Published: July 9, 2008 at 10:08 AM
By MARTIN WALKER UPI Editor Emeritus PARIS, July 9 (UPI) -- Forget the G8's promises on global warming; the revival of India's nuclear deal with the United States is the real climate-changing event to watch.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 10:07 AM
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Healthcare experts are questioning the feasibility of likely Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain's plan to subsidize high-risk insurance pools.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 10:03 AM
LONDON, July 9 (UPI) -- A new film appearing on a terrorist Web site features the youngest son of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden calling for Britain and its allies to be wiped out.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 9:39 AM
LOS ANGELES, July 9 (UPI) -- Matthew McConaughey's newborn son is named Levi Alves McConaughey, the Hollywood actor announced on his Web site.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 9:32 AM
BEIJING, July 9 (UPI) -- Five stabbing suspects who were killed by police during a raid were part of a "holy war" training group, local authorities in China said Wednesday.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 9:27 AM
LOS ANGELES, July 9 (UPI) -- A group of Hollywood film and TV producers said it was pleased the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has voted to ratify its new contract.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 9:25 AM
HIROSHIMA, Japan, July 9 (UPI) -- Rare photographs taken shortly after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima have been discovered in the home of a man who lives in the city.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 9:23 AM
BOGOTA, July 9 (UPI) -- The United States will ask Colombia to extradite two men detained in the mission that freed 15 hostages, including three Americans, Colombian officials said.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 9:16 AM
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Unwise use of peer-to-peer file-sharing software resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court justice's personal data being leaked, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 9:11 AM
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 9 (UPI) -- A Canadian man in Winnipeg is fighting a credit card bill from a 7-Eleven store of $2,323.49 for two packages of cigarettes and a newspaper.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 9:01 AM
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- A new national emergency system that takes advantage of the latest technology is being tested in five cities across the United States, officials say.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 8:56 AM
OTTAWA, July 9 (UPI) -- Housing starts in Canada dipped to 217,800 units in June from 227,700 units in May, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation reported Wednesday.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 8:54 AM
WSHINGTON, D.C., July 9 (UPI) -- Investigators for a U.S. Senate committee say Medicare has paid nearly $100 million to scam artists who filed claims under the names of dead doctors.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 8:52 AM
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Black Cat Screech and Scream fountain fireworks due to an injury hazard.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 8:45 AM
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- A 23-year-old U.S. soldier says he's suing the Department of Defense for allegedly discriminating against him because he's an atheist.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 8:38 AM
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Oh Chute Parachute with streamers fireworks due to a shock hazard.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 8:37 AM
PRINCETON, N.J., July 9 (UPI) -- Likely Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois is making inroads among voters with less formal education, a Gallup Poll indicated.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 8:33 AM
HOUSTON, July 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it's given Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems Inc. a contract extension for cargo delivery to the International Space Station.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 8:30 AM
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of RadioShack power supplies due to electrocution and fire hazards.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 8:28 AM
TOYAKO, Japan, July 9 (UPI) -- The refusal of African nations to back the Group of Eight's call for sanctions on Zimbabwe goes against the wishes of most citizens, a human rights group says.
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