DETROIT — Detroit officials say more than 100 police officers will keep their jobs after the federal government modified grants designed for hiring. The city said in a statement late Friday that the U.S. Justice Department approved a grant variance that will stop the planned layoffs of the 108 officers who have been receiving...

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By Mohammed Ghobari and Tom Finn SANAA | Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:09pm EST SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s parliament approved a law on Saturday granting outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution, part of a deal for him to step down after nearly a year of unrest. Protesters and the opposition have accused...

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