MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Foreign Minister William Hague and other Western leaders called for a joint international effort to thwart cyber attacks.
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Thai and Cambodian leaders are called on to settle their differences peacefully after last week's border clashes, the U.N. secretary-general said.
BAGHDAD, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A decision by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to seek a term limit to his position ensures the country will remain democratic, an opposition leader said.
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Nations currently frustrated with Somali piracy are increasingly turning to attempts to block their internal enablers.
TUNIS, Tunisia, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Political tensions in Tunisia resurfaced after a protester died during a clash with state security forces, authorities said.
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- International forces operating in Afghanistan said Monday they were investigating an incident in which a child died during an airstrike in Helmand province.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The window of opportunity for Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo to step down peacefully is closing quickly, the U.S. ambassador to the Ivory Coast said.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- At least two soldiers are dead and several wounded in exchanges of gunfire and artillery between Thai and Cambodian troops near a disputed remote border.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Brazil's buoyant economy is suffering under the double whammy of a strong real and competition from cheaper Chinese goods that are chipping away at the Latin American country's global market share.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The steps taken by the Egyptian government to address public demands aren't nearly enough, said British Prime Minister David Cameron in Brussels.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Most of the public reaction to Afghan police forces operating outside major population centers, particularly in the south, is negative, a U.N. poll indicated.
DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch expressed concern over the action of Syrian security forces, though a so-called Day of Rage failed to develop Friday.
KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The Ukrainian and U.S. militaries agreed to carry out joint exercises on Ukrainian soil, the head of the Ukrainian military announced.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Washington welcomes political reforms promised this week in Yemen but stresses that pledges must be followed by concrete action, the White House said.
MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The ongoing turmoil in Egypt and the Middle East is set to dominate talks between U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a flock of other world leaders meeting at a three-day security conference in Munich.
