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California man linked to anti-Islam film taken in for questioning

YoopyaSep 15, 20120

(Reuters) – A California man convicted of bank fraud was taken in for questioning on Saturday by officers investigating possible probation violations stemming from the

Camp Bastion assault: Two US marines die in ‘Taliban revenge’

YoopyaSep 15, 20120

Insurgents have attacked Nato’s heavily fortified Camp Bastion base in southern Afghanistan. At least two US marines died when militants breached the perimeter of the

Anti-Japan protests erupt in China over islands row

YoopyaSep 15, 20120

(Reuters) – Thousands of Chinese besieged the Japanese embassy in Beijing on Saturday, hurling rocks, eggs and bottles with protests reported in other major cities

Peace envoy Brahimi says Syria crisis is global threat

YoopyaSep 15, 20120

(Reuters) – International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said after talks with President Bashar al-Assad that the escalating Syrian conflict posed a global danger. “We discussed the

Unification Church head Sun Myung Moon buried in Korea

YoopyaSep 15, 20120

(Reuters) – Sun Myung Moon, a self-proclaimed messiah who founded the Unification Church that once boasted millions of members, was buried at a church-owned mansion

Five dead as anti-Islam film protests widen

YoopyaSep 14, 20120

At least five people were killed on Friday in demonstrations over a film made in the US that mocks Islam – as protests spread around

Anti-American fury sweeps Middle East over film

YoopyaSep 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Fury about a film that insults the Prophet Mohammad tore across the Middle East on Friday with protesters attacking U.S. embassies and burning

Japan aims to abandon nuclear power by 2030s

YoopyaSep 14, 2012September 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Japan’s government said it intends to stop using nuclear power by the 2030s, marking a major shift from policy goals set before last

Exclusive: China’s Xi recovering from bad back, could appear soon – sources

YoopyaSep 14, 20120

(Reuters) – China’s leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping could make a public appearance as early as Saturday as he recovers from a bad back, sources said, dispelling

China surveillance ships near islands disputed with Japan

YoopyaSep 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Six Chinese surveillance ships briefly entered waters near disputed islands claimed by Tokyo and Beijing on Friday, raising tensions between Asia’s two biggest