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China’s new boss Xi hits nationalist note with talk of “revival”

YoopyaDecember 7, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 7, 201203

(Reuters) – In his first three weeks as China’s Communist Party boss, Xi Jinping has shown himself to be more confident, direct and relaxed than...

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Hitmen on hold, Israelis might talk to Meshaal

YoopyaDecember 7, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 7, 201208

(Reuters) – Israel once tried to kill Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in a botched assassination attempt on the streets of the Jordanian capital, Amman. Fifteen...

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Philippines finds elderly survivor after typhoon kills 332

YoopyaDecember 6, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 6, 201202

(Reuters) – Rescue workers found a 77-year-old man alive on Thursday who had survived on coconuts for two days after a powerful typhoon ravaged the...

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China’s “board and search” sea rules likely had Beijing’s sign-off: official

YoopyaDecember 5, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 5, 201206

(Reuters) – New Chinese regulations allowing police to board vessels deemed to be trespassing off the southern island of Hainan were a provincial-level initiative, but...

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Philippines’ biggest typhoon kills at least 230, hundreds missing

YoopyaDecember 5, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 5, 201201

(Reuters) – The death toll from the Philippines’ strongest typhoon this year rose on Wednesday to around 230, with hundreds missing in landslides and floodwaters,...

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Iran says captures U.S. drone in its airspace

YoopyaDecember 4, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 4, 201201

(Reuters) – Iran captured a U.S. intelligence-gathering drone that entered its airspace over the Gulf, its armed forces said on Tuesday, the latest in a recent succession...

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Kim Kardashian Bahrain Visit: Protests Flare After Reality Star’s Appearance

YoopyaDecember 3, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 3, 201206

MANAMA, Bahrain — Just hours after reality TV star Kim Kardashian gushed about her impressions of Bahrain, riot police fired tear gas to disperse more...

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Halabja chemical weapons: A chance to find the men who armed Saddam

YoopyaDecember 3, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 3, 201207

Nearly 25 years ago, Iraqi forces killed thousands of their own civilians using chemical weapons on the Kurdish town of Halabja. Now steps are about...

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Russia’s Putin to discuss Syria with Turkey PM Erdogan

YoopyaDecember 3, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 3, 201204

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to meet Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the Syrian conflict, which has strained bilateral relations. Moscow is a...

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Palestinians win de facto U.N. recognition of sovereign state

YoopyaNovember 30, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 30, 201202

(Reuters) – The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved the de facto recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine after Palestinian President Mahmoud...