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Outside View: This will keep people awake at night HARLAN ULLMAN || UPI Outside View Commentator WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Suppose the very unpredictable and nasty surprises that befell presidential hopeful Mitt Romney last week somehow afflicted global politics on a far grander scale? [ FULL STORY ]

Outside View: State of dysfunction: Fairness, the economy and hypocrisy PETER MORICI || UPI Outside View Commentator COLLEGE PARK, Md., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- In his State of the Union Address, U.S. President Barack Obama hammered on two resounding themes -- fairness and the economy. [ FULL STORY ]

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Al-Qaida leaves Yemeni town SANAA, Yemen, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Fighters with ties to al-Qaida evacuated a Yemeni town south of the capital in exchange for prisoners, the vice president's office said. [ FULL STORY ]

Tribunal chief visits Beirut BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The departing prosecutor for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon met in Beirut with Lebanese leaders and legal representatives, the government said. [ FULL STORY ]

ICC prosecutor hails Kenyan charges THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- A ruling by the International Criminal Court on Kenyan violence that followed 2007 elections shows the country is on the right course, a prosecutor said. [ FULL STORY ]

Aid official gunned down in Syria DAMASCUS, Syria, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Society was traveling in a vehicle clearly marked with the group's emblem when he was killed, aid groups said. [ FULL STORY ]

Post-war Libya troubles United Nations UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Despite unshackling the chains of 42 years of repression, there are still serious human rights concerns prevalent in Libya, a U.N. human rights official said. [ FULL STORY ]

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API: More domestic energy access needed WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Estimates about increased oil and natural gas production in the United States are welcome news but short of what's possible, a key trade group said. [ FULL STORY ]

Gazprom to pick up pace at Tajik prospect MOSCOW, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Drilling activity at the deepest prospecting well in Tajikistan will move forward as quickly as possible, the chairman of Russian energy company Gazprom said. [ FULL STORY ]

Sanctions affect oil payments to Iran NEW DELHI, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The Iranian government said it wanted India to pay for crude oil with the Chinese yuan to circumvent additional economic sanctions. [ FULL STORY ]

Obama heralds domestic natural gas WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- All companies drilling for natural gas on U.S. public lands are called on to disclose chemicals they're using during the process, President Barack Obama said. [ FULL STORY ]

New political journey for Keystone XL WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Democrats in the House of Representatives asked for additional time to review a measure by Republicans to push the Keystone XL oil pipeline. [ FULL STORY ]

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U.N. moves offices back to Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The formal return of the U.N. special envoy to Somalia from neighboring Kenya is a sign of renewed hope for the country's future, officials said. [ FULL STORY ]

Trio designated as terrorists for killing U.S. nationals WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department announced Thursday it designated three men as terrorists for allegedly targeting American nationals in overseas al-Qaida attacks. [ FULL STORY ]

Arab League chief sits in Tahrir Square CAIRO, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Demonstrators gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square are called on to push for more reforms in the spirit of the revolution, the Arab League chief said. [ FULL STORY ]

France: No quick decision on Afghanistan PARIS, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- France won't rush a decision on whether to withdraw its armed forces from Afghanistan by the end of the year, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe says. [ FULL STORY ]

Israeli paras prep for airborne strikes TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The Israeli has conducted its first full-scale parachute exercise for its airborne brigade in 15 years in preparation for "any possible scenario." [ FULL STORY ]

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