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Argentina up 2-0 on Germany in Davis Cup

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:35:21 -0500

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.

Tourists, police kidnapped in Sinai

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:34:30 -0500

CAIRO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Three South Korean tourists and a guide were kidnapped Friday in the Sinai, Egyptian officials said.

Russian engineer sentenced for spying

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:32:38 -0500

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.

Puppy rescued from basement drain

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:30:29 -0500

DETROIT, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in Detroit said a puppy spent 12 hours stuck in a basement drain before it was rescued.

Director Bobby Farrelly's son dead at 20

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:29:33 -0500

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.

Serbia up 2-0 over Sweden in Davis Cup

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:27:46 -0500

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.

Alabama's Bachus subject of ethics probe

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:24:45 -0500

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., is the subject of an ethics investigation into possible insider-trading violations, The Washington Post reported Friday.

Markets skid Friday

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:24:31 -0500

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. markets posted losses Friday as the U.S. Department of Commerce said the U.S. trade deficit widened in December.

Obama announces birth control rule change

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:23:28 -0500

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The rule directing faith-based employers to provide birth control coverage for employees will be revised to allay concerns, President Obama said Friday.

Trump battles Scottish wind farms

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:20:32 -0500

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Scottish officials say Donald Trump's luxury golf development in Aberdeenshire can coexist with an offshore wind farm.

U.S green lights two new reactors

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:18:23 -0500

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.

Husband dies soon after wife of 65 years

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:17:19 -0500

WESTMONT, Pa., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania husband and wife married more than 65 years died just 88 minutes apart -- their granddaughter said they couldn't live apart from each other.

Video game sales crashed in January

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:12:50 -0500

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.

Artist slims down Renassance paintings

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:12:08 -0500

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.

Counter-IED radars ordered

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:10:50 -0500

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.

Malaysia detains 'blasphemous' Saudi

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:09:23 -0500

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.

Navy orders nuclear power components

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:07:43 -0500

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.

Chicago area getting lake-effect snow

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:05:42 -0500

CHICAGO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Lake-effect snow moved into the Chicago area Friday, promising as much as 8 inches in a winter that has been light on the white stuff.

One killed in Saudi unrest

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:03:50 -0500

QATIF, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- One person was killed during apparent clashes between Saudi forces and Shiite demonstrators in the country's Eastern province, state media reported.

Heron UAS demonstrated for EU

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:15 -0500

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.

Arbitrators rule against Orioles pitcher Bergesen

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:57:20 -0500

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.

Raytheon receives additional sensor work

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:56:44 -0500

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.

Upgraded Tornado has maiden flight

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:52:29 -0500

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.

Another C-17 aircraft for Britain

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:49:21 -0500

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.

Van-truck crash in Thailand kills eight

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:46:01 -0500

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.