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.

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.

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.

$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.

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.

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.

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.

Quinn: No reimbursement for Cohen

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:01:30 -0500

CHICAGO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- There was no political trading to get the scandal-ridden winner of the Illinois lieutenant governor Democratic primary to quit the race, Gov. Pat Quinn says.

Medical evacuation of Haitian kids slows

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:43:10 -0500

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Documentation concerns are delaying private airlifts of critically ill Haitian children because officials say they don't want to be accused of kidnapping.

Russia 'concerned' over U.S.-Romania plans

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:10:21 -0500

BRUSSELS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Russia says it is concerned about U.S. plans to place anti-ballistic interceptor missiles in Romania, but remains open to an explanation.

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Snow, snow and more snow for Washington

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:59:56 -0500

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Washington and surrounding areas braced for another round of snow Tuesday, as officials announced limited public transit and closed federal offices.

Tractor trolley accident kills 24

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:53:33 -0500

NEW DELHI, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A tractor pulling a trolley loaded with people fell into a deep ravine in India after its driver lost control, killing at least 24 people, police said.

Prof accused of religious indoctrination

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:50:16 -0500

FRESNO, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A California community college professor has read from the Bible in class and expressed anti-abortion views as fact, students and civil rights advocates say.

Iran reportedly begins fuel enrichment

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:41:43 -0500

TEHRAN, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Iran began enriching its stockpile of uranium for use in a medical reactor, its state broadcaster reported, raising cries from the West for more sanctions.

Burj Khalifa's observation deck closed

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:28:39 -0500

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The observation deck at the top of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building in the United Arab Emirates, has been closed temporarily, sources say.

Reports say Hakimullah Mehsud dead

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:26:46 -0500

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud, reportedly wounded in a drone strike last month, has died, CNN reported Tuesday citing three Taliban sources.

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