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China tests troubled waters with $1 billion rig for South China Sea

YoopyaJun 21, 20120

(Reuters) – China has spent nearly $1 billion on an ultra-deepwater rig that appears intended to explore disputed areas of the South China Sea, one

Special Report: In the new Myanmar, the gulag endures

YoopyaJun 20, 20120

(Reuters) – When hundreds of political prisoners were released from Myanmar’s jails in January, supporters greeted them in jubilant scenes. But for Myo Min, a

G20 backs Europe’s overhaul to fight crisis

YoopyaJun 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Europe won support from world leaders on Tuesday for an ambitious but slow-moving overhaul of the euro zone, even as pressure built in

Obama: China, Russia not signed on for Assad’s removal

YoopyaJun 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Russia and China have not agreed to any plan for the removal of President Bashar al-Assad from power but do recognize the danger

Suspect in body parts case returns to Canada

YoopyaJun 19, 20120

MIRABEL, Quebec (AP) — A Canadian porn actor suspected in the dismemberment of a Chinese student arrived in Canada on Monday via military transport from

Europe vows closer union at G20 summit

YoopyaJun 19, 2012June 19, 20230

(Reuters) – Under pressure from financial markets and anxious world leaders, Europe agreed on Monday to move towards a more integrated banking system to stem

Deadly violence on Israel’s Egypt, Gaza borders

YoopyaJun 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Militants who crossed into Israel from Egypt’s Sinai desert fired on Israelis building a barrier on the border on Monday, killing one worker,

Egypt Islamists claim presidency, army rules

YoopyaJun 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said on Monday its candidate won the country’s first free presidential election, but a sweeping legal maneuver overnight by Cairo’s

G20 to press Europe for lasting fix for debt crisis

YoopyaJun 18, 20120

(Reuters) – World leaders, relieved that pro-bailout parties won a narrow election victory in Greece, will pile pressure on Europe at the G20 summit on

Iran considers halting high-grade enrichment: Ahmadinejad

YoopyaJun 18, 20120

(Reuters) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared to indicate that Iran would be prepared to stop high-grade uranium enrichment – a demand of the United States