TOKYO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Japan's coastguard has arrested a Chinese crew member of a Sierra Leone-registered vessel over a deadly collision with a Japanese ship last week.
BELGRADE, Serbia, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A decision to ban a gay pride parade in Belgrade over the weekend brought condemnation from European leaders even as Serbia begins its EU accession process.
JAKARTA, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott smoothed relations with Indonesia during his two-day visit to Jakarta after last week's tragic asylum boat drownings that included around 30 children.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Any Lebanese nationals fighting in neighboring Syria should return home for the sake of national security, a Lebanese lawmaker said.
MOSCOW, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The Russian military is on pace to keep up with its U.S. military counterparts in the field of hypersonic aircraft, a defense official said Monday.
TEHRAN, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Nuclear enrichment at the underground Fordo nuclear facility near the holy city of Qom is ongoing without interruption, an Iranian lawmaker said Monday.
PARIS, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Attacks near a historic mosque in Timbuktu, Mali, will do little to discourage the work needed to restore the cultural icon, UNESCO said.
DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross said Monday it believes most of the people reported missing in Syria this year were kidnapped or detained.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The Emirati government called on the international community to pressure Iran to settle issues related to disputed islands in the Persian Gulf.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Bahrain aspires to develop a vibrant civil society based on cooperation not confrontation, Bahrain's minister of foreign affairs said Monday.
PARIS, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A human rights reward for jailed Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski serves a reminder to the EU of repression in its backyard, a rights consortium said.
LONDON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Afghan national police took charge of security operations for a highway linking key districts of Helmand province, the British government said Monday.
PARIS, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- The latest French government crackdown on the Roma communities in France has drawn protests from rights advocacy groups but not from the European Union itself, which is usually quick on the draw over any human rights controversies outside the EU.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Hopes for democracy across much of the Middle East are still on track despite the slow forward momentum, the Tunisian president said.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- War-torn and impoverished Central African Republic is working hard to address a national system on the verge of collapse, Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye said.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- A first-ever U.N. Security Council resolution on small arms will help deal with weapons fueling violence in Afghanistan and beyond, the secretary-general said.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- The Malian president said Friday before members of the U.N. General Assembly he was moving his country forward on a path toward reconciliation.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Myanmar's progress could be undermined by its failure to address the root causes of conflict, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Former U.N. weapons inspection chief Hans Blix said there was likely no serious option for a military strike against Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Lebanon must take responsibility for ensuring its own security but it needs support from the international community, the British foreign secretary said.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- The International Criminal Court said Friday it denied Kenyan Vice President William Ruto's request to be excused because of the recent Nairobi terror attack.
LONDON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron said hosting next year's NATO summit would be an opportunity to gauge the future direction of the alliance.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Justice for former Liberian President Charles Taylor provides a foundation for reconciliation in Sierra Leone, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said.
WASHINGTON -- During a public hearing with members of NSA and the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday afternoon, details emerged about potential amendments to NSA's current metadata collection program. Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., called for increased transparency of the program by requiring periodical records to specify the numbers of calls monitored among other things.
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
