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Sunday, January 6, 2013

4.0-magnitude quake strikes France

LOURDES, France, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck near the town of Lourdes in southwest France early Sunday, the French Central Bureau of Seismology said. The quake happened at 12:26 a.m. and was centered about 9 miles away from Lourdes in the Haute-Pyrenees region, Radio France... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 5, 2013

Trial set for Gadhafi son, brother-in-law

TRIPOLI, Libya, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- The war crimes trial of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son and brother-in-law will take place within a month, officials said Saturday. Saif al-Islam Gadhafi and Abdullah Senussi -- the late dictator's brother-in-law and former chief of Libyan intelligence... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 4, 2013

5.1-magnitude quake reported off Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded off eastern Taiwan Friday, the country's weather department said. There were no reports of casualties or damage. The quake, about 4.3 miles deep, was centered off the coast of Hualien County, China's Xinhua news agency reported.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Chavez said in coma; Maduro: Ignore rumors

CARACAS, Venezuela, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in an induced coma and on life support in a Havana hospital, sources told Spanish newspaper ABC. At the same time, Vice President Nicolas Maduro urged Venezuelans not to believe rumors about Chavez's health. He told Venezuelan... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Turkey said to be in talks with PKK

ANKARA, Turkey, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Turkey has embarked on talks with an imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan's Workers Party with the aim of disarming it, a Turkish government adviser said. Yalcin Akdogan, and adviser to Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said Monday government officials have... Sign in to see full entry.

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