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Iraq Press Roundup

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:15:47 -0400

By ALAA MAJEED
UPI Correspondent
Some analysts and politicians claim the number of violent attacks has decreased in Iraq, but through the last two weeks, several explosions have taken place in Baghdad and elsewhere in the country.

Prince Charles heading to East Asia

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:14:16 -0400

LONDON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Prince Charles has declined to abandon a planned East Asian trip because of the credit crisis, with a spokesman saying the tour will help Britain.

UPI NewsTrack Business

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:12:38 -0400

U.S. markets slide hard again Tuesday ... Bernanke suggests rate cuts possible ... Eli Lilly to pay $62 million settlement ... Boeing and machinists spar on key demand ... News from United Press International.

Court seeks arrest of Ugandan rebels

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:11:48 -0400

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The International Criminal Court Tuesday called for new efforts to arrest Ugandan rebel group leaders after attacks on the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Egypt forms working group on pirate threat

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:07:35 -0400

CAIRO, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The growing threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia has prompted Egypt to form a working group with top authorities to address the lawlessness.

ATI armor selected for Army contract

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:06:49 -0400

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. company Carapace Armor has contracted Allegheny Technologies Inc. for the company's armor technologies in support of a deal with the U.S. Army.

Interpol opens General Assembly meeting

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:04:12 -0400

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Top security officials at Interpol's General Assembly meeting in Russia Tuesday called on the international community to strengthen cooperation on policing.

New law helps bust counterfeiters

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:02:24 -0400

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Europol has taken down a counterfeiting operation in the Netherlands by exercising a new legal provision that integrates local police authorities.

Liver recipients at higher cancer risk

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:02:19 -0400

HELSINKI, Finland, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Patients who have liver transplants are almost three times more likely to develop cancer, Finnish researchers say.

Directive on leaks at the CIA released

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:01:28 -0400

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. Central Intelligence Agency directive on unauthorized disclosures calls for the implementation of aggressive measures to combat leaks from the agency.

Head of bailed-out bank resigns

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:58:53 -0400

BERLIN, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A top German manager resigned under pressure from officials after the German government had to spend billions to rescue his bank.

Tehran approached on U.S.-Iraqi pact

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:57:10 -0400

TEHRAN, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The Iraqi speaker of Parliament arrived in Tehran Tuesday to hear the Iranian view of the security arrangement under negotiation between Baghdad and Washington.

Turkey growing impatient with PKK

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:56:07 -0400

ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Turkish officials Tuesday said they would continue attacks in northern Iraq against the Kurdistan Workers' Party following a series of weekend skirmishes.

Shiite leader reaches out to Sunni elders

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:55:08 -0400

TIKRIT, Iraq, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A prominent Shiite figure has reached out to Sunni elements in northern Iraq to establish a sense of national unity ahead of the provincial elections.

U.N. calls for help in protecting aid

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:54:10 -0400

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The United Nations on Tuesday called on the international community to protect humanitarian aid from piracy off Somalia's coast.

Report: Sophisticated attacks work of Iran

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:53:14 -0400

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The rate of decline in al-Qaida in Iraq activity runs parallel to an increase in the sophistication of attacks, pointing to Iranian groups, a study says.

U.N. leader: Tolerance pledge must be kept

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:52:26 -0400

GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Nations must uphold their pledges to fight racism, xenophobia, discrimination and intolerance, the U.N. human rights leader said Tuesday in Switzerland.

Marines modify deal with Force Protection

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:51:50 -0400

LADSON, S.C., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Marine Corps has modified a contract with Force Protection Inc. for mine resistant ambush protected vehicle support services.

Azerbaijan reports gas production declines

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:51:07 -0400

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The state-run oil company in Azerbaijan reported Tuesday a 1-percent drop in natural gas production from September levels, officials said.

Army awards deal for armored buses

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:49:58 -0400

WESTON, Fla., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted Advanced Blast Protection Inc. to produce armored buses for deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Iraqi Christians lobby for representation

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:49:13 -0400

BAGHDAD, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Iraqi Christians are growing concerned over their diminishing political voice in the country as their rights of representation fade, officials said.

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:44:00 -0400

2008 ozone hole larger than 2007's hole … FDA approves temporary heart pump … Nearly all Alaskan glaciers are thinning … Study determines causes of lower back pain ... Health/Science news from UPI.

Lifetime planning Natalee Holloway movie

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:43:49 -0400

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Lifetime Movie Network said it has begun pre-production on "The Natalee Holloway Story," about a U.S. teen who disappeared on a class trip to Aruba.

Implant Sciences awarded development deal

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:42:42 -0400

WAKEFIELD, Mass., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Homeland Security Department has contracted Implant Sciences to continue development on the company's handheld explosive threats detection technology.

AS&E receives order for Z Backscatter vans

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:42:10 -0400

BILLERICA, Mass., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. government has contracted American Science and Engineering Inc. for the company's vehicle-based X-ray technologies.