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World Series

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:07:52 -0400

By United Press International
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The 106th World Series opens Wednesday pitting a team that has never been to baseball's championship series against one that hasn't won it since 1954.

Peacekeepers vital, world leaders say

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:15:01 -0400

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Tackling systemic conflict and sexual violence like the atrocities on the Congo requires a comprehensive role in peacekeeping operations, world leaders said.

U.S. unemployment up to 9.6 percent

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:50:36 -0400

By United Press International
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. unemployment rate increased to 9.6 percent and the U.S. economy lost 54,000 jobs in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

U.S. unemployment

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:45:09 -0400

By United Press International
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. economy shed 131,000 jobs in July but the unemployment rate stayed at 9.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.

British Open

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:46:25 -0400

By United Press International
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, July 19 (UPI) -- Louis Oosthuizen grabbed the lead of the British Open early Friday was never truly threatened en route to winning his first major golf tournament.

Gulf oil spill

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:05:07 -0400

By United Press International
VENICE, La., July 15 (UPI) -- Engineers prepared a test of a cap installed on a wrecked well head on the floor Gulf of Mexico where oil has been spewing for nearly three months.

Iranian scientist

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:59:21 -0400

By United Press International
TEHRAN, July 15 (UPI) -- An Iranian nuclear scientist who claims he was abducted by U.S. authorities says he was tortured and offered a large sum of money to stay in the United States.

Iranian scientist

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:08:23 -0400

By United Press International
WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- An Iranian nuclear scientist who alleged he was kidnapped by the CIA has left the United States.

Gulf oil spill

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:50:12 -0400

By United Press International
VENICE, La., July 13 (UPI) -- Engineers installed a new device intended to cap the wreck wellhead that has been spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico for 12 weeks.

Avandia hearing

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:48:07 -0400

By United Press International
GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 13 (UPI) -- U.S. regulators open hearings Tuesday in suburban Washington to consider evidence regarding the diabetes drug Avandia and its alleged link to heart disease.

HIV program

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:45:50 -0400

By United Press International
WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- The Obama administration said it is changing tactics in the United States' fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Gulf oil spill

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:02:43 -0400

By United Press International
VENICE, La., July 12 (UPI) -- Oil spewed unimpeded from a Gulf of Mexico wrecked wellhead while engineers took steps for a permanent cap on the leaking pipe.

World Cup

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:00:46 -0400

By United Press International
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 12 (UPI) -- Spain won the World Cup with an extra-time goal delivering a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in the finals of the world's most watched soccer tournament.

Uganda blasts

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:55:36 -0400

By United Press International
KAMPALA, Uganda, July 12 (UPI) -- Dozens of people died in bomb attacks in Uganda that targeted areas where people gathered to watch the World Cup final.

Spy swap

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:53:19 -0400

By United Press International
VIENNA, July 9 (UPI) -- Ten people swept up in a three-state espionage investigation were deported from the United States to be exchanged for four people convicted in Russia of spying.

Pakistan bombing

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:50:08 -0400

By United Press International
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, July 9 (UPI) -- Dozens of people were killed and more than 100 others injured Friday in a suicide bombing outside an administrator's office in a Pakistani border village.

LeBron James

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:48:49 -0400

By United Press International
MIAMI, July 9 (UPI) -- NBA star LeBron James announced he was joining the Miami Heat, a decision that gave south Florida three high-profile free-agent signings.

World Cup

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:46:30 -0400

By United Press International
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 9 (UPI) -- The Netherlands and Spain meet Sunday in South Africa in the championship match of the 2010 World Cup.

World Cup

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:45:45 -0400

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 8 (UPI) -- Results from semifinal games at the World Cup in South Africa:

Spy swap

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:44:40 -0400

By United Press International
NEW YORK, July 8 (UPI) -- Suspected Russian spies, who lived in the United States for years, may be included in an exchange of alleged agents.

World economy

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:36 -0400

By United Press International
HONG KONG, July 8 (UPI) -- The global economy is improving enough for the International Monetary Fund to raise its prediction of growth nearly one-half of 1 percent.

Solar-powered plane

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:26:18 -0400

By United Press International
PAYERNE, Switzerland, July 8 (UPI) -- A plane powered solely on energy produced by solar cells completed a 26-hour flight, landing Thursday in Switzerland.

World Cup Wednesday

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:29:50 -0400

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 7 (UPI) -- Results from Wednesday's game at the World Cup in South Africa:

World Cup Tuesday

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:37:28 -0400

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 6 (UPI) -- Results from Tuesday's games at the World Cup in South Africa:

Immigration suit

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:28:29 -0400

By United Press International
PHOENIX, July 6 (UPI) -- The Obama administration has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to stop Arizona's immigration enforcement law.