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Outside View: Ashraf, the litmus test for our democratic values MURIEL TURNER || UPI Outside View Commentator LONDON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The protection and well-being of Ashraf residents represent a litmus test for global democratic values. [ FULL STORY ]

Outside View: BHO equals W on steroids! HARLAN ULLMAN || UPI Outside View Commentator WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The United States should fashion a deterrent scheme in the region offering protection for our friends in the Persian Gulf should Iran field nuclear weapons. [ FULL STORY ]

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Iran announces nuclear breakthrough TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Iran announced Wednesday it loaded its own nuclear fuel rods into a research reactor near Tehran and installed new centrifuges at a facility in Natanz. [ FULL STORY ]

London issues warning for Bahrain LONDON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- London warned of a general threat from terrorism in Bahrain as demonstrators mark a so-called day of rage by protesting against the Sunni monarchy. [ FULL STORY ]

U.S. officials to meet with North Koreans WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A delegation that includes U.S. officials is headed to Beijing to meet with officials from North Korea, the U.S. State Department announced. [ FULL STORY ]

Spokesman: Taliban not yet in Qatar KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Representatives from the Taliban have met with U.S. officials in Qatar, though a spokesman said a team wasn't yet chosen for a political office there. [ FULL STORY ]

U.N. expresses 'growing alarm' over Sudan UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The U.N. Security Council called on Khartoum to allow humanitarian aid workers to reach residents in border states ensnared in regional clashes. [ FULL STORY ]

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Scotland embraces wave energy EDINBURGH, Scotland, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The Scottish government announced it gave approval to its first commercial wave power array, which could deliver power to more than 1,000 homes. [ FULL STORY ]

Weatherford cleared in 2010 oil spill HOUSTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Oilfield services company Weatherford International said a U.S. judge found no evidence its equipment in the Gulf of Mexico contributed to a 2010 oil spill. [ FULL STORY ]

BP loses case filed by U.S. investors HOUSTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- A district court in Houston said British energy company BP faces fraud allegations in a case filed by U.S. investors over the 2010 oil spill. [ FULL STORY ]

NWF: Disclosure of deforestation grows WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- More U.S. companies agreed to disclose what effects their products had on forests as consumer awareness of deforestation grows, an environmental group said. [ FULL STORY ]

NWF hails dawn of U.S. offshore wind WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- The United States is moving closer to tapping into one of the more productive forms of clean energy by opening the door to offshore wind, the NWF said. [ FULL STORY ]

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KSM associate charged with terrorism WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- A Pakistani man with close ties to the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks was charged with plotting against the United States, a commission said. [ FULL STORY ]

Spokesman: Taliban not yet in Qatar KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Representatives from the Taliban have met with U.S. officials in Qatar, though a spokesman said a team wasn't yet chosen for a political office there. [ FULL STORY ]

Freed U.S. fighter vows a return to Libya JOSEPH CHRYSDALE TORONTO, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- A Baltimore man who voluntarily fought with Libyan anti-government rebels a year ago, was jailed in solitary confinement, then freed, says he's preparing to go back. [ FULL STORY ]

Egyptian presidential vote set for March CAIRO, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The first presidential election in Egypt since Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power a year ago is set for the end of May, a ministry announced. [ FULL STORY ]

Somalia reviewed ahead of London summit GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Somali authorities should work closer with the international community to curb smuggling and human trafficking, a U.N. human rights official said. [ FULL STORY ]

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