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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Ousted Egyptian president faces new terrorism charges

CAIRO, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi was bound over for trial Saturday on new charges related to his escape from prison in 2011, officials say. The charges against him were detailed in a document titled "The Most Dangerous Terrorism Crime the Country Has Ever Seen"... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 20, 2013

Investigation launched into collapse of Apollo Theatre ceiling

LONDON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The Society of London Theatre Friday carried out checks of its 52 historic theaters following the roof collapse at the Apollo Theater that injured 79 people. Part of the century-old theater caved in during a performance of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"... Sign in to see full entry.

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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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