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Tymoshenko Arrested During Court Hearing
KIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 5 (UPI) — Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was arrested Friday during a hearing in Kiev about abuse of office charges. Prosecutor Lilia Frolova asked for detention, telling a judge Tymoshenko has obstructed the investigation into charges involving a 2009 gas agreement with Russia, RIA Novosti reported. Tymoshenko had been banned […]
Report: Strauss-Kahn A Problem On Planes
PARIS, Aug. 5 (UPI) — Lawyers for the woman allegedly raped by Dominique Strauss-Kahn in New York say they have received tips of his history of harassing female flight attendants. Kenneth Thompson and Douglas Wigdor told Le Parisien they received an anonymous letter that said Air France assigns only men in first class when Strauss-Kahn […]
Reconciliation Key For Ivorian Recovery
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Aug. 5 (UPI) — The way members of the former Ivorian government are treated could influence the war-torn country’s reconciliation process, a U.N. rights envoy said. French peacekeepers helped detain former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo in April, ending a period of political violence that followed November presidential elections meant to heal the […]
Ousting Gadhafi Is End Goal, U.S. Says
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) — There is unity among the parties involved that see the ultimate goal as ousting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi from power, a U.S. State Department official said. The rebel-backed Transitional National Council for Libya has made diplomatic gains in recent weeks. It’s widely recognized as the legitimate authority by members of […]
EU Financial Chief: We Have To Watch Words
BRUSSELS, Aug. 5 (UPI) — Olli Rehn, the economic affairs commissioner for the European Union, tried to reassure investors Friday about the Spanish and Italian economies. Rehn broke his vacation with a news conference in Brussels. He blamed poor communication for the drop in stock prices and said Italy and Spain are both basically doing […]
IDPs In Georgia Worry Amnesty
LONDON, Aug. 5 (UPI) — Though Georgia’s government has done more for the plight of internally displaced, they still make up 6 percent of the population, Amnesty International said. Amnesty International, in a report published Friday, highlighted what it said was a pattern of forced evictions of the internally displaced in Georgia. The advocacy group […]
Judicial Panel Hears Arguments Over Lesbian Juror
PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 5 (UPI) — A U.S. appeals court in California is considering arguments in a case in which a lesbian potential juror was dismissed from a case regarding a gay inmate. Trial lawyers shouldn’t be able to dismiss potential jurors because of their sexual orientation, defense attorneys told a panel of the U.S. […]
China Has New Rules On Panda Exhibitions
BEIJING, Aug. 5 (UPI) — China’s State Forestry Administration, in a move aimed at protecting endangered pandas, announced new rules on exhibition of the animals. The SFA said on its Web site pandas under the age of 2 or older than 25 cannot be used for exhibition purposes, China’s official state news agency Xinhua reported […]
Polar Bear Kills 1, Injures 4 In Norway
TROMSO, Norway, Aug. 5 (UPI) — A polar bear killed one member of a British group traveling in Norway and seriously injured four others, authorities said. The bear attacked early Friday in a remote wilderness popular with tourists, researchers and adventurers, a spokeswoman for the governor’s office in the Svalbard district told the BBC. The […]
U.N. To Review Thai Trafficking Status
GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 5 (UPI) — The United Nations is interested to hear about Thailand’s progress in controlling the trafficking of people, a U.N. special envoy said. Joy Ngozi Ezelio, the U.N. special envoy on human trafficking, in a statement said she was visiting Thailand next week for meetings regarding human trafficking. “I look forward […]
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