Three punished for sitting during pledge Top News Published: DILWORTH, Minn., May 9 (UPI) -- The principal of a Minnesota school where three students were suspended for sitting during the Pledge of Allegiance said the district may change its policy.

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Holocaust memorial train completes voyage Top News Published: OSWIECIM, Poland, May 9 (UPI) -- A German Holocaust memorial train has ended its six-month voyage with a final stop at the former Auschwitz death camp in Poland.

Poll indicates Berlusconi support Top News Published: ROME, May 9 (UPI) -- Italians have more confidence in Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi than in his government as a whole, a poll indicated Friday.

Canadian broadcaster breaks embargo Top News Published: EDMONTON, Alberta, May 9 (UPI) -- The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was smacked by the province of Alberta for breaching a budget media embargo in April.

Mbeki meets with Mugabe in Harare Top News Published: HARARE, Zimbabwe, May 9 (UPI) -- South African President Thabo Mbeki spent about four hours in talks Friday with President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.

Canada restores WWI vet's citizenship Top News Published: OTTAWA, May 9 (UPI) -- The Canadian government has restored citizenship to a 107-year-old World War I veteran who became a U.S. citizen by attrition.

Police can claim damages for mental injury Top News Published: AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, May 9 (UPI) -- Amsterdam police said they are pleased with a new measure allowing them to claim damages from criminals for physical and mental injuries.

General's posting in Pakistan scrubbed Top News Published: WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- The Pentagon has quietly canceled the assignment of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jay Hood as senior American officer in Pakistan, U.S. military reports said.

Panel: FBI slow to join terrorism fight Top News Published: WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- The FBI has lagged in becoming an effective intelligence-gathering unit nearly seven years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, a U.S. congressional report said.

Judge says young girl 'welcomed' pedophile Top News Published: MANCHESTER, England, May 9 (UPI) -- A British man who had sexual relations with an 11-year-old girl avoided prison when the judge decided she "welcomed" the man's flirtations.

Canadian train quarantined after death Top News Published: SUDBURY, Ontario, May 9 (UPI) -- Canadian officials in northern Ontario quarantined a Via Rail passenger train Friday after a passenger died and 10 others became sick.

Food group resumes relief trips to Myanmar Top News Published: YANGON, Myanmar, May 9 (UPI) -- The World Food Program said Friday it will send relief aid airplanes to Myanmar despite the government's seizure of previous aid shipments.

Bin Laden's 'spiritual ambassador' freed Top News Published: LONDON, May 9 (UPI) -- A radical Muslim cleric believed to be the "spiritual ambassador in Europe" for Osama bin Laden is to be freed on bail, a British judge ruled.

McCain's 2000 vote for Bush up for debate Top News Published: WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Whether Sen. John McCain voted for President George Bush in the 2000 U.S. presidential election is being debated by a liberal blogger and McCain's office.

Fritzl recalls start of incest family Top News Published: VIENNA, May 9 (UPI) -- The Austrian man who allegedly imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and fathered her seven children says, "I am not the beast the media make me to be."

Canada to probe U.S. warships sunk in 1813 Top News Published: HAMILTON, Ontario, May 9 (UPI) -- The wrecks of two U.S. warships that sank in a storm in Lake Ontario in 1813 are set to be explored by Canadian scientists using submersible high-tech robotics.

Lebanese MP asks army to protect Tripoli Top News Published: BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 9 (UPI) -- A member of the ruling alliance in the Lebanese parliament, worried about the city in the wake of violence in Beirut, Friday asked the army to defend Tripoli.

Americans adopt major driving cutbacks Top News Published: MCLEAN, Va., May 9 (UPI) -- As gasoline prices skyrocket to $4 a gallon, many Americans are seriously cutting back on driving and tightening their budgets, government data indicate.

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Murder charge possible in incest case Top News Published: VIENNA, May 9 (UPI) -- The 73-year-old Austrian who allegedly imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and fathered her seven children could face murder charges, prosecutors say.

50-year-old plane wreckage to be retrieved Top News Published: QUEBEC CITY, May 9 (UPI) -- Safety concerns have led officials in the Canadian province of Quebec to order the retrieval of a 50-year-old plane wreck containing four bodies from a lake.

Hezbollah gains control of western Beirut Top News Published: BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 9 (UPI) -- Syrian Social Nationalist Party units were seen Friday entering Beirut to support Hezbollah's occupation of the city's western districts.

Colleges accept more wait-listed students Top News Published: NEW YORK, May 9 (UPI) -- Several leading U.S. universities plan to accept significantly higher numbers of students from waiting lists this year than in the past, school officials said.