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Madagascar presidential candidates neck and neck in early count

YoopyaDecember 21, 2013December 10, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 21, 2013December 10, 20230

(Reuters) – The two candidates in Madagascar’s presidential run-off election were neck and neck in early vote counting on Saturday, in a poll meant to...

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Egypt refers ousted Morsi to third trial

YoopyaDecember 21, 2013December 10, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 21, 2013December 10, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s prosecutors have referred ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to a third trial, on charges of organizing prison breaks during the 2011...

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For birthday, Pope Francis welcomes homeless, canonizes priest, gets honored by gay magazine

YoopyaDecember 20, 2013December 31, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 20, 2013December 31, 20230

By Jeff Black, Staff Writer, NBC News Pope Francis, the down-home pontiff whose compassionate and pastoral message is resonating around the world, turned 77-years-old on...

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Top US official in violence-plagued Central Africa

YoopyaDecember 19, 2013December 31, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 19, 2013December 31, 20230

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations arrived Thursday in Central African Republic in the highest profile American effort...

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Thai protesters march in bid to oust PM, take aim at U.S.

YoopyaDecember 19, 2013December 31, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 19, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – Anti-government protesters marched in Bangkok on Thursday in a bid to force Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office but their numbers appeared far...

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U.S. prosecutor defends treatment of Indian diplomat

YoopyaDecember 19, 2013December 31, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 19, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – The U.S. attorney in Manhattan defended on Wednesday the treatment of an Indian diplomat who was strip-searched after her arrest last week on...

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Amnesty accuses al-Qaida group in Syria of torture

YoopyaDecember 19, 2013June 19, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 19, 2013June 19, 20230

BEIRUT (AP) — Amnesty International has accused an al-Qaida-linked group that controls large parts of northern Syria of running secret prisons in which torture and...

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India removes barriers to U.S. embassy as anger grows over diplomat’s arrest

YoopyaDecember 18, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 18, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Indian authorities removed concrete security barriers in front of the U.S. embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for the arrest...

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US boosts support for Philippines security forces

YoopyaDecember 17, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 17, 2013January 31, 20240

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States will provide the Philippines’ security forces with $40 million in new assistance in part to help the country...

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Gunfire in S Sudan as military hunts coup plotters

YoopyaDecember 17, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 17, 2013January 31, 20240

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Sporadic gunfire rang out in the capital, Juba, overnight as the military “cleared out remnants” of a faction of soldiers accused...