ASUNCION, Paraguay, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Venezuela's incorporation in Mercosur, considered a certainty after Brazilian ratification, now faces a new hurdle in Paraguay, which says the man and not the country is the problem.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. markets traded narrowly higher Friday, despite strong gains among blue chip financial stocks.
WERNERSVILLE, Pa., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Former U.S. reality television personality Kate Gosselin confirmed Friday her divorce from her husband Jon has been finalized.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Two hundred seventy-four feature films are eligible for the Academy Award for best picture of 2009, it was announced Friday in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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.
