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UN calls for Iran prisoner release
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A U.N. committee says Iran should release political prisoners arrested during protests over the country's disputed presidential election in June.
Five militant suspects arrested in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Iraqi security forces arrested five suspected members of the al-Qaida in Iraq and the Islamic State of Iraq terrorist groups Saturday, military officials said.
GOP: Senate health bill to raise premiums
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Democratic healthcare reform proposals will mean higher premiums and higher healthcare costs, a Republican U.S. senator said Saturday.
Gates: Canada's Afghanistan role key
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Canada's contributions to the war against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan are a key to success, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says.
Study: Some Europeans support Serbia in EU
BELGRADE, Serbia, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Students in Belgrade, Serbia, say study results indicate 25 percent of major European city residents support Serbia's integration into the European Union.
Impeachment efforts to start for Sanford
COLUMBIA, S.C., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The chairman of the South Carolina House Judiciary Committee says preliminary impeachment procedures will begin soon against Gov. Mark Sanford.
Officials: Vietnam not blocking Facebook
HANOI, Vietnam, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Officials in Vietnam said the country's government is not actively blocking the social networking Web site Facebook despite scores of connectivity complaints.
Afghan troop rollout to have NATO element
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's administration is talking with NATO officials about staging a coordinated rollout of a new Afghanistan war strategy, sources say.
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Teenagers arrested in classmate's death
URUMA, Japan, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Eight teenagers in Okinawa, Japan, have been arrested in the death of a classmate beaten so badly he died of hemorrhagic shock, police said.
Raped girl's parents charged with abuse
PHOENIX, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A Liberian couple living in Phoenix used sticks, wires and their fists to abuse their 8-year-old daughter, who had been gang-raped, authorities allege.
Iraq struggles to maintain U.S. projects
BAGHDAD, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Iraq may be unable to maintain many of the electricity generating plants and other reconstruction projects built by the U.S. government, authorities say.
Rebels attack village in Philippines
SURALLAH, Philippines, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is being blamed for a second attack on a village in the southern Philippines, police said Saturday.
Britain to probe alleged Iraq troop abuse
LONDON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Britain's Ministry of Defense says it is launching an independent inquiry into allegations that soldiers tortured and killed Iraqi prisoners.
Britain assesses damage from record deluge
WORKINGTON, England, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Rain-soaked Britons braced themselves for more downpours Saturday after floodwaters inundated homes, swept away bridges and led to one death, forecasters said.