Monday, February 4, 2013
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Joe Flacco fired three touchdown passes Sunday and Baltimore held off a furious San Francisco comeback try to hang on for a 34-31 win in Super Bowl XLVII. Flacco went 22-of-33 for 287 passing yards -- connecting with Anquan Boldin, Dennis Pitta and Jacoby Jones on... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Egyptian PM: Stop the violence
CAIRO, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil demanded Saturday that protesters stop violence, but conceded the government is not meeting "the demands of youth." At least one person was killed Friday in front of the presidential palace as thousands of people were on the streets in... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
6.4-magnitude quake shakes northern Japan
KUSHIRO, Japan, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- A 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook Japan's northern island Hokkaido Saturday, the officials said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake had a depth of about 75 miles and was centered about 68 miles west of the island's capital Kushiro, the... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Gambia begins four-day work week
BANJUL, Gambia, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The West African country Gambia has begun a four-day work week for its public sector employees, President Yahya Jammeh announced. In a statement, Jammeh said the shorter work week, with Fridays off, will give the country's mostly Muslim population more time to pray,... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Polish-speakers No. 2 in England
LONDON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Polish has become the most commonly spoken foreign language in England, a sign of changing migration patterns, the Census reported Wednesday. The Census said that in 2011 about 1 percent of British residents, 565,000 people, are native Polish speakers, the Daily Mirror... Sign in to see full entry.