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Monday, January 7, 2013

Deal has Berlusconi not running for PM

ROME, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said his party formed an alliance with another in a deal that could keep him from running for prime minister again. Berlusconi's People of Freedom party resumed its alliance with fellow center-left Democratic party, the Northern... Sign in to see full entry.

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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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