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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Egypt's Morsi balks at oath before court

CAIRO, June 24 (UPI) -- The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi was elected as Egypt's next president, the first Islamist head of state to emerge from the Arab Spring, officials said. But a conflict already emerged Sunday. Saad el-Husseini, of the executive bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Greece, Turkey to hold high-level talks

ATHENS, Greece, June 23 (UPI) -- The prime ministers of Greece and Turkey agreed to revive high-level talks between the two countries in a phone call Saturday, officials said. Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey called Antonis Samara to wish him well as Samara prepared for eye surgery in an Athens... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Mountie chief to get more discipline power

OTTAWA, June 21 (UPI) -- Canada's Conservative government is working to give the Royal Canadian Mounted Police commissioner ultimate disciplinary authority for officers. Last month, Commissioner Bob Paulson issued a rare open letter to the country saying the current RCMP Act is antiquated and that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Activists worry about future, not Mubarak

CAIRO, June 20 (UPI) -- Egyptians wants to move forward rather than dwell on the failing health of former President Hosni Mubarak, activists in Tahrir Square said. Activists demonstrated and celebrated at the news Mubarak, sentenced to life in prison for the killing of Egyptian protesters in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Critical food aid program ending in Haiti

JÉRÉMIE, HAITI –Martha Joseph, 23, is a mother of two in Jérémie, a commune in the Grand’Anse department of Haiti. Because of chronic unemployment in Haiti, she and her husband haven’t been able to find jobs to support their two children. As a result, hunger visited them daily. Joseph says there... Sign in to see full entry.

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