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Advocates call for doctor background check

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

TORONTO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Public health advocates in Canada said it is "ridiculously naive" for physicians and health professionals not to get background checks like police officers do. "People take it for granted that it's being done...

Wi takes lead at Pebble Beach

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Charlie Wi, hoping to become the second player in as many weeks to win his first PGA Tour event, took the lead Friday midway through the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Wi has won eight times in Asia and once in Europe, but...

Pavin leads in search of first senior win

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Corey Pavin, in his third year on the Champions Tour and looking for his first win, shot an 8-under 64 Friday to take the lead at the Allianz Championship. Pavin birdied six holes in a seven-hole stretch on the back...

NBA: Chicago 95, Charlotte 64

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Joakim Noah pushed Chicago to a quick start Friday and the Bulls went on to crush Charlotte 95-64, handing the Bobcats their 13th straight setback. Charlotte equaled the longest losing streak in franchise history and...

COL BKB: Harvard 56, Pennsylvania 50

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Corbin Miller's 3-pointer touched off an 11-2 run in the second half Friday that lifted No. 21 Harvard to a 56-50 win over Pennsylvania. The Crimson won their ninth straight game and moved two games in front of Yale at...

Spanking linked to increased aggression

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A review of some 80 studies found spanking was associated with higher levels of aggression almost without exception, Canadian researchers said. Joan Durrant, a child clinical psychologist at the University of Manitoba,...

Beyonce, Jay-Z post baby pics online

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. recording stars Jay-Z and Beyonce have posted photos of their 4-week-old daughter at HelloBlueIvyCarter.tumblr.com. "We welcome you to share in our joy. Thank you for respecting our privacy during this beautiful...

McCartney gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- British singer-songwriter Paul McCartney has been presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. McCartney's star was unveiled Thursday on North Vine Street in front of the Capitol Records Building. The marker was...

Hotel ordered to pay damages to gay couple

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

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. The Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's ruling that found Peter and Hazelmary...

Yemen clashes show al-Qaida strength

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

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. Officials in the southern province of Lahj said a senior Yemeni security...

PLO leads PA to reject Israeli peace offer

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

JERUSALEM, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has turned away an Israeli negotiating incentive to release 30 prisoners, a PA spokesman said. The incentive package meant to lure the PA to the negotiating table includes handing...

Gunman gets life in prison

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

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. Arid Uka, an ethnic Albanian from Kosovo, was found guilty on two counts of murder and three...

Saudi firefight leaves at least 1 dead

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

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. The Kuwait News Agency reported masked gunmen allegedly attacked...

DNA study could help biofuel production

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ATHENS, Ga., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Studies of the genome of Miscanthus, a large perennial grass, could speed the development of biofuels derived from the plant, U.S. researchers say. Changsoo Kim, a researcher at the University of Georgia, identified a set...

Lasers help in studying earthquake effects

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- International geologists studying the aftermath of a Mexican earthquake say a laser tool allows them to see changes in the landscape down to a few inches. Scientists from the United States, Mexico and China said laser measurements...

Sat-nav system will track U.K. drivers

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Britain's Automobile Association says it is set to introduce an insurance policy that uses sat-nav technology to track driver performance and safety. The system would allow better drivers to receive cheaper premiums, the AA...

NASA fixes computer glitch on Mars craft

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Engineers say they've found the cause of a computer reset that occurred two months ago on NASA's Mars Science Laboratory bound for Mars. The fix involved changing how certain unused data-holding locations, called registers,...

TBS orders 'Sullivan and Son' series

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- TBS says it has ordered 10 episodes of "Sullivan and Son," a new series starring comedian Steve Byrne and set in a Pittsburgh bar. The show is executive-produced by Vince Vaughn, Peter Billingsley and Rob Long. Byrne...

Forest Lawn memorial set for Don Cornelius

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson is to eulogize "Soul Train" founder Don Cornelius at a memorial service in California's Forest Lawn Memorial Park, organizers said. Cornelius, a Chicago native, fatally shot himself Feb....

Kerber tops Sharapova in Paris

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PARIS, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Angelique Kerber eliminated No. 1-seeded Maria Sharapova in Friday's quarterfinal action of the GDF Suez Open tennis tournament in Paris. Kerber finished off all five of her break chances in a 6-4, 6-4 win over Sharapova. It...

