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SYDNEY, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Three Sri Lankans expelled by Australia were tortured, Amnesty International said.
By ANTHONY HALL
United Press International
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke likened the financial crisis Thursday to a bacterial illness that sneaked under the radar of a regulatory system.
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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke likened the financial crisis Thursday to a bacterial illness that sneaked under the radar of a regulatory system.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- An unusually high number of mosquitoes in New York City are testing positive for West Nile virus and health officials advise taking precautions to avoid bites.
GREAT SANKEY, England, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- More than six years after a teenager's body was found on a riverbank in northern England her Muslim parents were arrested Thursday as suspects in her death.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Northern Ireland suffers from "worklessness," which contributes to high levels of divorce and alcoholism, Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith said Thursday.
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Bruce Gradkowski threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter Thursday and the Oakland Raiders fought off Seattle for a 27-24 pre-season victory.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A 2-yard touchdown pass from Nate Davis to Jehuu Caulcrick with 8:41 to play Thursday lifted the San Francisco 49ers to a 17-14 pre-season win over San Diego.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Five-time champion Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, the second and third seeds, rolled into the third round at the U.S. Open Thursday.
HOUSTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder have a greater risk for dementia than veterans, who didn't have PTSD, researchers say.
HEBRON, West Bank, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Palestinian police arrested two suspects in the killing of four West Bank Israelis on the eve of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, officials said Thursday.
ATLANTA, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The making of antibiotics, officially dated to 1928 and the discovery of penicillin, was common practice more than 1,400 years ago, U.S. researchers say.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Grains closed higher on the Chicago Board of Trade Thursday with the dollar index off 0.17 percent.
DETROIT, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Residents of a Detroit high-rise apartment building said bedbug-related stoppage of mail delivery has interfered with their monthly income.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A Canadian Anglican reverend is asking parishioners to bring in their cellphones and other technological gadgets to receive a special blessing.
BEIJING, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Chinese President strongly suggested Kim Jong Il should follow China's example by opening North Korea's economy, a South Korean official says.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A review by Canadian and U.S. consumer protection agencies has found no link between a popular brand of diapers and diaper rash, officials say.
BEIJING, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A Chinese lingerie company used a Princess Diana lookalike to launch an undergarment line on the anniversary of her death, prompting criticism from Britons.
MOSCOW, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Aeroflot filed suit against the city of Moscow, alleging the government caused the Russian airline to lose millions during road repair traffic jams.
HAPARANDA, Sweden, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A 35-year-old man was convicted and sentenced to two years in jail for raping a sleeping woman at a party, despite claims he was sleepwalking.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A man who fell 20 feet into the gears of a Chicago River drawbridge was rescued and is "doing good," a fire department official said.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry claimed the No. 1 spot on Billboard's album chart based on U.S. sales, pacing a pack of titles debuting in the Top 10 this week.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Eminem and Rihanna's "Love the Way You Lie" retained the No. 1 spot on the Billboard singles chart for U.S. sales.
TIJUANA, Mexico, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Smugglers kidnapped 16 migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, holding them for ransom, police said. One of the migrants was freed and alerted authorities.
MIAMI, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Fiona, with winds of 50 mph, churned northwestward in the Atlantic Ocean Thursday and a tropical storm watch was posted for Bermuda, forecasters said.
MIAMI, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Hurricane Earl intensified Thursday, prompting warnings and watches along the U.S. East Coast into Canada, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Mitch Moreland gave Texas a two-run lead with a sixth-inning homer Wednesday and the Rangers held on to defeat Kansas City 4-3.
MIAMI, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Wes Helms had five RBI Wednesday in helping Florida outslug Washington 16-10 in a wild game that featured a brawl that emptied both benches in the sixth.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- New York residents should expect to be routinely offered a voluntary HIV test when receiving healthcare, health officials say.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The Big Ten Conference Wednesday revealed its post-expansion divisional alignment for football, which separates rivals Ohio State and Michigan.