WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The passing of the year brings with it an end to the legislative rough and tumble that has marked much of 2003 in Washington. The New Year brings with it the certainty of a national election, one of potentially tremendous significance.
TEGULCIGALPA, Honduras, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The all-powerful image of the Honduran armed forces is in its final stage of demystification. An organization more feared than respected, the military's image b
SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A decisive political struggle between the center-left government bloc of parties headed by Chile's President Ricardo Lagos and the right-wing alliance will occu
MIAMI, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Bicentennial celebrations by Miami Haitians Thursday will be filled with passion -- passion for the country, passion for its rulers and passion for change.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald is being hailed as the perfect choice to investigate who leaked the name of a CIA operative to syndicated columnist Robert Novak.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- If peace in the Middle East is to be given half a chance, it is imperative that President George W. Bush oppose Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's new initia
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- So, rock guitarist Eric Clapton and Kinks songwriter-singer Ray Davies are now officially Commanders of the British Empire. All 31 members of England's rugby Wo
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Dick Cheney alone could probably never bring a crowd to its feet in rapturous enthusiasm no matter how partisan the group was, even if he wanted to and tried. So what gives with America's vice president?
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- New Year's Eve brings one of the biggest celebrations nights in the United States -- and one of the biggest security problems -- as thousands gather in locations around the country to mark the start of the new year.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- When Roberto Madrazo Pintado, president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, stated on Nov. 18 that the proposal to modify a proposed tax law, pres
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The United States asked its citizens Tuesday to send cash contributions directly to relief agencies if they want to help earthquake victims in Iran.
U.S. laws do not permit citizens to send contributions to a country or group that is regarded as a spon
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's bold move in authorizing the doubling of settlements on the Golan Heights is not the reversal but the complement of his re
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Asia's two fastest-growing economies -- India and China -- set aside mutual suspicion, at least temporarily, and came closer in 2003 with improved diplomatic, d
Strolling along Shanghai's bustling Nanjing Road, it's hard to find a badly dressed shopper...On the subcontinent, meanwhile, India's economy has started taking off...but there are rumblings that other countries could push out or at least compete fiercely
For better or for worse, 2003 has been a year of Catholicism and of Islam -- and to some extent of world Anglicanism, which is now breaking up as a result of th
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- While Iraq in general -- and Baghdad in particular -- appear far safer and move vibrant than in April and May, there continue to be major underlying problems in both Iraqi society and with the occupation itself.
MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Three years ago, when Vladimir Putin was elected president, Russia was haunted by what was called the "2003 Crisis." This was the year when Russia faced a massi
PARIS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Just about every indicator -- from a sagging economy, to the prospect of social unrest over unpopular reforms and a looming religious symbols ban -- points to a
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- January may turn out to be the most difficult month for Britain in 2004. By New Year's Day it should know if its biggest-ever adventure into space -- the Beagle
BRUSSELS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A team of geologists recently discovered that the Atlantic is getting wider each year as the European and North American plates gradually inch away from each ot
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The Irish are the wondrous infants of Europe, the small but fast-growing and creative nation that European Union bureaucrats display as the perfect example of t
U.S. flags are seen in the rucksack of a soldier with the Army's 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, as he places flags at gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Flags-In Memorial Day ceremony on May 24, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. American flags were placed at each of the more than 220,000 grave markers in honor of those who served and Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietshc
