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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Two U.N. peacekeepers missing in Sudan

KABKABIYA, Sudan, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Two peacekeepers have gone missing in Sudan's North Darfur, U.N. officials said. The joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission, or UNAMID, peacekeepers went missing in the town of Kabkabiya Monday, the United Nations said in a release. UNAMID officials said... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Nepalese children learning school is better than begging

By Kalpana Bhusal KATHMANDU, Nepal (GPI)--It’s 7 a.m., and the morning bells are echoing throughout the Hindu temple of Dakshinkali. People crowd the temple area. While some worship the idol inside, others wait in a queue outside for their turn to visit the temple, located 20 kilometers south of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Correa: Don't enter embassy for Assange

LONDON, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Britain's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden where he is accused of sexual offenses. Supreme Court decisions cannot normally be appealed but the court has given Assange's lawyers two weeks to decide whether they will... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 20, 2012

Nyad pushes on after nighttime storm

HAVANA, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad was within 75 miles of Key West Monday afternoon on her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida, her Web site said. Nyad, who turns 63 Wednesday, reached the 50-hour mark of her swim about 5:30 p.m. EDT. At 3:24 p.m. EDT, when Nyad had been in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Reports of Russian sub in gulf downplayed

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Russia declined to confirm or deny a media report that one of its submarines spent a month in the Gulf of Mexico without the knowledge of the United States. The RIA Novosti news agency said the Defense Ministry brushed off inquiries about the report, which appeared on a... Sign in to see full entry.

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