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Outside View: 3 steps to help unemployment JEAN SMILINGCOYOTE || UPI Outside View Commentator CHICAGO, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- It is more urgent to end long-term unemployment in the United States than it is to increase the total number of jobs in America. [ FULL STORY ]

Outside View: Free trade Is failing America PETER MORICI || UPI Outside View Commentator COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- No economic policy could better serve Americans than genuine free trade but open-trade policies are failing Americans. [ FULL STORY ]

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U.N.: South Sudan needs to stand tall JUBA, South Sudan, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- South Sudan needs to show the international community it can stand tall as the world's newest member, a U.N. special envoy said from Juba. [ FULL STORY ]

Persecution in Iran troubles Clinton WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Iran's continued persecution of religious minorities is a particular concern for the U.S. government, the U.S. secretary of state said. [ FULL STORY ]

Europe supports Palestinian statehood BRUSSELS, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The right of Palestinians to advance in the international community as an independent state is "unquestionable," the European Parliament declared. [ FULL STORY ]

Ivory Coast examines post-election period YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- There are "difficult questions" to examine as the Ivory Coast launches a truth and reconciliation commission to probe last year's violence, the president said. [ FULL STORY ]

Keep navy at home, U.S. tells Iran WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The Iranians should maintain their military focus on counter-piracy efforts off their own coast, the U.S. State Department said. [ FULL STORY ]

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Most shale arguments claimed to be fringe SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Arguments over the development of shale resources in the United States tend to center on fringe elements, an energy executive said. [ FULL STORY ]

Iran's oil output falls as sanctions bite TEHRAN, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Sanctions-battered Iran's crude oil production fell in August for the second straight month, underlining how the Islamic Republic's mature fields are steadily declining. [ FULL STORY ]

ENI, Rosneft in Black Sea talks ROME, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Italian energy company ENI and Russia's oil company Rosneft are in talks to examine the potential for oil in the Black Sea, a source close to the matter said. [ FULL STORY ]

USGS touts Afghan mineral wealth WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The 24 formations of metals and minerals in Afghanistan have the potential to provide a major boost to its economy, a U.S. Defense Department official said. [ FULL STORY ]

Israeli jets 'buzz Turkish drill ship' NICOSIA, Cyprus, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Israeli planes reportedly buzzed a Turkish ship exploring for natural gas off Cyprus amid a tense confrontation over the region's rich offshore gas reserves. [ FULL STORY ]

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Russia seeks 'guarantees' on Euro shield UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Moscow needs "solid legal guarantees" that a European missile defense shield wouldn't alter the balance of power, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says. [ FULL STORY ]

Health workers given jail terms in Bahrain MANAMA, Bahrain, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A military prosecutor in Bahrain announced charges against 20 healthcare workers for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government. [ FULL STORY ]

Palestinians courting U.N. for backing RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The Palestinian foreign minister said his government was in talks with members of the U.N. Security Council for more support for U.N. membership. [ FULL STORY ]

Ew-Rwandan ministers jailed for genocide ARUSHA, Tanzania, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- An international tribunal investigating the Rwandan genocide announced the sentencing Friday of two former ministers to 30 years for genocide. [ FULL STORY ]

Syria needs monitors, U.S. says DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- There must be international monitors in Syria to get a firsthand look at the violence unfolding in the country, the U.S. State Department said. [ FULL STORY ]

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