LONDON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The United Kingdom Film Council estimates British actress Kate Winslet is worth nearly $99.7 to her country in terms of tourism and industry.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry says U.N. Special Representative Kai Eide is overstepping his bounds in the country.
REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Flavia Pennetta defeated American Melanie Oudin in straight sets Sunday, giving Italy the Fed Cup championship.
SHIMA-SHI, Japan, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Song Bo-bae shot 4-under-par 68 Sunday in finishing off a 3-stroke her first LPGA tournament victory at the Mizuno Classic in Japan.
QERA, China, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- No casualties were reported Sunday in a 5.6 magnitude earthquake that rattled Xigaze Prefecture in China's Tibetan region, authorities said.
BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Aravane Rezai on Sunday completed an undefeated run through the WTA Tournament of Champions in Indonesia and collected a first-place check for $200,000.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Phil Mickelson held off Ernie Els, whose course-record-tying effort Sunday made for a dramatic finish, and won the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.
TOKYO, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Japan's top court has affirmed the death sentences of two men convicted in a fatal sarin gas attack on a subway station, officials said.
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MIAMI, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Hurricane Ida grew in strength Sunday as it neared the northeastern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula and was expected to pass by Cuba, officials said.
TAWANG, India, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Thousands of people Sunday greeted the Dalai Lama as he ignored China's warning not to visit the border town of Tawang, India, officials said.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was remembered Sunday as a man of reason who sought peace with the Palestinians, officials said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed a local mayor and 11 others in northwest Pakistan Sunday.
FORT HOOD, Texas, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army Saturday identified the 13 people killed in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas:
FORT HOOD, Texas, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 fellow military members at Fort Hood, has been taken off a ventilator, the Army said.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- San Jose goaltender Evgeni Nabokov stopped all 27 shots Saturday as the Sharks shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0.
ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The Anaheim Ducks held off a furious Phoenix comeback attempt Saturday, hanging on for a 4-3 victory over the Coyotes.
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Ex-Ranger Nigel Dawes assisted on all three Calgary goals as the Flames downed New York 3-1 Saturday.