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Suicide bombers target Iranian centre in Beirut, kill four

YoopyaFeb 19, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – A twin suicide bombing hit the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Wednesday during the morning rush hour, killing at least four people

China says it will win West over to its view on Tibet, Xinjiang

YoopyaFeb 19, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – China has time on its side to win over Western opinion to its point of view on the restive regions of Tibet and

Iran’s leader doubts nuclear talks will succeed

YoopyaFeb 17, 2014November 1, 20230

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s top leader said Monday that he doubts talks aimed at sealing a final deal between Tehran and Western powers over

Kerry faces tough sell in China on NKorea, tension

YoopyaFeb 14, 2014October 30, 20230

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday appealed for China’s help in bringing a belligerent North Korea back to nuclear disarmament

Treading softly, Thai riot police move to reclaim protest sites

YoopyaFeb 14, 2014November 25, 20230

(Reuters) – Thousands of Thai riot police were deployed on Friday to seize back protest sites around government buildings in Bangkok that have been occupied

Volcano erupts in Indonesia, 100,000 evacuated, airports closed

YoopyaFeb 14, 2014November 25, 20230

(Reuters) – A volcano erupted late on Thursday night on the heavily populated Indonesian island of Java, sending a huge plume of ash and sand

Nepali Congress leader becomes new prime minister

YoopyaFeb 10, 2014October 30, 20230

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The leader of Nepal’s largest and oldest political party was elected prime minister on Monday with majority support in parliament that

Kerry to visit China, South Korea, Indonesia and Abu Dhabi

YoopyaFeb 10, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will begin a trip this week to China, South Korea, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, the

Six hundred Syrians flee besieged Old Homs in aid convoy

YoopyaFeb 10, 2014November 25, 20230

(Reuters) – Six hundred people left the besieged ruins of rebel-held central Homs on Sunday, escaping more than a year of hunger and deprivation caused

Iran moves to cooperate in U.N. nuclear bomb probe

YoopyaFeb 10, 2014November 1, 20230

(Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear agency said on Sunday that Iran had agreed to start addressing suspicions that it may have worked on designing an