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Syria footballer killed in Damascus stadium attack

YoopyaFebruary 20, 2013September 21, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 20, 2013September 21, 2023028

A Syrian footballer has been killed in a mortar strike on a stadium in Damascus, the state news agency says. Sana news agency says two...

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Afghan forces arrest Pakistan Taliban commander

YoopyaFebruary 20, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 20, 2013011

Prominent Pakistani Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammad has been arrested in eastern Afghanistan. Maulvi Faqir Mohammad was detained in Nangarhar province, close to the Pakistani...

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China military unit ‘behind prolific hacking’

YoopyaFebruary 19, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 19, 201305

A secretive branch of China’s military is most likely one of the world’s “most prolific cyber espionage groups”, a US cyber security firm has said....

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Social media gives Indonesian women new voice

YoopyaFebruary 18, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 18, 201303

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A judge being interviewed for a Supreme Court job jokes that women might enjoy rape. A local official takes a 17-year-old...

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Pakistan Shi’ites demand protection from militants

YoopyaFebruary 18, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 18, 201303

(Reuters) – Pakistani Shi’ites furious over a sectarian bombing that killed 85 people protested on Monday, demanding that security forces protect them from hardline Sunni...

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Malaysia detains Australia senator Nick Xenophon

YoopyaFebruary 16, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 16, 201306

An Australian senator on a fact-finding mission to Malaysia says he has been refused entry because authorities consider him a “security risk”. Nick Xenophon was...

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Exclusive: Big powers to offer easing gold sanctions at Iran nuclear talks

YoopyaFebruary 15, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 15, 201300

(Reuters) – Major powers plan to offer to ease sanctions barring trade in gold and other precious metals with Iran in return for Iranian steps to shut...

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Kashmir border: India says Pakistani soldier killed

YoopyaFebruary 15, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 15, 201301

The Indian army says that its troops have killed a Pakistani soldier who strayed over the border in the disputed territory of Kashmir on Thursday....

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Currency wars come to Moscow as G20 spars over yen

YoopyaFebruary 15, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 15, 201301

(Reuters) – It may not be hand-to-hand combat, but “currency wars” came to Moscow on Friday asfinance officials from the Group of 20 nations sparred over...

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Delhi’s No.1 ladies’ taxi company

YoopyaFebruary 14, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 14, 201306

The world of taxi drivers is dominated by men. But there is one small cab company in Delhi, where all the drivers and passengers are...