Thursday, March 1, 2012
BEVERLY HILLS, Fla., Feb. 29 (UPI) -- British singer-songwriter and musician Davy Jones died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack, his publicist said. He was 66. TMZ confirmed his death with the coroner's office in Martin County, Fla. Jones is best known for his work with the pop band The... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
China protests Philippine decision
BEIJING, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- China, asserting its sovereignty in the South China Sea, protested the Philippines' decision to invite foreign investors to hunt for oil and gas in the region. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, responding to Philippine Energy Secretary Jose Almendras'... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Occupy London camp at St. Paul's evicted
LONDON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Twenty people were arrested in London Tuesday as bailiffs and riot police dismantled an encampment of Occupy London protesters outside St. Paul's Cathedral. Most of the protesters left quietly, but one group used scrap lumber to create a circular barricade, The Guardian... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Flu season off to slowest start in years
ATLANTA, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The flu season had its latest start in 29 years, but is on the rise and expected to increase in the coming weeks, a U.S. health official said. Dr. Joseph Bresee, chief of the epidemiology prevention branch at the influenza division at the Centers for Disease Control and... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Bin Laden compound being demolished
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The Pakistani compound where Osama bin Laden spent the last years of his life was being torn down Saturday. Bin Laden was killed last May in a raid by U.S. Navy SEALs on the compound in Abbottabad. The demolition was being conducted under tight security with... Sign in to see full entry.