LOS ANGELES, July 5 (UPI) -- A friend of Michael Jackson's family says the late U.S. pop singer's coffin may be encased in concrete to prevent fans from digging up his grave.
NEW YORK, July 5 (UPI) -- U.S. music manager Allen Klein, who managed the British rock band the Beatles, has died at the age of 77, his publicist says.
LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- An Anglican bishop who is resigning in protest over the church's stance on homosexuality says gays must "repent and change."
LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- Participants in an upcoming public art exhibit in London say they are ready to pose as living statues in Trafalgar Square.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., July 5 (UPI) -- A monorail train driver died after two trains collided early Sunday at Disney World near Orlando, Fla., officials said.
LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- Children under age 5 who live in Britain's poorest neighborhoods are four times more likely to be obese than affluent children, health officials say.
NASHVILLE, July 5 (UPI) -- Tennesseans are saddened by the death of former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair, officials said as police investigated his slaying Sunday.
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BEIJING, July 5 (UPI) -- Flooding from dangerously high rivers in southern China has killed at least 15 people and displaced more than 400,000, authorities said Sunday.
WASHINGTON, July 5 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Sunday was preparing to leave on a trip to Russia for his first nuts-and-bolts negotiations with rival leaders, analysts say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, July 5 (UPI) -- Two British soldiers were killed in a clash with Taliban militants in central Helmand in Afghanistan, military sources said.
LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- John Sawers' suitability to head Britain's Secret Intelligence Service is being questioned in light of his wife's disclosures on Facebook, sources said.
CAIRO, July 5 (UPI) -- A powerful group of clerics is publicly supporting Iranians who believe their nation's presidential election was rigged, political observers said.
HERMOSILLO, Mexico, July 5 (UPI) -- Mexico has issued arrest warrants for a total of 23 people linked to a daycare fire that killed 48 children in Hermosillo, authorities said.
BAGHDAD, July 5 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says the United States' ability to assist Iraq economically likely depends on the degree of political stability that is achieved.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria, July 5 (UPI) -- Economic worries and government corruption were among the key issues Sunday as Bulgarians voted to elect a new parliament, sources said.
LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- British officials say they've been assured the eighth of nine embassy workers detained in Iran is to be released Sunday.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines, July 5 (UPI) -- A bomb detonated in a restaurant killing three and injuring 37 Sunday near a cathedral in Cotabato City, Philippines, authorities said.
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