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.
MCLOUTH, Kan., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A hotel security guard in Costa Rica was acquitted at a second trial of killing a Kansas teenager in the country with his high school Spanish club.
TORONTO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Canadian police say they have begun an investigation into suspected animal cruelty after the severed heads of six cats were found in public places.
TOKYO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A second U.S. Navy commander has been relieved of duty in a bribery scandal investigators charge involves prostitutes, luxury travel and government contracts.
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Wisconsin legislators are considering a bill supporters say would protect school districts from being forced to change American Indian mascots or team names.
A sign is seen on Capitol Hill as Congress works to pass a last minute budget bill to stop a government shutdown tomorrow, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on September 30, 2013. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
