DHAKA, Bangladesh, May 3 (UPI) -- A politician and factory owner pleaded with clothing companies not to leave Bangladesh, where a factory collapse has provoked widespread anger.
BAGHDAD, May 3 (UPI) -- Amid growing concerns the Middle East faces major security threats, Iraq has ordered a second batch of Lockheed Martin F-16IQ fighters worth $830 million.
BAGHDAD, May 3 (UPI) -- Iraq has inaugurated a $17 billion natural gas project run by Royal Dutch Shell that was hailed as a "milestone" in the country's postwar recovery.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- Japanese automaker Toyota said it would recall 11,489 FJ Cruiser SUVs due to headlights that could temporarily blind oncoming drivers.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- The Environmental Protection Agency will award $569 million to repair and upgrade water treatment plants damaged by Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 3 (UPI) -- Students from the United Arab Emirates will attend the AUVSI annual convention this year after their wins in an unmanned aerial vehicle competition.
EVENDALE, Ohio, May 3 (UPI) -- GE Marine has announced that the 14th and 16th Independence-variant of U.S. Littoral Combat Ships will be powered by its engines.
CANBERRA, Australia, May 3 (UPI) -- The Australian government has decided to procure 12 new-build EA-18 Growler electronic attack aircraft from the United States.
BRUSSELS, May 3 (UPI) -- The European Commission, downgrading predictions made in February, said Friday the economy in Europe would shrink through 2013.
HOUSTON, May 3 (UPI) -- Plans to expand the capacity of a pipeline carrying tar sands oil from Canada into the United States are troubling, environmental groups say.
TEMPE, Ariz., May 3 (UPI) -- The pace of growth among U.S. service industries slowed slightly in April from March, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- Factory orders for U.S. manufactured goods dropped 4 percent in March, falling from an 11-year high, the Commerce Department said Friday.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. April unemployment rate dipped from 7.6 percent to 7.5 -- the lowest figure in five years -- with 165,000 jobs added, the Labor Department said Friday.
NEW YORK, May 3 (UPI) -- U.S. investment icon Warren Buffett introduced himself in his first posting on social media Web site Twitter by saying he had arrived.
CALGARY, Alberta, May 3 (UPI) -- More than $900 million is needed to ensure pipeline capacity can keep up with the expected increase in Canadian oil production, TransCanada said.
MOSCOW, May 3 (UPI) -- Russian energy company Gazprom has the right to try to access the estimated 63.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the arctic, the prime minister said.
JUNEAU, Alaska, May 3 (UPI) -- Oil production from the North Slope region of Alaska declined nearly 6 percent last month, part of a recent trend, the state government reports.
HOUSTON, May 3 (UPI) -- Expansion plans for an oil pipeline that feeds a Texas refinery will increase the pipeline's capacity more than 200 percent, Kinder Morgan announced.
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 3 (UPI) -- There are signs that sustained warming trends will continue because of high atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, a weather group said from Geneva.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- The shipment of petroleum and petroleum products by U.S. rail accounted for the largest increase for commodities in April, a railroad association said.
DONIPHAN, Mo., May 3 (UPI) -- Federal approval was given for Exxon Mobil to repair part of the Pegasus oil pipeline that leaked about a barrel of oil in Missouri, the company said.
NEW DELHI, May 3 (UPI) -- India's central bank cut its key interest rate by 0.25 percent to 7.25 percent Friday, partly due to the easing of the country's headline inflation.
Kentucky Derby winning jockey Joel Rosario, and his mount Orb, both enjoy a quick bath after winning the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 4, 2013. UPI/Mark Abraham
