SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 8 (UPI) -- A prototype laser system for defense against short-range threats has been successfully tested in the United States by Lockheed Martin.
ISTANBUL, Turkey, May 8 (UPI) -- The Turkish National Police are receiving two Sikorsky Aircraft VIP S-92 helicopters for service to the Turkish Prime Minister's Office.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. mortgage activity rose last week as long-term interest rates were mostly lower, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday.
SINGAPORE, May 8 (UPI) -- Singapore's first liquefied natural gas terminal has received its first commercial cargo, putting the island country on course to become a major gas trading hub.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 8 (UPI) -- The latest Virginia class submarine for the U.S. Navy has completed alpha sea trails, boat's first round of at-sea tests and evaluations.
SEOUL, May 8 (UPI) -- South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration has given Korea Aerospace Industries a contract to mass produce FA-50 fighters.
CANBERRA, Australia, May 8 (UPI) -- Australia's military issued a Request for Tender for repair and maintenance of the country's fleet of Adelaide class frigates.
CHICAGO, May 8 (UPI) -- Chief executive officers at U.S. healthcare firms have experienced the most departures for 2013 compared to others, an employment firm said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Consumer borrowing rose in the first quarter of 2013, although credit card debt was little changed, the U.S. Federal Reserve said.
CHICAGO, May 8 (UPI) -- Hiring blunders can be costly, especially so in Britain, a global survey of hiring managers and human resources personnel found.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. consumers should pay about $3.53 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline this summer, down from last year's average, the government said.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. and South Korean governments will explore possibilities of sharing knowledge from the shale natural gas sector, the U.S. Energy Department said.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- The debate over the Keystone XL pipeline is part of a larger conversation regarding climate change, the Natural Resources Defense Council said.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. policymakers and those in the energy industry need a clear set of rules before they can start arctic exploration campaigns, lawmakers said.
PARIS, May 8 (UPI) -- The Canadian government has an environmental record and the oil reserves on hand to be a world-class leader, the natural resources minister said in Paris.
IRVING, Texas, May 8 (UPI) -- Exxon Mobil and Norwegian energy major Statoil said they were examining a frontier field in the Gulf of Mexico said to hold 6 billion barrels of reserves.
KHARTOUM, Sudan, May 8 (UPI) -- Sudanese Oil Minister Awaz Ahmed al-Jaz said South Sudanese oil arrived at a treatment facility headed for an export hub at Port Sudan.
IRVING, Texas, May 8 (UPI) -- All of the freestanding oil from the March oil spill from the Pegasus pipeline in Arkansas has been recovered, Exxon Mobil said.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Funding from the government will help East Coast communities recover from last year's Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said.
BEIJING, May 8 (UPI) -- China's April exports grew 14.7 percent year-on-year and imports rose 16.8 percent for a surplus of $18.2 billion, data indicated Wednesday.
TOKYO, May 8 (UPI) -- Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. is likely to get 150 billion yen in new loans from its main creditor banks, sources told Kyodo News Wednesday.
A trader wears a DOW 15,000 hat on the floor of the NYSE before the closing bell on Wall Street In New York City on May 7, 2013. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15,000 for the first time in history. UPI/John Angelillo
