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Israel arms seizure caps secret operation
TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The Israeli navy's seizure of a ship carrying 300 tons of Iranian arms supposedly bound for Hezbollah capped an intelligence operation that tracked the shipment for 2,500 miles from Iran's Gulf port of Bandar Abbas. That's a key base of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, which these days pretty much controls Hezbollah.
Fort Hood killings follow shooting in Iraq
WASHIINGTON, D.C., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The shootings Thursday at Fort Hood in Texas follows, by five months, another mass killing at a combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty in Baghdad.
Woman sentenced for shipping parts to Iran
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The director of a Singapore firm was sentenced in a federal court in New York to almost four years in prison for illegally exporting aircraft parts to Iran.
12 dead in Fort Hood shootings
FORT HOOD, Texas, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A U.S. Army officer, apparently upset he was being deployed to Iraq, opened fire at Fort Hood, Texas, leaving more than three dozen people dead or injured.
Italian CIA verdict puts pressure on Obama
MILAN, Italy, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- An Italian judge's decision to convict 23 alleged CIA spies of kidnapping a Muslim cleric off the streets of Milan in 2003 spells trouble for Washington's anti-terror plans.
Miliband backs Turkey's EU bid
ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Turkish accession to the European Union will be a tremendous benefit to Ankara and to the region, said British Foreign Secretary David Miliband.
Amnesty reacts to Italian CIA ruling
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Washington should distance itself from harsh interrogation techniques or face questions regarding its commitment to human rights, Amnesty International said.
U.S. says Karzai was legitimately elected
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Washington recognizes Afghan President Hamid Karzai as the legitimately elected president of the country, a U.S. State Department spokesman said.
Washington presses Myanmar to open rule
YANGON, Myanmar, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Washington is willing to thaw relations with Myanmar if its ruling military junta takes tangible steps toward democracy, a U.S. official said Thursday.
Good to have friends in Yemen, U.S. says
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Yemeni military officials traveled to the United States to receive orientation on formal military training from members of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Lebanon blasts UNSCR 1701 report
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Opposition leaders in Beirut blasted a recent U.N. report for excluding measures to end Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty.
Parents charged in starved baby's death
LAKELAND, Fla., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A Florida couple face first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse charges for allegedly starving their 5-month-old daughter to death, police say.
Woman arrested for false kidnapping report
JONESBORO, Ga., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A Georgia mother may face charges of falsely reporting a crime after telling police her daughter had been kidnapped by the child's father, police said.
Official: Canadian H1N1 activity soars
OTTAWA, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The number of Canadians hospitalized with H1N1 flu has tripled in a week, the country's chief public health officer announced in Ottawa Thursday.
Rabbi: Europe needs religion
LONDON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, head of the Jewish community in Britain, said Thursday that Europe needs a culture of tolerant religion to counter extremists.
Prosecutor case divides U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. Supreme Court justices are reportedly split regarding an ongoing case about whether prosecutors should enjoy absolute immunity for unscrupulous acts.
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