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Cheney to testify in rights case? Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 12:33 PM
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- An encounter a Colorado man had with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney could result in the unprecedented testimony of a sitting vice president, a report says.
Drunk crew members ground aircraft Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 12:28 PM
MALMO, Sweden, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Swedish airport officials prevented a Russian cargo plane from departing Monday after two of its crew members were found to be under the influence of alcohol.
EBay auction has piece of Canadian history Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 12:27 PM
TORONTO, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- At least four people living in Canada and one residing in the United States have bid on a small card featuring the signature of Canada's first prime minister.
Clintons court New Mexico's Richardson Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 12:24 PM
SANTA FE, N.M., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- New Mexico Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson is being cajoled by former President Bill Clinton to endorse his wife Hillary's presidential nomination bid.
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Talk-to-text utility meets safety concerns Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 12:02 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A new voice-to-text technology reportedly meets the safety challenges in the United States posed by a more mobile and more connected society.
Divers search for missing British girl Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 11:58 AM
PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A lawyer in Portugal is spending his own money for divers to scour a lake for the body of a British girl missing since May, British newspapers reported.
Florida man held in slaying of parents Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 11:54 AM
FOUNTAIN, Fla., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A mentally ill Florida man was in jail Monday after allegedly telling 911 dispatchers he had shot his parents to death with a hunting rifle.
Temple linked to terrorists still active Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 11:52 AM
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A Sikh temple in Canada said it will conduct normal activities despite being denied charitable status for possible links to a terrorist organization.
Weather better for N. Calif. skier search Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 11:42 AM
ALPINE MEADOWS, Calif., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Searchers planned to use a break in the weather to speed up the search for two skiers missing in the snowy backcountry near the California-Nevada border.
U.S. troops kill nine, Iraqi minister shot Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 11:32 AM
BAGHDAD, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Unidentified gunmen killed a senior Iraqi Foreign Ministry official Monday following reports of nine civilian deaths at the hands of the U.S. military.
Pakistani troops find 'torture cells' Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 11:30 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Pakistani troops reportedly destroyed several torture cells in the tribal regions where they are fighting escalating militant violence.
Bush unveils $3 trillion budget Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 11:28 AM
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Security and prosperity are the overarching principles guiding the $3 trillion federal budget for fiscal year 2009, U.S. President George Bush said Monday.
Four killed in N. California house fire Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 11:09 AM
NAPA, Calif., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Northern California's wine country said four people were killed Monday in an early morning house fire.
Hearing begins for Canadian detainee Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 11:06 AM
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Defense attorneys planned to use age as an argument for the release of a Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan.
Injuries, sickness hobble U.K. military Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 10:54 AM
LONDON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- As many as one in 14 British troops are sick or injured and are hurting war efforts, Britain's Conservative opposition party claimed.
Tobacco dollars in academia draws fire Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 10:48 AM
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The funding of research projects by major tobacco companies at leading universities in the United States raises concern over objectivity, a report said.
Palestinian militant killed after bombing Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 10:48 AM
JERUSALEM, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Israeli forces killed a senior Palestinian militant Monday using a car bomb in the hours following a suicide bombing in the Israeli city of Dimona.
Pellicano sued by Chicago couple Published: Feb. 4, 2008 at 10:40 AM
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A Chicago couple in prison for bilking the government are suing private investigator Anthony Pellicano for helping prosecutors build a case against them.
Dalarna County, Sweden, where the crash took place.

A Russian charter bus collided with a local transit bus near the town of Gagnef in Sweden. At least five passengers were seriously injured, with many others sustaining minor injuries. Rumours also stated that there had been one fatality, but the local authorities claimed that this information is incorrect.

The accident occurred on Highway 70 near Gagnef when a local transit bus was leaving a road-side bus stop and was hit by a chartered Russian bus. As a result of the collision the roof of the charter bus was partially sheared off. At the time of the accident the vehicles were carrying a total of about 60 persons, 20 of whom were children.

The accident occurred after midnight local time on January 3, 2008. The cause remains unclear. According to the officials the accident area had received a thick snow cover and the roads in the vicinity were icy.