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Wednesday, March 17

  • Taser company being sued over teen's death  (UPI / 1:05PM CDT on 03/17) CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 17 (UPI) -- The family of a teenage boy who died after being shot with a Taser in North Carolina allege in a lawsuit they hold Taser International partially responsible.
  • Five U.S. men indicted for terrorism  (UPI / 11:34AM CDT on 03/17) SARGODHA, Pakistan, March 17 (UPI) -- Pakistani authorities Wednesday indicted five young men from Alexandria, Va., on charges of plotting terrorists attacks, their lawyer said.
  • U.S. diplomat cancels visit to Japan  (UPI / 10:44AM CDT on 03/17) WASHINGTON, March 17 (UPI) -- A top U.S. diplomat may have canceled talks with Japanese officials because of the stalemate over relocation of a Marine base in Okinawa, authorities said.
  • Date set for Oprah defamation trial  (UPI / 10:05AM CDT on 03/17) PHILADELPHIA, March 17 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Philadelphia has denied Oprah Winfrey's request to have a defamation lawsuit against her thrown out.

    Tuesday, March 16

  • Audit: Nuclear glitches at Air Force bases  (UPI / 9:04PM CDT on 03/16) KNOSTERS KNOB, Mo., March 16 (UPI) -- A defense department audit of eight U.S. Air Force bases found problems with inventory and control of nuclear weapons at five of them, officials say.
  • Sri Lanka general refutes charges  (UPI / 6:05PM CDT on 03/16) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 16 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka's former army chief, once hailed as a hero in the campaign against rebel Tamil Tigers, faces charges he says are designed to remove him from politics.
  • Pentagon gets goal of more assault reports  (UPI / 4:14PM CDT on 03/16) WASHINGTON, March 16 (UPI) -- Reports of sexual assaults involving U.S. military personnel increased by 11 percent in fiscal year 2009, a Pentagon official said.
  • Thousands of Hmong protest criminal case  (UPI / 2:44PM CDT on 03/16) SACRAMENTO, March 16 (UPI) -- More than 3,000 people protested outside a federal courthouse in California during a hearing for 12 men charged with trying to overthrow the Laotian government.
  • Special forces now report to McChrystal  (UPI / 2:34PM CDT on 03/16) KABUL, Afghanistan, March 16 (UPI) -- Most of the U.S. Special Operations forces in Afghanistan now are under direct control of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in that country said.
  • Florida development in lawsuit crossfire  (UPI / 11:44AM CDT on 03/16) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 16 (UPI) -- A lawsuit in Florida related to the Trump International Hotel & Tower pits a mortgage holder against potential condo owners, an attorney said.
  • DNC getting cash minus big donors  (UPI / 10:24AM CDT on 03/16) WASHINGTON, March 16 (UPI) -- Only 15 of the top 150 U.S. fundraisers for the 2008 presidential campaign donated the maximum to the Democratic National Committee in 2009, an analysis said.
  • Opposition parties pick up Russian seats  (UPI / 8:54AM CDT on 03/16) MOSCOW, March 16 (UPI) -- United Russia, the pro-Kremlin party, led in regional elections while opposition parties did post some gains, preliminary election results indicate.

    Monday, March 15

  • Iraqi leader denies assassination attempt  (UPI / 6:34PM CDT on 03/15) BAGHDAD, March 15 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki appeared on television but did not address rumors he had been assassinated, speaking instead about overall violence in Iraq.
  • Number error led to British sub accident  (UPI / 5:44PM CDT on 03/15) LONDON, March 15 (UPI) -- Mistaking the number 1 for a 7 on a navigation chart caused a British nuclear submarine to crash into an underwater rock in the Red Sea, a court martial heard.
  • Hunter says she, Edwards love one another  (UPI / 1:34PM CDT on 03/15) CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 15 (UPI) -- The ex-mistress of one-time U.S. presidential hopeful John Edwards says they love each other, and she didn't want him to run for president.
  • Sarkozy's party second in elections voting  (UPI / 12:24PM CDT on 03/15) PARIS, March 15 (UPI) -- French Interior Ministry figures show the political party of President Nicolas Sarkozy trails the Socialist Party in the country's regional elections.
  • NATO urged to increase Afghan checkpoints  (UPI / 10:44AM CDT on 03/15) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 15 (UPI) -- NATO forces fighting militants must do more to stop cross-border traffic between Pakistan and Afghanistan, a Pakistani military official said.
  • Many U.S. weapons end up with Taliban  (UPI / 8:24AM CDT on 03/15) WASHINGTON, March 15 (UPI) -- U.S. military officials say they've recovered thousands of American-made weapons that found their way to the Taliban in Afghanistan.
  • Two Thai soldiers hurt in grenade attack  (UPI / 7:14AM CDT on 03/15) BANGKOK, March 15 (UPI) -- A grenade attack at a barracks near a huge anti-government demonstration in Bangkok Monday injured two soldiers, Thai military officials said.
  • U.S. Navy building family readiness  (UPI / 12:54AM CDT on 03/15) WASHINGTON, March 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Navy officials say "family readiness" -- a family prepared for mobilization, deployment and prolonged separation -- is a part of military strength.

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