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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Swiss to take up Egyptian request to seize more Mubarak assets

CAIRO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Swiss authorities will consider Egypt's request to seize more assets of deposed President Hosni Mubarak and other regime officials, an Egyptian official says. A spokeswoman for the Department of Justice and Police said assets seized by Switzerland so far amount to $862.6... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 2, 2013

Demonstrators call for Ukraine's government to resign

KIEV, Ukraine, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Anti-government protesters squatted in a Kiev plaza Monday, demanding Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych resign and European Union trade pact work resume. Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Kiev Sunday in the largest demonstration since Yanukovych's decision... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 1, 2013

At least four dead, 67 injured in New York train derailment

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Four people were killed and at least 67 were injured when a New York commuter train derailed Sunday morning in the Bronx, police said. Five cars went off the tracks about 7:20 a.m. EST in the Spuyten Duyvel section of the borough, The train, traveling from Poughkeepsie,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 30, 2013

Woman installed as Anglican bishop in Ireland

DUBLIN, Ireland, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The first female Anglican bishop in the United Kingdom and Ireland said as she was installed Saturday she is looking forward to the challenge. The Rev. Pat Storey was formally installed in a Church of Ireland ceremony in Dublin, and said she was "excited and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 29, 2013

Italian PM to hold vote of confidence in Parliament

ROME, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta said he plans to call for a vote of confidence in coming weeks after the Forza Italia party left the governing coalition. Letta's comments came Friday at a press conference following a European Union event in Vilnius, Lithuania, The Wall... Sign in to see full entry.

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