Thursday, March 11
Second general strike shuts down Athens
ATHENS, Greece, March 11 (UPI) -- Riot police were deployed in Athens Thursday as a second general strike in a month over government austerity measures brought the city to a halt.
Wednesday, March 10
Govs, educators propose common standards
U.S. governors and school superintendents offered rigorous national standards Wednesday for what public school children should learn in math and English.
Tuesday, March 9
Belarus leans toward regulated gambling
MINSK, Belarus, March 9 (UPI) -- Legal gambling in Belarus should not be banned but rather well-regulated to raise government revenue, President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday.
Iraqi election turnout 62 percent
BAGHDAD, March 9 (UPI) -- About 62 percent of registered voters cast ballots during the recent parliamentary elections, exceeding expectations, Iraq's electoral commission said.
Monday, March 8
3 shot inside financial services firm at Dallas bank building
Mar. 8--A man apparently disgruntled with a financial service company opened fire on two employees Monday morning at a Dallas high-rise office building before he shot himself as police closed in on him, authorities said.
Somali group added to Canada's terror list
OTTAWA, March 8 (UPI) -- The Canadian government has declared a Somali al-Qaida-linked group a terrorist organization, the public safety minister said in Ottawa.
Lawyer: Open torture case to public
LONDON, March 8 (UPI) -- A British civil case involving allegations of torture at Guantanamo Bay should be open to the public, a lawyer for a former detainee said.
OPINION: Cutting schools hurts, but it can foster growth
Mar. 8--Some weekdays on my drive to work, I see a few teenagers outside Northeast High School.
Sunday, March 7
Attacks erupt during Iraqi election
BAGHDAD, March 7 (UPI) -- A series of terror attacks hit Baghdad and other cities as Iraqis went to the polls to elect a new parliament, officials said.
McConnell: Dems could regret reform's OK
WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- If Democrats pass healthcare reform, they could come to regret it in November, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Sunday.
Graham warns against reconciliation vote
WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- Resorting to reconciliation to pass healthcare reform would prove "catastrophic" for the U.S. Senate, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Sunday.
Egypt's president recovering from surgery
CAIRO, March 7 (UPI) -- Doctors in Heidelberg, Germany, say Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is recovering from a successful surgery to have his gallbladder removed.
Chile mourns victims of quake, tsunami
SANTIAGO, Chile, March 7 (UPI) -- Chile began three days of mourning Sunday for the hundreds of victims of the powerful earthquake and tsunami that struck the country eight days ago.
Togo opposition challenges election result
LOME, Togo, March 7 (UPI) -- Togo's main opposition party says it rejects election results showing voters returned Faure Gnassingbe to office for a second term as president.
Saturday, March 6
Democracy in Iraq showcased in election
BAGHDAD, March 6 (UPI) -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani says his country's upcoming elections will reveal the chances democracy has of flourishing in Iraq.
Car bomb kills 3 in Shiite holy city
NAJAF, Iraq, March 6 (UPI) -- Three people died and 54 suffered wounds early Saturday when a car bomb exploded in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, Iraq, police said.
Friday, March 5
Obama to decide soon on nuclear policy
WASHINGTON, March 5 (UPI) -- National security advisers are expected to present President Barack Obama options on the U.S. nuclear weapons policy for his presidency, officials said.
Medvedev, Yanukovych agree to energy talks
MOSCOW, March 5 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said Friday that energy talks will be held between their two countries.
Canadian paper money to become plastic
OTTAWA, March 5 (UPI) -- Canada's paper and cotton $10 and $20 bills will be replaced late next year with longer-lasting plasticized versions, the government announced in Ottawa.
Greece hit with second general strike
ATHENS, Greece, March 5 (UPI) -- A second general strike in nine days crippled Greece Friday with workers protesting deficit-cutting government measures announced this week.
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