DALLAS , Nov. 9 (UPI) -- American Airlines has rejected the contract proposal from its pilots' union , saying it was far too costly. The carrier , which has its headquarters in Dallas , said the package would increase its pilots' costs by more than $1.4 b …

WASHINGTON , Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Remarkably few U.S. senators and congressmen make it to the White House anymore. The latest fiddling and micromanaging by the majority Democrats in both houses of Congress over building ballistic-missile defense bases in Cen …

BEIJING , April 22 (UPI) -- China plans to set up this year the world's largest breeding center for the giant panda , with an initial population of 200 of the endangered animals. The new facility , covering more than 7,700 square miles , will be located i …

BERLIN, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Observers say Europe will have to do more to help the United States find and implement a fresh security strategy in the Middle East , and the findings of the Iraq Study Group have already sparked positive feedback from European all …

FEDERAL WAY , Wash. , Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Thieves tried to dismember a large carving of Big Foot stolen from a Washington State chiropractor. Police in Federal Way found the 400-pound statue a block from Tom Payne's office , the Tacoma News-Tribune reported. …

ALGIERS , Algeria , Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Algeria appointed a federal commission to investigate a suicide car bombing east of Algiers that killed three people and injured 23 others , local media said. The Algerian Press Service said the attack Tuesday targeted …

NEW YORK , May 16 (UPI) -- Bob Bradley's appointment as head coach of the U.S. men's soccer team was made official Wednesday , five months after taking over as interim coach. Bradley replaces long-time team Coach Bruce Arena , who was told by U.S. soccer …

VANCOUVER , British Columbia , Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Canada has given the green light for the third and final phase of development of new radar for its CP140 maritime patrol planes. Macdonald Dettwilet (MDA) is prime contractor in a $200 million project to del …

HARARE , Zimbabwe , April 6 (UPI) -- The body of a Zimbabwean cameraman , abducted from his home last week , has been found alongside a road west of Harare. Edward Chikomba , a freelancer with the state-run Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corp. , apparently was bea …

DETROIT , Oct. 18 (UPI) -- A body found by duck hunters by a lake is believed to be a missing Michigan bank president , Macomb County Sheriff Mark Hackel said Monday. David Widlak , 62 , president and chief executive officer of Community Central Bank in Mo …