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Syria crisis heads to UN assembly
The UN General Assembly is becoming the focus of attempts to apply pressure on Syria's government over its continued crackdown on dissent.
Eight held over payments inquiry
Eight people, including five staff at the mass-circulation Sun, are arrested over allegations of corrupt payments to police and public officials.
Iran to make nuclear announcement
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country will announce major nuclear achievements in the next few days.
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Neuroscience the new face of warfare: experts
LONDON (Reuters) - Directed energy weapons that use wave beams to cause pain, and electrical brain stimulation that boosts a soldier's combat ability - it may sound like science fiction warfare, but experts say advances in neuroscience mean it's on the horizon.
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PRI's The World - February 09, 2012
Today on the World: Is a civil war brewing in Syria? Also, the Spanish judge who tried to bring Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to justice now finds himself on the wrong side of Spanish law. And a look at Mexico's top presidential elections, one of whom will become the country's first female president.
PRI's The World - February 08, 2012
Today on the World: Why the Syrian city of Homs is the center of rebellion against the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Then, a closer look at what is behind a spate of major building collapses around the world. And a German company that wants to help Americans carpool more.
Central and Eastern Kentucky
Lawmakers are promising legislation in response to the state audit of the Kentucky Retirement Systems. The audit found no wrongdoing, but makes 92 recommendations for better oversight and transparency by the board that oversees the $13 billion fund.
A state audit of the Kentucky Retirement Systems found no evidence of wrongdoing. But State Auditor Crit Luallen says the investigation did raise questions about the use of placement agents, who serve as middlemen to secure investments.
Regulations allowing Instant Racing at Kentucky horse tracks take effect Friday, but opponents of expanded gambling are still fighting to block its implementation. The Kentucky General Assembly never approved Instant Racing, which involves electronic wagering on historic horse races.
The legal hunting of sandhill cranes in Kentucky is another step closer to becoming a reality. A federal regulatory committee has approved the 30-day season, which is strongly opposed by environmental groups. More public hearings are ahead.
It's been 14 years since the Kentucky General Assembly approved higher education reforms sought by then-Gov. Paul Patton. Appearing before two education oversight panels in Frankfort, Patton updated lawmakers on the progress being made.
Kentucky firefighters are heading to southeast Georgia, where wildfires are consuming timberland and threatening homes in and around the Okefenokee Swamp near Waycross. Another Kentucky crew is already battling wildfires in Florida.
Kentucky's Capitol
Lawmakers are promising legislation in response to the state audit of the Kentucky Retirement Systems. The audit found no wrongdoing, but makes 92 recommendations for better oversight and transparency by the board that oversees the $13 billion fund.
A state audit of the Kentucky Retirement Systems found no evidence of wrongdoing. But State Auditor Crit Luallen says the investigation did raise questions about the use of placement agents, who serve as middlemen to secure investments.
Regulations allowing Instant Racing at Kentucky horse tracks take effect Friday, but opponents of expanded gambling are still fighting to block its implementation. The Kentucky General Assembly never approved Instant Racing, which involves electronic wagering on historic horse races.