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This site is dedicated to the memory of Beth Cannon, the daughter of my heart, who died on July 28, 2006, aged 29. Beth, you have taught me, perhaps, too much about real urban life.

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Muslim Brotherhood leaders detained

CAIRO, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Egyptian security forces Monday arrested a deputy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and two other senior leaders as the country prepares for new elections.
Pro-Russian leader due to head Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Ukraine's pro-Russian candidate Viktor Yanukovych is slated to win the country's presidential election.
Iran tests stealth drone

TEHRAN, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Iranian air force commanders announced the successful test of a prototype stealth drone built by the domestic military.
Hezbollah support waning, poll finds

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Support for Hezbollah among the Shiite population in Lebanon is overwhelming, though broad support in the Middle East is dwindling, a poll suggests.
Joint security force stirs Iraqi tensions

KIRKUK, Iraq, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A joint security force in the north of Iraq is a divisive issue among Kurdish supporters and opponents in the Arab and Turkmen community, leaders say.
Awlaki calls for revenge

SANAA, Yemen, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Americans are to blame for any terrorist attack on U.S. soil because of their support for leaders who are waging war on Islam, a radical Yemeni cleric said.
Poll will test Iran's public pulse

TEHRAN, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A national poll in Iran is a legal way to determine how the public views the important issues of the day, said opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi.
Gates backs Turkey's PKK fight

ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Washington supports Ankara in its effort to tackle Kurdish guerrillas, but military action is not the only solution available, the U.S. defense secretary said.
Iran's enrichment sparks sanction talks

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A decision by Iran to move toward a uranium enrichment level of 20 percent shows Tehran has no interest in a diplomatic solution, U.S. lawmakers said.
Karzai details Taliban reconciliation plan

MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Reintegration plans for members of the Taliban include thousands of insurgents who have no ideological links to al-Qaida, the Afghan president said.