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Saleh Won’t Quit Until Opposition Leaves

SANAA, Yemen, Aug. 13 (UPI) — Embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh says he won’t step down until two political opponents leave the country. Saleh, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, recovering from a June bomb attack, made the statement Saturday in a meeting with his ruling party, the General People’s Congress, RIA Novosti reported. Saleh, who […]

'I Just Might' Palin Glad-hands Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 13 (UPI) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told an Iowa crowd she hasn’t decided whether she is running for president. On the eve of the state’s straw poll, Palin deflected all media questions about whether she intended to enter the Republican pool of presidential candidates. “I think there is plenty […]

‘I Just Might’ Palin Glad-hands Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 13 (UPI) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told an Iowa crowd she hasn’t decided whether she is running for president. On the eve of the state’s straw poll, Palin deflected all media questions about whether she intended to enter the Republican pool of presidential candidates. “I think there is plenty […]

Teens Detained For Violating Curfew

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13 (UPI) — Police in Philadelphia detained 22 teens for allegedly violating a 9 p.m. curfew in some parts of the city, officials said. The teens are among the first charged with violating a curfew prohibiting anyone under 18 from being on the streets after 9 p.m. in targeted areas, CNN reported Saturday. […]

McCain: United States Won't Dump Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 13 (UPI) — U.S. Sen. John McCain called on Pakistan to remove travel restrictions on American citizens during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani. McCain met with Gilani at his home in Islamabad Saturday, Pakistan’s The Nation reported. Relations between Pakistan and the United States have been strained and […]

McCain: United States Won’t Dump Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 13 (UPI) — U.S. Sen. John McCain called on Pakistan to remove travel restrictions on American citizens during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani. McCain met with Gilani at his home in Islamabad Saturday, Pakistan’s The Nation reported. Relations between Pakistan and the United States have been strained and […]

Wall Street Gyrations Jolt Luxury Retail

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13 (UPI) — Wild swings in the stock market have luxury retailers worried a slowing economy may buckle leaving those who cater to wealthy U.S. shoppers high and dry. “We were all pumped, and now it’s like, boom. Another hit,” said Pol Atteu, who runs a women’s boutique in Beverly Hills, Calif., […]

Aruba Holding American In Investigation

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 13 (UPI) — The FBI searched the Maryland home of a man being held in Aruba in connection with the disappearance of a woman he was vacationing with, officials said. FBI agents were at the Gaithersburg home of Gary Giordano, 50, who was detained in an Aruba jail in connection with an […]

Tymoshenko Fears Death In Prison

KIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 13 (UPI) — Ukraine’s former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, says she is afraid she will be killed while she is in prison. Tymoshenko, 50, expressed her fears in a statement she issued just before an appeals court in Kiev Friday turned down her request for bail, the EUobserver reported. Tymoshenko is being […]

Numbers Show Euro On Thin Ice

FRANKFURT, Germany, Aug. 13 (UPI) — Slow economic growth in France and debt concerns throughout Europe are poised to undermine the euro’s value compared to the U.S. dollar, numbers show. A measure that shows how slanted up or down options prices are, based on one-month 25 percent risk reversals, has hit record at 3.60 volatility […]