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Pregnancy rumors envelop North Korea

YoopyaNovember 1, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 1, 2012023

Seoul (CNN) — Is she or isn’t she? Pregnancy rumors and speculation are swirling around the world but the lady in question is saying nothing. ...

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Syrian rebels arm Palestinians against Assad

YoopyaNovember 1, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 1, 201200

(Reuters) – Syrian rebels said on Wednesday they had begun arming sympathetic Palestinians to fight a pro-Assad faction in a Palestinian enclave in Damascus –...

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Insight: China grassroots democracy challenge awaits new leaders

YoopyaOctober 29, 2012June 24, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 29, 2012June 24, 202301

(Reuters) – Hua Youjuan is an unlikely Chinese official. Free-spirited but driven, she left her village at age 17, got a degree inmarketing, and opened...

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Fleeing Muslims seek food, shelter after Myanmar sectarian chaos

YoopyaOctober 27, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 27, 201208

(Reuters) – Boatloads of Muslims struggled to reach refugee camps and sought safety on islands and in coastal villages on Saturday as Myanmar tried to...

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Iranian lawyer and filmmaker win EU’s Sakharov Prize

YoopyaOctober 27, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 27, 201204

(Reuters) – The European Union’s prize for human rights and freedom of thought was awarded to two Iranians on Friday, a lawyer and a filmmaker...

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North Korea new leader still a mystery after nearly a year: Pentagon

YoopyaOctober 25, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 25, 201203

(Reuters) – Whether North Korea’s new leader will follow the dangerous path of his father is unclear, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday, despite...

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Insight: Pakistani death squads spur desperate voyage to Australia

YoopyaOctober 25, 2012October 25, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 25, 2012October 25, 201203

(Reuters) – It was 3 a.m. when Abid Warasi and his friend clambered into an Indonesian fishing boat, joining 300 other migrants packed into the...

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Syria government ‘agrees to Eid al-Adha ceasefire’

YoopyaOctober 24, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 24, 201200

The UN and Arab League envoy to Syria says the Syrian government has agreed to abide by a ceasefire during the Islamic holiday of Eid...

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Lebanon sees sectarian clashes after Hassan killing

YoopyaOctober 22, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 22, 2012023

Clashes have broken out in several areas of Lebanon following Sunday’s funeral of the senior intelligence official, Wissam al-Hassan. The most serious confrontations were in...

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Al-Qaida in Afghanistan is attempting a comeback

YoopyaOctober 22, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 22, 201203

A diminished but resilient al-Qaida, whose 9/11 attacks drew America into its longest war, is attempting a comeback in Afghanistan’s mountainous east even as U.S....