DAMASCUS, Syria, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The border between Turkey and Syria is a bond that ties the two neighboring countries together, the Turkish speaker of Parliament said in Damascus.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Political stability in Iraq is not a necessary factor for U.S. efforts to move forward with the responsible withdrawal of its combat forces, scholars say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The government of Pakistan is expected to hand the alleged perpetrators of an October bombing in southern Iran over to Tehran, Iranian leaders said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Tackling lingering issues over corruption in the Afghan government will not happen overnight, said U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
BASRA, Iraq, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Iraqis in the southern province of Basra demonstrated in front of governmental buildings Friday in protest of a decision to veto the election law.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- CIA Director Leon Panetta arrived in Pakistan Friday to discuss the issue of the location of the leadership of the Taliban with security officials.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Lebanese lawmakers cited the issue of Hezbollah weapons as complicating the drafting of a policy statement expected from the new government Sunday.
BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Israel is seeking to check Iranian diplomatic and trade advances in South America, a region where it has enjoyed sympathy and support since its founding, but a fuller picture of shifting alliances must also take into account recent advances by China and Russia, analysts said Thursday.
ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Washington backs Turkish efforts to control Kurdish guerrillas as part of a broader counter-terrorism effort, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara said.
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The Iraqi Parliament should act swiftly to adopt reforms to a national election law so the vote can proceed in January, the U.N. secretary-general said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- With world leaders attending his inauguration, Afghan President Hamid Karzai must address corruption and sideline warlords, Human Rights Watch said.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- China has sent a new navy flotilla to join an international fleet in the Gulf of Aden combating increasingly bold Somali pirates who are pushing deeper into the Indian Ocean as merchant vessels start to fight back against them.
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The United States and its allies know full well that Iran has no intention of developing nuclear weapons, former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama needs to explain why there is no sense of urgency to close the prison facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Amnesty International said.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Political defections and a shifting regional landscape suggest the ruling March 14 coalition in Lebanon needs to transform to lead effectively, analysts say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Concern over political corruption in the office of Iran's supreme leader suggests Ali Khamenei may be the last person to hold the position, an analyst said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The success of Pakistani military operations in the tribal regions along the Afghan border is a testament to its resolve to fight extremists, generals said.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Hezbollah announced Thursday it has drafted a new political document outlining the nature of the resistance, its second such measure since 1985.
SANAA, Yemen, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A leader of the Shiite al-Houthi rebel group was killed and guerrilla forces retreated following clashes with the Yemeni military, the government said Thursday.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- EU leaders will gather in Brussels Thursday to decide who to nominate for the two new top positions created by the Lisbon Treaty.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. assurances that its military operations in Colombia are not part of a wider agenda on Latin American domination have left Venezuela unmoved as Caracas struggles to balance a domestic power crisis with a strident populist foreign policy.
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- In contrast to the tough summits he faced in China and Japan, U.S. President Barack Obama perhaps felt more at ease during his meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday, reflecting bilateral relations that are on an upswing.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Sunni Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi on Wednesday vetoed a section of an election law on refugees, casting a January vote date in doubt.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday ahead of the inauguration ceremony for President Hamid Karzai.
Fans react and hold up signs as floats carrying the New York Giants rides down the Canyon of Heroes for the Giants victory ticker tape parade 2 days after the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in New York City on February 7, 2012 . UPI /John Angelillo
