Commentary: 'Global power gone'

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Commentary: 'Global power gone' ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE || UPI Editor at Large WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Zbigniew Brzezinski's blueprint to revitalize America's global status and promote a less dangerous geopolitical road map. [ FULL STORY ]

Walker's World: The Falklands again MARTIN WALKER || UPI Editor Emeritus LONDON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Some say it is the new Meryl Streep movie about Margaret Thatcher coming out in time for the 30th anniversary of her splendid little war. [ FULL STORY ]

Outside View: New optimism may indicate stronger growth, more jobs PETER MORICI || UPI Outside View Commentator COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Optimism is afoot that U.S. economic activity and jobs creation are picking up from the anemic pace that so far has characterized the economic recovery. [ FULL STORY ]

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Korean presidential aid faces questioning SEOUL, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- A former senior aide to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will face questioning this week by prosecutors investigating an alleged vote-buying scandal. [ FULL STORY ]

Beirut pressed on tribunal mandate BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The U.N. secretary-general called on Beirut to respond to plans to extend the mandate for a tribunal probing Rafik Hariri's death, a political leader said. [ FULL STORY ]

Israeli action in Palestine concerns U.N. GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- People n the Palestinian territories don't have their most basic needs met because of an Israeli blockade, a U.N. human rights official said. [ FULL STORY ]

Forces provoked, Saudi Arabia says RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Demonstrators in a Shiite village in an eastern province in Saudi Arabia deliberately provoked security forces, the government said in a statement. [ FULL STORY ]

More praise heaped on Myanmar NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Myanmar would be considered a political success story if it maintains the current pace of democratic reforms, a European official said during a visit. [ FULL STORY ]

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Bashir: S. Sudan's oil decisions suicidal KHARTOUM, Sudan, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- A decision by the government of South Sudan to stop shipping oil through transit networks in Sudan was suicidal, the Sudanese president said. [ FULL STORY ]

Iceland promotes clean-energy data centers KEFLAVIK, Iceland, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Icelandic officials say they are tapping the country's abundance of green energy resources to establish it as a global player in data storage center industry. [ FULL STORY ]

Tar sands concerns spread beyond Keystone PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- So-called tar sands oil from Canada is "much, much worse" for the environment than conventional crude oil, a Maine environmental advocate said. [ FULL STORY ]

Iran claims new oil field discovery TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Iran made an oil field discovery that will add to its recoverable reserve estimate of more than 150 million barrels, an official said. [ FULL STORY ]

Safety key for Canadian energy boom CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- With Canada expecting an oil and natural gas boom, a safe record in the energy sector will aid in the pursuit of a sustainable energy future, an official said. [ FULL STORY ]

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Beirut pressed on tribunal mandate BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The U.N. secretary-general called on Beirut to respond to plans to extend the mandate for a tribunal probing Rafik Hariri's death, a political leader said. [ FULL STORY ]

Muslim Brotherhood ready to lead Egypt CAIRO, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The Muslim Brotherhood is to unveil the names of a coalition government as soon as it's asked to form a new leadership, an official said. [ FULL STORY ]

Israeli action in Palestine concerns U.N. GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- People n the Palestinian territories don't have their most basic needs met because of an Israeli blockade, a U.N. human rights official said. [ FULL STORY ]

King: Bahrain moving in right direction MANAMA, Bahrain, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Political reform and national unity are gaining momentum nearly a year after the Shiite uprising in Bahrain, the country's Sunni monarch declared. [ FULL STORY ]

Gadhafi son warns of new revolt TRIPOLI, Libya, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- One of Moammar Gadhafi's sons is using the terms of his asylum to encourage acts of aggression against the interim government, a Libyan official said. [ FULL STORY ]

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