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Saturday, July 19
Bilal: Syria open to Lebanese embassy
DAMASCUS, Syria, July 19 (UPI) -- Syria is open to having an embassy in the Lebanese capital of Beirut and a Lebanese embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus, a Syrian official said Saturday.
Circumcision plan rejected by Kenyans
KISUMU, Kenya, July 19 (UPI) -- Members of western Kenya's Luo community say a proposed circumcision plan aimed at limiting the spread of AIDS is against their cultural beliefs.
S. Korea to aid Britain with asylum cases
SEOUL, July 19 (UPI) -- South Korea is to work with Britain regarding nearly 450 people identifying themselves as North Korean defectors, a South Korean official says.
Spain: Decision on tunnel proposal near
MADRID, July 19 (UPI) -- Spanish officials say a decision on a proposed tunnel between Spain and Africa could come soon as a feasibility study is nearing completion.
Putin focusing on relations with Turkey
MOSCOW, July 19 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spoke with his Turkish counterpart Saturday in an effort to improve relations between the two nations, a spokesman says.
Stolen laptops held British secrets
LONDON, July 19 (UPI) -- Classified information was stored on 658 laptop computers stolen from the British Defense Ministry during the last four years, officials say.
Murray: U.S. oil reserve should be used
WASHINGTON, July 19 (UPI) -- Congressional Democrats want the United States to tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help bring down oil prices, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray said Saturday.
Thursday, July 17
U.S. deficit reaches $268 billion
WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. government's deficit has reached an estimated $268 billion over the first nine months of fiscal 2008, the Congressional Budget Office says.
Canadian premiers call for Indian reforms
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec, July 17 (UPI) -- Canada's provincial and territorial premiers are calling for the federal government to live up to an accord guaranteeing aboriginal rights.
Report: Musharraf ouster effort seen
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 17 (UPI) -- A leader of Pakistan's coalition reportedly plans a Washington visit to win support to remove Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
Wednesday, July 16
Judge denies RNC protesters' request
MINNEAPOLIS, July 17 (UPI) -- A Minneapolis judge ruled against a group's request to alter the terms of a permit for an antiwar demonstration at the Republican National Convention.
Poll: Voters want to pick state justices
LANSING, Mich., July 16 (UPI) -- The majority of U.S. voters say state supreme court justices should be elected rather than be appointed to the bench, a poll indicates.
No progress yet in Zimbabwe talks
HARARE, Zimbabwe, July 16 (UPI) -- An apparent breakthrough in efforts to negotiate a power-sharing government in Zimbabwe fizzled Wednesday, officials said.
Kurds walk out of Iraq parliament
BAGHDAD, July 16 (UPI) -- Kurdish lawmakers walked out of Iraq's parliament in a dispute over the fate of the ethnically mixed city of Kirkuk.
Italy to add fingerprints to ID cards
ROME, July 16 (UPI) -- Italian lawmakers Wednesday approved a measure that would include fingerprints on national identification cards starting in 2010.
Tuesday, July 15
Stamps to honor black entertainment icons
WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Postal Service says it will offer a series of stamps highlighting the African-American cultural experience through vintage publicity posters.
'Lack of Recall' Stymied Tillman Probe: HOUSE PANEL RELEASES REPORT ON 2004 DEATH
Jul. 15--WASHINGTON -- A congressional investigation into how the Bush administration handled the friendly-fire death of Pat Tillman "was frustrated by a near universal lack of recall" from top White House and Pentagon officials, a House committee's staff report concluded Monday.
Husband Charged in Army Nurse's Slaying
The husband of a U.S. Army nurse whose charred remains were found in a shallow grave near Camp Lejeune, N.C., has been charged with her slaying, police say.
Monday, July 14
Lawyer plans to call detainee witnesses
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, July 14 (UPI) -- U.S. lawyers for terror detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan said Monday they intend to call other detainees to testify at his Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, trial.
Sunday, July 13
U.S. Sen. Frank a hero to online gamblers
WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., is a hero for working to legalize the online gambling industry, officials in the Internet trade say.
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