ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Justin Lofton came all the way from the back of the field to finish third, good enough to hold off Parker Kligerman by five points to win the ARCA championship in the season finale Sunday at Rockingham Speedway.
OMAHA, Neb. - Police officers with assault rifles and dogs are going door to door in north Omaha, searching for whoever shot a man found lying in an Omaha street.
NEW YORK - Federal officials say a man wanted for hijacking a 1968 flight out of New York to Cuba has been apprehended.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will test requiring that drivers convicted of drunken driving install devices that block vehicles from starting if alcohol is detected on the drivers' breath.
LYNN, Ind. - An ex-Marine who served in Iraq has been charged with three counts of attempted murder of a police officer after firing on police.
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. - Police have identified a woman whose body was found bound with wire in a burning trash bin in Los Angeles County.
RAMALLAH - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas slammed Sunday the Islamic Hamas movement for delaying an inter-Palestinian reconciliation pact that was due to be signed in Cairo this month and would have ended internecine tensions.
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia will resettle 42 Afghan men who survived a boat explosion that killed five fellow asylum seekers in Australian waters in April, an official said on Monday.
DENVER - Proponents of the "peak oil" theory are in Denver to discuss the impacts of what they say is the quickly fading supply of the world's oil.
BOGOTA - A Colombian radio journalist famed for broadcasting relatives' messages to kidnap victims says he's leaving the country because of an apparent attempt on his life.
WASHINGTON - The Democratic National Committee is canceling a television ad touting GOP support for health care reform after protests from one of the Republicans mentioned, former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole.
NACHES, Wash. - A massive landslide in central Washington state has blocked a highway, diverted a river and heavily damaged a home.
GUATEMALA CITY - Two separate attacks on police in Guatemala have killed one officer and wounded six more.
TOLEDO, Ohio - A wild shootout involving at least five gunmen sent patrons fleeing from a northwestern Ohio bar near the University of Toledo campus.
CAIRO - Egypt's journalist union is investigating whether to expel a prominent member for meeting with the Israeli ambassador, a case that highlights the broad opposition to normal relations with Israel that persists despite a 30-year-old peace deal between the two countries.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders were trying to work out a water deal Sunday as a midnight deadline neared for the governor to act on more than 700 bills.
CAMARILLO, Calif. - The average price of regular gasoline in the United States has dropped 4.5 cents to $2.47 over a two-week period.
NEW YORK - Don't be alarmed if Bernard Madoff comes knocking this Halloween.
ZHANGLIDONG, China - Visitors can smell this village long before they see it.
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says President Barack Obama does not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
STUTTGART - German luxury carmaker Porsche is to take a critical look at forced labour carried out in its factories under Nazi rule, the company said Sunday.
WASHINGTON - They became good buddies during the war, the young American soldier and his invaluable Iraqi translator, an easygoing guy who could spot dangers in the shadows and calm jittery nerves in the streets.
LEBANON, Mo. - A southwest Missouri man faces a murder charge after his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend and her father and stepmother were shot and killed.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A U.N.
DIAMOND LAKE, Ore. - When Sharon Karr's cabin was built on the shores of this high mountain lake in 1928, there were few neighbors and little thought given to the prospects of wildfire.
ISLAMABAD - A week of terror strikes across Pakistan, capped by a stunning assault on army headquarters, show the Taliban have rebounded and appear determined to shake the nation's resolve as the military plans for an offensive against the group's stronghold on the Afghan border.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. mission in Afghanistan is in "serious jeopardy" and needs more troops to turn the tide against an increasingly potent Taliban insurgency, the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Sunday, putting her at odds with an influential Democratic colleague on military matters Sen.
JERUSALEM - Turkey has called off an international military drill because it opposed Israel's participation, Israeli defense officials said Sunday, a move that sent strained relations between the two nations to a new low.
LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown plans to announce a sale of government assets aimed at raising 3 billion pounds ($4.8 billion), his office said Sunday.
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - What could play a central role reforming the nation's health care system happens in a small conference room of the Aesculapius Medical Center - two patients learning the basics of managing their diabetes.
WASHINGTON - The federal government will soon start handing out the first $4 billion from a pot of stimulus funds intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to more rural communities, poor neighborhoods and other pockets of the country clamoring for better access.
WASHINGTON - It was chaos during the early morning assault last year on a remote U.S.
Workers may need to do more homework when they evaluate their health coverage options this fall.
LUCKNOW - Terming Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's rule as "jungle raj", Uttar Pradesh Congress president Rita Bahuguna Joshi Sunday said the conditions prevailing in the state were paving the way for the party's revival here.
KABUL - The top U.N.
BAGHDAD - A spate of car bombings killed 19 people Sunday in Iraq's western Anbar province, once a hotbed of insurgency that later become a showcase for restoring peace.
JERUSALEM - Washington's special Mideast envoy wrapped up his latest round of shuttle diplomacy in the region on Sunday, again having failed to persuade the Israelis and Palestinians to resume peace talks.
DUBLIN - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday the Taliban siege of Pakistan's army headquarters showed extremists are a growing threat in the nuclear-armed American ally, but she contended they don't pose a risk to the country's atomic arsenal.
