WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The chairman of the commission set up to probe the Sept. 11, 2001, suicide hijackings said that the attacks "probably could have been" prevented," but despite a
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- RealNetworks, maker of software that allows internet downloading of music and video, has sued Microsoft for alleged U.S. antitrust violations.
SINGAPORE, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Asian stock markets spent the week consolidating after an initial boost from the capture of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, hounded by failing health, political enemies and corruption probes spelled out Thursday his determination to create a "fort
QUERETARO, Mexico, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The birthday of the North American Free Trade Agreement that opened the economies of the United States, Mexico and Canada to one another is near at hand. On January 1 the boy will be ten years old.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Two pressure groups for tighter immigration policies said Thursday the administration had missed many border security reform deadlines set by Congress, blaming a lack of leadership from the president.
The West Bank city of Bethlehem where Jesus Christ was born, which is one of the holiest places for Christians and Palestinians, doesn't seem different now than
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A U.S. Court of Appeals in California issued a blistering opinion Thursday, assailing the Pentagon's detention of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base without
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Chamber of Commerce chief economist Martin Regalia said Thursday that the nation's largest business association is expecting continued slow but steady grow
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan Thursday said he seeks a joint meeting with the Iraq Governing Council and the U.S.-led coalition in mid-January.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Thursday outlined his plan for a unilateral disengagement from the Palestinians and said it would entail a military redeployment and a relocation of some settlements.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The Pentagon has assigned a defense attorney to the first of six prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base detention center who are expected to face a special military trial. Salim Ahmed Hamdan of Yemen will be represented by Navy Lt. Cmdr. Charles Swift
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it will lend another $502 million to Turkey as part of a $19 billion loan approved last year.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- When Argentina declared bankruptcy two years ago, there was considerable fear that the country's economic woes would have an adverse domino effect, plunging nei
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The Federal Communications Commission Thursday announced the first action against a company for violating the national do-not-call registry.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- It isn't often that Los Angeles Clippers fans show up at Staples Center with visions of sweeping a home stand dancing in their heads.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Wall Street ended Thursday on a high note with the Dow Jones industrials ending up 102.82 points boosted by better than expected drop in jobless claims.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- President George W. Bush is suffering "degenerative" changes to his right knee because of earlier injuries sustained while running but will not have to undergo corrective surgery, the White House said following a visit by Bush to Walter Reed Army Medical
CALCUTTA, India, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Destination India seems to be the flavor of the season for holiday seekers globally this December. According to the Indian ministry of tourism, India is expecte
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- United Press International obtained an exclusive interview with Vladimir Sergeevich Shkolnik, Kazkahstan's minister of Energy and Mineral Resources since Januar
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Though a federal appeals court panel in New York ruled 2-1 Thursday that terror suspect Jose Padilla cannot be held as an "enemy combatant," his case may not be a bellwether for other detainees with the same status.
SINGAPORE, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Like China albeit on a much smaller scale, India is starting to attract strong interest from direct foreign investors. The economic and financial potential of a
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Since the collapse of Communism in 1991, Moscow has played hardball with Latvia over the former Soviet Union's sole Baltic export terminal, Ventspils, pressurin
HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Linux is releasing a new version, 2.6.0, that is expected to be better suited to powerful computers with multiple processors.
Fans react and hold up signs as floats carrying the New York Giants rides down the Canyon of Heroes for the Giants victory ticker tape parade 2 days after the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in New York City on February 7, 2012 . UPI /John Angelillo
