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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 24 (UPI) -- Malaysia's deputy prime minister said there was no government interference in the case and arrest of three opposition leaders and an activist this week.
CARACAS, Venezuela, May 23 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is grappling with embarrassing shortages of consumer goods, in some cases rated to be worse than under Hugo Chavez.
LONDON, May 23 (UPI) -- Forced confessions put "possibly hundreds" of people on death row in Iraq, Amnesty International reports.
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 23 (UPI) -- Civilians in parts of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are caught in the cross fire between rebel and government forces, the international Red Cross said.
North Korea tries fax diplomacy with Seoul
SEOUL, May 23 (UPI) -- South Korean authorities said they received a faxed statement from North Korea proposing joint activities to mark the anniversary of a cooperation agreement.
TEL AVIV, Israel, May 23 (UPI) -- Israel's air force commander warned that his squadrons could be in a "surprise war" with Syria as Russia bolsters the Damascus regime with new missiles.
BRUSSELS, May 23 (UPI) -- European lawmakers said Thursday a political solution to the conflict was the preferred way to end the civil war in Syria.
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 23 (UPI) -- Kenyan authorities are suspected of trying to cover up alleged police shootings of protesters during an election rally in March, Human Rights Watch said.
TEHRAN, May 23 (UPI) -- U.S. statements on the Iranian election process show a profound misunderstanding of the country's political system, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
BAMAKO, Mali, May 23 (UPI) -- An anti-land mine advocacy group said it would work with a U.N. stabilization mission in Mali to clear unexploded ordnance from the country.
MOSCOW, May 23 (UPI) -- Russian police said Thursday they arrested a Moscow leader of the opposition Left Front movement and raided a bodyguard for party chief Sergei Udaltsov.
NIAMEY, Niger, May 23 (UPI) -- Security officials in Niger are on the lookout for assailants tied to the bombing Thursday of a military camp, Niger Defense Minister Mahamadou Karidjo said.
WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- Authorities in Georgia are called on to ensure charges against former government officials aren't politically motivated, the U.S. State Department said.
MILAN, Italy, May 23 (UPI) -- Scores of police reinforcement are being sent to Milan to calm crime fears after a Ghanaian immigrant killed three people, Italy's interior minister says.
TEHRAN, May 22 (UPI) -- The declining reputation of Iran and its related economic problems are the true enemies of the Islamic republic, former President Ali Akbar Rafsanjani said.
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Flags-In Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch