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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Judge removed in Fort Hood shooting case

FORT HOOD, Texas, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The military judge hearing the case of the U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 has been removed, officials said. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Monday removed Col. Gregory Gross, saying he showed an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 3, 2012

Pahor wins presidential runoff in Slovenia

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Former Prime Minister Borut Pahor won a runoff in Slovenia's presidential election, receiving about 67 percent of the vote, officials said. The politically left Pahor, in his first statement after the unofficial results of Sunday's voting were announced, called... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 2, 2012

Slovenia in leftist presidential runoff

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The Eastern European country of Slovenia held runoff presidential elections Sunday after days of political violence over two leftist candidates. An estimate 1.7 million voters will determine whether incumbent President Danilo Turk will remain in office,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 1, 2012

Mexico inaugurates new president

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Mexico's new president was sworn in Saturday after a campaign in which he called for closer ties with the United States. Enrique Pena Nieto was officially inaugurated in Mexico City shortly after midnight and was to take the oath of office before the Mexican Congress... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 30, 2012

Rights group: Egyptian Constitution flawed

CAIRO, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Egypt's Constituent Assembly has passed a draft constitution that fails to protect women's rights or guarantee religious freedom, Human Rights Watch said. Joe Stork, deputy Middle East and North Africa director for Human Rights Watch, said Friday the document also fails to... Sign in to see full entry.

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