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WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. government plans to repatriate six Yemenis held at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, military prison, officials said.

Judge to consider Okla. abortion law

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- An Oklahoma judge was set to hear argument Friday to block a state law that would post information about women getting abortions in the state, attorneys say.

Microblogging Twitter site hacked

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The popular Internet site Twitter was hacked in the overnight hours, but company officials said the issue was resolved.

Obama at summit trying for climate deal

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark, on the final day of the climate change summit, meeting with other heads of state trying to broker a deal.

Former S. Korean PM arrested

SEOUL, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook was arrested Friday in an alleged corruption case, which she has denied.

Genocide charges against former leaders

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A U.N.-backed tribunal in Cambodia in its first such actions against former Khmer Rouge leaders charged Ieng Sary and Nuon Chea with genocide.

Report: Companies knew Agent Orange risks

CHICAGO, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. military and chemical companies failed to warn of the danger of Agent Orange, the chemical used as a defoliant in Vietnam, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Former mayor may avoid sex trial with plea

RACINE, Wis., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The former mayor of Racine, Wis., has agreed to plead guilty to sex charges, court documents say.

Guinea coup leaders blamed for massacre

PARIS, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Killings and rapes at an opposition rally in Guinea in September were carried out by the country's elite Presidential Guard, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

China may seek return of fleeing Uighurs

BEIJING, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- China says the 22 Uighurs who have fled to Cambodia are suspected of criminal activities stemming from the July ethnic riots in the Uighur region.

Bushfires burn 10 houses in Australia

SYDNEY, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Bushfires raging in eastern Australia destroyed at least 10 houses Thursday, officials said.

Police dog shot after biting officer

ALAMEDA, Calif., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A police officer in a San Francisco-area town shot and killed a police dog that bit him while they were responding to a burglary call, police said Thursday.

Principal: Rumors spreading panic

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The principal of a New Jersey high school where a student allegedly planned a Columbine-style attack asked students Thursday to stop spreading rumors.

Lawmakers plan bill to ban semiautomatics

OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A bill banning semiautomatic and military style weapons will be introduced in Washington state, three state legislators say.

Residents flee as cliff erodes under them

PACIFICA, Calif., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Residents of a building on the California coast were given 20 minutes Thursday morning to grab what they could and evacuate as big chunks eroded from a cliff.