ASSISI, Italy, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Pope Francis, visiting the Italian birthplace of his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, called on the Catholic Church to do more to serve the poor.
GUATEMALA CITY, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said Mexican authorities turned over an alleged drug baron wanted in the slayings of eight police officers in June.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Storms with damaging winds and flooding rains are expected across the middle of the United States Saturday, weather forecasters say.
BEIJING, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Chinese weather forecasters raised a red alert Saturday in anticipation of Typhoon Fitow, which was expected to hit the mainland Sunday night.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Firefighters said they were on high alert in Southern California Saturday in anticipation of a hot and windy Santa Ana day.
TEHRAN, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has expressed support for Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's participation in renewed talks on Iran's nuclear program.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A diplomatic impasse may result in the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan in 2014, U.S. negotiators say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Republicans are eager to end the government shutdown, but Democrats are refusing to negotiate on the federal healthcare law, a Republican senator said Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday called the federal shutdown a "farce," urging Congress to pass a budget, "pay our bills" and avoid "an economic shutdown."
CHICAGO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The Chicago "ghost train" that ran through several stations with no one on board had been left in a yard powered up, federal investigators said Friday.
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A Southern California man charged with killing, dismembering and killing his wife died of cancer last week in jail, officials said Friday.
MIAMI, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Karen was weakening in the Gulf of Mexico Friday, but the White House said federal resources are preparing to deal with the storm if necessary.
PIERRE, S.D., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A winter storm brought snow, rain and tornadoes to the High Plains while much of the eastern United States was basking in unseasonable warmth Friday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. officials said the Affordable Care Act website will be down for maintenance in off-peak hours this weekend, drawing fire from GOP critics of the law.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The White House said Friday the government shutdown is harming the Treasury Department's ability to administrate sanctions against Iran.
ROME, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faced political demise and possible imprisonment after a Senate panel recommended the billionaire politician's expulsion from parliament.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is taking an active role behind the scenes in resolving the federal government shutdown, Roll Call reported.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his counterparts from Australia and Japan expressed "concern" over Iran's nuclear program, the State Department said.
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A Turkish writer has been charged with insulting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan by making a pun about his middle name, officials say.
YORK, Pa., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Three Pennsylvania corrections officers who have been accused of organizing inmate fights have been suspended pending an investigation.
CAIRO, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Two Egyptian soldiers were killed and two others wounded when gunmen attacked an armored personnel carrier Friday on a road east of Cairo, officials say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett predicts Congress won't resort to "extreme idiocy" and will vote to extend the federal debt ceiling.
Former U.S. President George W. Bush (C) points to the crowd as he stands on the first tee box at the 2013 Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio on October 3, 2013. UPI/Brian Kersey
