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Hamas denies plans to stop attacks
JERUSALEM, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Palestinian Hamas leaders denied a report that exiled leader Khaled Mashaal ordered the party's armed wing to stop attacks against Israel.
LYON, France, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The head of the international police agency Interpol urged European countries to check visitors' passports against its database of stolen documents.
RAMAN, Thailand, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Three separate attacks in southern Thailand Friday caused one death and three injuries, police say.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A rash of accidents in northern Sweden saw motorists crashing into at least 20 elk, deer and reindeer in a three-day period, authorities said.
LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Drivers for the London Underground say they've called off plans for more strikes, citing progress in talks with management on Boxing Day pay.
Vegas expects record New Year's Eve crowd
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Las Vegas is expecting a record 314,000 out-of-town guests for New Year's Eve parties this year, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The Federal Election Commission Friday released mobile Web applications it says will allow easier access to U.S. campaign finance data and FEC activities.
Occupy promises orderly protest at Rose Parade
PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Occupy activists promise an orderly protest during Monday's Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif.
Demand for bison meat spurs ranchers
DENVER, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A growing consumer demand for bison meat has U.S. ranchers in the West scrambling to rebuild their thinned herds after years of decline.
CHENNAI, India, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Cyclone Thane, packing wind gusts up to 87 mph and heavy rains, struck the southeastern coast of India Friday, killing at least 33 people, officials said.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Thirteen people are dead and 16 are injured after a tanker overturned on a Venezuelan highway, engulfing a bus and other vehicles in flames, officials said.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Wildlife experts say a lone gray wolf that crossed the border into California from Oregon became the first known wild wolf in the state in almost a century.
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A U.S.-South Korean team said it found no evidence of Agent Orange during its probe of claims the toxic defoliant was buried on a U.S. facility in South Korea.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Nineteen fires were set early Friday in Hollywood and West Hollywood, including one at the former home of Jim Morrison, Los Angeles fire officials said.
IXONIA, Wis., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A 44-year-old Wisconsin man was killed when an Amtrak train hit his truck at a railroad crossing Thursday, authorities said.
U.S., S. Korea pledge cooperative efforts
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense chief Leon Panetta and his South Korean counterpart pledged to work to stabilize the region after North Korea's leadership change, officials said.
ATHENS, Greece, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Doctors in Greece's social security system say they'll strike next week and urged private doctors to join over changes in the way insured patients are treated.
British newspapers accused of sexism
LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A coalition of women's groups says British newspapers are sexist and create a dangerous environment for women.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Herbert Nipson, who spent almost 40 years with Ebony magazine, including 15 as its executive editor, has died, the Chicago-based publication says.
JAKARTA, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Indonesia says it's launching an ambitious family-planning program in an effort to slow population growth in the capital of Jakarta, home to 9.6 million people.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama proclaimed January National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, urging people to know what they can do to end modern slavery.
Russian president wants sub repaired
MOSCOW, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A fire on a Russian nuclear submarine in dry dock appears to have been caused by violations of fire safety regulations, officials said Friday.
Chimp starts his own fires and cooks
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A chimpanzee living in Iowa knows how to use tools and can even start fires and cook, animal researchers say.
QUETTA, Pakistan, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A powerful bomb went off in Quetta, Pakistan, near the home of former federal minister Naseer Mengal Friday, killing nine and injuring 12, officials said.
ROME, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Police in Italy said they seized thousands of illegal fireworks across the country ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations.
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Cold snap across Europe
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