Madonna stalker back in Calif. hospital

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A man convicted of stalking and threatening Madonna was apprehended in Long Beach, Calif., a week after escaping from a Norwalk mental hospital, police say. Long Beach police told the Los Angeles Times Robert Hoskins, 54,...

Spacecraft sees slowing of Venus rotation

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PARIS, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A spacecraft orbiting Venus has discovered the cloud-covered planet is rotating a little slower that previously measured, European Space Agency officials said. An instrument on ESA's Venus Express spacecraft used infrared wavelengths...

Anti-piracy act falters in European Union

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BERLIN, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A controversial anti-piracy agreement is running into some trouble in Europe with five European Union member states saying they're delaying their approval. Germany said Friday it has no immediate plans to agree to the Anti-Counterfeiting...

Study: Hovering easier if you're top-heavy

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Hovering in midair is easier for structures that are top-heavy, contrary to common perceptions about flight stability, U.S. researchers say. The findings by scientists at New York University are counter to theories that flight...

Improved display likely on iPad 3

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

GILBERT, Ariz., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Of the many rumors about the U.S. release of the iPad 3, the most promising is increased screen resolution, experts say. The consensus in the Apple-watching community is that the iPad 3 will carry a Retina display with...

Czechs take 2-0 Davis Cup lead on Italy

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Czech Republic is one win away from the Davis Cup quarterfinals after victories Friday by Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych over Italy. Stepanek survived a tight 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 decision over Andreas...

Nicolas Cage says he's not a vampire

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage insists he is not a vampire, despite the claims of the seller of an 1860s photo of a man who looks a lot like him. The image made headlines last year when it was sold on eBay by a man who speculated...

British government gets flack from elderly

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

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. David Halpern, a senior aide to Prime Minister David Cameron, said...

Israel tests missile-tracking system

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

JERUSALEM, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Israel successfully tested its Arrow missile defense system Friday, showing the country's ability to defend itself in a future war, officials said. The drill was carried out to test the system's overall capabilities in detecting...

April new date for SpaceX capsule launch

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Private space company SpaceX says late April is its new target for a launch of its Falcon 9 rocket and a Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. SpaceX has been working with NASA to demonstrate its Dragon...

Iran 'steals Iraqi oil to beat sanctions'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BAGHDAD, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Iran has been systematically plundering large amounts of oil from southern Iraq for years, a theft on a grand scale that's helping the Islamic Republic withstand sanctions aimed at throttling its oil exports, a U.S. security...

Mechanism of planet formation studied

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LIVERMORE, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Phase changes in liquid magmas at pressures and temperatures deep inside Earth-like planets may be a factor in planet formation, U.S. researchers say. In the same way graphite can transform into diamonds under high...

Grains close mixed Friday

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CHICAGO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Grains futures on the Chicago Board of Trade closed mixed Friday with soybeans slightly higher, corn and wheat lower and oats flat. Corn was off 5 1/4 to off 8 1/2, soybeans were up 1 1/4 to up 1 3/4, wheat was off 16 to off...

Seoul's final bid to win $1B Israeli deal

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Seoul has made a last-ditch attempt to secure for Korea Aerospace Industries a $1 billion contract to supply the Israeli air force with advanced training aircraft after a fiercely fought contest with Italy's Alenia...

Army displays hybrid vehicle

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army is displaying hybrid electric vehicles by Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide at the Chicago Auto Show. The display by the Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center will...

Gold slides Friday, down for the week

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The price of gold dropped $19.60 an ounce in New York Friday, putting prices in negative territory for the week. On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold dropped to $1,721.80, down from the week's starting...

U.S., Israel Test Arrow Block 4 missile

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The United States and Israel have flight tested the Arrow Weapon System to evaluate and verify the missile system's Block 4configuration. The test, conducted over the Mediterranean Sea, was a target-only exercise in...

Fairchild to guest star on Drescher sitcom

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Actress Morgan Fairchild will be among the guest stars in Season 2 of Fran Drescher's U.S. sitcom, "Happily Divorced," TV Land said Friday. The show's sophomore season is to kick off March 7. Filmed in front of...

U.S. up 2-0 after Isner beats Federer

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

FRIBOURG, Switzerland, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- John Isner stunned world No. 3 Roger Federer in four sets Friday and put the United States up 2-0 in its best-of-five Davis Cup series with Switzerland. Isner defeated Federer 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 after Mardy...

