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Typhoon heads out to sea after leaving at least one dead in Japan

YoopyaOct 6, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – A typhoon lashed Japan with torrential rain on Monday after killing at least one person, forcing the cancellation of flights and prompting warnings

Top North Korea officials make rare visit to South as diplomacy ramps up

YoopyaOct 4, 2014September 7, 20230

(Reuters) – Isolated North Korea sent its highest level delegation to South Korea on Saturday to attend the Asian Games closing ceremony amid a flurry

Islamic State video shows second British hostage beheaded

YoopyaOct 4, 2014September 2, 20230

(Reuters) – Islamic State militants beheaded British aid worker Alan Henning in a video posted on Friday, triggering swift condemnation by the British and U.S.

India’s rock-star PM wowed Madison Square Garden—but can he deliver more than a great show?

YoopyaSep 30, 2014June 27, 20230

“They used to think of us as snake charmers!” boomed Narendra Modi, shortly after receiving an electrifying welcome at New York City’s Madison Square Garden

Hong Kong protesters stockpile supplies, prepare for long haul

YoopyaSep 30, 2014July 29, 20230

(Reuters) – Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters extended a blockade of Hong Kong streets on Tuesday, stockpiling supplies and erecting makeshift barricades ahead of

Japan resumes search for victims of volcanic eruption

YoopyaSep 28, 2014July 15, 20230

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – More than 500 rescuers in Japan resumed searching on Monday for victims of a volcano that erupted without warning

UAE’s 1st Female Fighter Pilot Carried Out Strikes

YoopyaSep 26, 2014July 15, 20230

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The first female air force pilot in the United Arab Emirates led airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria

Mission Accomplished: India Joins Mars Explorers

YoopyaSep 24, 2014July 25, 20230

NEW DELHI (AP) — India triumphed in its first interplanetary mission, placing a satellite into orbit around Mars on Wednesday and catapulting the country into

Ghani named Afghan president-elect after deal to end election dispute

YoopyaSep 22, 2014July 25, 20230

By Hamid Shalizi and Jessica Donati KABUL (Reuters) – Former Afghan finance minister Ashraf Ghani was named president-elect on Sunday after he signed a deal

Islamic State closes in on Syrian town, refugees flood into Turkey

YoopyaSep 22, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Islamic State militants tightened their noose on a northern Syrian border town on Sunday as the United Nations said the number of Syrian