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North Korea new leader still a mystery after nearly a year: Pentagon

YoopyaOct 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Whether North Korea’s new leader will follow the dangerous path of his father is unclear, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday, despite

Egypt brokers informal Israel/Gaza truce: Israeli official

YoopyaOct 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Palestinian militants held fire overnight on Thursday and Israel refrained from air strikes as an informal truce brokered by Egypt appeared to take

Insight: Pakistani death squads spur desperate voyage to Australia

YoopyaOct 25, 2012October 25, 20120

(Reuters) – It was 3 a.m. when Abid Warasi and his friend clambered into an Indonesian fishing boat, joining 300 other migrants packed into the

Special Report: In the land of “gangster-jihadists”

YoopyaOct 25, 20120

(Reuters) – A military helicopter arced through the dusty yellow haze and dropped onto the sand a few kilometers from Timbuktu on April 24, settling

Ex-Goldman director Gupta awaits sentence in insider case

YoopyaOct 24, 20120

(Reuters) – The sentencing on Wednesday of fallen Wall Street titan Rajat Gupta for insider trading could come down to whether a judge agrees that

White House told of militant claim two hours after Libya attack: emails

YoopyaOct 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on

Cuba’s eclectic architecture

YoopyaOct 24, 2012June 19, 20230

Cuba’s architecture — rather like its music — is an eclectic mixture that over time has assimilated various outside influences to create strikingly unique cityscapes