WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Executives of smaller banks reacted angrily to a twist in the financial bailout package, seeing U.S. government equity purchases as punishment rather than help.

DARWIN, Australia, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Rangers say that a commercial diver killed by a crocodile off Australia's northern coast was aware of the risk he was taking.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 25 (UPI) -- A U.N. inquiry has found that Syria's president threatened former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri with bodily harm shortly before his assassination.

UNITED NATIONS, March 24 (UPI) -- The U.N. mission looking into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri blames Syria and Lebanon for a lack of security.

UNITED NATIONS, March 16 (UPI) -- The United Nations Mission of Inquiry has completed its investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The head of a U.N.-appointed commission probing the slaying of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri vowed to work with impartiality and professionalism. Deputy Commissioner Peter FitzGerald said in a statement Friday that his three-member team cons

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- The United Nations is sending a team to report on the circumstances, causes and consequences of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination.

CHICAGO, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A series by UPI covering the technological, cultural and social impact of the World Wide Web. This week: As the Web continues to mature as a medium, cities are desperately vying for dot-com businesses, offering economic incentives, building out fiber-opti

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald wants the federal agency that insures pension funds to take its time before approving any default by United Airlines.