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Canada formalizes federal emergency plan
OTTAWA, March 15 (UPI) -- The Canadian government Monday formally adopted a federal emergency response plan covering natural disasters to terror attacks.

Turkish PM calls for unity with gypsies
ISTANBUL, Turkey, March 15 (UPI) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan staged a rally for 10,000 gypsies in Istanbul, telling them his goal was to restore full rights to them.

EU begins assessing Greek recovery plan
BRUSSELS, March 15 (UPI) -- European Union finance ministers in Brussels Monday began assessing the Greek government's plans to rein in a record deficit.

Boehner: GOP could capture House in Nov.
WASHINGTON, March 14 (UPI) -- U.S. House Republican leader John Boehner said Sunday the GOP could gain control of the House in midterm elections in November.

Utah pol resigns in hot tub scandal
Utah House Majority Leader Kevin Garn says he's stepping down after reports of a nude hot-tub session with a minor 25 years ago and a payment to keep it quiet.

Centrists to Obama: Don't campaign for us
WASHINGTON, March 14 (UPI) -- Some moderate House Democrats tell Politico they are less than anxious to have U.S. President Barack Obama campaign for them.

Protesters gather for Bangkok rally
AYUTTHAYA, Thailand, March 13 (UPI) -- A United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship official said tens of thousands of the group's supporters gathered Saturday in advance of a rally in Bangkok.

Judge refuses to jail couple in John Edwards sex-tape case
PITTSBORO, N.C.--After five long hearings, hours of testimony and hundreds of pages of affidavits, briefs and complaints, Superior Court Judge Abraham Penn Jones lifted his contempt order Friday against Andrew and Cheri Young.

Nelson Mandela defended by archbishop
NAIROBI, Kenya, March 12 (UPI) -- A retired South African archbishop said Friday allegations against Nelson Mandela made by the former president's ex-wife are false.

Immigration pushed back by other issues
WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- Immigration reform is important to U.S. President Obama but it's not at the top of his policy agenda right now, press secretary Robert Gibbs said.

Teacher likely killed by wolves, troopers say: Authorities seek to capture or kill animals
Mar. 12--Alaska State Troopers today said a woman found dead in Chignik Lake early this week was most likely killed in a wolf attack, and state authorities are on their way there to try to capture or kill the animals.

Cuomo recuses himself from Paterson probe
ALBANY, N.Y., March 11 (UPI) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a likely candidate for governor, said Thursday he is taking himself off the investigation of Gov. David Paterson.

Canadian PM debuts live on YouTube
OTTAWA, March 11 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper became the first in the country's history Thursday to stream a live feed of a parliamentary speech on YouTube.

Second general strike shuts down Athens
ATHENS, Greece, March 11 (UPI) -- Riot police were deployed in Athens Thursday as a second general strike in a month over government austerity measures brought the city to a halt.

Govs, educators propose common standards
U.S. governors and school superintendents offered rigorous national standards Wednesday for what public school children should learn in math and English.

Belarus leans toward regulated gambling
MINSK, Belarus, March 9 (UPI) -- Legal gambling in Belarus should not be banned but rather well-regulated to raise government revenue, President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday.

Iraqi election turnout 62 percent
BAGHDAD, March 9 (UPI) -- About 62 percent of registered voters cast ballots during the recent parliamentary elections, exceeding expectations, Iraq's electoral commission said.

3 shot inside financial services firm at Dallas bank building
Mar. 8--A man apparently disgruntled with a financial service company opened fire on two employees Monday morning at a Dallas high-rise office building before he shot himself as police closed in on him, authorities said.

Lawyer: Open torture case to public
LONDON, March 8 (UPI) -- A British civil case involving allegations of torture at Guantanamo Bay should be open to the public, a lawyer for a former detainee said.

Somali group added to Canada's terror list
OTTAWA, March 8 (UPI) -- The Canadian government has declared a Somali al-Qaida-linked group a terrorist organization, the public safety minister said in Ottawa.

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