LONDON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- A United Airlines pilot has been accused of drunkenness in the cockpit of a plane that was about to take off from London's Heathrow Airport, the airline said.
TOKYO, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Japan and India have agreed to bolster their defense ties, committing to an action plan that will enhance cooperation in areas including maritime security and counter-terrorism.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- A Canadian stroke victim said Tuesday he plunked his last sawbuck down on the lottery ticket that made him rich to the tune of $50 million.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Chicago Blackhawks center Dave Bolland underwent successful surgery to repair a herniated disk in his back, the team said Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Lead singer Steven Tyler does not intend to quit the rock group Aerosmith, contrary to rumors claiming he already has, sources told The Hollywood Reporter.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The Cleveland Browns said Tuesday that linebacker Eric Barton has been placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury.
LONDON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- High-value investors including the pension funds are pushing oil as an instrument of high-yield investment, a factor that is keeping oil prices high amid low interest rates and low energy demand, a London think tank said Tuesday.
MONTREAL, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Protesters intent on egging Britain's Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla Tuesday when they showed up in Montreal failed in their mission, observers said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined world leaders in welcoming the new unity government in Lebanon but warned of more work to come.
SANAA, Yemen, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The U.N. World Food Program and its partners announced that it delivered humanitarian aid to nearly 100,000 internally displaced persons in Yemen since August.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- After five months of intense political wrangling, with Syria and Saudi Arabia pulling the strings, Lebanon seems set to get a new government that includes Hezbollah.
REHOVOT, Israel, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Authors and screenwriters have long been aware that some odors can spontaneously evoke strong memories, but Israeli researchers have explained why.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Afghan and international forces cleared the northern border of hundreds of insurgents during operations in Kunduz province, the U.S. military reports.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Three more major league baseball players threw their hats into the free agency ring Tuesday, including New York Yankees utilityman Jerry Hairston Jr.
OTAGO, New Zealand, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- New Zealand's environment court has rejected a plan to develop the country's biggest wind farm, on the grounds that it would ruin the surrounding landscape.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Judicial authorities in Iran should investigate allegations of sexual violence and abusive behavior in the national prison system, Human Rights Watch said.
KARBALA, Iraq, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Candidates with the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council trounced Sadrists in an unofficial primary contest in Karbala for January parliamentary elections.
MIAMI, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Ida was downgraded to tropical depression status Tuesday morning as it saturated the U.S. Gulf coastal states with rain, forecasters said.
PARIS, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Defending Paribas Masters champ Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was a second-round winner Tuesday in the 2009 event in Paris.
COLDSPRING, Texas, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Other emergencies delayed deputies' response to increasingly frantic calls from a southeastern Texas home where four people were found dead, officials said.