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Mental illness, poverty haunted Afghan policewoman who killed American

YoopyaDec 27, 20120

(Reuters) – The Afghan policewoman suspected of killing a U.S. contractor at police headquarters in Kabul suffered from mental illness and was driven to suicidal

Nelson Mandela “not yet fully recovered”: spokesman

YoopyaDec 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela is doing well after being discharged from hospital, although he is still not fully recovered, a government

Sudan’s Bashir says ready to meet Kiir to try to get oil flowing

YoopyaDec 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Wednesday he was ready to meet his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir to try to move

Nigeria: Blaze hits Lagos ‘after fireworks blast’

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

An explosion in a warehouse has sparked a major fire in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city and commercial capital. Witnesses said fireworks were stored in the

Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar: A paradise being lost?

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

Pristine sandy beaches, coconut palms, sunshine and tropical weather – Cox’s Bazar in the south-eastern corner of Bangladesh has everything to make it an ideal

China opens world’s longest high-speed rail route

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

China has officially opened the world’s longest high-speed rail route, linking the capital Beijing with the southern commercial hub of Guangzhou. The first bullet train

Kazakhstan military plane crash kills 27 near Shymkent

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

A military plane carrying senior Kazakh security officials has crashed in the south of the country, killing all those on board. Officials said 27 people

Yen falls, Nikkei surges as Japan gets a new government

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

(Reuters) – The yen fell to a 20-month low against the dollar on Wednesday, buoying the benchmark Nikkei stock average to nine-month highs, as Japan swore in

Egypt approves constitution drafted by Mursi allies

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

(Reuters) – Egyptian voters overwhelmingly approved a constitution drafted by President Mohamed Mursi’s allies, results announced on Tuesday showed, proving that liberals, leftists and Christians

Syria jets kill tens as international envoy visits

kiemtarDec 25, 2012December 26, 20120

BEIRUT (AP) — A government airstrike Sunday on a bakery in a rebel-held town in central Syria killed more than 60 people, activists said, casting