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Assad names new PM, army pounds rebels

YoopyaJune 6, 2012

by YoopyaJune 6, 2012014

By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad named a Baath Party stalwart to form a new government on Wednesday, signalling no political...

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Twin suicide bombings in Afghanistan’s Kandahar kill 20 civilians

YoopyaJune 6, 2012

by YoopyaJune 6, 201205

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A pair of suicide bombers struck outside NATO’s biggest base in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 20 civilians and wounding 50,...

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More killings and ultimatum deepen Syria conflict

YoopyaMay 31, 2012

by YoopyaMay 31, 201204

By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels on Wednesday gave President Bashar al-Assad a 48-hour deadline to comply with an international peace plan otherwise...

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Iran site buildings “completely razed”- U.S. think-tank

YoopyaMay 31, 2012May 31, 2012

by YoopyaMay 31, 2012May 31, 201205

By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) – A U.S. security institute has published satellite images which it said increased concerns that Iran was trying to “destroy...

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Lady Gaga sends love to Indonesian fans

YoopyaMay 28, 2012June 27, 2023

by YoopyaMay 28, 2012June 27, 2023012

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Lady Gaga told fans she was “devastated” at having to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia following threats by Islamic hard-liners,...

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U.N. Security Council condemns Syria over massacre

YoopyaMay 28, 2012

by YoopyaMay 28, 201206

(Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Sunday unanimously condemned the killing of at least 108 people, including many children, in the Syrian town of...

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Succession question fuels uncertainty in Oman

YoopyaMay 28, 2012

by YoopyaMay 28, 2012022

(Reuters) – Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said rules his perch on one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes as an absolute monarch, without checks from...

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Afghan parliament approves U.S.-Afghan security pact

YoopyaMay 26, 2012

by YoopyaMay 26, 2012012

(Reuters) – Afghanistan’s parliament approved on Saturday a strategic pact between Kabul and Washington, clearing the way for a U.S. presence in the country for...

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Lebanese Syria hostage release delayed, massacre claimed

YoopyaMay 26, 2012

by YoopyaMay 26, 201204

By Mariam Karouny and Khaled Yacoub Oweis BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Lebanon said on Friday that a group of Lebanese Shi’ites kidnapped in Syria had been...

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Exclusive: China leadership rules Bo case isolated, limits purge: sources

YoopyaMay 26, 2012

by YoopyaMay 26, 201205

(Reuters) – Chinese President Hu Jintao has demanded senior Communist Party officials stifle tensions over the ousting of ambitious politician Bo Xilai and show unity...