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Clinton, Gilani discuss soldiers' deaths
December 06, 2011
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Pakistani leader Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani America respects Pakistan's sovereignty,... More >>>
Obama calls Zardari over soldiers' deaths
December 06, 2011
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama expressed personal condolences to Pakistan's president Sunday on the NATO airstrike deaths of 24... More >>>
Japan to set up disaster insurance program
December 06, 2011TOKYO (UPI) -- Japan is planning to set up a large-scale insurance plan to cover South Pacific states hit by disasters, officials say.
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2 die in Yemen clashes
December 06, 2011
TAIZ, Yemen (UPI) -- Yemen remains a cauldron of political unrest with violent clashes leaving at least two people dead in Taiz, officials said... More >>>
Australian teen released from Indonesia
December 06, 2011DENPASAR, Indonesia (UPI) -- Indonesia Sunday released an Australian teenager held for two months for marijuana possession on the island of... More >>>
Protester killing cases to go to court
December 06, 2011
CAIRO (UPI) -- Several cases and reports have been filed in the Cairo courts on the killing of at least 70 people in November.
Cairo's general... More >>>
Experts say blast hurts Iran missile plans
December 06, 2011
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- A recent explosion at a missile testing site in Iran is a setback for its most advanced long-range missile program, U.S. and... More >>>
Reports: U.S. may be vacating airbase
December 06, 2011ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (UPI) -- The United States appeared to be vacating the Shamsi airbase as ordered by Pakistan's government after NATO's fatally... More >>>
Sudan army reports progress against rebels
December 06, 2011KHARTOUM, Sudan (UPI) -- The Sudanese army says it has taken over the Buhairat al-Abyad area from rebel forces.
"The Sudanese armed forces on... More >>>
Canadian allegedly took bones from grave
December 06, 2011QUEBEC CITY (UPI) -- A 21-year-old Canadian man is facing charges he dug up a grave in a Quebec City cemetery and took several bones from the... More >>>
Afghan conference missing key delegates
December 06, 2011
BONN, Germany (UPI) -- Representatives from Pakistan and the Taliban were absent Monday at a conference in Bonn, Germany, on the future of... More >>>
United Russia loses parliamentary clout
December 06, 2011MOSCOW (UPI) -- Election results show the pro-Kremlin United Russia Party won 238 of the 450 seats in the lower house of Parliament -- 77 fewer... More >>>
Biden: U.S. with Greece in solidarity
December 06, 2011
ATHENS, Greece (UPI) -- The United States is ready to help Greece as it meets "very difficult requirements" to emerge from its financial crisis,... More >>>
Iran warns Hamas against leaving Syria
December 06, 2011DAMASCUS, Syria (UPI) -- Iran has threatened to cut off funds and arms to Hamas if its officials vacate their Damascus headquarters and leave... More >>>
India welcomes Australian uranium decision
December 06, 2011SYDNEY (UPI) -- Australia's ruling Labor party voted to support Prime Minister Julia Gillard's decision to lift a ban on uranium sales to India, a... More >>>
Ambassador: Iran sanctioned embassy siege
December 05, 2011
LONDON (UPI) -- Britain's ambassador to Iran says this week's siege of the embassy in Tehran clearly had the backing of the Iranian government,... More >>>
Islamists win big in Egyptian elections
December 05, 2011
CAIRO (UPI) -- Islamist parties won 60 percent of parliamentary posts in Egypt's first of three rounds of national elections, the Arabic... More >>>
Maliki says bomb was attempt to kill him
December 05, 2011BAGHDAD (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he was the target of a bombing in Baghdad's secure Green Zone this week.
