaSeptember 28, 2013April 3, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 28, 2013April 3, 20240

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Pakistani girl who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban has been honored as Harvard University’s humanitarian of the year....

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Militant Sunni group takes aim at minorities

YoopyaSeptember 25, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 25, 2013March 31, 20240

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Sunni militant group known for targeting rival Muslims has emerged as a dangerous new player in Pakistan, sending a pair of...