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Exclusive: Iran crude oil exports rise to highest since EU sanctions

YoopyaJan 31, 20130

(Reuters) – Iran’s crude oil exports in December leapt to their highest level since European Union sanctions took effect last July, analysts and shipping sources

South Korea launches space rocket carrying satellite

YoopyaJan 30, 20130

South Korea has launched a rocket in its third attempt to place a satellite into space. Live television footage showed the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1

What happened to the Marcos fortune?

YoopyaJan 25, 2013May 4, 20230

Imelda Marcos: a name synonymous with wealth, greed and excess. During her husband’s 20 years as Philippine president, she amassed a huge collection of art,

US blacklists Afghan airline accused of smuggling opium

YoopyaJan 25, 2013June 24, 20230

Afghanistan’s largest private airline, Kam Air, has been barred from receiving US military contracts amid allegations of drug smuggling, officials say. The US military says

Mali crisis: Troops ‘take northern town of Hombori’

YoopyaJan 25, 20130

Malian and French troops have retaken the town of Hombori, officials say, as they continue their campaign to regain control of northern Mali from rebels.

Sri Lanka’s Rizana Nafeek: Mother forgives Saudi beheading

YoopyaJan 24, 20130

The mother of a Sri Lankan domestic worker beheaded in Saudi Arabia has forgiven those who she says wanted her daughter executed. Rafeena Nafeek said

Japan faces nuclear shutdown for second time since Fukushima

YoopyaJan 24, 20130

(Reuters) – Japan may face a total nuclear shutdown in the summer for the second time since the March 2011 Fukushima disaster as the country’s two operating

North Korea to target U.S. with nuclear, rocket tests

YoopyaJan 24, 20130

(Reuters) – North Korea said on Thursday it would carry out further rocket launches and a nuclear test that would target the United States, dramatically stepping up

After UN acts, NKorea vows to beef up nukes

YoopyaJan 23, 20130

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea swiftly lashed out against the U.N. Security Council’s condemnation of its December launch of a long-range rocket, saying

China’s young in crisis of declining fitness

YoopyaJan 22, 20130

BEIJING (AP) — Xiao Ru spent her last year of high school studying from morning until late at night. That didn’t help her complete one