KUFA, Iraq, June 27 (UPI) -- Iraqi military operations in Amarah, the capital of Maysan province, deliberately targeted fighters loyal to Moqtada Sadr, a cleric said during Friday prayers.

BOSTON, June 4 (UPI) -- The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, who make up the most tradition-bound rivalry pro basketball, open the NBA Finals Thursday.

ERBIL, Iraq, May 30 (UPI) -- The Iraqi government has moved, demoted or fired more than a dozen people within the southern Iraqi oil sector this month as domestic and international union officials decry their treatment.

UPI Almanac for Wednesday, April 16, 2008.

BAGHDAD, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Gunmen killed an Iraqi military commander and several of his bodyguards east of Baquba Monday, Iraqi military officials said.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A video by Will.i.am and George Pajon, Jr., in support of U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama has been viewed an estimated 6 million times.

UPI almanac for Monday, April 16, 2007.

HOUSTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Juwan Howard produced his best game of the season so far with 23 points and 11 rebounds Wednesday night as Houston defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 102-77.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Dwyane Wade, who led the Miami Heat to the NBA title last season, has been selected the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year.