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Thursday, April 5, 2012

2 dead, 2 missing in China yacht crash

SHANGHAI, April 4 (UPI) -- A yacht collided with a line from a cargo ship on Taihu Lake in eastern China Wednesday, killing two people and leaving two others missing, authorities said. Officials said the accident occurred about 1 p.m. near the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China's official... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

S. Korea faults North's rocket-launch plan

SEOUL, April 4 (UPI) -- A South Korean official said the North's plan to launch a long-range rocket "damages the stability and peace" of the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia. Hyun In-taek, a unification policy adviser to President Lee Myung-bak, recalled the North's launching a long-range rocket... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Letter may restart Mideast peace process

CAIRO, April 3 (UPI) -- A letter detailing the Palestinian Authority's conditions for restarting the stalled peace process is being delivered to Israel, a Palestinian official said. The official told Ynetnews.com the letter states that if Israel is not willing to return to the negotiating table, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 2, 2012

Myanmar election gains int'l plaudits

YANGON, Myanmar, April 2 (UPI) -- The electoral victory of Myanmar pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party was "heartening," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party claimed to have won all 44 seats it contested in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Argentina pressing for role in Falklands

BUENOS AIRES, April 1 (UPI) -- Argentina's president says her nation still has sovereign right to the Falkland Islands, which have been under British control since the 19th Century. President Cristina Fernandez and her administration have been increasing the pressure on Britain to negotiate a stake... Sign in to see full entry.

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