Spain builds 2-0 Davis Cup lead on Kazaks

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

OVIEDO, Spain, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Defending champion Spain, with wins Friday from Juan Carlos Ferrero and Nicolas Almagro, took a 2-0 lead over Kazakhstan in a first-round Davis Cup series. Ferrero got by Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 6-4...

Austria puts Russia on Davis Cup edge

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Jurgen Melzer and Andreas Haider-Maurer posted victories Friday that put Austria ahead of Russia 2-0 in a best-of-five Davis Cup series. Melzer edged past Igor Kunitsyn 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 behind...

Extreme weather grips Europe

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Winter weather conditions were wreaking havoc across much of Europe Friday, with travel delays, school and public office closures and deaths, officials said. Central and Eastern Europe got the worst of the recent weather, with...

Internet users donate at least $1.2m to game development

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Internet donations to an online game that hasn't even been created yet reached $1 million in a single day, U.S. "crowd funding" entity Kickstarter said. The game, called Double Fine Adventure, had raised $1.2...

Reform of EU fishing quotas urged

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BRUSSELS, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Letting overfished fish stocks recover would, over time, help the European fishing industry earn more money and create more jobs, a study says. While the fishing industry is currently enjoying huge profits, a study released...

Early farmers may have impacted climate

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BANGUI, Central African Republic, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Present-day humans may not be the first to have affected world climate, researchers say, citing possible changes in Africa triggered by farmers 3,000 years ago. French geochemist Germain Bayon, writing...

Ford replaces two executives smoothly

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co. said Chief Financial Officer Lewis Booth and group Vice President for Product Development Derrick Kuzak would retire April 1. Booth will be replaced by Bob Shanks, who works with Ford's...

Designs Direct lamps recalled

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Designs Direct rooster-themed lamps due to shock and fire risks. About 2,000 Living Traditions 21-inch Rooster Lamps were imported from China by...

Broadway's 'Stick Fly' to close Feb. 26

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Broadway's "Stick Fly," which features music by Alicia Keys, is to close this month, the show's producers announced. The staging of Lydia R. Diamond's play was directed by Kenny Leon. It will wrap up its run at Manhattan's...

Emma Stone to help distribute Oscars

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Actress Emma Stone is to be a presenter at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, telecast producers said Friday. This will be her first time as a presenter on the show. Stone is part of the ensemble...

Iran adds two news subs to navy fleet

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Iran said it has added two light submarines to its navy at a time when the country is threatening to block the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Rear Adm. Habibollah Sayyari said the two Ghadir-class submarines were designed and manufactured...

Octopuses on diplay at SF aquarium

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Three rarely seen giant Pacific octopuses, caught by a crab fisherman, are now on display at San Francisco's Aquarium of the Bay, marine biologists say. Every year the facility tries to persuade crab fishermen to donate...

Kodak exiting the digital-camera world

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. company Eastman Kodak, which recently filed for bankruptcy, says it will no longer produce digital cameras, which it invented in 1975. Kodak said it would also stop producing pocket-sized video cameras and digital...

Sample of hidden Antarctic lake presented

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A water sample from Lake Vostok, hidden under Antarctic ice for millions of years, has been presented to Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, scientists say. Russian officials confirmed Wednesday researchers...

Banks not free of foreclosure crisis

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Officials and industry observers said U.S. banks are not free and clear from foreclosure problems despite a $25 billion settlement announced Thursday. "Banks are not going to see the bright sunlight for some time to...

UAW to train members to protest

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DETROIT, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- United Auto Workers chief Bob King said U.S. workers' rights are being trampled by "right-wing Republicans" and "1-percenters" and it's time to take action. King said the union would train members to take...

Company tattoos hair onto bald men

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A British company said it is opening salons across England dedicated to the tattooing the scalps of bald men to make it look like they have short hair. Company HIS Hair, or Hair-Ink-Skin, based in Birmingham, said...

Obama's campaign playlist posted to Spotify

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama's re-election campaign released the head of state's official Spotify playlist, including songs by No Doubt, Wilco and Aretha Franklin. The campaign posted the playlist for Spotify -- an online music...

Police: One-legged man hid cocaine in butt

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said they found cocaine in the buttocks of a one-legged suspect seen hopping away from a car. Jacksonville sheriff's deputies said they responded to a call about suspected drug activity inside...

Sandusky trial set for May 14

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky is tentatively set for trial on sexual abuse charges May 14, a Pennsylvania judge said Friday. Senior Judge John Cleland said, however, he will take at least a few...

