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Saturday, January 19, 2013

Former New Orleans Mayor Nagin indicted

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- A federal grand jury has indicted former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on bribery, conspiracy and money laundering charges. The indictment charges Nagin -- a Democrat who was mayor when Hurricane Katrina struck the gulf region in 2005 -- with 21 counts, including six... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Court upholds woman's right to wear cross

STRASBOURG, France, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- A British woman's right to express her religion by wearing a cross to work has been upheld by the European Court of Human Rights. In a landmark judgment defining the limits of religious freedom, the court awarded Coptic Christian Nadia Eweida, 60, $2,600 in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Day of mourning for Aleppo bombing victims

ALEPPO, Syria, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Syria's education ministry called off classes at the University of Aleppo Wednesday and declared a day of mourning for those who died in Tuesday's explosions. The British-based Observatory for Human Rights said at least 87 people were killed and more than 150 injured... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Netanyahu says Israel wants peace

JERUSALEM, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Israel is willing to engage in peace talks with the Palestinians if they agree to resume without preconditions, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said. "Today there is no peace process because Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas won't agree to peace talks... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 14, 2013

Karzai to mull U.S. troop immunity

KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday he will decide by the end of the year whether any U.S. troops left after the 2014 withdrawal will have immunity. The majority of the 66,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan are due to leave in 2014, though between 6,000 and... Sign in to see full entry.

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