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Arab League awaits Syria response
December 05, 2011DAMASCUS, Syria (UPI) -- The Arab League waited for a response from Syria Sunday on a deadline to permit observers to monitor the country's... More >>>
France pulls some diplomats out of Iran
December 05, 2011
TEHRAN (UPI) -- Some French diplomatic staff are leaving Iran following the attack by protesters on the British Embassy in Tehran, a French... More >>>
Bomb blast occurs near British Embassy
December 05, 2011MANAMA, Bahrain (UPI) -- A minibus parked outside the British embassy in Manama exploded Sunday morning, a statement issued by the Bahrain... More >>>
Aussies rally for same-sex marriage
December 05, 2011
SYDNEY (UPI) -- Large numbers of Australians turned out to voice their support for the Labor Party's decision Saturday to back same-sex... More >>>
Italy gets more time to clean up Naples
December 05, 2011
NAPLES, Italy (UPI) -- Italy has been given a two-month extension on a European Union deadline to clean up trash in Naples or face possible... More >>>
Latin American, Caribbean bloc formed
December 05, 2011CARACAS, Venezuela (UPI) -- The leaders of 33 Latin American and Caribbean nations Saturday formed a new organization to promote the region's... More >>>
Croatia elections could bring new leaders
December 05, 2011ZAGREB, Croatia (UPI) -- Social Democrats in Croatia should win enough votes Sunday to form a majority in the country's parliament, leaders of the... More >>>
Three NATO troops killed in Afghanistan
December 05, 2011
KABUL, Afghanistan (UPI) -- A roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan exploded Saturday, killing three International Security Assistance Force... More >>>
'Honor' crimes on rise in Britain
December 05, 2011
LONDON (UPI) -- Attacks on women in the name of family honor are increasing rapidly in Britain, police statistics show.
The Iranian and... More >>>
S. Korea opposition party probes hack
December 05, 2011SEOUL (UPI) -- South Korea's main opposition party launched an investigation into whether the ruling party was involved in the hacking of an... More >>>
Bahrain hires top British cop for reform
December 05, 2011MANAMA, Bahrain (UPI) -- The kingdom of Bahrain has replaced a former Miami police chief with a senior British officer as chief to reform law... More >>>
Sarkozy calls for more passport control
December 05, 2011BRUSSELS (UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy says the European Union should put an end to passport-free travel.
In a speech Thursday in... More >>>
Pakistan denies clearing airstrike
December 05, 2011WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Pakistani officials denied a report Friday they cleared a NATO airstrike that killed 24 soldiers at a border post.
The... More >>>
Report says Israel restricts expression
December 05, 2011JERUSALEM (UPI) -- Israel restricts freedom of expression and the right to demonstrate, a report by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel... More >>>
Muslim Brotherhood claims leadership role
December 02, 2011
CAIRO (UPI) -- The Muslim Brotherhood-backed party was poised to win about 40 percent of the seats in Egypt's parliamentary elections, initial... More >>>
Egyptian election results delayed
December 02, 2011CAIRO (UPI) -- Announcement of first-round parliamentary election results in Egypt have been postponed until Friday, State TV reported Thursday.
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Somalia, N. Korea most corrupt
December 02, 2011BERLIN (UPI) -- Somalia and North Korea are the most corrupt governments, while New Zealand and Finland are the least corrupt, Transparency... More >>>
Violence kills 17 in northern Iraq
December 02, 2011
BAGHDAD, Iraq (UPI) -- An explosives-filled car that detonated in a market and attacks on three families in a village north of Baghdad Thursday... More >>>
EU to sanction 180 Iranians, entities
December 02, 2011
BRUSSELS (UPI) -- The European Union agreed to impose sanctions on 180 Iranian officials and institutions Thursday, diplomats meeting in Brussels... More >>>
Israel to release frozen Palestinian money
December 02, 2011JERUSALEM (UPI) -- Israel has agreed to transfer $100 million in tax and customs payments, after a monthlong freeze that threatened to collapse... More >>>
Clinton meets Myanmar president
December 02, 2011
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday told President Thein Sein her government is encouraged by the reforms... More >>>
Karzai: Rape victim to decide own fate
December 02, 2011
KABUL, Afghanistan (UPI) -- An Afghan woman imprisoned for adultery after a relative raped her can go home or remain in detention for her safety,... More >>>
Half of Russians not following elections
December 02, 2011
MOSCOW (UPI) -- Less than half of Russian voters say they're following campaigns ahead of the Sunday's parliamentary elections, a poll... More >>>
Report: Neo-Nazis in Germany heavily armed
December 02, 2011BERLIN (UPI) -- Germany's neo-Nazis appear to be more heavily armed than previously believed, the Interior Ministry says.
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Lawmaker: Reparations 'draining' Iraq
December 02, 2011BAGHDAD (UPI) -- An Iraqi lawmaker said Kuwait is "draining" Iraq's budget because of reparations payments stemming from Iraq's 1990 invasion.
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Two rescued after 33 days adrift
December 02, 2011Two rescued after 33 days adrift
AMBO, Kiribati (UPI) -- Two men from Kiribati in the Pacific islands survived 33 days after going missing at sea... More >>>
Cameron plays down pension strike
December 02, 2011
LONDON (UPI) -- A one-day strike by British government workers over proposed pension changes ended with a war of words between the government and... More >>>