County Court approved an accusation of the Fimi media case

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Zagreb County court approved an accusation of the Fimi media case charging Ivo Sanader, Mladen Barisic, Ratko Macel, Branka Pavosevic and the owner of Fimi media Nevenka Jurak. Defense lawyers said they expected such decision of the council. At the same...

Who launched Kerum and Nevenka into the Parliament?

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

The citizens of Split are in despair, the nation is shocked. That�s why it is be good to remind about people who upgraded this mayor of Split Zeljko Kerum and his sister Nevenka Becic even to their Parliamentary seats? Who is responsible for those two...

Madonna not happy about M.I.A. gesture

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Pop icon Madonna says she "wasn't happy" after rapper M.I.A. flipped her middle finger at a camera during their Super Bowl halftime show. The NFL and NBC immediately apologized for M.I.A.'s behavior and for the...

Zagreb School of Medicine organizes �Open Day� event

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

It is well known that there is a lack of doctors in Croatia. This problem will be even worse when the older generations of doctors get retired. The average age of more than 70 percent of specialists is 55. The long education period, small salaries, bad...

Mimica: Tele-operators must make more specified economy investments

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

During the meeting with the vice-president of European commission Neelie Kroes in Brussels the Croatian Government vice-president Neven Mimica explained why Milanovic�s Government had imposed a special fee to telephone operating companies. - Our only...

Trump battles Scottish wind farms

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Scottish officials say Donald Trump's luxury golf development in Aberdeenshire can coexist with an offshore wind farm. First Minister Alex Salmond, in an interview Thursday night, said he expects wind farms and...

Russian engineer sentenced for spying

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MOSCOW, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A Russian engineer convicted of selling the CIA information on testing of strategic missile systems was sentenced in Russia to 13 years in prison for treason. Lt. Col. Vladimir Nesterets had worked as a senior testing engineer...

Tourists, police kidnapped in Sinai

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CAIRO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Three South Korean tourists and a guide were kidnapped Friday in the Sinai, Egyptian officials said. The abductions came a day after a Bedouin tribe in the region kidnapped 17 Egyptian border police officers, bikyamasr.com reported. The...

Tymoshenko officially begins 7-year prison term

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been moved from a detention center at a Kharkov penitentiary to a general ward to begin serving a prison term. The Ukrainian Penitentiary Service said the move Thursday...

India launches defense missile

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW DELHI, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- India says it has successfully test fired an interceptor missile designed to destroy incoming enemy ballistic missiles. The Indian-designed interceptor was fired from the Defense Research Development Organization's Integrated...

U.S green lights two new reactors

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the construction of two new nuclear reactors, the first to be built in the United States since 1978. The commission voted 4-1 in favor of the construction and operating license...

Space tourism pioneer Robert Citron dies

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BELLEVUE, Wash., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Robert A. Citron, a space visionary who helped commercialize space, had died in Washington, his family announced. Citron, 79, died Jan. 31 of complications of prostate cancer at his Bellevue home, his son Kirk told...

Video surveillance system: more than 2,500 penalties

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

During less than two months the offenders from Subiceva and Marticeva street were sent about 2,500 fines for not obeying the traffic rules and traffic signs. They were identified in the supervisory control center in Jagiceva street. We want to make sure...

Who will pay the bill for torturing Zagreb citizens?

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

- If we keep going this way, we won�t kill just Milan Bandic but ourselves as well. Some people in SDP act like they don�t get the situation. Bandic, on the other hand, has never been more prepared to listen and help. And we just keep arguing with him...

Counter-IED radars ordered

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

STERLING, Va., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. subsidiary of Britain's Chemring Group PLC is supplying the Italian army with ground-penetrating radar to counter improvised explosive devices. The radar systems, as well as integration and training services,...

Video game sales crashed in January

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. video game sales dropped sharply in January compared to a year earlier, industry research firm NPD Group Inc. said. Sales for game devices, also fell. The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that revenue from games...

Artist slims down Renassance paintings

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ROME, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- An Italian artist says she is using a computer program to take Renaissance paintings of women and slim them down to the modern perception of the feminine ideal. Anna Utopia Giordano said she altered paintings including "Venus...

Puppy rescued from basement drain

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DETROIT, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in Detroit said a puppy spent 12 hours stuck in a basement drain before it was rescued. Kevin Hatman, a spokesman for the Michigan Humane Society, said the group received a call around 8 a.m. Thursday from a...

