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Afghan defense minister quits, hands Karzai a security headache

YoopyaAug 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak resigned on Tuesday after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament, leaving President Hamid Karzai scrambling to find

Syria crisis: Fighting rages ahead of UN Assembly vote

YoopyaAug 3, 2012June 2, 20240

There has been renewed fighting in Syria ahead of a UN General Assembly vote condemning its own Security Council for failing to end the unrest.

U.N. sees battle for Aleppo looming

YoopyaAug 3, 20120

(Reuters) – A long-expected Syrian army onslaught to drive rebel forces out of Aleppo is imminent, following a military build-up around the country’s biggest city,

Drought delivers fresh blow to reeling Indian economy

YoopyaAug 3, 20120

(Reuters) – A summer drought makes a bad situation worse for an Indian economy already crippled by a sharp slowdown in growth, persistent inflation and

Exclusive: Obama authorizes secret U.S. support for Syrian rebels

YoopyaAug 2, 2012August 2, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government,

Syrian rebels capture tank as Aleppo battle rages

YoopyaAug 2, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian rebels turned the gun of a captured tank against government forces on Thursday, shelling a military airbase expected to be used as

Analysis: China unveils oil offensive in South China Sea squabble

YoopyaAug 2, 20120

(Reuters) – First came the diplomatic offensive, then the flexing of military muscle. Now, China is opening a third front to assert its claims in

Onslaught looms as Assad forces pound Aleppo outskirts

YoopyaJul 27, 20120

(Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s artillery pounded rebel-held areas around Aleppo on Friday, preparing the ground for an onslaught on Syria’s biggest city where the

Japan nationalist dreams of new patriotic party

YoopyaJul 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Former Japanese general Toshio Tamogami has a dream: fed up with bowing to China and the United States, patriotic politicians form a new

Bo Xilai scandal: Gu Kailai charged with Heywood murder

YoopyaJul 26, 20120

The wife of disgraced Chinese political leader Bo Xilai has been charged with the murder of UK businessman Neil Heywood, state news agency Xinhua says.