WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Defense said Saturday it is recalling nearly half of the 800,000 federal workers on furlough due to the government shutdown.
TUNIS, Tunisia, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Reformers and Tunisia's ruling Islamist party have agreed on appointees to lead an independent caretaker government ahead of new elections, officials said.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A New York police officer was riding undercover with a group of bikers when they allegedly dragged a man out of his vehicle and beat him, officials say.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Ten Brazilian police officers have been charged with killing a man who disappeared after he was taken into custody in July, prosecutors said.
ROME, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Five Italians have been arrested in a scheme to rip off ATMs by snatching more cash than they legitimately withdrew, police said.
CALAIS, France, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A group of 60 Syrian nationals seeking asylum in Britain ended their protest in a French port after being denied passage, officials said.
SYDNEY, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- British Prince Harry was greeted by thousands of fans Saturday as he arrived in Sydney to take part in an Australian navy celebration.
CAIRO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Four people have been killed and dozens injured in clashes during demonstrations across Egypt by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, officials say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Afghan officials in eastern Nangarhar province said five civilians, including three children, were killed by a NATO air strike.
MOSCOW, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A Kremlin official chided the Netherlands Saturday for purportedly failing to take steps to rein in a ship belonging to the environmental group Greenpeace.
TRIPOLI, Libya, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- At least 15 Libyan soldiers were killed and five others were wounded Saturday in an attack on a military checkpoint southeast of Tripoli, Libya, officials said.
SEBESTIA, West Bank, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Two West Bank border crossing guards were injured Saturday, neither seriously, when a car sped through a checkpoint ant hit them, officials said.
MOSCOW, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- One person was killed and 12 injured after a fire in a high-rise apartment building in Moscow Saturday, emergency officials said.
FLORENCE, Italy, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A previously discredited mafia convict testified again in the Italian retrial of Amanda Knox and her ex-lover, saying Meredith Kercher's murder was mob-related.
LAMPEDUSA, India, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Rescuers attempting to save migrants whose boat sank off the coast of an Italian island say they have given up hope of finding anyone else alive.
BALI, Indonesia, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday the U.S. government shutdown due to "political silliness" put's the nation's global reputation is at risk.
NADOR, Morocco, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A teenage couple in Morocco were arrested after a picture of them kissing outside their high school wound up in the newspaper, a human rights activist said.
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Palestinian Authority security forces have been carrying out a series of raids in refugee camps in the Jenin area aimed at extremist groups, officials said.
PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's approval rating has fallen 3 points since the federal government shutdown, to one of the lowest levels in two years, a poll found.
DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Irish voters decided. by a narrow margin, to retain the upper house of the country's legislature, officials said Saturday.
CLINTON, N.Y., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the world is watching the U.S. government shutdown closely, as Americans view it with "bewilderment and disgust."
MOSCOW, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- About 700,000 volunteers from across Russia were expected to take part Saturday in a massive project to plant trees, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Investigators looking into the shooting death of a young mother by Capitol Police say they won't be able to determine whether fatal force was necessary.
United States Team member Tiger Woods (L) kisses girlfriend Lindsey Vonn on the 18th green after he and teammate Matt Kuchar defeated International Team members Hideki Matsuyama of Japan and Adam Scott of Australia 1-up during the third round four-ball competition at the 2013 Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio on October 5, 2013. UPI/Brian Kersey
