BRUSSELS, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Efforts made by the European Union to provide assistance to the Democratic Republic of Congo resulted in limited progress, an audit found.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- More than 950 Iraqis were killed and another 2,100 were injured in acts of terrorism or violence in Iraq last month, the U.N. mission there said Tuesday.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The International Criminal Court said Tuesday it unsealed an arrest warrant for former Ivorian Youth Minister Charles Ble Goude for war crimes.
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Chinese government is providing direct support to a U.N. inspection team surveying chemical weapons in Syria, a spokesman said.
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Dozens of homes were burned to the ground during clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state, an official said Tuesday.
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.
