BEIJING, July 10 (UPI) -- A woman with two cages full of grasshoppers was put off a bus in China because other passengers could not stand the large insects' serenade, the driver said.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10 (UPI) -- Bengie Molina staked San Francisco to a quick lead with a two-run homer in the first inning Thursday and the Giants coasted past San Diego 9-3.
NEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- Insurance giant American International Group is seeking permission from the U.S. government to pay millions of dollars in bonuses to executives.
WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Revamping the U.S. government Web site, Recovery.gov, could cost $9.5 million to $18 million and take five years, the General Services Administration said.
UNITED NATIONS, July 10 (UPI) -- The U.N. Security Council has extended the term of the tribunal on the Rwandan genocide until Dec. 31, 2010.
SEATTLE, July 10 (UPI) -- Frank Gutierrez hit a three-run, two-out homer in the eighth inning Thursday that vaulted the Seattle Mariners to a 3-1 win over Texas.
BEIJING, July 10 (UPI) -- Production began Thursday at a new condom plant in China's Shandong province with an annual capacity of 864 million pieces and 620 tons of lubricants.
BEIJING, July 10 (UPI) -- A barber shop in China has taken customer service to a new level by letting clients determine the price of their haircuts.
DENVER, July 10 (UPI) -- Garrett Atkins delivered a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth Thursday to give Colorado a 7-6 win over Atlanta -- the Rockies' fourth straight victory.
BALTIMORE, July 9 (UPI) -- Infants and young children treated with heart drugs get the wrong dose or are victims of errors more often than older children, U.S. researchers found.
HOUSTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Houston took the lead with a pair of triples in the sixth Thursday and Lance Berkman added a three-run homer to help the Astros to a 9-4 win over Washington.
BEIJING, July 9 (UPI) -- Chinese colleges expect to graduate 6.1 million students this year but the global economic slowdown has sharply reduced their job prospects, officials said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, July 9 (UPI) -- There were 736 attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan using roadside bombs in June, a monthly record, the U.S. military says.
CHICAGO, July 9 (UPI) -- Adverse work conditions may be to blame for the decline in number of primary care physicians nationwide, U.S. researchers said.
ADELAIDE, Australia, July 9 (UPI) -- Alzheimer's disease and dementia affect memory and behavior but have different causes and require different treatment, Australian researchers say.
JOLIET, Ill., July 9 (UPI) -- Brian Vickers won his fifth Sprint Cup pole of the season Thursday, turning in the best qualifying time for Saturday's LifeLock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, July 9 (UPI) -- Five Catholic churches in Northern Ireland have been vandalized this week in what observers say is an effort to increase ill-will between religious groups.
MADISON, Wis., July 9 (UPI) -- A team at the University of Wisconsin said Thursday people can, in theory, avoid diseases of aging and extend their life expectancy with a special diet.
URUMQI, China, July 9 (UPI) -- China's top leadership, led by President Hu Jintao, called for "severe punishment" of those guilty in the deadly Urumqi riots.