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Outside View: Talking turkey in Egypt JAMES ZUMWALT || UPI Outside View Commentator HERNDON, Va., Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Forty-three members of pro-democracy, non-governmental organizations), including 19 Americans, face criminal charges in Egypt following raids on their offices. [ FULL STORY ]

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Assad has lost legitimacy, Italy says UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The international community sent a strong signal to Syria that it can move against a regime that's lost its legitimacy, the Italian foreign minister said. [ FULL STORY ]

No talks with 'puppet' Karzai, Taliban say KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- A spokesman for the Taliban in Afghanistan said Thursday he "strongly rejects" claims from Kabul that there have been talks with the "puppet administration." [ FULL STORY ]

UNESCO funding bad policy, lawmaker says WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- A proposal to send $79 million to UNESCO is tacit support for the bid for statehood announced last year by Palestinian officials, a U.S. House leader said. [ FULL STORY ]

Aid groups concerned over torture in Libya TRIPOLI, Libya, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Libyan authorities at various levels are called on to ensure detainees are in government custody and secured in suitable facilities, the ICRC said. [ FULL STORY ]

Chinese crackdown troubles HRW NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Beijing is called on to release Tibetans arrested by local police after they returned from religious studies in India, a rights group said. [ FULL STORY ]

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Study addresses safety of fracking AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The practice of hydraulic fracturing used to release underground reserves of natural gas has no direct connection to groundwater contamination, a study says. [ FULL STORY ]

More water shortages for China? BEIJING, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- China faces worsening water shortages, a government official warned. [ FULL STORY ]

Sudanese oil talks breakdown ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- There's no prospect of reaching an agreement with Sudan over oil because the Khartoum government continues to steal oil, an official from South Sudan said. [ FULL STORY ]

Water spared from Michigan oil spill CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- No waterways were affected by a spill of light crude oil from the Lakehead pipeline system in Michigan, an Enbridge spokeswoman said. [ FULL STORY ]

Markey: Clean air initiative good step WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- With global support, there's a chance to make gains in the effort to curb global warming through a multilateral clean air initiative, a U.S. lawmaker said. [ FULL STORY ]

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Netherlands delays ACTA ratification THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- The Netherlands this week imposed delays on the ratification of the ACTA international anti-piracy agreement, which critics claim threatens Internet freedoms. [ FULL STORY ]

Sri Lankan general confirms war inquiry COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka's military has appointed a Court of Inquiry to look into civilian deaths allegedly at the hands of the army during the brutal civil war which ended in 2009. [ FULL STORY ]

Ban hails Kyrgyz reforms VIENNA, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Kyrgyzstan's peaceful transfer of power in the wake of a 2010 coup should serve as an example to other countries in the region, the U.N. secretary-general said. [ FULL STORY ]

Don't let up on Mugabe, HRW says BRUSSELS, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The European Union should keep pressure on Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe when it reviews its policies next month, Human Rights Watch said. [ FULL STORY ]

Group says resorts tied to Maldives coup LONDON, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- A coup in Maldives was financed by former regime officials tied to the country's lucrative tourism industry, a pro-democracy group claims. [ FULL STORY ]

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