Arbitrators rule against Orioles pitcher Bergesen

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- An arbitration panel handling a salary dispute between the Baltimore Orioles and pitcher Brad Bergesen sided with the team. The three-person panel in St. Petersburg, Fla., chose the $800,000 offered by the Orioles...

Serbia up 2-0 over Sweden in Davis Cup

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NIS, Serbia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Solid wins by Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor Troicki put Serbia up 2-0 over Sweden Friday in their best-of-five Davis Cup series. Tipsarevic opened the series by beating Filip Prpic 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 and Troicki defeated Michael...

Argentina up 2-0 on Germany in Davis Cup

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BAMBERG, Germany, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Juan Monaco and David Nalbandian gave Argentina a 2-0 lead over Germany Friday in the countries' best-of-five Davis Cup first-round series. Argentina, last year's cup runner-up, is one victory away from moving into...

Director Bobby Farrelly's son dead at 20

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MESA, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Jesse Farrelly, the 20-year-old son of filmmaker Bobby Farrelly, has died in Costa Mesa, Calif., after a long battle with drug addiction, his family said. Jesse had small roles in "Something About Mary" and "Hall...

Medvedev: Russian police reform working

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MOSCOW, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday that reform has done much to purge corruption and abuse from the country's police force. The president said further change needs to be gradual, RIA Novosti reported, with the Interior...

Al-Qaida announces ties to al-Shabaab

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida says al-Shabaab, the Islamist group that has been fighting for control of Somalia for five years, is part of its network. Ayman al-Zawahiri issued a statement posted on the Internet on Thursday, Voice of...

Malaysia detains 'blasphemous' Saudi

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A Saudi national who faces blasphemy charges and possible execution in his homeland is likely to be returned there, Malaysian officials said Friday. Hamza Kashgari, 23, was arrested Thursday at the airport in...

Van-truck crash in Thailand kills eight

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BANGKOK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A passenger van collision with a tractor-trailer in Thailand Friday killed eight Cambodians but the van's driver survived and fled, police said. Investigators said the driver of the van may have fallen asleep at the wheel and...

Raytheon receives additional sensor work

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has given Raytheon a contract modification for the Cooperative Engagement Capability sensor system, which detects and tracks air warfare threats. The contract from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command...

Another C-17 aircraft for Britain

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A Boeing C-17 Globemaster will soon come off the assembly line and Britain is purchasing it to increase the country's C-17 fleet to eight aircraft. British Prime Minister David Cameron, speaking in Parliament this week, said...

Cruise lines revamp safety drill standards

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ROME, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Three cruise line trade associations said the foundering of the Costa Concordia in Italy in January had prompted adoption of new passenger safety drills. In a joint statement, the Cruise Lines International Association, European...

Heron UAS demonstrated for EU

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Heron unmanned aerial system by Israel Aerospace Industries was demonstrated for the European Union's border security agency. The Heron is a medium-altitude, long-endurance aircraft for intelligence, surveillance...

Upgraded Tornado has maiden flight

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

UNTERSCHLEISSHEIM, Germany, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The first production model of the upgraded Tornado combat aircraft for the German air force has been flown to certify electronic improvements. Cassidian, which is responsible for the electronic upgrades,...

Navy orders nuclear power components

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Babcock and Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group reports a second order for nuclear power components for the U.S. Navy under a contract awarded in 2010. The order is for the manufacture of components to support a number...

Store shutting down over BBQ smell

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LA GRANGE, Ill., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The owners of a boutique in a Chicago suburb said they are being forced to close down due to odors from the barbecue restaurant next door. Honor Lorenzini and Mary Kral, owners of the Urban Sole boutique in La Grange,...

Video: Man sent pictures of stolen panties

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BALTIMORE, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Police in Baltimore said they arrested a man accused of breaking into a woman's home, stealing her panties and sending her cellphone pictures of the underwear. The victim called police Feb. 2 and said she arrived home to...

Report: America's Cup may cost taxpayers

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A report from San Francisco officials found taxpayers could pay up to $21.7 million for the America's Cup if fundraising goals aren't met. The report, by the board of supervisors' budget analyst, Harvey Rose, said taxpayers...

Boko Haram suspect recaptured

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ABUJA, Nigeria, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The top suspect in a Christmas Day bombing that killed at least 37 people in Nigeria was recaptured Friday after escaping police in January, officials said. Kabiru Sokoto, a member of the Islamic militant group Boko...

