BERLIN, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A top German manager resigned under pressure from officials after the German government had to spend billions to rescue his bank.
TEHRAN, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The Iraqi speaker of Parliament arrived in Tehran Tuesday to hear the Iranian view of the security arrangement under negotiation between Baghdad and Washington.
ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Turkish officials Tuesday said they would continue attacks in northern Iraq against the Kurdistan Workers' Party following a series of weekend skirmishes.
TIKRIT, Iraq, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A prominent Shiite figure has reached out to Sunni elements in northern Iraq to establish a sense of national unity ahead of the provincial elections.
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The United Nations on Tuesday called on the international community to protect humanitarian aid from piracy off Somalia's coast.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The rate of decline in al-Qaida in Iraq activity runs parallel to an increase in the sophistication of attacks, pointing to Iranian groups, a study says.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Nations must uphold their pledges to fight racism, xenophobia, discrimination and intolerance, the U.N. human rights leader said Tuesday in Switzerland.
LADSON, S.C., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Marine Corps has modified a contract with Force Protection Inc. for mine resistant ambush protected vehicle support services.
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The state-run oil company in Azerbaijan reported Tuesday a 1-percent drop in natural gas production from September levels, officials said.
WESTON, Fla., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted Advanced Blast Protection Inc. to produce armored buses for deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Iraqi Christians are growing concerned over their diminishing political voice in the country as their rights of representation fade, officials said.
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Lifetime Movie Network said it has begun pre-production on "The Natalee Holloway Story," about a U.S. teen who disappeared on a class trip to Aruba.
WAKEFIELD, Mass., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Homeland Security Department has contracted Implant Sciences to continue development on the company's handheld explosive threats detection technology.
BILLERICA, Mass., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. government has contracted American Science and Engineering Inc. for the company's vehicle-based X-ray technologies.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. envoy for European affairs and Eurasian energy arrived in Bulgaria Tuesday to meet with top officials in Sofia on energy policy, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The judge in U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens's trial says he saw the lawyer for a key prosecution witness try to communicate with his client while he was on the stand.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A Kansas City, Mo., charter school teacher has been suspended after video of his class chanting the praises of Barack Obama surfaced on YouTube.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- "American Idol" Season 5 winner Taylor Hicks announced Tuesday he has partnered with the firm Artist to Market to release his next album.
ELGIN, Ill., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Police said an Elgin, Ill., woman may have used nude pictures of her daughter's 13-year-old ex-boyfriend to blackmail him into renewing the relationship.