CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Two Canadians who just completed a trip around the world on two wheels said they "had some major mishaps" but "every day was an adventure."

BOLTON, England, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A group of children as young as 6 threatened to shoot English paramedics, keeping them from transporting a burned toddler to a hospital, authorities said.

TORONTO, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A Canadian Indian tribe has made a groundbreaking proposal to the national government to exchange tribal status for resources, officials say.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- An eighth former U.S. State Department employee pleaded guilty Monday to illegally accessing confidential passport files, the Justice Department said.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A semi-trailer that plunged off the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Monday was speeding, authorities said.

MONTREL, Quebec, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The preliminary hearing of a Montreal woman accused of killing her two young children has been delayed a second time, police say.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- International parental child abduction must be broached when President Barack Obama meets with Japanese leaders, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators said.

DETROIT, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Vice President Joe Biden visited Detroit Tuesday to raise funds for two Michigan Democrats in Congress and give a progress report on the nation's economy.

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TEHRAN, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. State Department and White House spokesmen said they haven't received official confirmation that Iranian officials charged three U.S. hikers with spying.

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The memorial service for the 13 people who died in the Fort Hood, Texas, massacre is part of the grieving and healing phase, the fort's commander said Monday.

COP SULLIVAN, Afghanistan, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The dominant feature of the counterinsurgency war in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province is the improvised explosive device, the bombs planted not only to cause casualties but also to erode troop morale and cow the local population.

BERLIN, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- World leaders gathered in Berlin Monday for an emotional celebration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, an event that heralded the end of the Cold War and culminated in Germany's reunification.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri formed a unity government Monday, delivering his list of Cabinet minister to the president after months of wrangling.

NEW YORK, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Two distant white relatives of U.S. first lady Michelle Obama say they are proud to be a part of her heritage and hope someday to meet her.