GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A 10-year-old girl was seriously wounded Monday when she was stabbed in the throat outside a school in Gothenburg, Sweden, police said.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A Fort Lauderdale, Fla., family of psychics accused of conning clients out of $40 million say their family heritage is also on trial.
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JERUSALEM, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Israel's supreme rabbinical court of appeals upheld a ruling to keep a man imprisoned until he grants his wife a bill of divorce.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Raising awareness and calling for the elimination of female genital mutilation were focuses of International Day of Zero Tolerance Monday, organizers said.
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Processing the results from December parliamentary elections in Ivory Coast will open the door to further progress, a U.N. envoy said.
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DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will lead a Fatah-Hamas unity government, the two political factions announced Monday.
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PANAMA CITY, Panama, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Former Panamanian dictator Manual Noriega was hospitalized in Panama City after he was diagnosed with a possible stroke, the National Police said.
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CAIRO, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The security vacuum that's existed since the Egyptian revolution is in part to blame for the deaths of more than 70 soccer fans, anti-government groups say.
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MAKURDI, Nigeria, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- More than 100 foreigners suspected of being members of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram have been arrested in Nigeria, an official said.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Allegations that Sudanese forces bombed a school in the state of South Kordofan are "baseless accusations," the Sudanese embassy in Washington said.
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KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is trying to establish a dictatorship through constitutional reform, a jailed opposition leader said.
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DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The United States suspended operations at its embassy in Damascus Monday, citing the deteriorating situation across Syria.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. House apparently reimbursed presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, for trips that also were funded by groups he controlled, Roll Call reported.
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TEHRAN, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- An Iranian military official said his forces wrapped up a war games exercise in southern Iran meant to deter a hypothetical ground invasion.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Atrocities committed against the Armenian people during World War I opened the door to grave breaches of international law, an advocate said.
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JERUSALEM, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Israeli security agencies say President Shimon Peres could be targeted by terrorists with the fourth anniversary of a Hezbollah leader's death approaching.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Publication of a study on 12,000 U.S. miners exposed to diesel engine exhaust was delayed by an industry group and a U.S House committee, a watchdog group said.
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MEXICO CITY, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Mexico's ruling party chose Josefina Vazquez Mota -- the first female nominated by a major party -- to lead the ticket in the presidential elections in July.
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HOMS, Syria, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Syrian activists said rockets fired by government forces were seen in the skies above Homs, where a doctor said at least 30 people were killed Monday.
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BUCHAREST, Romania, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned Monday after weeks of public protests against spending cuts and other austerity measures.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A man was arrested outside a New York City hotel after a rally against Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, officials said.
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PUYALLUP, Wash., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The man who killed himself and his sons in a Washington state home fire apparently sent an e-mail to his attorney before setting the blaze, officials said.
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KHARTOUM, Sudan, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Sudanese rebels were expected to soon free 29 Chinese workers they have been holding since Jan. 28, China's Xinhua News Agency reported Monday.
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BEIJING, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Unrest in China's Tibetan population appears to be growing, with three Tibetan shepheds setting themselves on fire the latest sign, an analyst says.
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MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A powerful earthquake struck the central Philippines' Visayas island chain Monday, killing at least seven people and leaving 29 missing, officials said.
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