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Bill Clinton, Senate Dems talk healthcare
Bill Clinton, Senate Dems talk healthcare
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton heads to Capitol Hill Tuesday to speak to the Senate Democrats' weekly lunch and push for healthcare reform, a memo said.
Canada's Conservatives win 2 vacant seats
OTTAWA, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Canada's minority Conservative government won two more parliamentary seats in by-elections held to fill vacancies.
Man sought in teacher's slaying nabbed
OSAKA, Japan, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Japanese police in Osaka say they have arrested the man wanted in the 2007 slaying of British teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker.
Peres visits Brazil, Argentina
Peres visits Brazil, Argentina
JERUSALEM, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Israel President Shimon Peres has embarked on a state visit to Brazil and Argentina, accompanied by an entourage of Israeli businessmen, his office said.
Britain announces 10 new nuclear plants
LONDON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Britain will build 10 new nuclear power plants to supply up to 25 percent of the nation's electricity needs, the government's energy minister says.
Car bomb kills at least 20 in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- At least 20 people were killed Tuesday when a suspected suicide car bomber detonated his explosives in heavy traffic near Peshawar, Pakistan, officials said.
Sniper's wife says she's shed guilt
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The ex-wife of D.C. Sniper John Muhammad says she has moved on from feeling guilty about her former husband's shooting spree in which 10 people died.
Obama heads to Asia next week
Obama heads to Asia next week
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Renewing alliances and forging new partnerships are key goals for U.S. President Barack Obama when he makes his first trip to Asia, a senior official said.
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Israel, Jordan complete joint drill
JERUSALEM, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Israeli and Jordanian military forces concluded a joint one-day exercise simulating an earthquake and drilling rescue and emergency procedures, officials said.
D.C. Sniper to be executed Tuesday
D.C. Sniper to be executed Tuesday
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The man called the D.C. Sniper, who created fear in Washington for weeks in 2002, will be executed Tuesday unless the Virginia governor steps in, officials say.
Obama to speak at Fort Hood memorial
Obama to speak at Fort Hood memorial
FORT HOOD, Texas, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama travel to Fort Hood, Texas., Tuesday to participate in a memorial service for 13 massacre victims.
Ida's rains drenching S.E. coastal U.S.
Ida's rains drenching S.E. coastal U.S.
MIAMI, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Ida's rainfall was soaking the U.S. Gulf coastal states early Tuesday as the system neared landfall near Mobile, Ala., forecasters said.
Former Thai PM arrives in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, wanted in his country to serve a jail term, arrived Tuesday in Cambodia where he will be an economic adviser.
Korean ships trade fire, accuse each other
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- South and North Korean ships exchanged brief but heavy fire Tuesday which the South later described as "accidental" and the North an "armed provocation."