UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- "Three words, Iraq, Iraq, Iraq," was the response of John Negroponte, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, when asked by United Press International, "What
SAO PAULO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- For a nation that was supposed to plummet into a socialist death spiral this year, Brazil managed to prove some skeptics wrong.
SINGAPORE, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- When the Thai Rak Thai party and its leader Thaksin Shinawatra swept to power in Thailand three years ago on the back of a populist and nationalistic message, t
SINGAPORE, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Though Taiwan is on the path of an economic recovery, the upcoming presidential election in March will weigh on investors' sentiments and likely delay any inves
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- In 2004, South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun may be forced to step down and quit politics. The embattled leader, suffering plummeting popularity since taking o
AMMAN, Jordan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Caught between a U.S. occupation across its eastern border in Iraq and an Israeli occupation across its western border in the Palestinian territories, Jordan ha
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. occupation of Iraq has left the Middle East region in limbo. With U.S. soldiers now at the doorstep of several Arab countries, many fear their future i
DAMASCUS, Syria, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Syria is bracing itself to enter into a long-awaited partnership agreement with the European Union in early 2004 under which the country will be bound to introduce reforms and open up its closed economy.
BAGHDAD, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- It is very difficult to make political, security and economic projections for Iraq in 2004. However, Iraqis look forward to the transfer of powers in June 2004
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Despite the government's plan to ban ephedra, the herbal derivative popular among dieters and athletes, sales have been hot, the Los Angeles Times reports.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The third-largest U.S. cookie business, unlike its Italian corporate parent, is far from crumbling as it gains new interest for its upcoming auction.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The stock market broke its three-year slide with robust gains in 2003, much to the delight of often troubled investors, the New York Times said Thursday,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Chief Justice William Rehnquist, in a year-end report released Thursday, ripped a federal law he said comes close to intimidating federal judges who hand down lighter sentences.
