GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Authorities in Switzerland said they are pressing charges against a Russian man who caused a traffic collision while allegedly street racing.

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Iranian officials denied allegations from Norway that human rights activist Shirin Ebadi's Nobel Peace Prize was confiscated.

MIAMI, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- South Florida was ripe for wild fires Friday, the National Weather Service in Miami warned, citing strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Experts said the winner of Sunday's presidential election in Honduras will have an uphill battle toward gaining international recognition.

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth has weighed in on the global climate debate, urging the 53 Commonwealth of Nations members to forge a united front.

DARWIN, Australia, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Millions of dollars intended to aid aborigines in Australia's Northern Territory has been diverted to other purposes, The Australian reports.

PARIS, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin used a meeting in Paris as an opportunity to invite former French President Jacques Chirac to visit Russia.

MOSCOW, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Russian authorities said a man detained for public intoxication killed one police officer and wounded another before committing suicide.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper had a private audience with British Queen Elizabeth Friday in Trinidad and Tobago.

ROME, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Italy could soon take smoking bans to a new level by barring drivers from lighting up behind the wheel.

DELHI, India, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A court in New Delhi ruled authorities can revoke drivers licenses from motorists driving under the influence.

SYDNEY, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Police in New South Wales, Australia, said they have charged the son of art expert Nick Waterlow with killing his father and sister.

MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- More than 300 police and paramilitary personnel have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the Mindanao massacre, Philippine officials said Friday.

MOSCOW, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A former commander of Russia's Northern Fleet says warship decommissioning could cause the Russian navy to shrink significantly by 2015.