TEHRAN, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Iran successfully test fired two missiles in the fifth day of a naval exercise to test the protection of its maritime borders, an Iranian admiral said.
AMMAN, Jordan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Israel is in secret talks with Syrian rebels to help find the remains of an executed Israeli spy and prepare for an operation, al-Quds al-Arabi reports.
ANKARA, Turkey, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Turkey has embarked on talks with an imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan's Workers Party with the aim of disarming it, a Turkish government adviser said.
LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A teenager helping his younger brother try to recover his BlackBerry was killed on the grounds of a London housing project, police said Monday.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Pakistan released Afghan Taliban ex-minister Mullah Nooruddin Turabi from custody following talks with Afghan officials on the peace process, the BBC reported.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Martin McGuinness, deputy first minister of Northern Ireland, said Monday he is giving up his seat in the British Parliament -- a seat he has never occupied.
BEIJING, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- China's Communist Party promises to fight official corruption, which has become a major problem in the country, more vigorously in 2013.
BEIJING, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- China will continue with reform and opening up in 2013 to build a prosperous society, President Hu Jintao said in his New Year's broadcast address.
TOKYO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Japan's population in 2012 is estimated to have decreased by 212,000, the largest decline rate on record, the Health Ministry said.
