EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The first of two Boeing-made Wideband Global SATCOM satellites launched this year completed on-orbit testing and is now being operated by the U.S. Air Force.
DALLAS, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A key prosecution witness at Texas billionaire Mark Cuban's insider trading trial said information given Cuban in June 2004 could not be used to his advantage.
BRUSSELS, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Retail sales rose 0.7 percent month to month in August in the eurozone and 0.4 percent in the European Union, the data office Eurostat said Thursday.
TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. service sector expanded for the 45th consecutive month in September, although at a slower pace than August, a business research group said Thursday.
NIZHNY TAGIL, Russia, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Russian military vehicle manufacturer UVZ Corp. is touting eight new products, including modernized T-72 tanks and a new infantry fighting vehicle.
MONROVIA, Calif., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- AeroVironment Inc is providing its Mantis i23 gimbaled sensor payload to the U.S. Army as part of an upgrade of RQ-11B Raven unmanned aerial systems.
MONACO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Major players in the cybersecurity sector of the defense and security market announced new business ventures and developments this week.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury Department warned Thursday that "political brinksmanship" over the debt ceiling could be catastrophic to the economic recovery.
GALWAY, Ireland, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The Irish government said Thursday it was trying to get ahead of widespread concerns over the country's wind energy objectives.
SINGAPORE, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Interra Resources Ltd., a company based in Singapore, said Thursday it completed development at the Yenangyaung oil field in Myanmar.
NOTTINGHAM, England, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Summer protests against British energy company Cuadrilla Resources left the public wary of hydraulic fracturing, polling data show.
PARIS, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The board of directors managing the planned South Stream gas pipeline for Europe is committed to starting the project in 2015, Gazprom said from France.
HOUSTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Mexico may be ignoring some of the natural gas deposits thought to exist in shale by a lack of investments, a financial review said.
LONDON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron is keeping the country focused on oil and natural gas to the detriment of the environment, an advocacy group said.
HOUSTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- British energy company BP said it was evacuating some of its non-essential personnel from rigs in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of a developing storm.
VILNIUS, Lithuania, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The European Commission said Thursday is suspects Russian energy company Gazprom abused its position in the European natural gas sector.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- British energy company Spectrum said it aims to survey parts of onshore Lebanon through November to examine its oil and natural gas potential.
CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Pipeline company TransCanada said it expects to finish construction of the Gulf Coast oil pipeline from Oklahoma to Texas by the end of the month.
TOKYO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The Japanese government has confirmed that three domestic companies will manufacture parts for Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II fighters destined for Japan's Air Self-defense Force.
MANILA, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The Asian Development Bank, noting weaker economic activity in China and India, cut its 2013 Asian growth forecast to 6 percent from its earlier 6.6 percent.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Ty Warner, whose little Beanie Babies plush toys made him rich, pleaded guilty in Chicago Wednesday to evading millions of dollars in federal taxes.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army is looking into best possible options to replace Vietnam-era armored military vehicles with modern battle-ready units fit to perform roles in modern warfare.
Former U.S. President George W. Bush (C) points to the crowd as he stands on the first tee box at the 2013 Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio on October 3, 2013. UPI/Brian Kersey
