Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Ukraine, the United States and the European Union condemned elections held in Russian-backed regions of eastern Ukraine as illegitimate.

Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A New Hampshire judge has said Amazon must turn over any audio recordings made by one of its Echo smart home devices as evidence in a double murder trial.

Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Diageo, the world's largest liquor maker, announced the sale of 19 of its brands to competitor Sazerac Co. on Monday for $550 million.

Nov. 12 (UPI) -- UPS Freight has averted a worker strike after both sides came to an agreement on a new five-year labor contract.

Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Amnesty International said Monday it stripped Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi of its top human rights award for "indifference to atrocities" against the Rohingya.

Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Volkswagen plans to build 50 million electric vehicles and has bought 50 million batteries for the plan, the automaker's CEO said Monday.

Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Authorities hoped Monday new photographs of a missing North Carolina girl will lead to her discovery.

Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A taxi driver in Russia shared video of a highly unusual front seat passenger -- a leopard on its way to a photoshoot.

Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Bolivia police investigated reports Monday that a missing eight-year-old child might have been offered as a human sacrifice during a ritual.

Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A group of shocked cyclists captured video of the moment a drone operator nearly pulled off a high-tech bike theft.