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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Drew Peterson convicted in Savio death

JOLIET, Ill., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A jury Thursday convicted a former suburban Chicago police sergeant of killing his third wife and staging her death to look like an accident. The Will County, Ill., jury of seven men and five women deliberated nearly 14 hours over two days following a monthlong trial... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 6, 2012

25 killed in Turkish munitions explosion

KISLACIK, Turkey, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A military storage facility filled with hand grenades exploded in the western Turkish province of Afyonkarahisar, killing 25 soldiers, officials said. Afyonkarahisar Gov. Irfan Balkanlioglu said Wednesday's blast near the village of Kislacik was the result of an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Egypt seeks millions stolen by last regime

CAIRO, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Egypt is seeking the return of hundreds of millions of dollars believed stashed in Western banks by former President Hosni Mubarak and other regime officials. On Tuesday, Egypt sued the British Treasury for more than $127 million believed to have been siphoned out of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Quake stirs slides in southern Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Residents of the southern Philippine island of Mindanao were awakened Tuesday by another in a series of earthquakes to hit the area in the last two days. The latest, of magnitude 5.6, caused landslides in five villages in Valencia City, the Philippine... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 3, 2012

Veiled newscaster raises concerns in Egypt

CAIRO, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The appearance of a female anchor wearing a headscarf on state television raises concerns about women's rights in Egypt, opponents of the new look said. Such apparel for female newscasters had been banned by the former secularist government of Hosni Mubarak, the Los Angeles... Sign in to see full entry.

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