Markets skid early

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. markets opened with losses Friday as the U.S. Department of Commerce said the U.S. trade deficit widened in December. The trade gap grew from $47.1 billion in November to $48.8 billion in December. Moreover, it rose by...

Women sue over hospital baby switching

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BELYAYEVKA, Russia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A lawsuit two Russian women filed against the hospital where they were born in 1975 accuses medical workers of switching them at birth. The women, identified in court documents as Arkhipova N.M. and Buanova O.V.,...

French winds scrub women's giant slalom

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SOLDEU, France, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- World Cup ski officials called off the women's giant slalom in France Friday due to wild winds that tore up gates on the course and blew a tent into a river. Blustery conditions in the Pyrenees whipped up overnight gusts...

Official wants Sochi World Cup in future

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SOCHI, Russia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The head of Russia's ski federation said she wants the Sochi round of the Alpine skiing World Cup to continue beyond the 2014 Winter Olympics. Svetlana Gladysheva, president of the Russian Ski and Snowboard Federation,...

Russia asks for extradition deal

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MOSCOW, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Russian officials Friday asked the United States to sign a bilateral extradition treaty or join existing international conventions. "The Justice Ministry proposes either signing bilateral treaties on the extradition of...

Canadian trade surplus more than doubles

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

OTTAWA, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Canada's international trade surplus more than doubled to $2.7 billion in December, based on a 4.5 percent surge in exports, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Merchandise exports rose 4.5 percent to $42 billion while imports...

U.S. trade gap widened in 2012

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. trade deficit widened considerably in 2011 from 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau said Friday. The trade gap tacked on an additional $58 billion to reach $558. billion for the year. Exports in 2011 reached $2.1 trillion,...

Oil lower, gas higher

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices dropped 1.8 percent overnight to $98 per barrel in New York with prices following equities lower. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet West Texas Intermediate crude oil lost $1.84 in overnight...

Kirilenko through to Pattaya semifinals

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PATTAYA CITY, Thailand, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- No. 4-seeded Maria Kirilenko defeated a local favorite Friday in gaining a semifinal berth at the PTT Pattaya Open tennis tournament in Thailand. Kirilenko topped Tamarine Tanasugarn 7-6 (7-2), 6-1, winning nearly...

Russia shaken by teen suicides

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MOSCOW, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- At least five suicides among teenagers were reported this week in Russia, which has the highest rate of teen suicides in Europe, officials said. The latest death was reported when the Russian children rights commissioner said...

Putin bid said to have wide support

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MOSCOW, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- More than half of Russian voters surveyed said they support Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in his bid to become the country's president. The survey, conducted by state-run pollster VTsIOM, found 53.3 percent of voters said they...

Activists arrested at Syrian embassy

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ROME, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Activists who oppose the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad were arrested after trying to force their way into the Syrian embassy in Rome, officials said. Italy's ANSA news agency reported 12 demonstrators had tried to force...

Canadian census 'deletes' little village

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

OTTAWA, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A village in Canada with a population of 34 is disputing its disappearance as reported in Statistics Canada's census figures released this week. The hamlet of Atwater, about 100 miles northeast of Saskatchewan's capital of Regina,...

McIlroy, Bjorn take Dubai Desert lead

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Rory McIlroy and Thomas Bjorn each shot 7-under-par 65 Friday and moved into the lead at the European Tour's Omega Dubai Desert Classic. McIlroy and Bjorn posted bogey-free rounds to get to 13-under 131...

Family of 5 killed in Canadian road crash

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Five members of a Canadian family in an SUV were killed in a fiery head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on a central British Columbia highway, police said. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said...

Report: Cardinal predicted pope's death

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A reported cardinal's prediction that Pope Benedict XVI would die within a year is "incredible" and "I don't even want to address it," a Vatican spokesman said. Cardinal Paolo Romeo, archbishop of Palermo...

Police strike looms as Carnival approaches

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Government leaders in Brazil are facing a police strike in Rio de Janeiro less than two weeks before the country's internationally famous Carnival. Police officers in Rio voted Thursday to strike over wages, and the...

Prices moving up, OPEC says

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

VIENNA, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Oil prices were expected to trend higher as an improved U.S. economy and geopolitical risk in the Middle East weigh on markets, OPEC said. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in its monthly market report for...

