MOUSTACHE ISLAND, Iraq, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Moustache Island, named for its shape, is located in a bend in the Tigris River northeast of Baghdad. It's just over half a mile long and more than 1,200 feet at its widest.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Russia's latest test launch of its long-troubled Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile was another failure, and it was more costly than most as the Russian government had already approved the missile for full-scale production.
DETROIT, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A disproportionate number of African-American auto workers have lost jobs since the U.S. recession began, a Washington research firm said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Caspian energy production has been severely affected by slumping prices and the global recession. On July 11 oil reached its historic record high of $147.27 per barrel. In the worst of times a severe global recession has ensued since those heady summer days, and oil prices have slumped 73 percent. The former Soviet Caspian producing states of Russia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have seen the slowdown deplete their export earnings and foreign reserves, forcing their governments to intervene to attempt to stabilize their economies and lessen the recession's impact.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices closed up sharply on the New York Mercantile Exchange Monday on news of tensions escalating in the Middle East.
U.S. markets lower ... U.S. printers distributed in Iran ... Slow champagne sales greet new year ... German politician calls for aid to autos ... News from United Press International.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Foursquare hooded youth jackets due to a strangulation hazard.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Munire "Newport Rubbed Black" cribs and furniture for a lead paint violation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Woodstock Percussion toy drums because of a lead paint violation.
TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- An Indian company that became a Hewlett-Packard distributor for Iran in 1999 is still in business despite a U.S. trade ban against the country, officials say.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Fewer corks flying and fewer cascades of overflowing champagne will usher in 2009, as U.S. consumers cut back on spending, an industry expert predicts.
BERLIN, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- German Foreign Minister Franc-Walter Steinmeier says the government should help the country's automobile industry with consumer tax breaks and financial aid.
MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Emerging liquefied natural gas technology and the formation of an international gas cartel may place Moscow at the top of the world energy sector, analysts say.
U.S. markets lower Monday ... Global trade predicted to fall sharply ... Fall in krona subtracting wealth in Sweden ... Bank woes mean opportunity for some ... News from United Press International.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Economists say global trade will shrink in 2009 as nearly 30 national economies from Europe to Asia are expected to contract.
MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The board of directors at Russian energy giant Gazprom Monday said they would meet European gas demands despite a row with transit country Ukraine.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has contracted Aecom Technology Corp. to provide the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 31 with aircraft maintenance services.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Swedish financial experts say a weaker krona could drop Sweden's wealth standing in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. company Lockheed Martin has agreed to purchase defense and homeland security training solutions developer Universal Systems & Technology Inc.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Advanced Photonix Inc. a phase I contract to support testing and development of the company's T-Ray 4000 technology.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. company Lockheed Martin announced the first of a new F-35 Lightning II aircraft redesigned under a weight-saving program will begin testing.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Security authorities in Greece have accepted a public safety and security system from Science Applications International Corp.
Women wait in line to vote at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt on May 24, 2012. Egyptians, choosing their leader freely for the first time in history, voted for a second day on Thursday in an election that is the fruit of last year's popular revolt against Hosni Mubarak. UPI/Ahmed Jomaa
