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 | Outside View: Pipe dream in Afghanistan? ALEXANDROS PETERSEN || UPI Outside View Commentator KABUL, Afghanistan, May 24 (UPI) -- A Trans-Afghan natural gas pipeline is a dream at this point, if construction begins, it could become the key to a less problematic Afghanistan. [ FULL STORY ] |
 | Outside View: The mother of all (fiscal) tsunamis HARLAN ULLMAN || UPI Outside View Commentator WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- A lack of leadership in the United States the equivalent of a giant tsunami about to envelop and swamp or sink the nation. But who is listening? And who cares? [ FULL STORY ] |
| Special Reports | | More Special Reports |
 | Nuclear talks stalled, Iran says BAGHDAD, May 24 (UPI) -- An Iranian delegate involved in multilateral nuclear negotiations in Baghdad said there was no progress made in Thursday deliberations. [ FULL STORY ] |
| S. Sudan accuses Sudan of bombing JUBA, South Sudan, May 23 (UPI) -- Sudanese forces bombed civilian areas in a northern state in South Sudan following high-level meetings with African leaders in Juba, an official said. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Moscow tests ICBM MOSCOW, May 24 (UPI) -- The Kremlin announced it tested a prototype ballistic missile it says would strengthen the country's strategic missile defense system. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Sahel crisis severe, U.N. says GENEVA, Switzerland, May 23 (UPI) -- Drought and regional conflict in central Africa is creating a deadly crisis that has global implications, the director of the U.N. refugee agency said. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Peacekeepers respond to DRC conflict KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 23 (UPI) -- U.N. peacekeepers are working to protect civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo from fighting tied to a rebel military general, an official said. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Energy Resources | | More Energy Resources |
| Deal signed on TAPI natural gas pipeline ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, May 23 (UPI) -- The signing of a deal for a multilateral natural gas pipeline from Turkmenistan is a milestone in regional economic affairs, an Indian minister said. [ FULL STORY ] |
| BP cleaning oil spill in Alaska ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 24 (UPI) -- Officials at BP said the spill of an estimated 4,200 gallons of crude oil and associated water was contained at a site at the Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Rebels threaten TVI mines in Philippines MANILA, Philippines, May 23 (UPI) -- Communist rebels in the southern Philippines have threatened to attack mining companies, including Toronto Ventures Inc. operating in the Zamboanga Peninsula. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Louisiana hailed for coastal measures WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- Louisiana legislators were praised by a consortium of environmental groups for outlining a 50-year plan to protect the coastal ecosystem. [ FULL STORY ] |
 | Nebraskans sue over oil pipeline law LINCOLN, Neb., May 24 (UPI) -- A law giving the governor of Nebraska the authority to approve oil pipelines passing through the state is illegal, three landowners say in a lawsuit. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Special Reports | | More Special Reports |
| OIC calls for return to order in Mali JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, May 23 (UPI) -- All Malians are called on to work together to ensure constitutional order is returned, the head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation said. [ FULL STORY ] |
| EP report urges women's rights in Turkey STRASBOURG, France, May 24 (UPI) -- The European Parliament this week adopted a report urging Turkey to follow up on its recent work toward securing gender equality and women's rights. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Syrians bombed in south Lebanon BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 23 (UPI) -- Unknown assailants bombed a compound in southern Lebanon housing agricultural workers from Syria, security forces said Wednesday. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Seoul warns DPRK of 'new actions' SEOUL, May 24 (UPI) -- A South Korean official said the U.N. Security Council may consider "new actions" should North Korea go ahead with the test of a nuclear device. [ FULL STORY ] |
 | Libya wraps up voter registration campaign TRIPOLI, Libya, May 23 (UPI) -- A voter registration campaign launched in preparation for June elections in Libya was a major accomplishment for the country, a U.N. envoy said. [ FULL STORY ] |
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