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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: Negotiating with Iran: A better way forward IVAN SASCHA SHEEHAN || UPI Outside View Commentator BALTIMORE, May 25 (UPI) -- Before any future talks with Iran, Obama administration officials would be wise to take several immediate steps to ensure that U.S. interests are protected. [ FULL STORY ] |
 | Outside View: Palestinian refugees forever? ALEXANDER JOFFE and ASAF ROMIROWSKY || UPI Outside View Commentator WASHINGTON, May 25 (UPI) -- Suggested congressional changes to UNRWA and the Palestinians are long overdue and would improve the Palestinians' ability to become self-reliant. It may also improve the chances for peace with Israel. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Special Reports | | More Special Reports |
| 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 ] |
 | Beijing responds to U.S. rights report BEIJING, May 25 (UPI) -- Beijing said it published a human rights report on the United States after saying a similar report from Washington was distorted and too critical. [ FULL STORY ] |
| ICRC sounds alarm over DRC KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 25 (UPI) -- Civilians, including children, are bearing the brunt of the escalating violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official from the ICRC said. [ FULL STORY ] |
| U.N. stands ready to help Beirut BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 25 (UPI) -- The United Nations supports Beirut in its efforts to ensure stability and security in Lebanon is safeguarded, a U.N. delegate said. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Al-Qaida suspect nabbed in Beirut BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 24 (UPI) -- Lebanese security forces said Thursday a gunman arrested following a standoff with police had connections to an al-Qaida cell. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Energy Resources | | More Energy Resources |
| Fracking woes misguided, exec says HOUSTON, May 24 (UPI) -- The natural gas industry is to blame for concerns of hydraulic fracturing because of misconceptions of the dangers, an executive said from Houston. [ 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 ] |
| CNOOC posts major oil find in Bohai BEIJING, May 24 (UPI) -- China National Offshore Oil Corp. announced Thursday it made a new oil discovery in the shallow waters of south Liaodong Bay. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Louisiana hailed for coastal measures WASHINGTON, May 25 (UPI) -- Louisiana legislators were praised by a consortium of environmental groups for outlining a 50-year plan to protect the coastal ecosystem. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Officers sentenced in New Zealand oil spill WELLINGTON, New Zealand, May 25 (UPI) -- Authorities in New Zealand announced two officers of the wrecked cargo vessel Rena, which leaked oil in October, were sentenced to seven months in prison. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Special Reports | | More Special Reports |
| Al-Qaida suspect nabbed in Beirut BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 24 (UPI) -- Lebanese security forces said Thursday a gunman arrested following a standoff with police had connections to an al-Qaida cell. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Yemeni evolution a regional concern RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 24 (UPI) -- What happens in Yemen has sweeping implications for global security, a British official said at a multilateral conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [ FULL STORY ] |
| War crimes suspects accused of blackmail JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 24 (UPI) -- War crimes suspects wanted by the International Criminal Court are blackmailing the international justice system, the incoming chief prosecutor said. [ 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 ] |
| Sudan, S. Sudan agree to talks UNITED NATIONS, May 25 (UPI) -- The governments of Sudan and South Sudan are called on to demonstrate flexibility during next week's peace talks in Ethiopia, the U.N. chief said. [ FULL STORY ] |
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