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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Russian amnesty law could free thousands as early as New Year

MOSCOW, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The first prisoners to get amnesty under a law passed this week by Russian lawmakers could be freed by the end of the year, a prison official said Thursday. Sergei Yesipov, a senior official in the Federal Penitentiary Service, said most prisoners will be released in a month... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

No asylum for Snowden, Brazilian president says

BRASILIA, Brazil, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Brazil will not grant former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden's request for asylum, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Wednesday. Snowden -- who is living in Russia under temporary asylum after releasing secret NSA documents -- offered... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 16, 2013

Kercher family's attorney say Knox, Sollecito were in 'murderous rage'

FLORENCE, Italy, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Drugs and alcohol lowered inhibitions for the U.S. student and her boyfriend accused of killing a British student in Italy, the victim's family's lawyer said. Vieri Fabiani told a Florence court Monday that Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, accused in the slaying... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 15, 2013

Chileans vote in runoff presidential election

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Chileans were heading to the polls Sunday to cast their votes in a presidential runoff, officials said. Left-wing candidate Michelle Bachelet was expected to win the majority against Evelyn Matthei, a former minister in the ruling center-right coalition, the BBC... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Sandy Hook anniversary passes in traumatized Newtown

NEWTOWN, Conn., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- City leaders in Newtown, Conn., said they were letting the anniversary of the Sandy Hook school massacre pass without any official activities. The plan Saturday was to let the day pass on its own with people remembering Dec. 14, 2012 in their own way rather than... Sign in to see full entry.

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