PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Forty percent of Philadelphia-area residents say political corruption is widespread in the city, a Temple University/Philadelphia Inquirer poll concludes.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A Scottish man whose twin brother tried to blame him for raping a student says now that his brother has owned up to the crime, he'll stand by him.
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo., Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Police in Blue Springs, Mo., suspect a 24-year-old woman injured by a cell phone stuck in her throat was a victim of an assault.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The largest annual Kwanzaa celebration of African-American culture in the United States began Monday at Malcolm X College in Chicago.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- An Israeli politician warned Tuesday that if Iran's nuclear proliferation is not halted, the country will have a nuclear weapon ready within two years.
DEL RIO, Texas, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A multi-agency U.S. initiative to control illegal alien smuggling across the border has picked Del Rio, Texas, to launch its "Operation Streamline II" effort.
SEATTLE, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Seattle residents will vote sometime next year on a referendum that would impose restrictions on strip clubs, a report said Tuesday.
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A Beijing court on Tuesday sentenced a former federal minister to life in prison for accepting more than $500,000 in bribes while in office.
LONDON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister has chosen to take his family on vacation to an Egyptian resort city that was bombed by Muslim extremists earlier this year.
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- China is considering its first law to restrict the power of governments to take private property to make way for urban construction, a report said Tuesday.
PARIS, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Among some of the young immigrants in France, the unrest that triggered the riots two months ago is not over but only waiting to break out again.
MILAN, Italy, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- CIA operatives accused of kidnapping a Muslim cleric in Italy were tracked by the signals that their cell phones sent out, the Chicago Tribune reported.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A Syrian national was arrested in Beirut on Tuesday in connection with the bombing that killed anti-Syrian journalist Gibran Tueni 15 days ago.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A federal spending cut bill passed by the U.S. Senate mandates $40 billion in cost reductions while the government will spend about $13 trillion in five years.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- One-time U.S.-favored Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi is unlikely to win enough votes to join the new Iraqi Assembly, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. With 95 percent of a preliminary tally from the Dec. 15 vote completed, Chalabi remained almost 8,00
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A U.S. Veterans Affairs Department report says the cost of treating veterans for stress disorders skyrocketed in the past fears, raising numerous concerns.
LONDON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Britain will lift a 20-year ban on stings to catch businesses selling liquor to minors and supermarkets are the main targets, The Times of London reported.
BELGRADE, Serbia, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The government of Serbia and Montenegro denied Tuesday it is negotiating with wanted former Gen. Ratko Mladic for his surrender to an international court.
TOKYO, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Japan's population has fallen to just less than 127.8 million people -- the first drop since the nation began collecting census data in 1899, a report said.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Forty-nine people in California area have been indicted for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in Red Cross relief funds for Hurricane Katrina victims.
LONDON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Britain will appeal a ruling that an Australian terror suspect being held by the United States is entitled to British citizenship, a report said Tuesday.
MONTPELIER, Vt., Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Some 50 residents of Montpelier, Vt., spent Monday night out of their homes after a massive rock slide toppled onto the town and across the main street.
KUWAIT CITY, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A Kuwaiti court sentenced six men belonging to an al-Qaida affiliated group to death on Tuesday for their roles in armed clashes with police in January.
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler
