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Ex-Taliban leader-turned peace negotiator shot dead in Afghan capital

kiemtarMay 13, 2012May 13, 20120

KABUL – A former Taliban leader-turned peace negotiator was assassinated by an unidentified gunmen in a brazen attack in the Afghan capital on Sunday. Arsala Rahmani

Syria says thwarts 1,200 kg car bomb in Aleppo

YoopyaMay 12, 2012April 9, 20230

By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian forces foiled an attempted suicide car bombing with 1,200 kg (2,640 pounds) of explosives in the northern city

UN Chief Condemns Damascus Blasts

kiemtarMay 11, 2012May 11, 20120

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council have condemned the deadly bomb blasts in the Syrian capital, Damascus. State media said the double suicide

10 bodies found near Indonesia plane crash site

kiemtarMay 11, 2012May 11, 20120

MOUNT SALAK, Indonesia — Search teams found at least 10 bodies Friday near where a Russian-made jetliner crashed into the side of an Indonesian volcano

China dissident Chen says officials must face justice

YoopyaMay 8, 20120

(Reuters) – Blind dissident Chen Guangcheng has demanded the central Chinese government punish officials he blames for false imprisonment and years of persecution, saying on

Activist confident China will allow him to leave

YoopyaMay 7, 20120

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese activist who triggered a diplomatic dispute between China and the United States said Monday he is confident that Beijing will

Syria holds parliament vote; opposition boycotts

YoopyaMay 7, 20120

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrians cast ballots Monday in parliamentary elections billed by the regime as key to President Bashar Assad’s political reforms, but the

Two bombs explode on Damascus highway – residents

YoopyaMay 5, 20120

By Mariam Karouny DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Two bombs detonated on a central Damascus highway on Saturday, destroying nine cars, residents said, in a further sign

Clinton says U.S. willing to work with North Korea if it reforms

YoopyaMay 4, 20120

(Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday that the United States was willing to work with North Korea if it changed its

Suicide bomber kills 15 in northwest Pakistan

YoopyaMay 4, 20120

KHAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least 15 people and wounded 40 on Friday in an attack on a police checkpoint in