HONOLULU, June 26 (UPI) — Ships of the Chinese Navy arrive in Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor to participate, for the first time, in a biennial international naval exercise. The Chinese fleet, which included a destroyer, frigate, supply ship, hospital ship and
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is set to make a London fashion week debut at the behest of fashion designer Vivienne Westwood’s son Ben Westwood. But Assange will not leave his enclave at the Ecuadorian embassy in London – he will
BAGHDAD, June 26 (UPI) —Additional U.S. forces have arrived in Baghdad, bringing the total number of American service members in Iraq to 500, Pentagon officials said Thursday. Pentagon spokesman Col. Steven Warren said, of the 500 American military personnel in
BERLIN, June 26 (UPI) —The German government has canceled its Internet contract with the U.S. telecommunications company Verizon over data security fears. There is concern in Germany that U.S. firms provide data to authorities, and anger over allegations that conversations
PUERTO TRIUNFO, Colombia, June 26 (UPI) —Infamous drug lord Pablor Escobar built a zoo for his son in the 1980s. Roaming the acreage of his ranch, Hacienda Napoles, in Colombia’s Puerto Triunfo — 200 miles northwest of the capital, Bogotá
Last week, the UK Independence Party’s (UKIP) HQ launched its own Twitter account, separate to that of the UKIP national and press accounts. Their first tweet, “Good Morning, first tweet from us here at UKIP Head Office, Lexdrum House” is
ALICANTE, Spain, June 25 (UPI) — Archaeologists found what they believe is the world’s oldest human feces, deposited atop an ancient campfire in Spain. The discovery undercuts theories that Neanderthals were purely carnivores. The researchers hadn’t come looking for poop.
MENLO PARK, Calif., June 25 (UPI) — Facebook released a report of its workforce diversity, which shows that the company is male dominated, a trend seen across Silicon Valley tech companies. This is the first time the social network has
NEW YORK, June 25 (UPI)–Brooklyn-born actor Eli Wallach has died at the age of 98. Wallach has appeared in popular films like The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, The Magnificent Seven and The Godfather: Part III. The New York
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 24 (UPI) — A Florida veteran is battling the homeowners association at the Jacksonville community where he lives for the right to keep an American flag in a flower pot in his front yard. According to Larry
MEMPHIS, June 24 (UPI) — Wonder if they were animal crackers? An unidentified Tennessee woman has been banned from the Memphis Zoo for hopping a barrier and entering the enclosure that holds the lions to feed them cookies. Other zoo
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 24 (UPI) — One of the largest earthquakes in U.S. history rattled Alaska’s Aleutian Islands on Monday without causing much damage. A tsunami warning was issued immediately after the quake. It was later canceled. The U.S. Geological
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., June 24 (UPI) — A Michigan man is hoping to raise money for an expensive operation to remove his excessively large scrotum via crowdfunding site GoFundMe. Dan Maurer has a 75-pound, enlarged scrotum that is still growing
KUNA, Iowa, June 24 (UPI) — What do you have to do to get arrested in Iowa? A Kuna family is upset that a naked, drunken man who allegedly pooped on their carpet and flooded their kitchen was only cited
WASHINGTON, June 24 (UPI) — Christina Hendricks would like to see the end of “Mad Men-era” policies in the workplace. The 39-year-old actress gave brief remarks on workplace equality Monday at the White House Summit on Working Families. President Obama
LOS ANGELES, June 24 (UPI) — Scarlett Johansson’s Marvel character Black Widow will reportedly ride the new electric Harley-Davidson motorcycle in the upcoming film Avengers: Age of Ultron. According to Ing, leaked footage from The Avengers’s sequel finds Johansson’s stunt
BAGHDAD, June 24 (UPI) — Islamist militants in Iraq have taken full control of the largest oil refinery in the country, though the government said Tuesday the claims are false. The BBC reported Tuesday a “reliable source” has said militants
Saudi Crown Prince , Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud met Tuesday with British Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond and his accompanying delegation. Discussions during the meeting dealt with bilateral cooperation and
Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks was found not guilty of all charges in Britain’s landmark phone-hacking trial while former colleague Andy Coulson was guilty of one charge on Tuesday. The jury delivered their verdicts after eight days
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has today announced his party’s pledge to local democracy, ensuring that decisions take place at a micro-level, rather than at a national level. Farage also backed the use of referenda over contentious national issues, stating that
Tehran, June 23 (QNA) — Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization spokesman has said Iran and Russia have agreed to build two new nuclear plants in Bushehr alongside the current nuclear plant. They plan to build more nuclear plants in Iran in
