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Filipino workers told to limit their activities in Taiwan

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:12:49 -0400

MANILA, May 19 (UPI) -- Philippine authorities have told Filipino workers to limit their activities in Taiwan following the Philippine Coast Guard's slaying of a Taiwanese fisherman.

Canadian PM's chief of staff resigns

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:50:18 -0400

OTTAWA, May 19 (UPI) -- Nigel Wright said Sunday he has resigned as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff over his involvement in a financial scandal in Parliament.

3 killed, 3 hospitalized in fireworks-workshop explosion in China

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:37:10 -0400

ZHENGZHOU, China, May 19 (UPI) -- Authorities said they suspect a firecracker-workshop explosion that killed three people in China Sunday morning was caused by illegally stored gunpowder.

Legal group: Illegal detentions, judges' fear cause Libyan lawlessness

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:59:42 -0400

TRIPOLI, Libya, May 19 (UPI) -- Lawlessness in Libya is a result of lack of security for judges and lawyers and the detention of 8,000 people without charges, a legal aid group said.

French man allegedly kills kids during first weekend he had custody

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:49:04 -0400

LYON, France, May 19 (UPI) -- A man in France allegedly killed his two children on the first weekend he had custody of them after splitting with his ex-wife, an official said.

Re-vote goes smoothly in Karachi

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:42:40 -0400

KARACHI, Pakistan, May 19 (UPI) -- There was some grumbling among voters but no reports of violence in a re-vote Sunday in areas of Karachi, the capital of Pakistan, election observers said.

EU asks Russia not to pass ban on 'homosexual propaganda'

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:36:51 -0400

BRUSSELS, May 19 (UPI) -- The European Union said it appealed to Russian officials Sunday, asking them not to introduce a law banning so-called homosexual propaganda.

At least six Afghan police officers dead in Taliban fighting

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:36:18 -0400

MOQOR, Afghanistan, May 19 (UPI) -- At least six Afghan police officers died and four others were injured Sunday in clashes with Taliban militants in Ghazni province, officials said.

Syrian forces launch airstrike on rebel-held city of Qusayr

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:35:07 -0400

QUSAYR, Syria, May 19 (UPI) -- Syrian forces launched an attack Sunday on the rebel-held city of Qusayr, killing at least 13 people, opposition leaders and state-run media said.

North Korea fires short-range missiles second day in a row

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:17:17 -0400

SEOUL, May 19 (UPI) -- South Korean officials condemned the launching of another short-range missile Sunday by North Korea, saying the action was provocative.

Report says Syria aims rockets at Israel

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:51:00 -0400

DAMASCUS, Syria, May 19 (UPI) -- Satellite footage reveals Syria has surface-to-surface Tishreen missiles aimed at Tel Aviv, The Sunday Times reported.

Egyptian army mulls Sinai operation

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:37:53 -0400

RAFAH, Egypt, May 19 (UPI) -- President Mohamed Morsi has ordered the Egyptian army to free seven kidnapped Egyptian soldiers and police officers in the Sinai, officials said.

Iran hangs two spy suspects

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:28:41 -0400

TEHRAN, May 19 (UPI) -- Two Iranian nationals accused of spying for Israel and the United States were executed in Tehran at dawn Sunday, the prosecutor's office in Iran said.

Some in Thailand's Pheu Thai party oppose amnesty plan

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:21:54 -0400

BANGKOK, May 18 (UPI) -- Some rank-and-file members of the Pheu Thai Party oppose a proposal for blanket amnesty for the May 2010 riots in Thailand.

Woman political leader killed in Pakistan

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:16 -0400

KARACHI, Pakistan, May 18 (UPI) -- The highest-ranking woman in Imran Khan's Movement for Justice in Pakistan was gunned down Saturday outside her Karachi home, police said.

2 journalists say Palestinian Authority interrogated them

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:43:16 -0400

RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 18 (UPI) -- Two Palestinian journalists said they were detained and questioned this week by the Palestinian authority, despite a promise to respect freedom of the press.

Iraqi violence claims 8 in sectarian strife

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:32:45 -0400

BAGHDAD, May 18 (UPI) -- Eight people were killed across Iraq Saturday, hours after a series of bombings rocked Baghdad in the bloodiest day there in months, officials said.

London jewel thief, wife dead in murder-suicide

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:00 -0400

LONDON, May 18 (UPI) -- A notorious jewel thief and his wife were found dead in their upscale London apartment in an apparent murder-suicide, police said.

Three shot in jewelry store holdup, Swedish police seek three suspects

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:22:23 -0400

ANGELHOLM, Sweden, May 18 (UPI) -- Three people were shot during a jewelry store robbery in the southern Swedish city of Angelholm, police said.

Israelis, Palestinians battle over access to religious site

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:20:34 -0400

JERUSALEM, May 18 (UPI) -- Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian protesters Saturday near a mosque in East Jerusalem, Palestinian officials said.

Egyptian police close Rafah crossing after colleagues kidnapped

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:14:03 -0400

CAIRO, May 18 (UPI) -- Egyptian police protested the kidnapping of seven officers and soldiers Saturday by refusing to open the Rafah crossing with Gaza.

Spanish hospital loses embryos after freezer leak

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:13:40 -0400

MADRID, May 18 (UPI) -- A hospital in Spain lost 172 embryos, intended for use in in vitro fertilization, when a freezer leaked liquid nitrogen, hospital officials said.

More suspects detained in Turkey car bombing

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:11:17 -0400

ANKARA, Turkey, May 18 (UPI) -- Turkish officials said four more suspects have been detained after two car bombs exploded last week near the Syrian border killing 51 people.

Musharraf remains under house arrest

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:52:59 -0400

ISLAMABAD, May 18 (UPI) -- Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will remain on house arrest for at least another two weeks, a Pakistani court ruled Saturday.

Death toll climbs in south China flooding

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:09:55 -0400

BEIJING, May 18 (UPI) -- Chinese officials said the death toll from widespread flooding in southern China reached 53 Saturday, with at least 16 people still missing.