KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Eight Americans linked to the CIA and five Canadians, including a journalist, have been killed in attacks in Afghanistan.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The rotating presidency of the European Union switches from Swedish Prime Minister Frederik Reinfeldt to Spanish PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. stock indexes had a banner year in 2009 but even that couldn't overcome the bulk of losses recorded over the last 10 years.
PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are the most admired man and woman in the United States, a Gallup Poll indicates.
KANEOHE, Hawaii, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said a "systemic failure" in security measures contributed to an attempt to bomb a U.S. airliner.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A pair of suicide bombings killed more than 20 people in Iraq in what may be part of a fight against Iraqi officials who help the U.S. fight against insurgents.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- An official Afghan government report concluded that several civilians, rather than a reported cell of militants, were killed by U.S. troops in an attack Sunday.
DETROIT, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The "underwear bomb" used in an attack on a U.S. jetliner could have torn a hole in the aircraft's fuselage, authorities said.
KANEOHE, Hawaii, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama ordered a review of security plans to assure the public incidents such as the attempted Christmas bombing of jetliner don't recur.
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A day after his country tested a long-range missile, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he is seeking information in U.S. defense plans.
DETROIT, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. air travelers face additional security checks in the wake of an alleged attempted terror attack on a jetliner headed to Detroit.
TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- At least 10 people were killed in a crackdown on protests in Iran, where several key people who oppose the government were arrested.
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- With a varied lineup of films fueling a record box office take last weekend, the U.S. domestic movie industry is looking at a record in ticket sales in 2009.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and his Democratic colleagues delivered President Obama a welcome Christmas present early Thursday, approving the Senate healthcare reform bill 60-39 in a party line vote.
BEIJING, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A Christmas Day verdict is expected in the trial of prominent Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobao which began Wednesday. If found guilty, as he will be, he could face up to 15 years imprisonment.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Brazil's Supreme Court ordered Sean Goldman to be reunited with his American father Tuesday, ending a five-year custody battle that had involved the U.S. president and secretary of state and affected U.S.-Brazil trade relations.
VATICAN CITY, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Not that the show needed it, but "The Simpsons," the long-running and hugely popular TV cartoon series has just received an endorsement from an unexpected quarter.
LARIMER COUNTY, Colo., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The couple who claimed that their son had been carried off on a 50 mile balloon ride last October face sentencing in a Colorado court Wednesday for what turned out to be a massive hoax.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- On the night before Christmas the U.S. Senate will not be filled with senators waiting for the final vote on the healthcare reform bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Microsoft lost its appeal Tuesday against a lower court ruling that it had infringed the patent of small Canadian software company i4i, proving that the fight is not always to the strong.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Abortion is shaping up to be the biggest obstacle to a single healthcare reform bill emerging from the r the current House and Senate versions when discussions begin next month. And the biggest battles will be between Democrats.
U.S. flags are seen in the rucksack of a soldier with the Army's 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, as he places flags at gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Flags-In Memorial Day ceremony on May 24, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. American flags were placed at each of the more than 220,000 grave markers in honor of those who served and Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietshc
