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Sunday, December 12, 2010

First Kosovo national election under way

PRISTINA, Kosovo, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The first national election in Kosovo began Sunday under the scrutiny of more than 32,000 international observers, Serbian media reported. The election in the country that broke away from Serbia in 2008 after the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s has... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 11, 2010

Climate change to get $100B

CANCUN, Mexico, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- U.N. talks in Mexico on curbing global warming resulted in a $100 billion projected tab but no definitive implementation, the BBC said Saturday. The international talks that concluded Friday in Cancun resulted in an agreement to raise and pay out $100 billion through... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 10, 2010

Church to picket Elizabeth Edwards funeral

TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- An independent U.S. church known for preaching a gospel of hate said Thursday it would picket the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards who, it claims, is now in hell. The Westboro Baptist Church, not affiliated with any known Baptist convention or association and widely... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Pan Am bomber reportedly in coma

TRIPOLI, Libya, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The health of the man convicted in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, has deteriorated and he is near death, friends said. A person close to the family of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, now living in Libya, said his health was failing and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Elizabeth Edwards' funeral Saturday

RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Elizabeth Edwards, a national figure for her battle with cancer and her husband's campaign, will be buried Saturday in Raleigh, N.C., the funeral home said. Officials at the Brown-Wynne Funeral home said there would be no public visitation before the funeral at United... Sign in to see full entry.

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