Four soldiers receive new German award

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:53:12 -0400

BERLIN, July 6 (UPI) -- Four soldiers received the new German medal for bravery from Chancellor Angela Merkel for their bravery in Afghanistan, officials said.

Police: S.C. serial killer is dead

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:28:13 -0400

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 6 (UPI) -- Police in North Carolina Monday shot to death the man who had killed five people in South Carolina, officials said.

Bohemian Club seeks timber permit

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:08:52 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO, July 6 (UPI) -- The Bohemian Club, a prominent men-only club in San Francisco, is asking a California fire board let it cut more timber in the future.

AG to ask for murder case dismissals

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:06:22 -0400

CHICAGO, July 6 (UPI) -- The Illinois attorney general's office will join attorneys asking for the dismissal of cases against two men convicted of five murders, a legal clinic says.

Serious British offenders at large

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:22:44 -0400

LONDON, July 6 (UPI) -- Nearly 1,000 serious British offenders, including 19 convicted murderers, are at large when they should be behind bars, government figures reveal.

Michigan man pleads guilty to 'Net fraud

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:12:20 -0400

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 6 (UPI) -- A Michigan business owner pleaded guilty in federal court to fraudulently marketing dietary supplements over the Internet, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Report: Known defect led to Snowbird crash

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:53:42 -0400

OTTAWA, July 6 (UPI) -- A Canadian military report issued Monday concludes the cause of a fatal crash of a Snowbird aerobatics team jet involved a known lap-belt design problem.

U.S., Russia to tackle non-proliferation

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:27:48 -0400

MOSCOW, July 6 (UPI) -- The United States and Russia Monday confirmed their commitment to preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons and stop acts of nuclear terrorism.

U.S., Russia resume military relations

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:22:36 -0400

MOSCOW, July 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen and Russian Gen. Nikolai Makarov signed an agreement for the resumption of joint military activities, suspended since August 2008.

Canadian rugby killer spared prison

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:10:24 -0400

BAMPTON, Ontario, July 6 (UPI) -- The Toronto-area high school rugby player who fatally injured an opponent with a vicious hit during a game avoided prison time Monday.

Iran pres. candidate urged to start party

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:43:28 -0400

TEHRAN, July 6 (UPI) -- Allies of Mir-Hossein Mousavi, a defeated candidate in Iran's disputed presidential election, are encouraging the leader to found a political party.

Iranian leader warns against interference

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:41:09 -0400

TEHRAN, July 6 (UPI) -- The supreme leader of Iran said Monday his country would "react" to internal interference from Western nations.

Woman gets prison for rape of young boy

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:32:20 -0400

ALINGSAS, Sweden, July 6 (UPI) -- A Swedish court sentenced a 39-year-old woman convicted of sexually assaulting an underage boy to 2 1/2 years in prison.

Police: Dad kept daughter, 18, as slave

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:24:02 -0400

MUIZENBERG, South Africa, July 6 (UPI) -- An 18-year-old German woman who tracked down her father in South Africa was allegedly kidnapped by him and held as a sex slave, officials said.

Obama decries Chinese violence

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:21:04 -0400

MOSCOW, July 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama in a statement expressed deep concern Monday about the report of deaths and injuries from riots in western China.

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China violence death toll rises to 156

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:38:53 -0400

URUMQI, China, July 6 (UPI) -- The death toll from rioting in China's Xinjiang-Uighur region, home to Muslim Uighurs, has been raised to 156, regional officials said Monday.

U.S., Russia reach accord on Afghanistan

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:36:14 -0400

MOSCOW, July 6 (UPI) -- The United States and Russia agreed to help Afghanistan with economic and security objectives, and provide transit across Russia for U.S. military equipment.

Blasts kill 7 U.S. troops in Afghanistan

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:34:33 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan, July 6 (UPI) -- Militant attacks in Afghanistan Monday killed six U.S. soldiers, officials said.

U.S., Russia inch ahead on missile shield

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:17:25 -0400

MOSCOW, July 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Monday to work through their disagreements on a U.S. missile defense system in Europe.

Rep. King slams media coverage of Jackson

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:51:06 -0400

LOS ANGELES, July 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., says the media should limit its coverage of Michael Jackson as the late singer was a "child molester."

Saskatchewan seeks same-sex exemptions

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:46:12 -0400

REGINA, Saskatchewan, July 6 (UPI) -- Saskatchewan marriage commissioners should be allowed to refuse to perform same-sex unions if it violates their religious beliefs, the state government says.

Death penalty sought in landlord slaying

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:43:50 -0400

CHICAGO, July 6 (UPI) -- Illinois prosecutors say they're seeking the death penalty for a Chicago man who allegedly beat his landlord to death with garden tools.

Czech-Canada visa issue needs negotiations

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:41:39 -0400

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, July 6 (UPI) -- Czech President Vaclav Klaus Monday said Canada and the Czech Republic should try to maintain bilateral travel rules without visas.

Women crossing Atlantic on paddleboards

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:39:25 -0400

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, July 6 (UPI) -- Three French women trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Canada on paddleboards say they may be at sea as long as two months.

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