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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Shooting suspect says he'll surrender

TOULOUSE, France, March 21 (UPI) -- Police said the suspect in the deaths of seven people in southwestern France agreed to surrender Wednesday as a funeral in Israel was held for four victims. Police surrounded a house in Toulouse, trying to coax the 24-year-old suspect in the Monday shootings in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Major Mexico quake occurs in Oaxaca area

MEXICO CITY, March 20 (UPI) -- A strong earthquake that rocked southern Mexico Tuesday was measured by seismologists in the United States at a magnitude 7.6. The U.S. Geological Survey said in a written statement the quake was centered along the Pacific coast roughly between Acapulco and Oaxaca and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Afghan shooting suspect meets with lawyer

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan., March 20 (UPI) -- The civilian lawyer for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales said Bales doesn't remember parts of the day the shootings of 16 people in Afghanistan occurred. Seattle lawyer John Henry Browne said his first attorney-client meeting with Bales at the military... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 19, 2012

General: Shootings may force quicker exit

LEAVENWORTH, Kan., March 19 (UPI) -- The fallout from the killing of 16 Afghans allegedly by a U.S. soldier could lead to U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan sooner, not later, a retired general said. Meanwhile, the attorney for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, accused of killing the 16 civilians, prepared to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Germany elects new president

BERLIN, March 18 (UPI) -- German lawmakers Sunday elected Joachim Gauck as the country's new president, the first East German to hold the post, officials said. Gauck, 72, received a wide majority of votes by the federal assembly, a total of 991 of 1228 valid votes, Bild reported. German Chancellor... Sign in to see full entry.

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