WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush has scheduled to a trip to the United Nations next week to deliver an address to the 61st General Assembly.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said that both countries are committed to restarting the six-party talks on North Korea.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A parking dispute has led to the ombudsman in a South Carolina municipality being charged with defacing a city councilman's car with a key.
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- China, citing its aerial survey, reportedly has questioned South Korea's claim of Ieo Island, a remote reef-islet in the waters between the Asian neighbors.
LONDON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A British man accused of involvement in a fertilizer bomb plot has said he was "happy" when he learned of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
TOKYO, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Japan is making plans to impose financial sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear policy but details have not yet been decided, reports Kyodo news agency.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. forces in Iraq reportedly are holding a key associate of the head of al-Qaida in Iraq and more than 70 other suspected terrorists.
BEIJING, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said in London that his country's open policy relating to foreign media and information remains unchanged.
SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Health and environmental officials in Orange County, Calif., are seeking a ban on smoking along the county's 7-mile coastline.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President Bush paid a visit to Capitol Hill Thursday to again push homeland security and other proposals with House Republicans.
HAVANA, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro appears to be recuperating from the gastrointestinal surgery that prompted him to turn over authority to his brother.
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A new book salutes the all-volunteer U.S. military as an overwhelming success but warns of an unprecedented challenge in Iraq and Afghanistan.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu has criticized the international community for failing to convince Sudan to accept a U.N. peacekeeping force.
JAKARTA, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A business owned by the family of an Indonesian minister is being blamed for a massive mudslide flowing from near an oil well being drilled in east Java.
FREISING, Germany, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Crowds of well-wishers gathered in Bavaria, Germany, to say goodbye to Pope Benedict XVI as he ended his six-day stay in his homeland Thursday. Large crowds gathered two hours early and banners were hung to celebrate the 79-year-old pontiff's visit as he
NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A court martial has recommended a reprimand and fine for a U.S. Navy chaplain who disobeyed an order not to appear in uniform for personal media appearances.
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- The China Meteorological Administration warned Thursday Typhoon Shanshan was moving toward Taiwan at a speed of 6 to 10 mph.
TEHRAN, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Iran welcomed Iraq's national reconciliation plan inviting all Iraqi groups to participate in the political process of the country.
BELGRADE, Serbia, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A Greek government minister says only a compromise solution for Serbia's mainly ethnic-Albanian Kosovo province will ensure stability.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- The release of 20 Hamas legislators and ministers from Israeli detention has been delayed pending a prosecution appeal in an Israeli military court.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- After being accused of bias in favor of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, the chief judge at his Baghdad trial said Thursday Saddam never was a dictator.
