Al-Qaida car bomb kills 8 in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen, Jan. 28 (UPI) — Al Qaida is being blamed for a suicide car bomb in central Yemen that killed at least eight government soldiers, military officials said. The attack took
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SANAA, Yemen, Jan. 28 (UPI) — Al Qaida is being blamed for a suicide car bomb in central Yemen that killed at least eight government soldiers, military officials said. The attack took
DAMASCUS, Syria, Jan. 27 (UPI) — The Syrian government stepped up attacks on rebels in Damascus Sunday with warplanes and intensified artillery, anti-government activists in Beirut said. Thousand of Syrians have fled
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) — The Obama administration is investigating who leaked classified information about a highly secret cyberwar targeting Iran’s nuclear facility, officials said. The Justice Department investigation started by Attorney
CAIRO, Jan. 27 (UPI) — Egyptian President Morsi declared a state of emergency in three cities after seven people were killed Sunday during a funeral for protesters killed Saturday. The state of
SANTA MARIA, Brazil, Jan. 27 (UPI) — The initial estimate of the death toll from a fire at a nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil, has been revised to 232 from 245, officials
MANILA, Jan. 26 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy has removed 15,000 gallons of diesel fuel from the USS Guardian, a minesweeper that ran aground off the Philippines, officials say. Rear Admiral Thomas
FORT BRAGG, N.C., Jan. 25 (UPI) — A woman who is married to a female Army officer has been named Fort Bragg, N.C., spouse of the year even though an officers’ spouse
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) — Hackers claiming to be with the group Anonymous threatened to release sensitive U.S. Justice Department documents as retaliation for the death of Aaron Swartz. The group posted
SEATTLE, Jan. 25 (UPI) — The origins of HIV, which causes AIDS, go back millions of years rather than the tens of thousands that had previously been believed, U.S. researchers say. Writing
LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 26 (UPI) — Tiger Woods and U.S. skiing star Lindsey Vonn have been dating for the past several weeks, sources told the celebrity website HollywoodLife.com. The globe-trotting pair
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 26 (UPI) — At least 13 people were killed and 28 hurt in separate suicide bombings Saturday in eastern provinces of Afghanistan, officials said. Provincial security chief Gen. Mohammad
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) — Thousands of people rallied Saturday in Washington, callling for the return of a ban on the sale of military-style assault weapons. It was the first major demonstration
MONS, Belgium — The first of six Patriot missile batteries deploying to Turkey was declared operational and placed under the command and control of NATO on Saturday, 26 January. The battery, provided
PHOENIX, Jan. 25 (UPI) — Arizona lawmakers are reviewing a state law that denies driver’s licenses to young people who recently received immigration relief and work permits. In August, Gov. Jan Brewer
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25 (UPI) — Hollywood director-producer J.J. Abrams has signed on to helm the seventh “Star Wars” film for Disney, TheWrap reported. Abrams is the mastermind behind TV’s “Fringe,” “Lost”
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) — Tens of thousands of people crowded Washington to protest the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion in the United States. Despite frigid weather Friday, the
From the U.S. State Department: Today in Ankara, Turkey, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, & Humanitarian Assistance Nancy Lindborg announced that the United States is providing
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) — U.S. officials said they believe al-Qaida operatives were responsible for the attack and hostage-taking at a natural gas plant in Algeria last week. Officials said al-Qaida in
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it approved a new use of Avastin in combination with oxaliplatin chemotherapy for those colorectal cancer. Dr. Hal Barron, chief
ATLANTA, Jan. 24 (UPI) — A new strain of norovirus first detected in Australia last March is causing outbreaks in the United States and other countries, officials say. Researchers at the Centers
GHAZNI PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN – Leading to the small village of Shagowlay, laid out along a plain between snowy mountains, winds a road that was untraveled until recently. The road is one of
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (UPI) — Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o told U.S. interviewer Katie Couric he didn’t create the hoax involving a phony online girlfriend who supposedly died of cancer. Te’o,
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 (UPI) — An FBI agent says he did not use public money to purchase sexual services for suspected arms traffickers while working undercover in the Philippines. Lawyers for
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 (UPI) — Lance Armstrong’s publicist has confirmed the disgraced U.S. cyclist turned down an offer to compete on TV’s “Dancing with the Stars.” “Lance has been offered the
KAJAKI, Afghanistan – During a time when insurgent forces typically bed down until the spring poppy harvest, Afghan National Security Forces, aided by a small group of Marine advisors, engaged multiple enemy
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 22 (UPI) — Vitamin D may be involved in a possible new breast cancer therapy, U.S. and Spanish researchers say. Susana Gonzalo, an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 23 (UPI) — The use of antidepressant, anti-psychotic and stimulant medications is 40 percent greater in the South than in the rest of the United States, researchers say.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23 (UPI) — A mother and daughter and three men were charged Wednesday in a federal indictment in Philadelphia with enslaving disabled people. Federal prosecutors say Linda Weston, the alleged
From the U.S. State Department – The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack on innocent worshipers today in northern Iraq. The United States stands with the Iraqi people and will continue
TUZ KHURMATU, Iraq, Jan. 23 (UPI) — At least 35 people were killed by a suicide bomber, and many more injured, near a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq, police said Wednesday. The
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, Jan. 23 (UPI) — An Ohio couple have admitted punishing his three children by imprisoning them in storage boxes and pouring water on them. Under James Taylor’s plea agreement, he
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 23 (UPI) — Debe Terhar, president of Ohio’s board of education, removed her Facebook page after comparisons between Adolf Hitler and President Barack Obama were posted. Although the photograph
Testimony from Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC January 23, 2013 — Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, members of the committee,
DENVER, Jan. 22 (UPI) — Felons in Colorado can get hunting licenses but may not possess firearms, and gun advocates say there should be an exception for non-violent felons. Law enforcement officials
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Jan. 22 (UPI) — Joe Paterno’s legacy has changed in the year since his death, but State College, Pa., has not forgotten him, residents say. Paterno, longtime Penn State
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (UPI) — First lady Michelle Obama rolled her eyes at John Boehner in Washington because he was quietly teasing her husband about why he quit smoking, a lip
AMES, Iowa – Jan. 23, 2013 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Tuesday, Feb. 5, to discuss the proposed bridge replacement on U.S. 65 over a
GATINEAU, Quebec, Jan. 22 (UPI) — A 60-year-old Canadian woman is facing charges she tainted her co-workers’ lunches with an anti-psychotic drug, authorities say. Lise Filion of Gastineau, Quebec, faces two counts
HOUSTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) — At least three people were shot Wednesday at Lone Star College near Houston, where police arrested one suspect and were searching for another, officials said. The college
AMES, Iowa – Jan. 22, 2013 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is providing public notice of a corridor preservation project for future improvements to the Interstate 35/80/235 northeast systems interchange (northeast