CANBERRA, Australia, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The Australian Intelligence Security Organization has established a special division to specifically counter foreign intelligence-gathering in the country.
CANBERRA, Australia, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Australia will send faulty parts from its U.S.-made battle tanks to the United States for repair or replacement instead of using local industry.
JERUSALEM, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Israeli defense industry sales to foreign customers topped $4.4 billion in 2006, making Israel one of the world's top military equipment suppliers.
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Wal-Mart plans to push compact-fluorescent light bulbs into 100 million U.S. homes, helping the environment and affecting the economy, a report said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Non-traditional mortgages are under scrutiny, with the U.S. government and 19 states warning lenders to ensure consumers fully know what they are getting into.
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Designate Ban Ki-moon has announced his first appointments, naming Vijay Nambiar of India as chef de cabinet, effective Monday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Hotel-hosted galas were popular across the United States this New Year's Eve as revelers opted for all-inclusive packages that included a place to sleep it off.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The year 2006 had the sad distinction of being the deadliest year for the press. Eighty-one journalists and 32 media assistants were killed in 21 countries, whi
PARIS, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- A new global pattern is emerging of a world that will depend on the balancing abilities of the United States, China, Russia, Japan and the European Union, with India and Brazil and perhaps Iran knocking on the door of this great power club. It is unlikely
NAGOYA, Japan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Japanese automaker Toyota has been fined by Japanese tax authorities for failing to report more than $50 million in profits.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The St. Louis plant that churns out an annual 6 billion TUMS antacids to settle U.S. stomachs is taking steps to raise its profile in the city.
TUMS have been manufactured in St. Louis since being invented there in 1928 but not many people know about th
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Slovenia Monday became the first post-communist country to enter the euro zone when it replaced its tolar currency with the euro.
