UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (UPI) -- There's a "fresh chance" to resolve underlying issues behind a cycle of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a U.N. envoy said.
NEW DELHI, May 7 (UPI) -- Disputed border issues will be prominent during meetings when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits India this month on the premier's first foreign trip.
MADRID, May 7 (UPI) -- Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is dealing with three conflicting assessments of the threat posed by Basque separatists, a newspaper report indicated.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 6 (UPI) -- Using Lebanese airspace to strike Syria is an act of aggression though the Lebanese government is trying to stay out of the fight, political leaders said.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 6 (UPI) -- Israeli airstrikes against Syria appear to be concentrating on hitting the flow of Iranian and Syrian arms to Hezbollah in Lebanon, rather than Assad's regime.
ANKARA, Turkey, May 6 (UPI) -- Turkish and Israeli officials are sorting out details of financial compensation offered in response to a deadly flotilla raid in 2010, a diplomat said.
ISLAMABAD, May 6 (UPI) -- Afghan forces fired first at Pakistani military units in northwestern Pakistan, a spokesman for the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said.
MOSCOW, May 6 (UPI) -- Russian opposition supporters said Monday they went ahead with political rallies despite a deadly accident at a central Moscow square.
TRIPOLI, Libya, May 6 (UPI) -- A law passed by the Libyan Parliament banning former regime members from government office is too vague, Human Rights Watch said.
ANKARA, Turkey, May 6 (UPI) -- Addressing outstanding Kurdish issues will support Turkey's effort to join the European Union, the EU envoy to Turkey said.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, May 6 (UPI) -- Terrorist attacks in Mogadishu won't undermine Somalia's political progress or diminish international support for reforms, a U.N. political officer said.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, May 6 (UPI) -- Ivory Coast has a ways to go before it makes a clean break from civil conflict that resurfaced in the wake of disputed 2010 elections, a rights official said.
BAGHDAD, May 6 (UPI) -- It's unlikely that the Iraqi government will hold anyone accountable for a deadly crackdown on demonstrators near Kirkuk, the deputy prime minister said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 6 (UPI) -- Malaysia's re-elected Prime Minister Najib Razak said his government will embark on a national reconciliation program after polling results showed voting along racial lines.
LONDON, May 3 (UPI) -- Local election gains by the euroskeptic United Kingdom Independence presage a further tilt to the right by embattled Conservative Party-led coalition of Prime Minister David Cameron.
CARACAS, Venezuela, May 3 (UPI) -- Venezuela's emboldened opposition coalition filed a Supreme Court challenge to President Nicolas Maduro in a hardening of political conflict in the country.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- Fighting and human rights abuses in Myanmar means the country continues to pose a threat to U.S. interests, U.S. President Barack Obama said.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- A diplomatic solution is the best way to end the Syrian civil war, though all options are on the table, British Defense Secretary Phillip Hammond said.
UNITED NATIONS, May 3 (UPI) -- A U.N. mission for Somalia would help the fledgling government build on political gains made since last year, the U.N. Security Council said.
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 3 (UPI) -- The Nigerian government is called on to make sure national security efforts conform with human rights laws, a U.N. human rights representative said.
ANKARA, Turkey, May 3 (UPI) -- While the U.S. government won't comment on Turkish internal affairs, there is a keen sense of optimism about its future, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey said.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, May 3 (UPI) -- Syrian claims that rebel forces may have used chemical deserve a U.N. response, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula may have played a role in September attacks on a U.S. consulate office in Libya, a U.S. law enforcement official said.
TEHRAN, May 3 (UPI) -- EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will meet in Turkey for follow-up nuclear talks with Iranian negotiators, her office said.
A trader wears a DOW 15,000 hat on the floor of the NYSE before the closing bell on Wall Street In New York City on May 7, 2013. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15,000 for the first time in history. UPI/John Angelillo