Economic Outlook: My big, fat recession

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Doubts about the euro are not subsiding, new leadership or not, rescue plan or not. The international bailout that has in various forms kept pundits, news organizations and politicians busy for at least two years is working its way like a pinball through...

Pipeline regulations worry U.S. leaders

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Companies drilling for oil and natural gas in the United States paid only a fraction of their overall profits for drilling violations, a panel found. A report from Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee said...

U.S. takes charge of Kimberly Process

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Kimberly Process needs to adapt to changing political dynamics to improve transparency in the diamond trade, the U.S. chairwoman said. Chairwoman of the Kimberly Process Gillian Milovanovic said the certification...

Turkey: Gas flows from Azerbaijan resume

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A technical glitch that all but halted natural gas flows from Azerbaijan and Iran into Turkey this week has been fixed, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz says. Yildiz said Wednesday that equipment problems that resulted...

Putin wants to hear of ways to handle cold

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MOSCOW, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- All general services, including utilities, need to be prepared to handle the unusually cold temperatures in the region, the Russian prime minister said. Europeans are in the midst of a brutal cold snap, with hundreds of people...

U.K. takes the lead in offshore wind

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The largest offshore wind farm in the world sits beside 60 other turbines, a sign of Great Britain's position in the wind sector, a secretary said. British Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Edward Davey inaugurated...

EU, Turkey discuss natural gas ties

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- European and Turkish leaders aim to develop a road map for the safe transport of natural gas, visiting officials to Istanbul said. Gunther Oettinger, the European commissioner for Energy, joined Enlargement Commissioner...

Natural gas key to U.S. energy, mayor says

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Developing the U.S. natural gas sector is a way to safeguard the nation's energy security, the mayor of Pittsburgh said alongside the U.S. energy secretary. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu met with Pittsburgh Mayor Luke...

Venezuela clinging to PDVSA

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Any suggestion that Venezuela would privatize the country's oil sector by selling parts of the state-run oil company is unpatriotic, a minister said. Venezuelan Petroleum Minister Rafael Ramirez said opposition forces...

S. Korean firm lands oil deal with Saudis

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- South Korean energy company S-Oil announced it signed a 20-year crude oil supply agreement with the state-owned oil company of Saudi Arabia. S-Oil said the crude-oil supply agreement with Saudi Aramco would ensure...

'All options' on table in Solyndra probe

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The White House needs to come clean on bankrupt solar energy company Solyndra to ensure such "gross incompetence" won't happen again, a lawmaker said. House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee accuse...

Pakistan receives more revamped F-16 jets

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The last three of 18 new and upgraded F-16 fighter jets from the United States arrived in Pakistan, a report by the Indo-Asian News Service said. One F-16 D Block 52 and two F-16 Block 15 Mid-Life Upgrade aircraft...

Watercooler Stories

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Man charged for throwing pennies at car ASHLAND, Mass., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- An Ashland, Mass., driver was arrested and charged for throwing a handful of pennies at another car, police said. Paul P. Castelli, 42, was angry at a driver who honked at him Tuesday...

Ryu takes lead at Women's Australian Open

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

VICTORIA, Australia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Ryu So-yeon shot a 4-under-par 69 and moved into the second-round lead of the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open while early leaders struggled Friday. Ryu had three birdies and a bogey on each side in getting to...

Croatia, Japan tied in Davis Cup

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HYOGO, Japan, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Wins by Japan's Go Soeda and Croatia's Ivo Karlovic left the teams tied after Friday's play of the best-of-five, first-round Davis Cup series in Japan. Soeda rallied for a 6-7 (3-7), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 win over Ivan Dodig...

Supreme Court dismisses Gilani appeal

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Pakistan's Supreme Court Friday dismissed Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani's appeal of a contempt notice, clearing the way for filing of formal charges. A guilty finding on the contempt charge could result...

U.N. official urges restraint in Maldives

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MALE, Maldives, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- All sides in Maldives must exercise restraint, a U.N. official urged upon arrival at the troubled Indian Ocean island nation. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, the United Nations assistant secretary-general for political affairs,...

Jockstrip: The world as we know it.

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Restaurant sells Valentine's 'Salamigrams' PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- An Oregon restaurant is celebrating Valentine's Day by offering lovers the chance to have "Salamigrams" delivered to their sweethearts. Olympic Provisions in Portland...

