
Updated : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:16:10 GMT
AP - The San Diego Chargers finally looked like world-beaters.
Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:20:26 GMT
Reuters - Top U.S. nuclear diplomat Christopher Hill said on Friday he believed North Korea understood what was required to reach a deal on verifying Pyongyang's earlier declaration about its atomic activities.
Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:49:59 GMT
AP - Oil prices were steady near four-year lows below $44 a barrel Friday in Asia as more bad U.S. economic news soured the outlook for global growth and demand for crude.
Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:22:38 GMT
Reuters - Central banks in Europe slashed their benchmark interest rates by record amounts on Thursday to fight the global economic crisis, while U.S. automakers pleaded for a bailout to avoid collapse.
Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:59:32 GMT
AP - A Pakistani militant group apparently used an Indian operative as far back as 2007 to scout targets for the elaborate plot against India's financial capital, authorities said Thursday, a blow to Indian officials who have blamed the deadly attacks entirely on Pakistani extremists.
Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:16:10 GMT
Reuters - Iraq's Presidency Council has approved a security pact with the United States that paves the way for a complete U.S. troop pullout by the end of 2011, a spokesman for the council said on Thursday.
Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:47:49 GMT
AFP - Pakistan on Thursday promised US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that it would take "strong action" against anyone on its territory found to have been involved in the Mumbai attacks.
Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:49:51 GMT
AP - Jennifer Hudson says she's honored to be a Grammy nominee. The Oscar-winning actress and singer, who has been in seclusion since the killings of her mother, brother and nephew, was nominated Wednesday for four Grammy awards for her self-titled debut album.
Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:00:27 GMT
Reuters - Top U.S. phone company AT&T Inc said it will eliminate 12,000 jobs, or about 4 percent of its workforce, in a fresh wave of cuts to cope with an economic downturn that has exacerbated a decline in traditional phone sales.
Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:12:48 GMT
AP - Blackwater Worldwide guards involved in the deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting of Iraqi civilians could face mandatory 30-year prison sentences under an aggressive anti-drug law being considered as the Justice Department readies indictments, people close to the case said.
Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:56:07 GMT
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Updated : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:51:14 GMT
Reuters - Short of gift ideas for that person who really does have everything? Then how about an underwear repair kit or maybe a Barack Obama "Yes, We Can" can opener?
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:45:33 GMT
Reuters - A man who stole a moped in Austria 25 years ago has sent an anonymous confession letter to police, enclosing 1,400 euros ($1,769) cash to compensate his victim. Publ.Date : Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:32:13 GMT
AP - A man using a candy cane lawn ornament fended off a knife-wielding neighbor who had been attacking holiday guests at a Sacramento home. Police spokesman Sgt. Norm Leong said the man used the two-foot-tall plastic ornament to subdue the attacker until officers arrived. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:11:35 GMT
Reuters - Belarus's central bank said on Wednesday it had advised commercial banks to inform the police about anyone who approaches branch customers expressing doubts about the business in a way that could cause panic. Publ.Date : Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:59:50 GMT
AP - A 20-year-old woman received two years probation for setting a tow truck on fire as it was rolling away from an apartment complex with a car. A Multnomah County judge also ordered Elizabeth Allen to complete alcohol treatment, 80 hours of community service and a mental health evaluation. Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:50:07 GMT
Reuters - A Mexican motorist staged a 14-hour sit-in protest in his truck after police tried to make him pay a huge bribe for driving through a red traffic light, rather than impose a smaller official fine. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:53:24 GMT
Reuters - A rubbish collector in central England could have a very good Christmas if he can solve one of the biggest jigsaw puzzles going -- 10,000 pounds-worth of torn up bank notes. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:07:18 GMT
AP - A 26-year-old man faces criminal charges after being accused of using a pickax to attack a speed enforcement camera recently installed along a Phoenix-area freeway. Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:50:58 GMT
AP - Leaving on a jet plane? Is the waiting the hardest part? Try airport karaoke! Houston's Bush International Airport is setting up karaoke booths for travelers, just in time for the holidays. One was to be up and running on Thursday afternoon, airport officials said. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:54:20 GMT
AP - The one that didn't get away held an unlikely surprise for a Texas man. The blue-stoned class ring of Joe Richardson, engraved with his name, turned up inside an 8-pound bass 21 years after he lost it while fishing on Lake Sam Rayburn.
Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:37:13 GMT
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Updated : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:36:13 GMT
PC World - I guess it was really just a matter of time until it happened, but thanks to PlanetBeing, an industrious member of the iPhone Dev Team, Linux is running on an iPhone. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:06:33 GMT
Reuters - Sales of mobile phones are shrinking faster than expected as consumers are cutting spending, the world's top mobile phone maker Nokia said on Thursday in its second warning in three weeks.
Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:38:47 GMT
PC World - Every holiday season, one item becomes the hottest in the world, everybody needs it, and nobody can get it. This season, that item may be the iPod. According to financial analyst Shaw Wu of the Kaufman Brothers, we are facing an iPod shortage of iPhone proportions. Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:42:16 GMT
PC World - Nvidia officials on Tuesday reiterated the company's interest in the mini-laptop space but said it would wait for the market to mature before jumping in. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:11:28 GMT
NewsFactor - Android-based devices can now be discussed in the plural. Kogan Technologies has announced its Agora and Agora Pro mobile phones with the open-source mobile operating system will be available in Australia next month. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:47:48 GMT
PC World - Just in time for the busy holiday shopping season, Amazon.com has released an iPhone App that gives users a direct portal to the Website without the Safari middleman. After you sign into your account, the Amazon App lets you search, buy items with a single click, access your wish list and account information, and basically do everything the regular website offers. Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:16:29 GMT
AP - Electronic books are the persistent wallflowers of the gadget world. Consumers have snubbed them again and again in favor of a 500-year-old technology: ink printed on paper.
Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:14:12 GMT
PC World - The global cell phone handset market will contract next year as consumers hang on to their handsets longer amid tough economic times, market-research company iSuppli said Wednesday. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:28:09 GMT
PC World - It's starting to look like attendance at the upcoming International Consumer Electronics Show will be considerably affected by the financial crisis that has gripped many of the companies the show serves. Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:35:53 GMT
AP - World-leading mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. downgraded its fourth-quarter market outlook Thursday for the second time, saying the slowdown in the industry was bigger than expected. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:43:32 GMT
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