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Rights coalition worried by United Arab Emirates 27 Aug 2013 | 07:35 pm
PARIS, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A human rights coalition said Tuesday the sentencing of activists in the United Arab Emirates failed to meet international standards.
Famed cat burglar arrested again in Florida 27 Aug 2013 | 07:32 pm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Blane Nordahl, a convicted cat burglar known as the "Silver Thief," has been arrested in north Florida on felony charges out of Georgia, police say.
Mudslides killed at least 13 in Mexico 27 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
XALAPA, Mexico, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Flooding and landslides triggered by tropical storm Fernand caused the deaths of at least 13 people in the Mexican state of Veracruz, officials said.
Underage tobacco sales increase slightly from record low 27 Aug 2013 | 07:24 pm
KRISTEN BUTLER, UPI.com Underage tobacco sales at 9.1 percent in 2012, up from 2011's record low 8.5 percent, report finds.
Building under construction collapses in Sao Paulo; six die 27 Aug 2013 | 07:23 pm
SAO PAULO, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- At least six people died when a building under construction collapsed in Sao Paulo Tuesday morning, the city's Fire Department said.
Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks working on a new album 27 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Nashville star Trisha Yearwood says she and Garth Brooks, her husband of eight years, are working on a new album and planning a concert tour.
Oil prices jump on Middle East tensions 27 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm
NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Crude oil for October delivery jumped above $108 per barrel in New York as tension in Syria raised the prospects of a supply disruption.
Sen. Leahy to hold hearing on federal, state pot law conflicts 27 Aug 2013 | 07:10 pm
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., will hold a hearing on marijuana policy next month, saying state laws legalizing pot "should be respected."
China, Bangladesh shore up military ties 27 Aug 2013 | 07:08 pm
BEIJING, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The Chinese government said Tuesday it secured a stronger working relationship with the Bangladeshi military during bilateral talks in Beijing.
Russian construction workers hospitalized with food poisoning 27 Aug 2013 | 07:02 pm
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Some 350 Russian construction workers have been hospitalized with suspected food poisoning in St. Petersburg, the regional emergencies service said.