BEIJING, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Chinese authorities said Thursday tests on samples of exported frozen green beans showed no evidence of pesticide residue as claimed in Japan.
LIMON, Honduras, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A tropical depression that brought stiff winds and downpours to Honduras and surrounding region dissipated Wednesday night and early Thursday, forecasters said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban told the BBC the militants operating in the nation's troubled northwest region are willing to talk with the government.
MIAMI, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Omar, a Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds, raced across the Caribbean early Thursday, endangering the Northern Leeward Islands and U.S. Virgin Islands.
PROVO, Utah, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Religious teenagers' faith makes them half as likely to use marijuana and religiosity also buffers them from smoking and drinking, U.S. researcher say.
BEIJING, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari signed several agreements in China but it was not known if a nuclear cooperation deal was among them.
WAXAHACHIE, Texas, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- "Pre-vivors" -- women who have both breasts removed to avoid the possibility of getting breast cancer -- are on the rise, a U.S. surgeon says.
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The following is a transcript of the U.S. presidential debate between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama Wednesday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- High-dose vitamin B supplements do not slow the rate of cognitive decline in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease, U.S. researchers say.
ABERDEEN, Calif., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Lubomir Visnovsky scored the go-ahead goal 2:41 into the third period Wednesday, allowing Edmonton to keep Anaheim winless with a 3-2 victory.
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Barack Obama and John McCain picked apart each other's healthcare plans Wednesday during their final U.S. presidential debate.
HALLSTAHAMMAR, Sweden, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A Swedish man has been fined $555 for threatening to put a gun to a doctor's head if he did not reveal the sex of the man's unborn child.
TOKYO, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Asian-Pacific markets, once again echoing Wall Street, opened sharply lower Thursday, led by the benchmark index Nikkei's plunge in early trading.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Swedish authorities revealed a 43-year-old Swedish citizen suspected of leading an Islamist network was killed by U.S. forces in Iraq.
CHICAGO, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- It's recommended men get a prostate-specific antigen screening for their prostate at age 40, but physicians are not aware of this, a U.S. expert says.
HOUSTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Stuart Holden's second goal of the game came in second-half stoppage time Wednesday, giving Houston a 2-1 victory over San Jose.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. government could rack up a $1 trillion budget deficit this fiscal year, depending on how the bank bailout program is accounted for, analysts say.