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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Nearly 3,000 still missing in Japan

TOKYO, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- There's still no word on the 2,846 people listed as missing in Japan's March 11, 2011, earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe, official figures showed. Those vanished were remembered Tuesday when the country marked the 18-month mark since the triple-disaster that struck... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 10, 2012

Records on Afghan fuel buys may be lost

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Western military officials say in a report due Monday they cannot account for about $475 million in fuel purchases for the Afghan army. Financial records for fuel purchases from October 2006 to February 2011 may have been shredded, The New York Times reported. Officials... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Water system may be out in key Syrian city

ALEPPO, Syria, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Anti-government rebels in the Syrian city of Aleppo indicated Sunday the beleaguered town's water system had been knocked out of action. A blogger inside Aleppo posted a report that supported media reports a government airstrike had targeted water infrastructure in... Sign in to see full entry.

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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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