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Insight: Environment or profit – palm oil firm tests Indonesia

YoopyaJul 12, 20120

(Reuters) – An Indonesian palm oil firm received preliminary approval six years ago for a large plantation in a swampy, forested corner of Borneo island,

Exclusive: U.S. to demand disclosures as it eases Myanmar sanctions

YoopyaJul 11, 20120

(Reuters) – The United States plans to ease sanctions this week to allow its companies to invest in and provide financial services to Myanmar but

No foul play in death of Gaddafi oil boss-Austria

YoopyaJul 11, 20120

(Reuters) – Libya’s Gaddafi-era prime minister and oil chief Shokri Ghanem died after suffering heart failure and falling into the Danube river and there is

Japan protests Chinese ships entry into waters near disputed isles

YoopyaJul 11, 20120

(Reuters) – Japanese and Chinese foreign ministers sparred over rival claims to uninhabited islands in the East China Sea on Wednesday but appeared to try

Mali Islamists destroy tombs at famous Timbuktu mosque

YoopyaJul 11, 20120

(Reuters) – Islamist militants destroyed two tombs on Tuesday at the famous 14th century Djingareyber mosque in Timbuktu, classified by UNESCO as a world heritage

Mixed verdict in former Israeli PM Olmert’s corruption trial

YoopyaJul 10, 20120

(Reuters) – Ehud Olmert was found guilty on Tuesday of a corruption charge in the first criminal trial of a former Israeli prime minister, but

Malawi food crisis deepens on weak economy: report

YoopyaJul 9, 20120

BLANTYRE (Reuters) – The number of people needing food aid to survive in Malawi increased last year when the destitute southern African state’s economy hit

‘Seven die’ as gunmen attack Pakistan army campsite

YoopyaJul 9, 20120

At least seven security personnel have been killed and five injured after gunmen opened fire on an army campsite in central Pakistan, officials say. The

Special Report: For the world’s newest nation, a rocky start

YoopyaJul 9, 20120

(Reuters) – In December, the people of this town watched the national army stand by while thousands of young men from a rival ethnic group

Annan starts talks with Assad in Damascus

YoopyaJul 9, 20120

(Reuters) – Kofi Annan was holding talks in Damascus on Monday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who said U.S. political support for “terrorists” was hindering