TRIPOLI, Libya, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A Russian woman whose alleged killing of a Libyan military officer led to a rush on the Russian Embassy in Tripoli was once a pro powerlifter, officials said.
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, who staged a 13-hour filibuster against anti-abortion legislation in June, said she has announced her bid for the governorship.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Police said they were looking for a man they had identified as one of the motorcyclists who had a role in the beating of a New York SUV driver.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Abdul Rasoul Sayyaf, a former Islamic commander who brought al-Qaida leaders to Afghanistan, has registered to run for president, officials said.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Video from the Westgate Mall terrorist attack that killed 67 people last month in Nairobi, Kenya, showed some soldiers looting stores, officials said.
LAMPEDUSA, Italy, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The death toll from a migrants' boat that wrecked and burned off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa stood at 110 and could reach 300, authorities said Friday.
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence security service has extradited to Afghanistan a former Afghan army sergeant accused of murdering three Australian soldiers in August 2012.
TOKYO, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Japan and the United States announced plans to deploy a second TPY-2 long-range radar in Kyoto city for early detection of any North Korean ballistic missiles.
MISSOULA, Mont., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A woman who said her new husband fell from a cliff in Glacier National Park in Montana is to appear in court Friday to face a murder charge.
PHOENIX, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Jurors in the new trial of a man convicted of a 1991 mass killing at a Buddhist temple in Arizona were told Thursday to start deliberations afresh.
TOKYO, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The United States is ready for negotiations with North Korea provided the Communist country first agrees to denuclearize, Secretary of State John Kerry said.
MIAMI, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Karen headed for the central Gulf of Mexico Thursday as the Federal Emergency Management Agency prepared for bad weather along the gulf coast.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A woman rammed a barrier at the White House, then led police on a high-speed chase near the U.S. Capitol before being shot to death, police said Thursday.
LAMPEDUSA, Italy, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- At least 200 people are confirmed dead after a boat carrying asylum seekers from Africa wrecked Thursday near the Italian island of Lampedusa, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- There was no announcement but U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama appeared set to celebrate their anniversary at the White House Thursday.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Brazilian entrepreneur Eike Batista faces a further blow to his fortunes after he defaulted on a multimillion dollar interest payment on a $3.6 billion loan, a setback set to drag other Brazilian and international investors into the debacle, analysts said.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man who was killed saving a friend's 6-year-old daughter from drowning was one of 22 heroes awarded the Carnegie Medal on Thursday.
LONDON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The British Foreign Office responded Thursday to The Gambia's decision to quit the Commonwealth by saying it regrets any member's departure.
WASHINGTON -- Only 13 percent of Americans ages 30 and younger closely follow government shutdown news, which contrasts the nearly 54 percent of adults ages 65 and older who do, a new Pew Research Center study found.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A Cincinnati police officer is being investigated for allegedly setting up a fake police substation in an apartment building, police said.
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) speaks to the press after Congress failed to agree to a continuing resolution to fund the government, causing the first government shutdown in 17 years, in Washington, D.C. on October 1, 2013. Boehner was joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) (L), House Majority Whip Kevin MCCarthy (R-CA) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). UPI/Kevin Dietsch
