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Iraqis Reviewing U.S. Troop Presence
BAGHDAD, Aug. 2 (UPI) — Iraqi leaders are expected to reach a deal about the presence of the remaining U.S. troops in the country, a member of the prime minister’s party said. Remaining U.S. troops are expected to leave Iraq by Dec. 31 under the terms of a bilateral status of forces agreement signed in […]
No End In Sight To Heat Wave
DALLAS, Aug. 2 (UPI) — Dallas residents suffered for the 32nd day with temperatures topping 100 degrees Tuesday while blazing heat continued over the central United States. Heat advisories were in place from the South to the Central Plains with at least 14 states suffering from high temperatures and humidity, CNN reported. Health officials in […]
Health Concerns Loom For Mubarak
CAIRO, Aug. 2 (UPI) — Deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak could miss the opening day of a trial on charges related to deaths during anti-regime protests, his legal team said. Mubarak, along with his sons Alaa, Gamal and former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly, are to face a Cairo court Wednesday. They are accused of having […]
Blast In Kirkuk, Iraq, Church Injures 20
KIRKUK, Iraq, Aug. 2 (UPI) — An explosives-filled vehicle exploded Tuesday in front of a church in Kirkuk, Iraq, injuring at least 20 people, officials said. Police said the vehicle was parked near the church in the Shaterloo neighborhood of Kirkuk, injuring the facility’s employees and worshipers, Kuwaiti news agency KUNA reported. Officials said homes […]
No Charges Due In Russian Lawyer's Death
MOSCOW, Aug. 2 (UPI) — No one will face charges for the death of a Russian lawyer in prison, despite the urgings of a human rights panel, officials say. Sergei Magnitsky, 37, died in November 2009 after being beaten and denied treatment for pancreatitis, concluded the Council for Civil Society Institutions and Human Rights, appointed […]
No Charges Due In Russian Lawyer’s Death
MOSCOW, Aug. 2 (UPI) — No one will face charges for the death of a Russian lawyer in prison, despite the urgings of a human rights panel, officials say. Sergei Magnitsky, 37, died in November 2009 after being beaten and denied treatment for pancreatitis, concluded the Council for Civil Society Institutions and Human Rights, appointed […]
Lightning Kills Man Scattering Ashes
TRIESTE, Italy, Aug. 2 (UPI) — A man scattering his dead brother’s ashes on a favorite mountaintop in the Italian Alps was struck and killed by lightning, police said. Federico Dean, 41, of Trieste, was at the peak of Jof di Montasio in the Julian Alps Monday when the lightning strike occurred, the Italian news […]
Philippines Bomb Kills One, Injures 10
COTABATO CITY, Philippines, Aug. 2 (UPI) — A photographer was killed and 10 other people were injured Tuesday in a bomb explosion in the Philippines town of Cotabato City, the military said. A spokesman for the Army’s 6th Infantry Division said the explosive device had been placed on a motorcycle, the Philippines ABS-CBN news reported. […]
Accused 'kill Team' Soldier Cuts Deal
JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, Wash., Aug. 2 (UPI) — A soldier who first raised alarms about an alleged team that killed Afghan citizens struck a plea deal with the U.S. Army for a prison sentence, officials said. Army and defense attorneys did not release terms of Spc. Adam Winfield’s plea agreement yet, saying they would […]
Accused ‘kill Team’ Soldier Cuts Deal
JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, Wash., Aug. 2 (UPI) — A soldier who first raised alarms about an alleged team that killed Afghan citizens struck a plea deal with the U.S. Army for a prison sentence, officials said. Army and defense attorneys did not release terms of Spc. Adam Winfield’s plea agreement yet, saying they would […]
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