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Exclusive: Russia backs Annan idea of Syria unity government: envoys

YoopyaJun 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Russia and other big powers have told mediator Kofi Annan that they support his idea of a Syrian national unity cabinet that could

Shenzhen’s “mini-Hong Kong” to test China’s financial ambitions

YoopyaJun 28, 20120

(Reuters) – China’s southern boomtown of Shenzhen, a pioneer of economic reforms but long in the shadow of Hong Kong, is plotting another bold ploy:

Refugee boat sinks; Australian PM aims to revive Malaysia plan

YoopyaJun 27, 20120

(Reuters) – The sinking of a second refugee boat between Indonesia and Australia’s Christmas Island in less than a week prompted on Wednesday Australia’s prime

Gunmen storm pro-Assad Syrian TV channel

YoopyaJun 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Gunmen stormed a pro-government Syrian TV channel headquarters on Wednesday, bombing buildings and shooting dead three employees, state media said, in one of

Ukraine ex-PM’s appeal trial put off until July 12

YoopyaJun 26, 20120

KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian court on Tuesday adjourned hearings to July 12 into former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s appeal against the verdict and seven-year

Heavy fighting around Syrian capital

YoopyaJun 26, 20120

(Reuters) – State forces and rebels were locked in heavy fighting in several areas outside Damascus on Tuesday, activists said, in the worst violence to

Egypt’s Islamist president takes revolution to palace

YoopyaJun 26, 2012December 13, 20230

(Reuters) – Mohamed Mursi, Egypt’s first freely elected president whose powers have already been curbed by the army, began work on a coalition on Monday

Three dead in Mexico airport gunfight between police

YoopyaJun 26, 20120

(Reuters) – Three policemen died in a shootout with two other officers suspected of drug trafficking at Mexico City’s airport on Monday, as panicked travelers

UK hackers admit plotting attacks on CIA, firms

YoopyaJun 26, 2012June 26, 20120

(Reuters) – Two British hackers pleaded guilty in a London court on Monday to plotting attacks against computers of international firms, law enforcement bodies and

Al Qaeda threatens Arab Spring nations: UK spy chief

YoopyaJun 26, 20120

(Reuters) – Al Qaeda militants are using the countries which toppled their leaders in the Arab Spring as bases to train radical Western youths for