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• MacArthur Foundation awards creative organizations February 16, 2012
  CHICAGO (AP) — The MacArthur Foundation has named 15 organizations in six countries the winners of a new round of awards that recognize creative and effective institutions. Their missions range from protecting ecosystems in Uganda and defending children's rights in the U.S. to empowering girls in Nigeria and working to avert conflict around the globe.Re […]
• MacArthur awards to nonprofit institutions February 16, 2012
  CHICAGO (AP) — Fifteen organizations have been named recipients of the 2012 "Award for Creative and Effective Institutions" by the MacArthur Foundation and will received grants of $350,000 to $2.5 million, depending on the annual budget of the organization. —Albertine Rift Conservation Society, Kampala, Uganda ($350,000).Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• High-level drug meeting focuses on Afghanistan February 16, 2012
  VIENNA (AP) — Representatives from dozens of nations are supposed to focus on the menace of drugs in Afghanistan when they meet Thursday in Vienna.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Thailand: Iranians planned to attack Israelis February 16, 2012
  BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's police chief said the Iranians who were arrested after accidentally setting off explosives at their rented home in Bangkok were plotting to attack Israeli diplomats, bolstering claims by Israel that the group was part of an Iranian-backed network of terror. "I can tell you that the target was specific and aimed at Israeli […]
• Birthday turns into memorial for NKorean leader February 16, 2012
  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Two months after the death of Kim Jong Il, North Koreans commemorated what would have been his 70th birthday Thursday with the flowers that bear his name, praising the longtime leader as a powerful but benevolent father figure while pledging fealty to the son who has taken his place. In frigid Pyongyang, North Koreans bowed and […]
• Alleged mobster who hid in Idaho faces new charges February 16, 2012
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A reputed New England mobster who was caught in Idaho after evading authorities for more than a decade has been indicted on additional federal charges. Enrico Ponzo disappeared in 1994 after allegedly attempting to kill a Massachusetts mob boss.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Colorado civil union bill advances toward showdown February 16, 2012
  DENVER (AP) — Gay couples waiting for rights similar to those afforded to married couples got closer on Wednesday to a legislative showdown with Colorado Republicans after a Senate committee approved civil unions legislation after hours of emotional testimony. Hundreds of people packed a hearing room at the Capitol to plead with lawmakers to give them legal […]
• US missile strike kills 6 people in NW Pakistan February 16, 2012
  MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region near the Afghan border Thursday, killing six people, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The attack occurred in Spalga village in the North Waziristan tribal area, the main sanctuary for Taliban and al-Qaida militants in Pakistan, said […]
• Family of murdered inmate sues Hawaii, prison February 16, 2012
  HONOLULU (AP) — The family of a Hawaii inmate stabbed to death at a private prison in Arizona sued the state of Hawaii and prison operator Corrections Corporation of America on Wednesday. The legal action came after two gang members attacked Bronson Nunuha in his cell on Feb.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Xi wraps up highly scripted visit to US capital February 16, 2012
  WASHINGTON (AP) — For Americans looking at the U.S. visit of China's likely future leader for a clue about where relations between the two nations might be headed, the signal has been clear: No change in substance, but perhaps a change in style. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping toed the line set by the man he is to succeed as Communist Party chief in t […]