SEOUL, May 23 (UPI) -- South Korea can now hold U.S. soldiers charged with serious crimes before they are formally charged, officials said Wednesday.
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SALEM, Ore., May 23 (UPI) -- A family of five was found dead in Salem, Ore., in what police investigators say was a murder-suicide involving a house fire.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, May 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama told Air Force Academy graduates Wednesday the military would be leaner but remain "fast, flexible and versatile."
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SANAA, Yemen, May 23 (UPI) -- Allegations arose Wednesday a convicted al-Qaida associate responsible for this week's suicide bombing in Sanaa infiltrated Yemen's Central Security Forces.
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CAIRO, May 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. government looks forward to a good working relationship with whichever presidential candidate is chosen by the Egyptian people, a congressman said.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Mass., May 23 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts congressman who lost control of his car while driving to a meeting said he was uninjured after it left the road and landed in a ditch.
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, May 23 (UPI) -- All Malians are called on to work together to ensure constitutional order is returned, the head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation said.
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BOGOTA, May 23 (UPI) -- A Colombian court has restored custody of adopted sons to a homosexual man, opening the door for gay adoptions.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 23 (UPI) -- Unknown assailants bombed a compound in southern Lebanon housing agricultural workers from Syria, security forces said Wednesday.
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EDMONTON, Alberta, May 23 (UPI) -- A Mountie in Alberta who admitted to allegations of sexual activity, harassment and drinking was demoted and transferred instead of being fired, the force said.
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U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, who successfully prosecuted two former Illinois governors and a White House aide, said Wednesday he is leaving his post.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 23 (UPI) -- Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said Wednesday at least 11 Lebanese men kidnapped in Syria would soon be released.
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TOKYO, May 23 (UPI) -- A strong earthquake registering 6.1 on the Richter scale deep under the sea shook northeastern Japan Wednesday, officials said.
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MANAMA, Bahrain, May 23 (UPI) -- Security was tightened in Manama, Bahrain, for an appeal by 13 men jailed in an alleged Iranian-backed coup attempt, officials said Wednesday.
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SANAA, Yemen, May 23 (UPI) -- Amid the bloodletting in war-torn Yemen, the Arab world's poorest state is facing a rapidly mounting humanitarian crisis from hunger, poverty and dwindling resources, aid officials warn.
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BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau, May 23 (UPI) -- Military forces that toppled the government in Guinea-Bissau in April said power was handed over to civilian authorities.
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GENEVA, Switzerland, May 23 (UPI) -- Drought and regional conflict in central Africa is creating a deadly crisis that has global implications, the director of the U.N. refugee agency said.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. visit by Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, is being hailed by gay rights groups and criticized by Republican lawmakers.
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ISTANBUL, Turkey, May 23 (UPI) -- A Turkish prosecutor's indictment seeks life prison sentences for four ex-Israeli commanders involved in the 2010 attack on the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara ship.
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan, May 23 (UPI) -- The Pakistani doctor who helped U.S. intelligence locate Osama bin Laden was sentenced to 33 years in prison Wednesday, a senior Pakistani official said.
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PRINCETON, N.J., May 23 (UPI) -- Forty-one percent of U.S. residents asked identify themselves as "pro-choice" on abortion, down from 47 percent in July and a new low, Gallup said Wednesday.
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ADEN, Yemen, May 23 (UPI) -- In the wake of Unity Day demonstrations, secessionists in Aden called for a break with the Republic of Yemen, warning of more violence, local authorities said.
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TEHRAN, May 23 (UPI) -- The elimination of weapons of mass destruction from international arsenals is a "sacred goal" of the Iranian government, the president said.
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TRIPOLI, Libya, May 23 (UPI) -- A voter registration campaign launched in preparation for June elections in Libya was a major accomplishment for the country, a U.N. envoy said.
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TOKYO, May 23 (UPI) -- It took nearly four years but Tokyo's new landmark, Tokyo Skytree, has finally opened to the public, Japanese officials said.
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