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Outside View: Stupidity may be the answer HARLAN ULLMAN || UPI Outside View Commentator WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Will Rogers once theorized that stupidity got to us into a mess so perhaps stupidity is the only way out. Would that work for 21st-century problems? [ FULL STORY ]

Outside View: The fed is out of tricks to jump-start housing PETER MORICI || UPI Outside View Commentator COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Federal Reserve officials are flailing about for new tools to jump-start the U.S. economy. Sadly, the Fed has few arrows left in its quiver. [ FULL STORY ]

Outside View: British MPs demand U.N. protection at Camp Ashraf ROBIN CORBETT || UPI Outside View Commentator LONDON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A call on the United Kingdom, European Union and the United States to urgently seek the U.N. Security Council stationing of U.N. security forces at Camp Ashraf in Iraq. [ FULL STORY ]

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Europe hails Tunisian elections TUNIS, Tunisia, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The transparency of the elections in Tunisia shows the determination its people have to have democratic debates about their future, European lawmakers said. [ FULL STORY ]

Pentagon helps Ankara's terrorism fight WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A delegation from the U.S. Defense Department is on its way to Turkey to help with counter-terrorism efforts, a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department said. [ FULL STORY ]

Boko Haram blamed for journalist's death ABUJA, Nigeria, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A spokesman for the Nigerian military said a cameraman for a state-run television network was killed by Islamic militant group Boko Haram. [ FULL STORY ]

Afghans worried by Haqqani offensive KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Tribal leaders near the Afghan border with Pakistan said the recent push against regional insurgent groups would put them in the cross hairs. [ FULL STORY ]

Hezbollah rules out war BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said many of the region's problems were because of Western meddling but stressed war wasn't an option. [ FULL STORY ]

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EIB invest in wind energy links LUXEMBOURG, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The European Investment Bank announced it was providing $83 million in funding to support a transmission link to a wind farm in the Irish Sea. [ FULL STORY ]

Russia: EU energy talks at impasse MOSCOW, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Talks with Moscow over the European Union's newly enacted energy market reform package have reached a stalemate, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko says. [ FULL STORY ]

Turkey, Azerbaijan reach gas agreement ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The Turkish government announced it reached a transit deal for natural gas from Azerbaijan, though an energy official provided few specifics. [ FULL STORY ]

Scotland to mine gold, silver EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Scottish officials announced the approval of a gold and silver mine that's expected to produce 20,000 ounces of gold and 80,000 ounces of silver. [ FULL STORY ]

Pakistan unlikely to get Iran's gas? ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Getting a natural gas pipeline built from Iran to Pakistan depends to some extent on the reaction from the international community, a Pakistani official said. [ FULL STORY ]

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London issues Kenyan travel warning LONDON, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- The British government warned that terrorists' attacks in Kenya are likely, adding its nationals are advised to avoid traveling near the border with Somalia. [ FULL STORY ]

Tunisian Islamists seek coalition TUNIS, Tunisia, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Tunisian Islamist party Ennahdha is in discussions with other secular parties on forming a coalition to steer a post-revolution government, a leader said. [ FULL STORY ]

Afghans worried by Haqqani offensive KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Tribal leaders near the Afghan border with Pakistan said the recent push against regional insurgent groups would put them in the cross hairs. [ FULL STORY ]

Political groups shun Egyptian vote CAIRO, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Political groups in Egypt said they are upset that authorities are moving too quickly with their electoral schedule, adding they'll boycott Nov. 28 elections. [ FULL STORY ]

Kenyan bombings weren't al-Shabaab NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Two attacks that struck Nairobi this week were inspired by, but not carried out by, al-Shabaab, a Nigerian government spokesman said. [ FULL STORY ]

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