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Ivory Coast Reopens Central Prison

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Aug. 17 (UPI) — In a move to restore the rule of law in Ivory Coast, U.N. peacekeepers said they helped renovate a prison in Abidjan emptied during the political crisis. The prison in Abidjan, the commercial capital and largest city in Ivory Coast, was emptied during a political crisis that pushed […]

Putin Called To Tymoshenko Trial

KIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 17 (UPI) — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin should appear before a court in Kiev in a corruption case against a former leader, a former Ukrainian president said. Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko told a court Wednesday it would be “impossible” to uncover the truth in the case against opposition leader and […]

U.S. 'disturbed' By Violence In Sudan

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (UPI) — Washington said it was “deeply disturbed” by reports from the United Nations of mass atrocities in Sudan’s state of South Kordofan. A 12-page report from the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights concluded there were violations of international law in South Kordofan state. The report accuses the […]

U.S. ‘disturbed’ By Violence In Sudan

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (UPI) — Washington said it was “deeply disturbed” by reports from the United Nations of mass atrocities in Sudan’s state of South Kordofan. A 12-page report from the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights concluded there were violations of international law in South Kordofan state. The report accuses the […]

Search For Missing Lauren Spierer Moves To Dump

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Aug. 17 (UPI) — Police in Indiana have begun sifting through a landfill as part of their search for an Indiana University student missing since June 3, authorities said. Bloomington police department officers and the FBI plan to search an 8,400 square-foot area at the Vigo County landfill, The Indianapolis star reported Wednesday. […]

Iran's Covert War With Israel In Caspian

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 17 (UPI) — A senior Iranian general has warned zerbaijan about getting too close to Israel, underlining fears in Tehran that the Jewish state could use Iran’s northern neighbor to launch pre-emptive strikes against Iran’s nuclear program. Israel has been quietly building intelligence and military links with oil rich Azerbaijan, a largely […]

Iran’s Covert War With Israel In Caspian

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 17 (UPI) — A senior Iranian general has warned zerbaijan about getting too close to Israel, underlining fears in Tehran that the Jewish state could use Iran’s northern neighbor to launch pre-emptive strikes against Iran’s nuclear program. Israel has been quietly building intelligence and military links with oil rich Azerbaijan, a largely […]

Pregnant Teen Shot And Killed, Baby Saved

CHICAGO, Aug. 17 (UPI) — A pregnant teenager was shot and killed in Chicago Tuesday night but doctors were able to save her baby, authorities said. Police said Charinez Jefferson, 17, was walking with friends in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side when a male gunman got out of a car and opened […]

Tribunal Publishes Warrants In Hariri Case

LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands, Aug. 17 (UPI) — The Special Tribunal for Lebanon made public Wednesday the arrest warrants of four suspects accused of ties to the 2005 assassination of Rafik Hariri. The tribunal recently released the names of those accused of having a role in the 2005 assassination of Hariri, a former Lebanese prime minister. The […]

Chinese 'one-child' Victim Seeks Asylum

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 17 (UPI) — Federal officials say a Chinese mother threatened with sterilization under China’s “one-child” policy may be allowed to stay in the United States. Federal prosecutors say they’ve decided to drop a passport-fraud case against Zuo Mei Ke, who was smuggled into Florida on a cruise ship with five other […]