VATICAN CITY, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Pope John Paul II, marking the World Day of Peace, called Wednesday for a lasting peace in the Middle East and asked other world leaders to find ways to avoid military confrontations to solve international conflicts.
QUERETARO, Mexico, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- This is a serious case, of excommunication. The pope, however, is not involved, but rather a more worldly body: Mexico's private phone service provider, Telmex, which enjoys a near-monopoly of the market.
VERACRUZ, Mexico, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- More than two dozen people were killed and 50 others injured in an explosion and fire at an illegal fireworks stall in the eastern Gulf port of Veracruz.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- New trading rules for the first quarter of 2003 will take effect on Thursday, the New York Stock Exchange has announced. The so-called circuit breakers, which curb trading during large declines, are adjusted quarterly by the exchange.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- New trading rules for the first quarter of 2003 will take effect on Thursday, the New York Stock Exchange has announced. The so-called circuit breakers, which curb trading during large declines, are adjusted quarterly by the exchange.
