SINGAPORE, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- While the human tragedy of the Sumatra-earthquake and its tsunami after-shock cast a shadow on year-end mood, the market momentum remain positive as investors b
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ" was seen by many believers as the most important religious event of 2004. On that, Catholics, evangelical Christians, and even some moderate Muslims will agree.
Stocks rise slowly in last session of 2004 ... Retailers make gains in Internet sales ... 2004 U.S. album sales set to post rise ... 2004 U.S. album sales set to post rise ... News from United Press International.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka's flag flew half mast Friday as the nation mourned some 30,000 victims of the tsunami that hit the eastern and southern coasts of the island nation, w
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A U.S. Web site-tracking service says Amazon was the most frequently visited Internet shopping site in 2004, Cox News said Friday.
HONOLULU, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Aloha Airlines has joined Hawaii's only other inter-island airline in filing for bankruptcy court protection, KITV-TV, Honolulu, reported Friday.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Sales of U.S. music albums appear set to rise this year for the first annual gain in four years, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
GAZA, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Nov. 11, 2004 is a date that will remain forever etched in the memory of many Palestinians. It is the day Yasser Arafat, the man who for decades symbolized the
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Minnesota's Hormel Foods bought Clougherty Packing, producers of Dodger Dogs and Farmer John brand meats, for $186 million in cash.
COACHELLA, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A California Indian tribe offered an early buyout of the management contract it has with Trump's bankrupt hotel and casino company to run the Trump 29 Casino.
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- For North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, 2005 could be a decisive year in determining the fate of his isolated regime, which has been in a prolonged standoff with the United States over his nuclear ambitions.
AMMAN, Jordan, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Jordan survived another year amid the deteriorating conditions in Iraq and the continued Palestinian-Israeli bloodshed across its western border by containing the growing popular anger at the U.S. and Israeli occupations.
TRIPOLI, Libya, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Libya, accused for decades of being a rogue state, broke out of its international isolation in 2004 after giving up its program for developing weapons of mass d
BRICK, N.J., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- It feels as though I am in a nightmare that never ends. The nightmare is about Vietnam, but it's also about Iraq and Afghanistan. I seem to be in a time warp, a
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- While certainly not a recent development, it seems the practice of intentionally, not to mention grossly, misrepresenting one's position -- or an opponent's pos
BANGKOK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Unlike the tsunami-devastated areas in Thailand's Phuket and Krabi provinces, Khao Lak in Phang Nga province may never be resurrected. Repairs, if undertaken at all, could take at least five years, and even then Khao Lak may not resemble its former self,
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The International Monetary Fund has joined the increasing number of creditors willing to consider granting Indonesia debt relief. An IMF official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Wednesday in Washington that the agency would be willing to talk ab
BANGKOK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Thailand's gross domestic product could decline by 0.3 percentage points as a result of the Dec. 26 tsunamis. As the economic impact on ruined major tourist destinations becomes clear, economists are scaling down their forecast, Business Day reported Frid
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Ever wish you could just fire your current health plan and hire a better one? If you worked for Uncle Sam, you could have.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Consider this odd fact: If you use the Google search engine to look for the phrase "right wing" you come up with 2,490,000 entries. If you google "left wing," y
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The United States' decision this week to allow limited resumption of cattle imports from Canada could have a greater potential payoff if it convinces Asian nati
SANTA FE, N.M., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Film productions have generated $162 million in revenue for New Mexico in the past two years, Gov. Bill Richardson said Thursday.
MONTREAL, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The government of Quebec, Canada, Thursday said it has increased the tax credit for foreign movie producers, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- There is a dark familiarity for Americans in studying the tragic twists of fate that led to Sunday's horrific tsunami-wave disaster in southern Asia. The heartb
Spacex's Falcon 9 rocket launches the Dragon spacecraft at 3:44 AM from Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on May 22, 2012. Launched for NASA, Dragon will be the first privately owned vehicle to fly to the International Space Station as part of the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Program. After the spacecraft performs a series of maneuvers to assure its readiness, the Station's robotic arm will grapple the spacecraft and berth it to the outpost. On this mission, Dragon will deliver over 1,000 pounds of cargo and experiments to the station. .UPI/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell
