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December trade gap widened

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:18:59 -0500

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. trade deficit widened in December to a seasonally adjusted $40.2 billion as crude oil imports surged, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

Police: Extremists recruiting in Norway

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:16:24 -0500

OSLO, Norway, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Norwegian State Police say Islamic extremists are attempting to find additional members from among Norway's youth population.

Dubai tower indefinitely closed

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:13:55 -0500

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Tourists who planned to visit the observation deck of the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai will have to settle for getting their money back, the developer says.

Philippines charge nearly 200 for massacre

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:10:00 -0500

MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Police have charged 196 people including an ally of President Gloria Arroyo with murder for their involvement in a roadside massacre last November.

'Deadliest Catch' star Phil Harris dies

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:09:07 -0500

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. reality television personality Phil Harris, who was featured on "Deadliest Catch," died Tuesday after suffering a stroke last month, his sons said.

S. American leaders pledge help for Haiti

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:02:54 -0500

QUITO, Ecuador, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- South American leaders are meeting this week in Ecuador to discuss short- and long-term aid to Haiti.

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Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500

U.S. stocks start trading day lower ... Crude oil prices start day off ... Britain's recovery slower than expected ... Greek workers protest deficit-cutting plan ... News from United Press International.

Yemen continues hunt for terrorists

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:57:49 -0500

SANAA, Yemen, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Yemen's war against al-Qaida is in full swing with security forces raiding militants' hideouts throughout the country, the Interior Ministry says.

Procedure protects against medical scans

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:54:42 -0500

OTTAWA, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers say they've developed a procedure that might help standardize computed tomography scans in children with minor head injuries.

Colombia makes sweeping drug arrests

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:50:35 -0500

BOGOTA, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Colombia has embarked on what officials describe as the largest anti-narcotics operation in the last 10 years.

Canada's trade deficit widens in December

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:48:10 -0500

OTTAWA, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Canada's international trade deficit widened in December as advances in imports outpaced gains in exports, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.

U.S. stocks start trading day lower

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:24:58 -0500

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. stock indexes opened slightly lower Wednesday, as the trade deficit was wider than expected, analysts said.

Sudan-Chad accord could help Darfur

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:21:38 -0500

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Sudan and Chad's decision to normalize relations could end up having a positive effect on the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan, an observer says.

Online threat gets teen an Internet ban

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:12:41 -0500

CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A Canadian teenager has been banned from using the Internet after pleading guilty to posting a school shooting threat on Prince Edward Island.

Britain's recovery slower than expected

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:10:38 -0500

LONDON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The British economy will take longer to recover and inflation should peak at 3.5 percent early in 2010, Bank of England officials said Wednesday.

Vonn has shin injury

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:08:04 -0500

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn, considered the favorite in several women's alpine events, said she was dealing with a shin injury ahead of the Winter Olympics.

Former child-soldier heads for tribunal

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:04:23 -0500

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The youngest detainee at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison is at the center of an international debate over whether he should be prosecuted or rehabilitated.

Report: Canadian Anglicans near extinction

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:01:37 -0500

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A report on the future on the Anglican Church in Canada says declining membership could make it extinct by 2061.

More counselors needed for alcohol abuse

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:59:29 -0500

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army needs hundreds of additional substance-abuse counselors to meet the increasing number of soldiers seeking alcohol treatment, a top official says.

Greek workers protest deficit-cutting plan

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:46:34 -0500

ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Public employees in 72 Greek cities and towns were off their jobs Wednesday, on strike to protest plans for reducing the country's double-digit deficit.

Some external defibrillators are recalled

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:38:10 -0500

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says some Powerheart-, CardioLife- and CardioVive-brand automatic external defibrillators are being recalled.

Haiti earthquake

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:35:51 -0500

By United Press International
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The death toll of last month's earthquake in Haiti was set at 230,000 but there are many more bodies that are yet to be recovered and counted.

Blizzard of 2010

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:33:24 -0500

By United Press International
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Heavy snowfall from the U.S. Midwest across the Northeast snarled traffic, forced schools to close for at least a week and has shut the federal government.

China's exports

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:29:31 -0500

By United Press International
BERLIN, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- China has become the world's biggest exporter, passing Germany, statistics released this week confirmed.

Iranian nukes

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:27:02 -0500

By United Press International
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama threatened Tehran with "significant" sanctions regarding Iran's nuclear program.