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Iran planning 'major' nuclear announcement
TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday the country would unveil "major achievements in the nuclear domain."
Top Lee aide resigns amid bribery scandal
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A senior aide to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has resigned amid reports prosecutors may question him in the alleged vote-buying scandal.
McDonnell: Obama budget will be 'bloated'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Republican Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell predicted President Obama's spending plan will be a "bloated budget that doubles down on failed policies of the past."
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Mubarak trial resumes in Egypt
CAIRO, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- An Egyptian court heard Saturday from the lawyer for the former head of state security under ousted leader Hosni Mubarak, officials said.
General strike on Egypt anniversary
CAIRO, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Egypt appeared calm Saturday as activists called for a general strike and the government deployed soldiers and armored vehicles, observers said.
Obama: Pass payroll tax cut extension
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday urged Congress to prevent a tax increase on 160 million middle-class Americans by passing the payroll tax cut extension.
Emperor Akihito admitted to Tokyo hospital
TOKYO, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Emperor Akihito was admitted to a Tokyo hospital Saturday after tests showed a possible deficient blood supply to his heart, the Imperial Household Agency said.
CHICAGO, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Hundreds of flights were canceled in the Chicago area as an arctic front brought persistent snow early Saturday, forecasters said.
FORT MEADE, Md., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army scheduled a Feb. 23 arraignment for Pfc. Bradley E. Manning, the former intelligence analyst accused of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A Maryland appeals court threw out much of a $147 million award to plaintiffs who sued over a massive 2006 gasoline leak.
HESPERIA, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A father and son allegedly stabbed and hit a Hesperia, Calif., store clerk after their credit card was turned down, San Bernardino sheriff's officials said.
FRANKFURT, Germany, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A man who opened fire on U.S. airmen in Germany in March was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison Friday.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Saudi investigators are looking into a firefight between armed rioters and security forces that left at least one person dead, police said Friday.
SANAA, Yemen, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Yemen officials say clashes in the country's southern regions ahead of the upcoming presidential elections demonstrate the ongoing threat from al-Qaida.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- An inactive mine used for training purposes and found off the Florida coast may be a relic from World War II, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said.
JERUSALEM, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has turned away an Israeli negotiating incentive to release 30 prisoners, a PA spokesman said.
CAIRO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Thousands of Egyptians protested on Cairo streets denouncing the country's military junta a day before they say a general strike will knock it from power.
CORNWALL, England, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The owners of a British hotel lost an appeal and were ordered to pay damages to a same-sex couple they barred from staying in a room.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A silent protest during a Mitt Romney speech at a conservative conference in Washington Friday turned into a confrontation, observers said.
Ship named for Giffords
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy Friday named a 3,000-ton littoral the USS Gabrielle Giffords after the Arizona congresswoman shot in the head last year.
Deficit reduction priority in Obama budget
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's election year budget will concentrate on deficit reduction and job creation, administration officials said Friday.
Hutaree jury selection halted
DETROIT, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Jury selection for the Hutaree militia case in Detroit was halted after a defense lawyer realized he once represented a potential juror.
LONDON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The British government is being accused of "social engineering" by elderly groups after suggesting they go back to work and move into smaller homes.
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President Obama Signs Smuggling Prevention Act at White House
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