RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Stocks across Latin America remained at record highs this week to close out a year that saw some markets double in value.
U.S. stocks flat as 2003 winds down ... Argentine bank workers strike again ... Alcohol beverage makers urge moderation ... Brazil's economy soared in '03
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The passing of the year brings with it an end to the legislative rough and tumble that has marked much of 2003 in Washington. The New Year brings with it the certainty of a national election, one of potentially tremendous significance.
TEGULCIGALPA, Honduras, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The all-powerful image of the Honduran armed forces is in its final stage of demystification. An organization more feared than respected, the military's image b
SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A decisive political struggle between the center-left government bloc of parties headed by Chile's President Ricardo Lagos and the right-wing alliance will occu
PARMA, Italy, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- As more arrests were made Wednesday in the investigation of Italian dairy firm Parmalat, a lawyer for its former CEO described his client as "a broken man."
MIAMI, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Bicentennial celebrations by Miami Haitians Thursday will be filled with passion -- passion for the country, passion for its rulers and passion for change.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald is being hailed as the perfect choice to investigate who leaked the name of a CIA operative to syndicated columnist Robert Novak.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- If peace in the Middle East is to be given half a chance, it is imperative that President George W. Bush oppose Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's new initia
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- So, rock guitarist Eric Clapton and Kinks songwriter-singer Ray Davies are now officially Commanders of the British Empire. All 31 members of England's rugby Wo
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Haiti, independent two hundred years Thursday, holds a distinction that is almost but probably not quite unique: it was richer per capita in 1804 than it is in 2004. How do we know that by 2204 the United States will not have shared Haiti's fate, and be p
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Dick Cheney alone could probably never bring a crowd to its feet in rapturous enthusiasm no matter how partisan the group was, even if he wanted to and tried. So what gives with America's vice president?
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- New Year's Eve brings one of the biggest celebrations nights in the United States -- and one of the biggest security problems -- as thousands gather in locations around the country to mark the start of the new year.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- When Roberto Madrazo Pintado, president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, stated on Nov. 18 that the proposal to modify a proposed tax law, pres
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The United States asked its citizens Tuesday to send cash contributions directly to relief agencies if they want to help earthquake victims in Iran.
U.S. laws do not permit citizens to send contributions to a country or group that is regarded as a spon
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's bold move in authorizing the doubling of settlements on the Golan Heights is not the reversal but the complement of his re
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- It has been a pretty good year for the South Korean economy and financial markets. Despite geopolitical risks due to North Korea's nuclear ambitions and a drag
In the end, it was a good year for stock markets worldwide. All major bourses saw their prices rebound from their lows reached in March, as the United States pr
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Asia's two fastest-growing economies -- India and China -- set aside mutual suspicion, at least temporarily, and came closer in 2003 with improved diplomatic, d
U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 as former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, her husband Mark Kelly (R) and Vice President Joe Biden look on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on February 10, 2012. UPI/Pat Benic...
