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Avalanches kill dozens in Afghanistan

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:51:27 -0500

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Avalanches in an area north of Kabul killed at least two dozen people and buried about two miles of road in snow, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.

Philippines mass murder charges sought

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:41:33 -0500

MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Philippine Justice Department Tuesday recommended 57 counts of murder against Andal Ampatuan Sr. and 197 others in the Nov. 23 massacre of 57 people.

U.S. firms vie for Haitian cleanup

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:39:19 -0500

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- At least two politically connected U.S. firms are lobbying for millions of dollars in cleanup contracts for Haiti's earthquake wreckage, officials said.

FDA to reduce medical radiation exposure

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:37:38 -0500

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it is starting a program designed to reduce unnecessary medical radiation exposure.

Study assesses effects of earlier springs

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:27:22 -0500

WALLINGFORD, England, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.K. scientists studying global change say they've found the trend toward earlier springs and summers has affected a wide range of plants and animals.

U.S. markets turn higher Tuesday morning

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:23:24 -0500

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. markets swung higher Tuesday morning, turning around a three-week trend that has investors concerned a 10 percent downward correction is in play.

Czechs offer help on Mideast peace

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:17:02 -0500

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Czech Republic could be an effective mediator in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer said Tuesday.

Suit: Allegedly botched brain surgery

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:16:49 -0500

DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A Flat Rock, Mich., woman suffered brain damage after surgery was begun on the wrong side of her head to fix an aneurysm, her family alleges in a lawsuit.

Shelby releases holds on some nominees

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:12:13 -0500

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., said he has released his holds on more than 70 pending presidential nominations.

Detroit teachers protest benchmark testing

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:08:32 -0500

DETROIT, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Benchmark testing of Detroit public school students has begun despite efforts by teachers and school board members to stop it, officials said.

Russia deems NATO expansion a threat

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:04:51 -0500

MOSCOW, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- NATO expansion continues to pose a threat to Russia, Kremlin security chief Nikolai Patrushev said Tuesday.

Family: Man survived 27 days under rubble

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:59:46 -0500

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The family of a Haitian man said he survived four weeks beneath rubble left by the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated the island.

Yale scientists study preterm birth

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:57:18 -0500

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Yale University School of Medicine researchers say they may have discovered how the hormone progesterone functions to prevent preterm birth.

Economic Outlook: Sound the retreat

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:54:24 -0500

By ANTHONY HALL
United Press International
Markets in Europe bucked the trend and made slight gains Monday, but risk-taking has retreated on a global scale for three weeks after markets peaked Jan. 19.

$1.5M in cities' transit coinage missing

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:50:41 -0500

TORONTO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Police in and around Toronto are investigating how some $1.5 million in transit fare and parking meter coins are unaccounted for, city officials said.

New players emerge in defense market

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:49:15 -0500

LONDON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Russia, China, and other nations are making inroads into the defense industry that is currently dominated by the United States, an industry study said.

Kremlin: No troops to Afghanistan

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:43:04 -0500

MOSCOW, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Russia will not send troops to Afghanistan to battle the Taliban but will help in other ways, a top Kremlin official said Tuesday in Moscow.

Judge rules in Israeli teen abuse case

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:39:10 -0500

HAIFA, Israel, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Prosecutors must decide within a month whether to drop charges against an American-Israeli teenager gang-raped in jail, a judge in Israel said.

GOP maps healthcare plan before WH meeting

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:38:32 -0500

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Congressional Republicans, prepping to meet with President Barack Obama to discuss healthcare, have mapped out their plan to reform the U.S. system.

Crude oil prices top $72 per barrel

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:34:18 -0500

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices topped $72 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Tuesday morning, despite a three-week plunge in equity markets.

Barley protein could replace fishmeal

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:30:06 -0500

ABERDEEN, Idaho, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've developed a barley protein concentrate that might be fed to trout and other commercially produced fish instead of fishmeal.

Airport delays feared with body scanners

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:25:04 -0500

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. airport security lines will lengthen and terminals will become more congested with the coming of body scanners, airport officials predict.

Attorney: Stacy Peterson talked extortion

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:17:34 -0500

JOLIET, Ill., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Stacy Peterson discussed extorting money from her husband and suspected killer, retired Illinois police officer Drew Peterson, an attorney says.

Malaria parasite genome studied

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:11:23 -0500

SINGAPORE, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Scientists at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University say they have completed the world's first in-depth study of the malaria parasite genome.

Woman charged after newborn found in dump

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:11:09 -0500

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A 20-year-old Vancouver-area woman faces charges of giving birth to a baby and throwing it in the garbage, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.