WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Airborne cabin crews are poised to get more powers of intervention on international flights bound for the United States as a direct result of a Christmas Day bombing attempt by a Nigerian man.
BOSTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Computer hacker Albert Gonzalez's third guilty plea involving the theft of millions of credit card numbers cannot add to his prison time, court papers show.
MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Russia has served notice it may cut its crude oil supplies to Eastern Europe because of Ukrainian demands for higher transit fees, officials said.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- New York investment bank Morgan Stanley is considering changes to its bonus pay policy in the wake of federal bailouts, sources close to the discussions said.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Authorities in Europe have confirmed a dispute between Russia and Ukraine may again disrupt energy supplies to Europe at the turn of the new year.
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S.-based security solutions provider Lunarline Inc. announced the appointment of a cyber-terrorism expert as the new head of its Cyber Security Division.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. company Coleman Technologies Inc. has signed a deal to resell Augusta Systems intelligent data convergence technology to government and commercial markets.
WASHINGTON, N.Y., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The expiration of the U.S. estate tax, set to end Thursday, has caused more confusion than confidence, a tax attorney in Florida said.
CARY, N.C., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army Materiel Command has contracted Lord Corp. for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle suspension testing and analysis services.
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation has certified CSC's Test Lab facility, clearing the company to continue biometric technologies research.
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Environmental Tectonics Corp. has been selected to support an emergency first responder training program in Colorado with its simulation technologies.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- An annual survey of U.S. hiring managers found more employers indicated they were poised to increase hiring in 2010, compared to a year ago.
MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has contracted Science Applications International Corp. to support strategic bomber force operations with assessment and planning support.
FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. company ManTech International Corp. has named a longtime defense industry professional to lead the company's business development efforts in Afghanistan.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. company Aura Systems Inc. has been selected to receive additional funding to continue a program integrating its power technologies in a military vehicle.
COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Plasan has contracted Ceradyne to deliver armor components to support defense company Oshkosh's armored all-terrain vehicle production for the U.S. military.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Saab announced it has been selected to support the South Korean military's new Class 214 diesel-electric submarines.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Retail sales in the United States rose 2.3 percent from a year ago in the week ending Dec. 26, the International Council of Shopping Centers-USB reported.
MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The inauguration of the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline eases the dependence on transit nations, the Russian prime minister said Tuesday.
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Russian energy giant Gazprom signed a contract to increase the volume of gas it purchases from Uzbekistan starting in 2010, the company said.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Oklahoma's Chesapeake Energy Marketing announced it reached a deal with Spectra Energy Corp. to support a natural gas network for New York City consumers.
BEIJING, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Russian energy giant Gazprom reached agreements on the terms of natural gas supplies for China with a subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Corp.
NEW DELHI, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Senior Israeli and Indian military officials have been discussing ways of enhancing their growing strategic alliance with missile defenses and electronic surveillance systems.
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SEOUL, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- South Korea's carbon dioxide emissions increased 2.9 percent -- totaling 620 million tons -- in 2007, the government announced Monday, Xinhua reports.
Sam Riley (L), Kristen Stewart (C) and Danny Morgan arrive on the red carpet before the screening of the film "On The Road" during the 65th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 23, 2012. UPI/David Silpa
