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Monday, September 10, 2012

Records on Afghan fuel buys may be lost

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Western military officials say in a report due Monday they cannot account for about $475 million in fuel purchases for the Afghan army. Financial records for fuel purchases from October 2006 to February 2011 may have been shredded, The New York Times reported. Officials... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Water system may be out in key Syrian city

ALEPPO, Syria, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Anti-government rebels in the Syrian city of Aleppo indicated Sunday the beleaguered town's water system had been knocked out of action. A blogger inside Aleppo posted a report that supported media reports a government airstrike had targeted water infrastructure in... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Drew Peterson convicted in Savio death

JOLIET, Ill., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A jury Thursday convicted a former suburban Chicago police sergeant of killing his third wife and staging her death to look like an accident. The Will County, Ill., jury of seven men and five women deliberated nearly 14 hours over two days following a monthlong trial... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

25 killed in Turkish munitions explosion

KISLACIK, Turkey, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A military storage facility filled with hand grenades exploded in the western Turkish province of Afyonkarahisar, killing 25 soldiers, officials said. Afyonkarahisar Gov. Irfan Balkanlioglu said Wednesday's blast near the village of Kislacik was the result of an... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Egypt seeks millions stolen by last regime

CAIRO, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Egypt is seeking the return of hundreds of millions of dollars believed stashed in Western banks by former President Hosni Mubarak and other regime officials. On Tuesday, Egypt sued the British Treasury for more than $127 million believed to have been siphoned out of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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