JERUSALEM, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Israeli security officials said they have intelligence to suggest al-Qaida cells infiltrated Turkey and plan to target Israeli and U.S. interests in the region.
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A leaflet allegedly from the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades called for the assassination of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salaam Fayad, a report said Monday.
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The tone of Democratic presidential contenders' campaign events range from regal to rock star in the final week before the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A 2,800-soldier Swedish-led force won't be ready for deployment Tuesday to global hot spots, including Africa, as planned because of several setbacks.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force tested the use of a domestically supplied synthetic fuel blend in its jet engines at nearly half the cost of crude oil.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Benazir Bhutto's husband, rejecting the Pakistani government's claim the former prime minister died of a fractured skull, insisted she was shot.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- France's tenure as president of the European Union beginning July 1 is being viewed as Paris' return to the center stage of European politics.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Bulgarian police seized 132 pounds of heroin and arrested four people, one a former customs official, a prosecutor said.
RABAT, Morocco, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Preferential treatment for detained militants in Moroccan prisons highlights the influence the various jihadi movements have over authorities.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A weekend apartment fire in suburban Chicago that killed three people is being investigated as a possible arson, fire officials said.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ordered that new settlement construction on contested land must be cleared by him personally.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A Taliban attack on a police check post in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar region killed at least 16 policemen, it was reported Monday.
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Political invective ratcheted up Monday among Republican presidential nomination contenders in the run-up to Thursday's first-in-the-nation caucus in Iowa.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Thousands of Iraqis attended memorial services Monday for Saddam Hussein, the first anniversary of the former Iraqi president's state execution.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A videotape released Monday shows former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto being struck by a bullet seconds before an explosion in Rawalpindi.
BANGKOK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Three separate bombings injured at least 27 people early Monday in southern Thailand, one year after Muslim separatists bombed Bangkok.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential contender Barack Obama said Sunday he has enough experience to be entrusted leading the world's pre-eminent power.
Over 70 foreigners and a few local Chinese take part in the annual Red Dress Hash, an charity event held around the world by Hashers, on the historic streets of Beijing on June 3, 2012. China's capital has launched a 100-day crackdown on foreigners who stay or work illegally in the city. Authorities said those who entered China illegally, overstayed their visas or worked without proper permits would be punished. UPI/Stephen Shaver
