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Teenager killed as Bahrain marks anniversary of uprising

YoopyaFeb 14, 20130

(Reuters) – A Bahraini teenager was killed by security forces on Thursday, an opposition website reported, as activists demonstrated on the second anniversary of an

Iran says it has begun upgrading uranium centrifuges

YoopyaFeb 13, 20130

(Reuters) – Iran said on Wednesday it had started installing a new generation of machines for enriching uranium, an announcement likely to annoy the West and complicate

Attack on a Thailand military base leaves 16 dead

YoopyaFeb 13, 20130

Scores of armed gunmen stormed a military base in south Thailand in an assault that has left 16 militants dead, an army spokesperson has said.

North Korea conducts third controversial nuke test

YoopyaFeb 12, 20130

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Defying U.N. warnings, North Korea on Tuesday conducted its third nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast, taking a crucial

Coca-Cola drinking ‘linked to New Zealander’s death’

YoopyaFeb 12, 20130

Drinking large quantities of Coca-Cola was a “substantial factor” in the death of a 30-year-old woman in New Zealand, a coroner has said. Natasha Harris,

World’s largest captive crocodile Lolong dies in Philippines

YoopyaFeb 11, 20130

The largest saltwater crocodile in captivity has died in the Philippines. Officials said the six-metre reptile, weighing more than 1,000kg, flipped over with a bloated

Zhuang Zedong, Chinese ‘ping-pong diplomacy’ player, dies

YoopyaFeb 10, 20130

Chinese table-tennis player Zhuang Zedong, who had an instrumental role in the so-called ping-pong diplomacy that led to a thaw in US-China relations in the

India’s Kumbh Mela festival holds most auspicious day

YoopyaFeb 10, 20130

The main day of bathing is being held at India’s Kumbh Mela, with 30 million pilgrims already taking a dip at the confluence of the

Russian fighter jets ‘breach Japan airspace’

YoopyaFeb 7, 20130

Two Russian fighter jets have violated Japanese airspace, prompting Tokyo to scramble its own aircraft, reports say. Japan lodged a protest after the planes were

India child sex victims ‘humiliated’ – Human Rights Watch

YoopyaFeb 7, 20130

Child victims of sexual abuse in India are often mistreated and humiliated by police, says the US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a new report.