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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.
ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The Turkish government told lawmakers Friday it wanted an extension to a mandate for cross-border operations to fight members of the PKK in northern Iraq.
DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The private sector in Syria has suffered more than $1.6 billion in damages because of the two-year-old civil war, the minister of industry said Friday.
Opposition leader says revolution coming to Sudan
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Revolution may be coming to Sudan if the current administration of Omar al-Bashir maintains its grip on power, a member of the opposition said.
BEIJING, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Myanmar is entering a period of development that should encourage foreign investors to warm to the former junta, China's envoy to the nation said Friday.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- "Tainted" death sentences given to former regime officials illustrate the "state of disarray" in Libya's justice system, Human Rights Watch said Friday.
TEHRAN, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's attitude toward Iran is an example of Israel's warmongering, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. government has expressed its concern about the treatment of opposition leaders in Bahrain to its close partners in Manama, the State Department said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Afghan leaders are called on to support a national agenda in 2014 rather than campaign in a contest of personalities, the U.N. special envoy said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Rwanda didn't get a waiver from U.S. sanctions because of its support for the rebel March 23 Movement in the DRC, the U.S. State Department said.
TBILISI, Georgia, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Georgian nationalists said during a protest in Tbilisi they were worried Russia may stake its claim to more of Georgia's sovereign territory.
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.
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.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Alarmed at the prospect of a U.S.-Iranian rapprochement, Israel is reported to be discussing the possibility of an anti-Iran alliance with longtime Arab adversaries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a project that could have immense ramifications in the Middle East.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- With as many as 50 people dead during an uprising, the United Nations said Sudan needs to take its civil and human rights responsibilities seriously.
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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