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NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Following are Friday's latest spot metal market prices. Prices do not necessarily represent prices at which transactions have actually occurred.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) --

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A conventional war between India and Pakistan would be like a battle between a giant tiger and a huge elephant.

NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Following are selected foreign exchange interbank buyer rates at the close. Rates are based on $1 and $5 million transactions.

NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Foreign Exchange interbank buyer rates and foreign currency equivalents. Retail transactions provide fewer units of foreign currency per dollar. Rates are based

NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Selected gold, silver and platinum coin prices based on a gold base price of $276.80, silver base of $4.56 and platinum base price of $482.00.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The World Food Program will start passenger air service for Afghanistan's beginning Tuesday, the WFP announced on Friday.

ISLAMABAD, Afghanistan, Dec. 28 (UPI) --

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The chief military spokesman for Islamabad on Friday dimmed hopes for a peaceful way out of Pakistan's latest standoff with neighboring India, saying he doubted whether the beefed-up Indian forces eyeballing the Pakistani army at the border would "back of

LONDON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Two imams, or religious leaders, who work with Muslim prisoners in Britain have been suspended following inappropriate comments on the Sept. 11 terror attacks,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Given Japan's fundamental problems in trying to revive its long-ailing economy, news of a Japanese bank going bust for the first time in more than two years act

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Interactive behemoth America Online Inc., a division of AOL Time Warner, said Friday that worldwide usage of its AOL service has surpassed 33 million.

LONDON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Intense behind the scenes discussions were continuing Friday among governments in the West, India and Pakistan to avert war between the South Asian neighbors, d

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Allstate Corp. said Friday that it is disappointed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's decision to sue the insurance company for discrimination.