ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The Turkish Constitutional Court says Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party wasn't banned from the court due to implemented EU reforms.
ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- A ruling by the Turkish Constitutional Court regarding the use of headscarves on university grounds is indicative of a "juristocratic regime," critics say.
EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- A Canadian judge has sentenced four men in Edmonton, Alberta, to prison after they pleaded guilty to sawing a man's body into parts in an apartment bathtub.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Marco Allen Chapman, who admitted killing two small children and sought the death penalty, could be executed in four weeks, Kentucky officials say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., has been working from his sick bed with lobbyists and lawmakers to craft a bipartisan healthcare package, aides said
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld said in a statement Friday that he is supporting Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama's White House bid.
ACCRA, Ghana, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- A businessman says his partner, an Israeli national, has been kidnapped by armed gunmen in the West African country of Ghana.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- With Election Day fast approaching, Republicans and the NAACP both are seeking legal backstops for voting problems in the state of Pennsylvania, officials say.
MOSCOW, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- An airplane traveling across Russia has been hijacked by a passenger who wants the airplane to fly to Vienna, a law enforcement source said Friday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Jury deliberations in the trial of Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, were suspended Friday after a juror left Washington to tend to the death of her father.
TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Reports were circulating Friday that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may not run for president again because of failing health.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin denies reports that she accepted $150,000 worth of designer clothes from the Republican National Committee.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Some third-party political groups are skipping TV and radio ads, investing in other venues to support their candidates, filings with a U.S. agency indicate.
EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The western Canadian province of Alberta is cracking down on drivers who owe a total of $126 million in unpaid traffic tickets.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Healthcare driven by data would help create a premier system of medical care in the United States, a Republican, a Democrat and a baseball personality say.
MONTREAL, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Quebec transportation officials and police were investigating the crash of a loaded propane tanker truck whose design prevented a catastrophic explosion.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- A broad Bush administration revision in its war strategy in Afghanistan is keying in on the country's burgeoning drug trafficking trade, U.S. officials say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Polls in states considered key for John McCain indicate the Republican U.S. presidential nominee will struggle to win the White House, aides acknowledge.
JERUSALEM, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The Shas party announced Friday that its leadership decided not to join a new Israeli government led by the Kadima party's Tzipi Livni.
TORONTO, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The Toronto Transit Commission is reconsidering ordering more diesel/battery hybrid buses as they're performing at less than 20 percent of capacity.
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The nation's economy remains the No.1 concern of U.S. voters, widening its lead over all other issues, The Harris Poll reported Friday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- An ad supporting U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., in North Carolina seems to be conceding the presidential race to the Democrats, a campaign ad expert said.
