POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Nine percent of U.S. adults want to quit smoking, the Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based Marist Institute said -- and if they do, they'll save a bundle.
LEEDS, England, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A arrest has been made in Leeds, England, in the murder of British policeman Ian Broadhurst and the attempted murder of two other officers.
BEIJING, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- China will send samples from a suspected SARS patient to an international laboratory for more testing, CNN reported Wednesday.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Finding a better job and becoming a better person top the list of New Year's resolutions for Americans who intend to make a resolution this year.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The Israeli army has arrested a soldier for shooting and seriously wounding a British activist in April, the Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- California's attorney general ordered an investigation Wednesday, requested by the country sheriff, to see if Michael Jackson's rights were violated.
CRAWFORD, Texas, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The United States might set aside up to $4 billion in Iraqi reconstruction projects, a senior administration official told CNN Wednesday.
RICHMOND, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Police in the San Francisco Bay-area believe the deaths of four members of a suburban family were the result of a murder-suicide.
KIRKUK, Iraq, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A powerful explosion late Wednesday destroyed a restaurant in central Baghdad, killing at least five people, the BBC reported.
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Argentine bank workers went on strike Wednesday demanding higher wages in what should be the final protest of a turbulent 2003.
BRASILIA, Brazil, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Brazil is sending humanitarian aid to earthquake-ravaged Iran, the second South American nation to do so, Brazilian officials said Wednesday.
MIAMI, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Haitians in Miami and elsewhere in the United States celebrate their homeland's bicentennial Thursday with festivals and church services.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Syria reacted angrily Wednesday to plans announced by Israel to build homes for thousands of new settlers on the occupied Golan Heights.
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Alcoholic beverage makers in Britain are using the holidays, a traditional time for drunkenness, to urge moderation and caution.
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe has repossessed about 400 farms from black owners who occupied more than one property seized from white farmers, Ireland Online reported Wednesday.
TOKYO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The number of babies born in Japan in 2003 marked a record low for the third year in a row, the Japan Times reported Wednesday.
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- In his New Year's message Wednesday, British Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed to continue as leader for a third term, the Financial Times reported.
