Friday, March 12
Nelson Mandela defended by archbishop
NAIROBI, Kenya, March 12 (UPI) -- A retired South African archbishop said Friday allegations against Nelson Mandela made by the former president's ex-wife are false.
Immigration pushed back by other issues
WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- Immigration reform is important to U.S. President Obama but it's not at the top of his policy agenda right now, press secretary Robert Gibbs said.
Thursday, March 11
Teacher likely killed by wolves, troopers say: Authorities seek to capture or kill animals
Mar. 12--Alaska State Troopers today said a woman found dead in Chignik Lake early this week was most likely killed in a wolf attack, and state authorities are on their way there to try to capture or kill the animals.
Cuomo recuses himself from Paterson probe
ALBANY, N.Y., March 11 (UPI) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a likely candidate for governor, said Thursday he is taking himself off the investigation of Gov. David Paterson.
Canadian PM debuts live on YouTube
OTTAWA, March 11 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper became the first in the country's history Thursday to stream a live feed of a parliamentary speech on YouTube.
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.
Canada gets belt-tightening budget
OTTAWA, March 5 (UPI) -- Canada's minority Conservative government proposed a frugal budget aimed at eliminating the deficit within five years.
Thursday, March 4
Canada mulls gender-neutral anthem
OTTAWA, March 4 (UPI) -- Canada's federal government plans to look at changing the country's national anthem "O Canada," to make it gender neutral.
Early voting begins in Iraq
BAGHDAD, March 4 (UPI) -- Iraqi polls opened for early voting Thursday amid a series of bomb attacks in Baghdad that left 12 people dead and 47 others wounded, an official says.
Wednesday, March 3
Canada's government to focus on more jobs
OTTAWA, March 3 (UPI) -- The speech reopening Canada's Parliament in Ottawa Wednesday said the minority Conservatives' top priority is reducing unemployment.
Greece passes $6.5B in austerity measures
ATHENS, Greece, March 3 (UPI) -- The Greek government went further than expected, agreeing to austerity measures Wednesday worth about $6.54 billion.
Three blasts in Baquba kill, injure dozens
BAGHDAD, March 3 (UPI) -- A series of suicide bombings in Iraqi city of Baquba left at least 31 Iraqis dead and dozens more injured Wednesday, officials said.
Tuesday, March 2
Under pressure, Bunning drops objection to extending jobless benefits
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jim Bunning on Tuesday ended his often angry, highly unpopular one-man stand against additional funding for jobless benefits, highway and transit programs and other government initiatives Tuesday night, finally agreeing to permit a vote on the measure.
Turnout light for Texas primary elections
Mar. 2--North Texas voters hit the polls this morning to choose their parties' nominees in several local primaries.
Postal service delivers bad budget news
WASHINGTON, March 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Postal Service said it could lose $238 billion over the next decade if the agency doesn't get more flexibility on schedules, prices and labor costs.
EDITORIAL: Politics trumps common sense in nuclear waste site reversal
Mar. 2--The following editorial appears in the March 2, 2010, Yakima Herald-Republic.
Monday, March 1
BRIEF: Reedley officer in shootout remains on life-support
Mar. 1--Reedley police officer Javier Bejar, one of the victims in Thursday's officer-involved shooting in Minkler, remained on non-recoverable life support Sunday, said Calli Biaggi, a Clovis police spokeswoman.
Sunday, February 28
Maliki considering alliance with parties
BAGHDAD, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he is mulling an alliance with other parties to form a majority government after the March 7 legislative elections.
Haiti eyeing post-quake reconstruction
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Haitian government officials say reconstruction plans for the earthquake-stricken country include increasing population centers other than Port-au-Prince.
Friday, February 26
Justice asked to probe absent Bush e-mails
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Democrats and watchdog groups called on the Justice Department to investigate the disappearance of e-mails from lawyers in the George W. Bush administration.
Ukraine president signs economic decrees
KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych signed decrees Friday aimed at reforming the economy, ending corruption and cutting poverty, officials say.
Inmate recaptured after mistaken release
A spokesman for the Maryland prison system said an inmate who was mistakenly released in Baltimore was recaptured in Martinsburg, W.Va., Friday.
Diplomats: China resisting Iran sanctions
BEIJING, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Two diplomats from Europe say China is not supporting a call for increased sanctions against Iran stemming from its nuclear program.
China concerned about U.S.-Japan alliance
BEIJING, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A spokesman for China's Defense Ministry said China is concerned about the current alliance between the United States and Japan.
Report: Millionaire seeks to buy airline
BELGRADE, Serbia, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- An offer to purchase controlling shares of Serbia's national JAT Airways was made in Belgrade by an unnamed millionaire, a source told the Blic news agency.
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