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Sunday, March 24, 2013

Knox, Sollecito not to appear in court

PERUGIA, Italy, March 23 (UPI) -- Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, who were acquitted of the 2007 slaying of Knox's roommate in Italy, will not be in court for an appeal's verdict. Knox and Sollecito were convicted in 2009 of killing Meredith Kercher, a British woman whom Knox, a U.S. national,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Two popes pray 'as brothers' during lunch

VATICAN CITY, March 23 (UPI) -- Pope Francis prayed side by side with his predecessor, Benedict XVI, during a lunch meeting Saturday at Castel Gandolfo, Vatican officials said. The Vatican released no information about what the two popes discussed, The New York Times reported. But officials said... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Obama, Peres meet on variety of issues

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 20 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama, after declaring an "unbreakable bond" between the two countries, met Wednesday with Israeli President Shimon Peres. Peres was expected to thank Obama for the U.S. investment in the Iron Dome anti-missile system, tell him Israel and the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Egyptian police arrest top Gadhafi aide

CAIRO, March 19 (UPI) -- A top aide and cousin of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was arrested in Cairo Tuesday, Egyptian police said. Officials said police, coordinating with Interpol authorities, surrounded the residence of Gadhafi al-Dam Tuesday morning, where a gunfight ensued before his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 18, 2013

Serbia 'done' conceding in Kosovo talks

BELGRADE, Serbia, March 18 (UPI) -- Serbia will not make any more concessions to insurgents who want Kosovo to be independent of Serbia, says an official who helps oversee the restive province. Krstimir Pantic, deputy director of the Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija, said "Serbia is done... Sign in to see full entry.

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