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Report: Armenians killed in Azerbaijan
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Five Armenian soldiers
have been killed in Azerbaijan's Nagorno Karabakh region in an
apparent cease-fire violation, Azeri media reported.
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U.S. Sen. Klobuchar targeting formaldehyde
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- The office of U.S. Sen. Amy
Klobuchar, D-Minn., says Klobuchar proposed legislation Friday aimed
at a new health standard regarding formaldehyde.
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EDITORIAL: Rep. Wilson Insulted Himself, SC
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Sep. 11--Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., disgraced himself and the
state when he interrupted President Barack Obama by shouting,
"You lie," during the commander in chief's nationally
televised speech before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday
night.
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Croatia, Slovenia to hold border talks
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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- The prime ministers
of Croatia and Slovenia said Friday their countries have agreed to
resume negotiations over the countries' border dispute.
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Indonesia, Malaysia FMs to hold talks
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JAKARTA, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- The foreign ministers for
Indonesia and Malaysia will meet in Jakarta next week to talk about
conflicts between the two Asian countries, an official says.
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Khamenei offers warning to opponents
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TEHRAN, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei, said Friday opposition leaders in Iran will face harsh
scrutiny if they fail to follow Islamic Republic rules.
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Minister: Canada's deficit to hit $55.9B
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OTTAWA, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Canada's budget deficit was
adjusted upward to $55.9 billion this year, but can be trimmed by
$50 billion in five years, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said.
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Perry: Law Enforcement Agency, National Guard Will Counter Violence
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Sep. 11--Texas Gov. Rick Perry has announced the deployment
of specially trained Texas Ranger Reconnaissance Teams and about
200 Texas National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border to deal
with the ongoing violence along the border.
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Former Pakistani leader living in London
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LONDON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Former Pakistani President Pervez
Musharraf, now living in London, is guarded round-the-clock at a
taxpayer cost of nearly $42,000 a day, a London paper says.
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Ex-Sudan rebels, opposition party ally
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KHARTOUM, Sudan, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A former southern
Sudanese rebel group has signed an agreement with a northern
opposition party to form an electoral alliance, the groups say.
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U.N. to help Kenya restore ecosystem
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The United Nations said
it will support Kenya in its appeal for funds to restore the Mau
Forest Complex, an area critical to its development.
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Sen. Bill Nelson decries drywall probe
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla.,
said Thursday the federal investigation into the use of defective
Chinese-made drywall in his state is moving too slowly.
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Idaho using stimulus funds on cleanup work
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The state of Idaho is
using a sizable portion of its federal stimulus funds on the nuclear
cleanup of the Idaho National Laboratory, officials say.
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Sarkozy says carbon tax a necessity
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PARIS, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy
said Thursday a new carbon tax is necessary to limit his country's
fossil fuel usage and fight global warming.
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N. Korea backs positive Hatoyama relations
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TOKYO, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The North Korean government said
Thursday it hopes for positive relations with Japan and the
country's Prime Minister-designate Yukio Hatoyama.
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