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Rajoy inches toward aid as protests seethe

YoopyaSeptember 27, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Violent protests in Madrid and growing talk of secession in Catalonia are piling pressure on Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as he moves...

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Three hundred killed in single day in Syria, group says

YoopyaSeptember 27, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 27, 20120

(Reuters) – More than 300 people were killed in Syria on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, in one of the bloodiest days...

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Up to 700,000 Syrians could flee by year-end: UNHCR

YoopyaSeptember 27, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 27, 20120

(Reuters) – The number of refugees fleeing Syria could reach 700,000 by the end of the year, the U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday, almost...

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Netanyahu to press for Iran “red line” in U.N. speech

YoopyaSeptember 27, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu will argue for the need to set a “red line” for Iran’s nuclear program in his U.N. speech on Thursday,...

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Chinese court upholds fine against dissident Ai Weiwei

YoopyaSeptember 27, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 27, 20120

(Reuters) – A Chinese court upheld a $2.4 million tax evasion fine against China’s most famous dissident Ai Weiwei on Thursday, ending his long legal...

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UN members divided over response to Mali crisis

YoopyaSeptember 27, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 27, 20120

By John Irish UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. members appeared deeply divided on Wednesday as they sought to resolve the crisis in Mali, with France and...

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Mugabe says Gaddafi’s death as tragic as US envoy’s

YoopyaSeptember 27, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 27, 20120

By Arshad Mohammed UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Wednesday the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was as tragic as that...

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EU freezes aid to Rwanda over Congo rebel claims

YoopyaSeptember 27, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 27, 20120

By Jonny Hogg KINSHASA (Reuters) – The European Union has frozen further budgetary support to Rwanda over allegations that the Central African state supports anti-government...

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Assange mocks Obama via video at U.N. event

YoopyaSeptember 27, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 27, 20120

(Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaking via a choppy video feed from his virtual house arrest in London, lashed out at U.S. President Barack...

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Sudan, S.Sudan to resume oil exports, no wider deal

YoopyaSeptember 27, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 27, 20120

By Ulf Laessing ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan reached a border security deal on Wednesday that will restart badly...