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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Syria reports attack from sea by rebels

DAMASCUS, Syria, April 28 (UPI) -- The Syrian cease-fire frayed even more Saturday when the government said "terrorists" launched an amphibious attack on a military installation. The nighttime clash at Lattakia about 20 miles south of the Turkish border on the Mediterranean coast left people dead on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 27, 2012

Medvedev to lead United Russia Party

MOSCOW, April 27 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accepted an offer to lead the ruling United Russia Party Friday after President-elect Vladimir Putin resigned from the post. Medvedev said he would "join the party's ranks," something Putin, now prime minister, has never done, RIA Novosti... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Presidential candidates finalized in Egypt

CAIRO, April 26 (UPI) -- An Egyptian elections panel Thursday finalized a list of 13 candidates for president that includes a former member of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's Cabinet. The Supreme Presidential Elections Committee reinstated Ahmed Shafiq, who served as civil aviation minister for a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Police: Madeleine McCann may be alive

LONDON, April 25 (UPI) -- It's possible Madeleine McCann, the British child who vanished in 2007 while on a family vacation in Portugal, is still alive, Scotland Yard said Wednesday. The detectives said in a release posted on the Metropolitan Police Service's Web site a team of 37 investigators... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Czech coalition in transition

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, April 23 (UPI) -- The Czech Republic's right-center ruling coalition was in flux Monday as leaders scrambled to shore up enough support to avert a collapse, officials said. Deputy Prime Minister Karolina Peake said she had enough supporters behind her new faction to stabilize... Sign in to see full entry.

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