By GABRIELLE LEVY, UPI.com | Blog
ABUJA, Nigeria, June 19 (UPI) -- At least 77 people have been killed in two separate attacks against vigilante groups in northern Nigeria, police and witnesses say.
CLEVELAND, June 19 (UPI) -- A judge said Wednesday an August trial date may be set for Ariel Castro on more than 300 charges in the decade-long kidnappings of three Cleveland women.
JUBA, South Sudan, June 19 (UPI) -- Ongoing violence in parts of South Sudan has the potential to create a humanitarian disaster given the number of people fleeing their homes, the ICRC said.
LONDON, June 19 (UPI) -- British forces operating in Afghanistan said they are working to pull their equipment out of the country without jeopardizing existing obligations.
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau, June 19 (UPI) -- U.S. authorities are stepping up counter-narcotics operations in West Africa, a key route for Latin American cocaine bound for Europe and allegedly a major source of funds for al-Qaida groups spreading their tentacles across the continent.
DETROIT, June 19 (UPI) -- A three-day search for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa ended in rural Michigan Wednesday, with police saying it turned up no sign of the missing Teamsters president.
BEIJING, June 19 (UPI) -- The North Korean government said Wednesday it was involved in high-level strategic talks with Chinese officials in Beijing.
By KRISTEN BUTLER, UPI.com | Blog
The Restore Honor to Service Members Act would upgrade records of wrongfully discharged gay veterans.
JERUSALEM, June 19 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said "there are no perfect solutions" for Middle East peace as he received Israel's highest civilian honor Wednesday.
MELBOURNE, June 19 (UPI) -- Adrian Ernest Bayley, who pleaded guilty to raping and murdering Jill Meagher of Melbourne, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday.
UNITED NATIONS, June 19 (UPI) -- A peace agreement between the Malian government and nomadic Tuareg rebels opens the door to political progress, the U.N. secretary-general said.
UNITED NATIONS, June 19 (UPI) -- Decades of authoritarian rule in Libya has left a legacy that is difficult to overcome even with democratic reforms, the U.N. special envoy to Libya said.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 19 (UPI) -- The death toll has risen to at least 14 in an attack by al-Shabaab gunmen Wednesday on a U.N. compound in Mogadishu, Somalia, officials say.
WASHINGTON, June 19 (UPI) -- Nearly two-thirds of Americans rate the U.S. economy as poor while 35 percent say it is good, a national poll indicates.
By KRISTEN BUTLER, UPI.com | Blog
The Girl Guides of England promise ditched "God" and "country," but still "serve the Queen."
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