BATHURST, New Brunswick, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The North American branch of French energy giant GDF Suez finished building its Caribou Wind Park, the largest in the eastern province of New Brunswick.
LONDON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Iraq oil gushing into the global market could create problems for other oil-producing nations as analysts predict Iraqi production capacity is underestimated.
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Azerbaijan signed an agreement with Iran to deliver natural gas to the northern Iranian provinces by the beginning of 2010.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Oklahoma's Devon Energy Corp. announced a pre-salt oil discovery located more than 75 miles from the coast of Brazil, encountering a240-foot oil column.
ROUEN, France, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- German utility RWE Innogy opened its Forieres wind farm in Normandy, France, boasting a capacity of at least 22.4 million kilowatt-hours of power per year.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The Pentagon didn't begin securing communications from unmanned U.S. aircraft until 2009, despite knowing about the vulnerability in 2004, officers said.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Internet giant Google has intensified talks to buy Yelp, a Web site that reviews restaurants, spas, bars and shops, sources close the talks said.
BUCHAREST, Romania, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton marked Romania's 20th anniversary of its revolution, saying America was proud to call Romania an ally.
FOGGIA, Italy, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Seven sperm whales that beached at Foggia, Italy, died from ingesting plastic in the ocean, a scientist at Tusica University said Friday.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. markets regained some lost ground Friday morning, gaining modestly after two consecutive days of losses.
OTTAWA, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A black woman in Ottawa, Canada, claims she was a victim of racial profiling at the city's airport and subjected to a fruitless strip search for drugs.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres and Turkish President Abdullah Gul says their countries will resume normal diplomatic relations.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Friday saw the biggest security operation ever staged in Denmark, with 115 heads of state and government, including President Barack Obama and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, packed in one building.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Scientists and U.S. President Barack Obama both have stumbled on climate change in the eyes of many Americans, a Washington Post-ABC News poll indicates.
KRAKOW, Poland, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The sign prisoners of the Auschwitz death camp saw as they entered the compound in Poland has been stolen, police said Friday.
OTTAWA, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Wholesale trade in Canada rose 0.3 percent to $41.1 billion in October, led by the automotive and machinery/electronics sectors, Statistics Canada reported.
YARMOUTH, Nova Scotia, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The search for a Canadian fishing captain missing off the western coast of Nova Scotia was called off Friday two days after his ship sank, officials said.
LONDON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Deutsche Bank said it would apply a British tax targeting bank bonuses to its staff around the world to avoid having staff at only one location penalized.
BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The parliament of the Spanish region of Catalonia is considering a proposal to ban bullfighting, observers say.
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A same-sex couple who fought for the right to marry in Austin, Texas, now are split on the right to legally end their relationship, lawyers say.