SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- An ordinance protecting gays against discrimination in housing and employment has been approved by the Salt Lake City Council, officials said.
JAKARTA, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Indonesia Wednesday became the sixth ASEAN nation where China will use its yuan currency to settle trade payments, it was announced.
ITALY, Vatican City, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A top astronomer has told a conference in Vatican City the belief that life exists in other parts of the universe "does not clash" with Catholicism.
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Students with autism or Asperger's syndrome often have problems with reading comprehension, writing and spelling, researchers in Sweden said.
TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a surprise visit to Afghanistan just hours after a roadside bomb wounded an Australian soldier, officials say.
NEWCASTLE, Australia, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The alcohol industry's sponsorship of sports in Australia and Britain should be banned and replaced with a dedicated alcohol tax, researchers said.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury said a fifth of eligible mortgage holders had received loan modifications as part of a government program to forestall foreclosures.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A military dive team found the body of one of two U.S. soldiers who disappeared last week in northwest Afghanistan, a NATO spokesman said Wednesday.
OTTAWA, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Canada's minister of health is investigating how military detainees in Afghanistan could receive H1N1 flu vaccinations ahead of Canadians at home.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A malfunction at a large dam caused widespread blackouts across the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Brasilia.
ROCK HILL, S.C., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Independents in U.S. southern states disapprove of President Barack Obama and Democratic healthcare reform bills, a Winthrop University poll indicates.
JARRATT, Va., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The man who carried out a series of sniper attacks in the Washington area seven years ago has been put to death.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The United States has about 68,000 military personnel assigned to the fighting in Afghanistan, with requests pending before civilian leadership for more.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Ceremonies honoring military veterans highlighted the anniversary of the end of the World War I.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A physician and agriculture expert was tapped to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development, ending a 10-month search to fill the foreign policy post.
BEIJING, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- China's October trade surplus soared to $24 billion from September's $13 billion, pointing to its sharp economic recovery, the government said Wednesday.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A citizens initiative contained in the new Lisbon Treaty will raise both political and legal problems for the European Union, a discussion paper says.
BEIJING, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- China's October industrial output rose 16.1 percent from the same month of last year, thanks to various stimulus measures, the government said Wednesday.
PARIS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Commemorations marking the end of World War I in 1918 were conducted around the world Wednesday, including European capitals and theaters of war.