TEHRAN, June 18 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told his successor Tuesday he was taking the mantle of a country in the path to glory.
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 18 (UPI) -- The police use of force against demonstrators in Turkey has been excessive at times, the top U.N. human rights official said Tuesday from Geneva.
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland, June 18 (UPI) -- Cybersecurity threats are among the most serious international security challenges of the 21st Century, a statement from the United States and Russia said.
BRUSSELS, June 18 (UPI) -- Holding elections on time in Mali is the "only way" to restore legitimacy to the central government in Bamako, a member of the European Parliament said.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 18 (UPI) -- The International Criminal Court said Tuesday it granted a request from the Kenyan vice president to be excused from parts of his war crimes trial.
BRUSSELS, June 18 (UPI) -- European taxpayers need a better return on their investments in Egyptian democratic transformations, the European Court of Auditors said Tuesday.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 18 (UPI) -- Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said Tuesday he was considering filing a formal complaint against Syria with the United Nations and Arab League.
SEOUL, June 18 (UPI) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se told lawmakers Tuesday diplomatic outreach with China would focus on North Korean concerns.
WASHINGTON, June 18 (UPI) -- More than $70 million in U.S. assistance to Afghanistan is on hold because of concerns about President Hamid Karzai, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said.
NEW DELHI, June 18 (UPI) -- A reporter was one of hundreds of passengers who escaped a train attack in Bihar by suspected Maoist armed children in which three people died.
CHISINAU, Moldova, June 18 (UPI) -- Moldova's new prime minister says recent political upheaval and corruption concerns in the former Soviet state won't hinder its pro-European Union course.
TEHRAN, June 17 (UPI) -- Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani vowed Monday to lead a government engaged with the international community with a moderate policy.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 17 (UPI) -- As Western powers prepare to provide weapons to rebels in Syria's civil war, Iran is reported to be planning to send a 4,000-man contingent of Revolutionary Guards to beef up President Bashar Assad's forces.
SEOUL, June 17 (UPI) -- The South Korean government expects more sincerity from North Korea regarding the potential for multilateral negotiations, a minister said Monday.
DUBLIN, Ireland, June 17 (UPI) -- Law enforcement alone won't help European leaders address the threat of radicals inspired by conflict in Africa, the Irish minister of justice and defense said.
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