Category Archives: Press Releases

Uganda police say Pakistanis among blast suspects

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Twin bomb attacks in Uganda that killed 73 people last week were carried out by suicide bombers and Pakistanis were among 20 suspects arrested, the head of police said on Sunday. Continue reading

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Netanyahu, Mubarak to discuss peace talks

JERUSALEM, July 18 (UPI) — Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu headed for Egypt Sunday to talk with President Hosni Mubarak about Palestinians, officials said. Continue reading

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Protesters say black man’s killing racial

NEWBERRY, S.C., July 18 (UPI) — Demonstrators in Newberry, S.C., during the weekend said the death of a black man, allegedly dragged behind a white man’s truck for 11 miles, was racial. Race-Ethnic-Religious Relations – White people – South Carolina – Newberry – New Black Panthers Continue reading

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Mideast leaders queue for talks with Egypt’s Mubarak

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hosted Palestinian and Israeli leaders and the U.S. peace envoy on Sunday with a return to direct talks on the agenda but a breakthrough still seemingly distant. Continue reading

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Big New Guinea quake trips tsunami alert

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea, July 18 (UPI) — A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake rocked Papua New Guinea Sunday, triggering a tsunami alert although no waves were immediately seen, seismologists said. Papua New Guinea – Tsunami – Oceania – PORT MORESBY – Business and Economy Continue reading

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Violence rocks Afghanistan before summit

KABUL, Afghanistan, July 18 (UPI) — Insurgents launched a wave of violence in Afghanistan Sunday, two days before an international conference of foreign ministers in Kabul, officials said. Afghanistan – Kabul – Asia – Government – Maps and Views Continue reading

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Slasher at large after Spokane slaying

SPOKANE, Wash., July 18 (UPI) — Police Sunday scoured Washington’s Spokane Valley for a man they say allegedly broke into a woman’s home overnight, killed her and injured two of her sons Washington – Spokane Valley Washington – United States – Business and Economy – Spokane Valley Continue reading

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Lebanon’s PM Hariri in Syria, focus on economy

DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria and Lebanon signed economic agreements on Sunday, signaling improving ties, but did not resolve a border demarcation issue the Lebanese government views as central to its sovereignty. Continue reading

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Officials, celebs donate Mandela Day hour

PRETORIA, South Africa, July 18 (UPI) — The South African government says government ministers joined in Sunday’s nationwide day of public service in honor of Nelson Mandela’s 92nd birthday. South Africa – Nelson Mandela – Africa – Government – Pretoria Continue reading

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Suicide attacks kill at least 48 in Iraq

By BARBARA SURK 2010-07-18T17:36:33Z BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber ripped through a line of anti-al-Qaida Sunni fighters waiting to collect their paychecks near an Iraqi military base as nearly 50 people were killed in violence west of Baghdad…. Continue reading

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