Miscellaneous

12/31/2012, 11:30 Time
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Samoa and Kiribati islands first to welcome the new year

USPA News - Samoa and parts of the island nation of Kiribati, which are located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean, were...

12/31/2012, 03:28 Time
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Kidnapped Georgian soldier found dead in southern Afghanistan

USPA News - A Georgian soldier who was reported missing in southern Afghanistan earlier this month was found dead on Saturd...

12/31/2012, 01:55 Time
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Pakistani Taliban militants execute 21 paramilitary soldiers

USPA News - Pakistani Taliban militants have executed 21 members of a paramilitary force after they were kidnapped on Thurs...

12/31/2012, 01:10 Time
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U.S. troops deployed to aid Central African Republic evacuation

USPA News - U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday informed congressional leaders that he authorized the deployment of app...

12/31/2012, 00:42 Time
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Small plane crash in Southern California kills couple, daughter

USPA News - An Arizona couple and their teenage daughter were killed Saturday morning when their home-built plane went down...

12/30/2012, 06:08 Time
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Russian airliner crashes onto highway near Moscow, killing 4

USPA News - A Russian airliner flying without passengers broke into pieces Saturday after it overran a runway and crashed o...

12/30/2012, 05:29 Time
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Roadside bomb kills NATO soldier in southern Afghanistan

USPA News - A coalition service member was killed on Saturday when a roadside bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan, the NA...

12/30/2012, 04:01 Time
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Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush leaves intensive care unit

USPA News - Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush was moved to a regular patient room at a Texas hospital on Saturday afte...

12/30/2012, 03:38 Time
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U.S. drone kills 4 suspected militants in Pakistan's tribal region

USPA News - A U.S. drone strike struck a suspected militant compound in Pakistan`s volatile tribal region on Friday, killin...

12/30/2012, 03:26 Time
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Surfer fights off shark attack off Australia's east coast, loses finger

USPA News - A surfer fought off an attack by a suspected bull shark off Australia`s east coast on Friday but lost a finger ...

12/30/2012, 02:59 Time
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Minibus plunges into mountain valley in SW China, killing 10

USPA News - An overloaded minibus veered off a road Friday and plunged into a mountain valley in southwest China, killing f...

12/30/2012, 02:40 Time
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41 Pakistani drug addicts die after drinking toxic cough syrup

USPA News - More than 40 people, the majority of them drug addicts, have died in eastern Pakistan after drinking a cough sy...

12/29/2012, 04:02 Time
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Japanese man recognized as oldest male in recorded history

USPA News - A Japanese man was Thursday recognized by Guinness World Records as the world`s oldest verified male in recorde...

12/29/2012, 02:34 Time
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Dutch man dies trying to save elderly couple at railroad crossing

USPA News - A Dutch man was struck and killed by a train Thursday evening while trying to rescue an elderly couple whose ca...

12/28/2012, 16:09 Time
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Road accident in southwestern Nigeria kills 9, injures 11

USPA News - At least nine people were killed Thursday and eleven others were injured when a truck collided with a minibus o...

12/28/2012, 15:42 Time
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Bus plunges down embankment in central Ecuador, killing 13

USPA News - Thirteen people were killed Wednesday and more than 35 others were injured when a passenger bus overturned and ...

12/26/2012, 06:13 Time
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Pirates attack ship off Nigeria, kidnap four sailors

USPA News - Pirates have attacked a supply vessel off the coast of Nigeria and kidnapped four of the crew members on board,...

12/25/2012, 07:14 Time
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Hong Kong airport handles single-day record of 1,081 flights

USPA News - Hong Kong International Airport, one of the world`s busiest airports, handled a single-day record of 1,081 inco...

12/25/2012, 05:45 Time
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'Games of Thrones' is named most pirated show of 2012

USPA News - The popular HBO fantasy series "Game of Thrones" has surpassed crime drama "Dexter" to become the most-pirated ...

12/24/2012, 07:37 Time
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Airstrike on bakery in central Syria kills more than 60, activists say

USPA News - More than 60 people are believed to have been killed on Sunday when a government airstrike hit a bakery in Syri...

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