NFL playoff results

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- NFL playoff results -- Wild-card games Jan. 7 Houston 31, Cincinnati 10 New Orleans 45, Detroit 28 -- Jan. 8 New York Giants 24, Atlanta 2 Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23 (OT) -- -- Divisional playoffs Jan. 14 San Francisco...

This week in college basketball

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- This week in college basketball for USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll ranked teams: (All times EST) By day Monday (4) Missouri 71, Oklahoma 68 (19) Marquette 89, DePaul 76 (23t) Louisville 80, Connecticut 59 -- Tuesday (1)...

The almanac

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Friday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2012 with 325 to follow. The moon is waning. The morning stars are Mars and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Jupiter and Uranus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius....

Your Daily Horoscope

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Friday, February 10, 2012 TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 22nd degree Aquarius Moon.............. 26th degree Virgo Mercury..............

People in the news

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... MACAULAY CULKIN: Macaulay Culkin is in "perfectly good health," his publicist said after the former child star was photographed looking gaunt and disheveled in New York. The unflattering...

Syrian troops seal off, bombard Homs

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Syrian troops sealed off and bombarded a rebel stronghold in Homs as the international community struggled to confront President Bashar Assad. "The children will die here," Basil Abu Fouad, a resident of Homs'...

Fish reduces colon polyps in women

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NASHVILLE, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Women who eat at least three servings of fish per week have a reduced risk of developing some types of colon polyps, U.S. researchers found. Dr. Harvey Murff of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center said the omega-3 fats in...

Student kills teacher at school in India

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CHENNAI, India, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A ninth-grade science teacher in Chennai, India, was stabbed to death by her 15-year-old student irate over her complaints to his parents, police said. The teacher, Uma Maheshwari, 41, who also taught Hindi language...

Maldives situation raises wider concern

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MALE, Maldives, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Maldivian crisis has alerted neighboring India with its national security and defense officials holding meetings, sources told the Hindustan Times. The situation on the Indian Ocean island republic, with which India...

Expert: Calif. needs state trauma system

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The chief of trauma for the University of California, San Diego, Health System says the state needs a statewide trauma system. Dr. Raul Coimbra said during a statewide trauma and resuscitation conference in San Diego that...

New prenatal genetic test is more powerful

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Testing a developing fetus' DNA via chromosomal microarray gives more information about disorders than standard prenatal testing, U.S. researchers say. The researchers, led by Dr. Ronald Wapner, director of reproductive genetics...

NBA: Sacramento 106, Oklahoma City 101

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Sacramento's Tyreke Evans and DeMarcus Cousins combined for 40 points Thursday, propelling the Kings to a 106-101 win over Oklahoma City. Evans finished with 21 points and Cousins had 19. Marcus Thornton contributed 15,...

COL BKB: Gonzaga 73, St. Mary's 59

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Kevin Pangos made five 3-pointers and scored 27 points Thursday in leading Gonzaga to an 73-59 upset victory over No. 13 St. Mary's. Gonzaga owned only a two-point lead with 9:50 to go, but then left the Gaels behind...

Muslim Brotherhood demands junta cede rule

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CAIRO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Muslim Brotherhood about-faced and demanded Egypt's military give up government control immediately, as Egyptians planned massive anti-junta marches Friday. The demand and marches came ahead of Saturday's anniversary of Egyptian...

NBA: Houston 96, Phoenix 79

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PHOENIX, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Goran Dragic started a game-closing 9-4 run with a 3-pointer Thursday, boosting Houston to a 96-89 victory over Phoenix. The Rockets won their third in a row, all on the road. Houston improved to 3-1 on its six-game road swing. Phoenix...

Washington says Reynolds gave him his first black eye

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Hollywood film star Denzel Washington says he sustained his first black eye during a fight scene with Ryan Reynolds, his co-star in the thriller "Safe House." Asked at a recent press conference in New York if anyone...

15 tons of meth worth $4B seized in Mexico

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Authorities in Mexico say they seized a record 15 tons of methamphetamine valued at $4 billion in one fell swoop. The drug bust Wednesday at a ranch outside Guadalajara was more than twice the amount of methamphetamine...

Flashfloods threaten quake-hit regions

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The central Philippines, hit by an earthquake that killed dozens and pounded by hundreds of aftershocks all week, was threatened by flash flooding Friday. Heavy rains lashed the Negros province, which took the brunt...

Buying aniline online can be deadly

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ATLANTA, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- If research chemicals are labeled with a "not for human consumption" alert, U.S. health officials say consumers should believe the warning. A report published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity...