ROME , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A member of Italy's Parliament says he wants a photo of American Amanda Knox, convicted of killing her roommate , removed from a wall in a Rome police station. Rocco Girlanda support's Knox's bid to overturn her conviction but he co …

BEIJING , Dec. 14 (UPI) -- North Korea agreed proposed emergency talks among six-party negotiators to ease tensions between the Koreas , officials said. The agreement was reached when Chinese leaders met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang la …

BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Beijing is not interested nor does it care about what Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian says in his inaugural address today, mainland researchers on cross-Straits studies said Wednesday. That's because the mainland has seen th …

??DHAKA , Aug. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- The Bangladeshi government Thursday decided to seek help from International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to investigate the Aug. 21 grenade attackon opposition leader Sheikh Hasina's rally here , which killed 20p …

NEW YORK , April 24 (UPI) -- A Long Island , N.Y., man wounded a puppy by throwing it up in the air and out into the street after a spat with the dog's owner , police say. Neighbors and police allege when Jaime Sanchez , 56, saw his neighbor from across th …

BRUSSELS , Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Despite apparent connections between Nigerian militant group Boko Haram and al-Qaida, the main threat is to the Nigerian state, an expert said. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for an attack that left dozens of people dead and …

NASHVILLE, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Rascal Flatts bassist Jay DeMarcus has announced the birth of his first child , a girl, in Nashville. DeMarcus said his daughter, Madeline Leigh, and wife, Allison , "are doing well," "Access Hollywood" reported. The baby was bo …

MANAMA , Kuwait , Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Police in Kuwait said they will question dozens of people in connection with the assault earlier this week of the owner of the al Soor television station. Mohammad al Jouwaihal was critically injured at a forum held to dis …

MOSCOW , July 19 (UPI) -- At least one person has been killed in the crash-landing of a Russian Mi-8 helicopter about 56 miles from Yekaterinburg , local officials said Tuesday. The chopper had four people on board but it was not immediately known how many …

BURBANK , Calif. , July 14 (UPI) -- Principal photography has begun in New York on the romantic comedy "Arthur ," starring Russell Brand and Helen Mirren , Warner Bros. Pictures said. Co-starring Nick Nolte, Jennifer Garner and Greta Gerwig , the film is b …