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Syria crisis: Russia warns against UN withdrawal

YoopyaAug 16, 20120

Russia’s foreign ministry has said that if the United Nations were to pull out of Syria, it would have “serious negative consequences” for the region.

Militants attack major Pakistan air base; nine killed

YoopyaAug 16, 20120

(Reuters) – Islamist militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons fought their way into one of Pakistan’s largest air bases on Thursday, the air

Assad’s rule disintegrating, ex-PM says after defecting

YoopyaAug 14, 20120

(Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad controls less than a third of Syria and his power is crumbling, his former prime minister said on Tuesday, in

Exclusive: Libyan fighters join Syrian revolt

YoopyaAug 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Veteran fighters of last year’s civil war in Libya have come to the front-line in Syria, helping to train and organize rebels under

Insight: How Japan’s securities watchdog found its bite

YoopyaAug 14, 2012April 7, 20230

(Reuters) – With its stock in near free fall, the board of Japan’s Nippon Sheet Glass met in August 2010 to weigh a couple of

Nearly seven decades later, Northeast Asia still haunted by war

YoopyaAug 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Bitter memories and current rivalries are straining Japan’s ties with China and South Korea nearly seven decades after Tokyo’s defeat in World War

Syria crisis: Rebels ‘shoot down’ warplane

YoopyaAug 13, 20120

Syrian rebels have produced footage of a man they claim is the captured pilot of a fighter jet that went down in the east of

Syria to be suspended from international Islamic body: diplomat

YoopyaAug 13, 20120

(Reuters) – Syria will be suspended from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Wednesday for its violent suppression of a 17-month uprising against President Bashar

Doctors in Syria war zones risk all to treat wounded

YoopyaAug 13, 20120

(Reuters) – A week ago, British-Syrian doctor known as Abu Shamel was playing with his young son at home in Manchester. Now he is crouching

Iran government criticized over earthquake response

YoopyaAug 13, 20120

(Reuters) – Iran’s government faced criticism on Monday over its response to two earthquakes that killed 306 people, with complaints of a lack of tents