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Corn keeps ahead of five-year average
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. corn harvest is under way, with 6 percent done after a hot summer put the crop's progress ahead of its historic averages, the government said.
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Cameron aide to be questioned
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LONDON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The former editor of News of the World, now British Prime Minister David Cameron's press secretary, faces police questioning, a top official said Tuesday.
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Minor injuries in Ohio auto plant blast
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TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- An explosion at an automotive supplier plant for Chrysler in Ohio has injured nine people, none of them seriously, authorities said.
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Barclays picks Diamond as next CEO
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LONDON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- British banking giant Barclays Tuesday said Robert Diamond will replace Chief Executive Officer John Varley at the end of March.
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Heavy death toll among Iraqi journalists
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- More reporters and journalists have been killed in Iraq since 2003 than in any conflict since World War II, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday.
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Japan, China protest ship collisions
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TOKYO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Japan and China exchanged protests after collisions between vessels off the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands Tuesday, officials said.
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Banks in Japan, Australia maintain rates
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TOKYO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The Bank of Japan said Tuesday it would keep its overnight bank-to-bank lending rate near zero, at 0.1 percent, during a mixed economic recovery.
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N. Korea to free fishing boat, crew
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SEOUL, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- North Korean officials said Monday they will free a South Korean squid fishing boat and its seven-member crew.
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Gilad Shalit's father: 'Bring him back'
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JERUSALEM, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The parents of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit said they were disappointed after meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to discuss their son's plight.
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U.S. guru moves into Dayton real estate
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DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A self-styled Hindu guru says he bought a Dayton, Ohio, office building because of its good vibe and wants to see a bank and restaurant on the first floor.
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U.K archbishop says BBC is 'biased'
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LONDON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The most senior Roman Catholic clergyman in Britain says the BBC is biased against "Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular."
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Lashing ordered for woman condemned to die
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TEHRAN, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- An Iranian woman sentenced to die for adultery faces a sentence of 99 lashes because of a case of mistaken identity, a human rights group says.
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6 die in Barbados store holdup fire
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Two would-be robbers threw a Molotov cocktail into a clothing store in Bridgetown, Barbados, Saturday night, killing six women, police said.
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Chicago's Merchandise Mart up for sale
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CHICAGO, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. is up for sale in the billion-dollar-plus range, Crain's Chicago Business reported Saturday.
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Spiders infesting Florida parks
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A Florida bug expert says banana spiders up to 4 inches long, common in the state's parks and recreational areas, aren't dangerous, but are nutritious.
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