Retired engineer gets 15 years in spy case
SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A retired Boeing engineer convicted of supplying trade secrets to China must serve 15 years in prison, a California judge ruled Monday.

Missionary home after N. Korea detainment
ENCINITAS, Calif., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The family of a missionary who was held in North Korea for 43 days is happy to have the U.S. national back home, his brother says.

Black farmers demand restitution
MEMPHIS, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Representatives for black farmers across the United States say their clients should be compensated by the federal government for decades of discrimination.

Costa Rica elects first woman president
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Laura Chinchilla has become Costa Rica's first woman president after a festive weekend election, observers said Monday.

Anwar sodomy trial delayed
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial, which opened last week, was halted Monday after the defense moved for the judge's disqualification.

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