TEHRAN, May 28 (UPI) -- The 30th gathering of foreign ministers and representatives from Organization of Islamic Conference nations began in the Iranian capital Tehran Wednesday. The OIC agenda focuses mainly on the situation in Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the is
WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) -- Few would begrudge British Prime Minister Tony Blair his right to a victory lap as he takes advantage of his visit to Kuwait Wednesday to prepare to make a bris
JAKARTA, May 28 (UPI) -- The key suspects in the deadly Bali bombings told an Indonesian court Wednesday of knowing Islamist cleric Abu Bakar Baasyir, accused of heading a terrorist gro
SINGAPORE, May 28 (UPI) -- The International Air Transport Association issued a strong statement Wednesday to Tokyo's Narita Airport and Seoul's Incheon International Airport after the tw
GAZA, May 28 (UPI) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Abu Mazen announced Wednesday that his second meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was scheduled for Thursday.
NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) -- Stocks opened higher Wednesday, lifted by some carryover buying from the previous session's rally. The Dow Jones industrial average, which jumped 179.97 points
WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) -- The Commerce Department said Wednesday that new orders for big-ticket items dropped 2.4 percent to $168.93 billion in April -- the largest decline since last Se
GAZA, May 28 (UPI) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Abu Mazen announced Wednesday that his second meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was scheduled for Thursday. On the agenda is preparation for a three-way summit in June with U.S. President George W. Bush as well as
WASHINGTON, May 27 (UPI) -- Back in the Cold War's final decade of the 1980s, mocking Westerners would sometimes call the crumbling Soviet Union "Upper Volta with rockets." And as Presiden
NEW DELHI, May 28 (UPI) -- Pakistan has selected Foreign Ministry spokesman Aziz Ahmed Khan as Islamabad's high commissioner to India and on Wednesday India approved the appointment, sett
SEOUL, May 28 (UPI) -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun apologized to the nation Wednesday for bribery allegations and real estate fraud charges involving his older brother.
But Roh, who took office in February with an anti-corruption pledge, denied any wrongdoing in real
SEOUL, May 28 (UPI) -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun apologized to the nation Wednesday for an alleged bribery scandal and real estate fraud involving his older brother.
TEL AVIV, Israel, May 27 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Tuesday backtracked from controversial remarks that indicated recognition of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as occupied territories.
