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Analysis: Afghanistan’s peace hopes may rest on Taliban captive

YoopyaAugust 21, 2012June 24, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 21, 2012June 24, 2023032

(Reuters) – In the cloistered circles of the Taliban high command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar had no equal. As military chief of the hardline Islamic...

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South Africa mine: Lonmin drops threat to fire workers

YoopyaAugust 21, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 21, 201206

Mining giant Lonmin has dropped its threat to fire workers who failed to return to work at a South African mine after deadly clashes last...

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Mine violence hits at S.Africa political power nexus

YoopyaAugust 18, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 18, 2012011

By Jon Herskovitz MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) – The bloody protest by South African miners that ended in a hail of police gunfire and 34...

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Brahimi to firm up role, not urge Assad exit yet

YoopyaAugust 18, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 18, 201203

By Mirna Sleiman BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Algerian diplomat set to become the new international mediator on Syria has said he urgently needs to clarify...

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Egypt’s Mursi accused of stifling dissent in media crackdown

YoopyaAugust 18, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 18, 201206

By Yasmine Saleh CAIRO (Reuters) – A media crackdown in the first month of Mohamed Mursi’s rule has raised fears Egypt’s Islamist president is moving...

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Syria denies Assad’s deputy tried to defect

YoopyaAugust 18, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 18, 201207

(Reuters) – Syria denied reports on Saturday that President Bashar al-Assad’s deputy had defected and his forces pressed an offensive against rebels, bombarding parts of...

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Kim visits North Korea’s army unit that launched 2010 shelling of South

YoopyaAugust 18, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 18, 201202

(Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a frontline military detachment, state media reported, and reminded troops of their duty to fight a...

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China protests over plans by Japanese group to visit near disputed islands

YoopyaAugust 18, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 18, 201201

(Reuters) – China lodged a formal protest with Japan on Saturday over plans by a Japanese nationalist group including lawmakers to hold a ceremony commemorating...