GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, May 3 (UPI) -- British Overseas Territories in the Western Hemisphere will abandon their 'tax haven' status as London struggles to raise cash and counter European charges its Caribbean and other overseas territories encourage tax evasion.
YANGON, Myanmar, May 3 (UPI) -- A U.S. government commission recommended that Myanmar remains on a State Department blacklist of 15 governments responsible for "systematic" violations of freedom of religion.
EILAT, Israel, May 2 (UPI) -- Israel says its air force assassinated a militant leader operating in the Sinai Peninsula, highlighting a concern about security on its southern border.
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, May 2 (UPI) -- The ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party in Myanmar announced Thursday that President Thein Sein has stepped down as party chairman.
ZINTAN, Libya, May 2 (UPI) -- Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of the late leader, indicated he was in decent health when he made a brief court appearance Thursday in Zintan.
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- North Korea is close to finishing an experimental nuclear reactor that may lead to additional weapons concerns, researchers at Johns Hopkins University said.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 2 (UPI) -- The Lebanese government hasn't done enough to prevent retaliatory attacks along the border with Syria, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
BAGHDAD, May 2 (UPI) -- April was the deadliest month in Iraq in about five years, with more than 700 people killed and another 1,600 wounded, the U.N. mission in Iraq said.
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- The FBI said it was looking for information about three men seen on the grounds of the U.S. consulate in Benghazi at the time of a deadly September attack.
N'DJAMENA, Chad, May 2 (UPI) -- "Ill-intentioned individuals" tried to overthrow the government of Chadian President Idriss Deby, the government said Thursday.
LONDON, May 2 (UPI) -- The British government has a long history of friendship with the United Arab Emirates, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said.
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department wants to have "options on the shelf" for Syria in case U.S. President Barack Obama orders action, a Pentagon spokesman said.
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- The United States supports Georgia as it works to establish a closer relationship with NATO, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, May 2 (UPI) -- Hungary is awaiting "concrete objections" from the European Commission over controversial changes to its constitution, Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi says.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 1 (UPI) -- The pledge by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah to stand by embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad points to an escalation in the Syrian civil war.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 1 (UPI) -- There's nothing to support Israeli claims that it shot down a drone from Lebanese paramilitary forces, the Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 1 (UPI) -- Talks aimed at resolving issues in Sudan are threatened by continued fighting in border states, an African Union mediator said.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 1 (UPI) -- At least 2,000 buildings in northern Nigeria were razed in the wake of a fighting between militant group Boko Haram against the military, a rights group said.
BAGHDAD, May 1 (UPI) -- Iraqi leaders are called on to come together to address a deteriorating security situation quickly, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
SEOUL, May 1 (UPI) -- South Korean and Chinese diplomats are to address the security situation on the Korean Peninsula during talks in Beijing, a South Korean official said.
BRUSSELS, May 1 (UPI) -- The Ukrainian government needs to take steps to remedy justice concerns expressed by a European human rights court, top European leaders said.
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 1 (UPI) -- The African community should come together to encourage peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, former Irish President Mary Robinson said.
LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- The government of Myanmar isn't doing enough to address discrimination targeting its minority Muslim population, Amnesty International said.
LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- The Scottish government hasn't looked closely at what independence would mean for its diplomatic affairs, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said.
TEHRAN, May 1 (UPI) -- Nobody, including Iran, apart from the Syrian people can make decisions about the future of Syria, the Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab affairs said.
Beyonce arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 6, 2013. UPI/John Angelillo
