COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 3 (UPI) -- Economists expect a strong U.S. jobs report for May but the unemployment rate is expected to ease only slightly.
WASHINGTON, May 31 (UPI) -- The explosion on Transocean's Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico and subsequent torrent of oil pouring into the gulf could be the United States' worst environmental catastrophe.
WASHINGTON, June 1 (UPI) -- The winds of war are blowing from the hermit kingdom of North Korea to the Middle East where an aggrieved and battered Israel suffered worldwide condemnation for its performance on the high seas. It also lost its only ally in the entire region – Turkey. Is Israel the invincible becoming vincible? Not much longer.
STUTTGART, Germany, June 1 (UPI) -- The weekend victory for the young student Lena in the Eurovision song Contest was the most cheerful news that her native Germany has had for some time. The downside is that now Germany as the winner will have to fork out the money to host next year's glitzy event, which could be expensive.
WASHINGTON, May 26 (UPI) -- Last week, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. Navy Adm. James Stavridis went to Washington to testify before Congress and to make several public appearances discussing important issues such as Afghanistan and the future of the 61-year-old military alliance.
MILAN, Italy, May 24 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke the obvious when she declared last week that "If the euro fails, Europe fails." The trouble is that not one of the available ways to fix the euro problem yet appears to be politically possible.
WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- The Pakistani army showed no hesitation about pursuing and killing Taliban insurgents everywhere except in North Waziristan, one of the seven tribal areas where different terrorist groups have long enjoyed a privileged sanctuary.
WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- Britain's May 6 election and the formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government were remarkable events.
WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- A gaffe in Washington is when someone inadvertently blurts out the truth.
LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- Honeymoons are usually times of enchantment, and the mood in Britain this week after the formation of the ground-breaking coalition between the Conservatives and the Liberal-Democrats has been rapturous. But inevitably normal life will at some point resume.
SONIPAT, India, May 14 (UPI) -- The revival of the long-dormant Policy Planning Division of India's Ministry of External Affairs in September through the initiative of Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor is a positive step for a country that wants to climb up the rungs of global status and power.
COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 13 (UPI) -- The day of the Flash Crash, I was asked at an executive seminar in New Jersey, what impact Greece would have on equity markets. I replied, "It should all be over by Wednesday."
COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Commerce Department reported the March deficit on international trade in goods and services increased to $40.4 billion from $39.4 billion in February.
WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- United States and its allies alone, cannot succeed in bringing peace and security to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 10 (UPI) -- By establishing a nearly $1 trillion fund to bailout Greece and aid other struggling governments, Germany and other strong European states are chasing a dream that may have no place in reality.
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SALT LAKE CITY, June 3 (UPI) --
Gary Coleman's lawyer says the actor was divorced from Shannon Price when he died after a brain hemorrhage last week.
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NEW YORK, June 3 (UPI) --
Crude oil prices climbed above $74 per barrel Thursday after the weekly government inventory report showed stockpiles down 1.9 million barrels.
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