TOKYO, March 15 (UPI) -- A nuclear non-proliferation panel says it will ask the United States to adopt its no-first-use of nuclear arms pledge.

WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) -- Last week President Obama submitted to Congress a blueprint for his $3.6 trillion budget, laying the groundwork for a fierce political battle over hot-button issues ranging from earmarks to tax cuts. In the meantime, taxpayers already are paying a steep price for the government's bailout and stimulus programs, which will only add to the intensity of the upcoming budget wars.

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MIAMI, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Past and present employees of Miami banker Leonard Abess Jr. say they were surprised when he gave his workers $60 million of his own money.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- It is remarkable how unremarkable calls for eliminating nuclear weapons altogether have become. As before, they have elicited push-back from those who believe abolition is unrealistic and dangerous. These rejoinders must be taken seriously, but no one has proposed a safer end-state to our nuclear dilemma.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry and a senior adviser to the Iranian president held undisclosed talks last year, a person close to the talks says.

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The next U.S. president should send former White House officials Henry Kissinger and William Perry to negotiate with North Korea, a think tank says.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Since Sept. 11, 2001, the government has begun to scrutinize the vast quantities of electronic data created by everyday consumer actions like credit card purchases, looking for patterns and links that might indicate terrorist planning.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The United States should replace its current inventory of nuclear warheads in order to maintain its nuclear deterrent capabilities, government officials say.