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Saturday, November 9, 2013

Iranian minister says progress made during Geneva talks

GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A draft agreement curbing Iran's nuclear program does not go far enough, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Saturday at talks in Geneva. Fabius' objection laid bare disagreements among the six countries negotiating with Iran, The New York Times reported.... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 8, 2013

P.A. investigator: Israel 'prime suspect' in Arafat death

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Tawfik Tirawi, head of a Palestinian committee investigating the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, said Friday Israel is the "prime and only suspect." A team of Swiss researchers released a report Wednesday saying Arafat might have died from polonium... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Knox's ex-boyfriend speaks at retrial in Meredith Kercher's death

FLORENCE, Italy, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend defended himself Wednesday at their retrial in Florence, Italy, for the 2007 killing of British exchange student Meredith Kercher. Raffaele Sollecito, 29, who isn't a witness in the retrial, made a spontaneous declaration, which is a... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 4, 2013

23-year-old found guilty in Sean Taylor's shooting death

MIAMI, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A 23-year-old Florida man was found guilty of second-degree murder Monday in the 2007 shooting death of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor. Eric Rivera of Fort Myers had been charged with first-degree murder but the jury concluded 16 hours of deliberations over four days... Sign in to see full entry.

Rebekah Brooks allegedly tried to hide evidence as paper closed

LONDON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- An ex-News International leader conspired to hide her notebooks as News of the World prepared to close because of Britain's phone-hacking scandal, a jury heard. Rebekah Brooks, then-chief executive of News of the World publisher News International, and her personal assistant,... Sign in to see full entry.

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