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Egyptian court bans Muslim Brotherhood activity

YoopyaSeptember 23, 2013April 13, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 23, 2013April 13, 20240

(Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Monday banned any activity by ousted President Mohamed Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood and ordered its funds seized, a significant strike...

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Smoke pours from Kenya mall as forces ‘close in’

YoopyaSeptember 23, 2013April 13, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 23, 2013April 13, 20240

(Reuters) – Thick smoke poured from the besieged Nairobi mall where Kenyan officials said their forces were closing in on Islamists holding hostages on Monday,...

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Swaziland votes for new parliament

YoopyaSeptember 21, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 21, 2013March 31, 20240

MBABANE, Swaziland (AP) — Swaziland held elections to choose a new parliament on Friday, but some opposition figures in the southern African monarchy said the...

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Chaos as floods submerge Mexico’s Acapulco, death toll rises

YoopyaSeptember 18, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 18, 2013March 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Mexico’s famous beach resort of Acapulco was in chaos on Tuesday as hotels rationed food for thousands of stranded tourists and floodwaters swallowed homes and...

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Egypt Muslim Brotherhood spokesman arrested

YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013March 31, 20240

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s state media says a leading spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood and other senior members of the group have been arrested in...

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Witness in Ruto trial describes church torching

YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013March 31, 20240

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The first witness to testify in the International Criminal Court trial of Kenya’s deputy president described Tuesday how a mob...

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Thai rubber protests injure dozens of police

YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013March 31, 20240

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Thailand (AP) — The Thai government said Tuesday it could declare a security emergency in a district of southern Thailand to stamp...

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Iran restores blocks on Facebook, Twitter

YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013April 3, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013April 3, 20240

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The joy of Iran’s Facebook and Twitter fans was short-lived as authorities on Tuesday restored blocks on social networks after filters...

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UN: North Korea won’t cooperate with rights probe

YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013April 3, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013April 3, 20240

GENEVA (AP) — Unlike Dennis Rodman’s basketball diplomacy, a U.N. human rights probe isn’t connecting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Michael Kirby, who...

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Rwandans vote but no contest seen for Kagame’s party

YoopyaSeptember 16, 2013October 8, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 16, 2013October 8, 20230

(Reuters) – Rwandans voted in a parliamentary election on Monday that is widely expected to hand an easy win to the ruling coalition in a...