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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Quake stirs slides in southern Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Residents of the southern Philippine island of Mindanao were awakened Tuesday by another in a series of earthquakes to hit the area in the last two days. The latest, of magnitude 5.6, caused landslides in five villages in Valencia City, the Philippine... Sign in to see full entry.

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