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Google executive plans North Korea trip
January 3, 2013
Google executive plans North Korea trip
Google Inc's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, will travel this year to reclusive North Korea, where Internet use is subject to…
UN lifts Syria death toll to ‘truly shocking’ 60,000
January 3, 2013
UN lifts Syria death toll to ‘truly shocking’ 60,000
More than 60,000 people have died in Syria's uprising and civil war, the United Nations said on Wednesday, dramatically raising…
US drone strike kills Taliban commander, sources say
January 3, 2013
US drone strike kills Taliban commander, sources say
A US drone strike killed a Taliban commander, his deputy and eight others in northwest Pakistan, intelligence sources and tribal…
Dozens hurt in West Bank after Israeli commandos rumbled
January 2, 2013
Dozens hurt in West Bank after Israeli commandos rumbled
NABLUS, Palestinian Territories — Israeli troops wounded dozens of Palestinians in clashes in a West Bank village on Tuesday after…
North Korean leader, in rare address, seeks end to confrontation with South
January 1, 2013
North Korean leader, in rare address, seeks end to confrontation with South
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for an end to confrontation between the two Koreas, technically still at war in…
Morsy sees currency stabilizing ‘within days’
December 31, 2012
Morsy sees currency stabilizing ‘within days’
Egypt's pound fell to a record low on Monday as the president signaled his government would allow it to depreciate…
Pakistan militants kill 41 in mass execution, attack on Shias
December 30, 2012
Pakistan militants kill 41 in mass execution, attack on Shias
PESHWAR — Pakistani militants, who have escalated attacks in recent weeks, killed at least 41 people in two separate…
UN envoy: No end to Syria war if sides refuse to talk
December 30, 2012
UN envoy: No end to Syria war if sides refuse to talk
The UN-Arab League negotiator for Syria called on Sunday for outside help to get the warring parties talking to each…
Obama: US has good leads on who carried out Benghazi attacks
December 30, 2012
Obama: US has good leads on who carried out Benghazi attacks
The United States has some "very good leads" about who carried out the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four…
Egypt pound hits record low under new currency regime
December 30, 2012
Egypt pound hits record low under new currency regime
The Egyptian pound hit a record low on Sunday of about 6.30 to the dollar after the central bank introduced…