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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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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Thai PM survives no-confidence vote

BANGKOK, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Thai Prime Minster Yingluck Shinawatra, whose government is facing unrelenting anti-government protests, easily overcame a no-confidence vote Thursday. Her Interior Minister Charupong Ruangsuwan also survived a similar motion in Parliament, which was introduced amid ongoing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Italian Senate strips Berlusconi of seat

ROME, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The Italian Senate voted Wednesday to strip ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of his seat because of a tax fraud conviction he insists will be reversed. Berlusconi, 77, maintains the tax fraud conviction, which Italy's supreme court upheld during the summer, is politically... Sign in to see full entry.

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