BERLIN, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- World leaders gathered in Berlin Monday for an emotional celebration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, an event that heralded the end of the Cold War and culminated in Germany's reunification.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri formed a unity government Monday, delivering his list of Cabinet minister to the president after months of wrangling.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Two distant white relatives of U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama say they are proud to be a part of her heritage and hope someday to meet her.
TEHRAN, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The relationship between Moscow and Tehran could be damaged if the Kremlin does not move on deliveries of the S-300 missile defense system, lawmakers said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court may be ready to rule that sentencing someone to life for non-lethal crimes committed as a juvenile is unconstitutional, an analysis says.
URUMQI, China, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- China has executed nine people convicted of fueling ethnic riots in the predominantly Muslim city of Urumqi, Xinjiang province, authorities said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court heard argument Monday in a case that might produce a modern definition of patent eligibility, with a significant effect on software.
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The prime ministers of Jordan and Turkey agreed to remove obstacles to a free-trade agreement, putting the measure on track for approval by the end of the year.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Students at a New York high school are protesting the suspension of a beloved teacher who let them read a ribald tale in class, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday refused to delay the execution of "D.C. Sniper" John Allen Muhammad, who went on a shooting spree seven years ago.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A 23-year-old Kansas City man has been charged with statutory rape after signing a marriage contract with the family of a 14-year-old girl, police said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department appointed former Iranian embassy hostage John Limbert as its top-ranking diplomat for Iranian affairs.
SANAA, Yemen, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia's entry into Yemen's war against northern Shiite rebels has dramatically increased the stakes in a smoldering powder keg of conflicts in the Red Sea and Horn of Africa region, a key oil artery.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Police say they've arrested a suspect in the shooting deaths of three women at a gas station in East St. Louis, Mo.
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised Iraqi lawmakers for passing a key election law in time for a January parliamentary election.
