SANAA, Yemen, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The Yemeni government pledged to continue to fight terrorists in its country who are moving to destabilize the region, the Yemeni president said.
HARTSEL, Colo., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Authorities in Park County, Colo., said nearly 100 dogs were seized from an area kennel after allegedly being found starving and severely neglected.
DAMASCUS, Syria, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Security and political progress in Iraq are included in the foreign policy interests of the government in Damascus, the Syrian president told Iraqi leaders.
ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Lawmakers in Turkey announced plans to stay in Parliament by joining forces with the Peace and Democracy Party following the closure of a pro-Kurdish party.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- "Avatar," James Cameron's eagerly awaited science-fiction movie opus, was the subject of David Letterman's Top 10 list in New York Thursday night.
LONDON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The U.K. Technology Strategy Board has selected Northrop Grumman to support a large network cybersecurity research program.
DETROIT, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- General Motors Co. said Friday attempting to sell Swedish automaker Saab was a lost cause and it would discontinue the brand and wind down the company.
TUCSON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The British Defense Ministry has placed a new order for man-portable Javelin missile rounds from a Lockheed Martin-Raytheon joint venture.
LANCASTER, Pa., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Swedish company Saab has contracted a Herley Industries Inc. subsidiary to support Gripen fighter aircraft simulation requirements.
WALLINGFORD, Conn., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Proton Energy Systems has been contracted to support an oxygen production technology for the U.S. Navy's Virginia class of attack submarines.
ELDORADO, Texas, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A jury in Schleicher County, Texas, said polygamist Allan Eugene Keate will spend 33 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers suggest celecoxib or Celebrex may keep low-dose aspirin from limiting blood clots.
FALMOUTH, Mass., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- For the first time, video and still photographic images have captured a deep-sea volcano erupting molten lava, scientists in Massachusetts said.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- California's Department of Finance says the state's population is growing at a slower rate because of an exodus of state residents.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. company Sikorsky has awarded a follow-on contract to LaBarge Inc. to continue supporting the Black Hawk helicopter program.
BRADENTON, Fla., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Bradley University in Illinois has activated a mass notification, emergency communications technology from GE Security to support campus security requirements.
EDMONTON, Ontario, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The Canadian province of Alberta is being challenged for its removal of nuclear protest signs from private property along roads, the Edmonton Journal said.
HUNT VALLEY, Md., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- AAI Corp. has achieved a milestone for its unmanned aircraft software during a successful flight test demonstration in Virginia.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Beirut is waiting for the effects of U.S. diplomatic efforts as disputes over the right of Hezbollah to maintain an armed resistance drags on, lawmakers said.
YORK, Pa., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contacted BAE Systems to provide the Iraqi Ministry of Defense and Interior with its armored vehicle systems.