KOLKATA - The vice-chancellor of a university in West Bengal has resigned, complaining of "insulting behaviour" of a section of professors.
NEW YORK - US cinema goers got some humour therapy to send Couples Retreat to the top of the box office over the weekend.
LOS ANGELES - Director Mike Nichols has been chosen to receive the 38th American Film Institute's life-achievement award.
NEW YORK - "Mad Men" star John Slattery says not in my back yard.
LOS ANGELES - Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau have buddied up again to land their relationship comedy "Couples Retreat" at the top of the weekend box office.
LONDON - Madonna, who recently ruled out any chance of marrying boyfriend Jesus Luz, says she can have another child, insisting she would "never say never" to more children.
LONDON - Ronnie Wood's children only agreed to reconcile with their father after their mum Jo asked them to forgive him for his affair with Russian girl Ekaterina Ivanova.
NEW YORK - Model Sophie Anderton attended a boot camp in a bid to put her unhealthy lifestyle behind her.
PORT D'ANDRATX, Mallorca - Stephen Gately, a singer with the Irish boy band Boyzone who made headlines when he came out as gay a decade ago, has died while on vacation in Spain, the group said on its Web site.
LONDON - Hollywood actress Katie Holmes has won a battle of sorts with her scientologist husband Tom Cruise by enrolling their daughter Suri in a Catholic pre-school.
LONDON - Actor Jude Law has reportedly apologised to his family after DNA tests "conclusively" proved that he is the father of actress Samantha Burke's daughter.
LONDON - Sir Michael Gambon, noted for playing Professor Dumbledore in Harry Potter films, had to pull out of a Alan Bennett play when he was taken ill during the rehearsals, a British tabloid has reported.
WASHINGTON - Cheryl Cole says she doesn't care if men like her dressing sense or not.
LONDON - Twilight star Anna Kendrick is romancing director Edgar Wright, it has emerged.
MELBOURNE - Rihanna is desperately trying to make a fresh statement about herself as she transforms from the girl-next-door to the bold and sexy lass.
LONDON - Strictly Come Dancing 2007 winner Alesha Dixon's ex-husband MC Harvey cheated on her with seven women, it has emerged.
LONDON - Stewart Copeland from rock band 'Police' has revealed in his autobiography that the group's comeback last year was unpleasant.
LONDON - Michael Jackson's brother Tito has hinted that their family band, Jackson 5, may reunite.
LONDON - Naomi Campbell has confessed that she is no exception when it comes to fears about ageing.
LONDON - Funnyman Chris Rock's daughters want to be pals with President Barack Obama's daughters, Sasha and Malia, and are constantly pestering him to arrange a meeting with the Prez.
LONDON - Michael Jackson's older brother Tito wants to participate in "I'm a celebrity...Get out of here!" "It's a great show.
MELBOURNE - Drew Barrymore took a month's training to learn skating for her new film 'Whip It.' The 'Charlie's Angels' star took lessons alongside cast mates in a roller-derby boot camp, as she put on skates for the first time.
LONDON - Katy Perry's religiously inclined parents want her to marry British comedian Russell Brand, sources say.
LONDON - Singer Amy Winehouse made a sombre comeback after her fight with drugs for more than a year on TV show Strictly Come Dancing.
LONDON - Late singer Michael Jackson's kids are likely to inherit more money than their father ever had in the bank, say analysts from America's Forbes magazine.
NEW YORK - Usher's estranged wife has reportedly raised objections on the lyrics of the popstar's new song that is believed to have described why their rocky marriage is ending in divorce.
LONDON - Katie Price's cage-fighter beau Alex Reid has confessed to pals that he's a "try-sexual" and would not mind "trying anything once".
WASHINGTON - The web-slinging superhero Spider Man's nemesis Venom is heading to the big screen again.
LONDON - X Factor champ Alexandra Burke, who is all set to appear alongside Robbie Williams for the latest season of the show, has said that she is nervous about how people would welcome her latest single as she battles the 'Hero' singer for the No1 spot.
LONDON - 'Harry Potter' star Robbie Coltrane fears the day when the boy wizard series would come to an end, for he would be out of job after that.
LONDON - Paris Hilton has surely learnt how to pack a punch after her cameo in TV show 'Supernatural'.
NEW YORK - Michael Jackson has been named as the most famous guest star on "The Simpsons", and also the strangest, according to a new book.
LONDON - Sales of squirrel meat are soaring in the US, all thanks to Britney Spears.
WASHINGTON - American country pop singer Taylor Swift has revealed that she is still trying to figure out what love is by treating each man she comes across differently.
NEW DELHI - After "Bong Connection", model-turned-actor Shayan Munshi has signed his second Bengali film called Ekta Tarar Khoje.
NEW DELHI - It's a double whammy for Smriti Irani -- she takes pride in being the youngest celebrity to be made a national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and her serial "Manniben.com" on SAB TV has helped the channel to grow by 12 percent.
Since its release, the horror flick movie "Paranormal Activity" has been creating quite a buzz in the movie world for its "out of the box" treatment.
LONDON - Popular British children's television series "Postman Pat" will now be made into a 3D movie where the main character will discover his amazing singing talent - a la Susan Boyle.
MUMBAI - Irrfan Khan, who is looking forward to play Jawaharlal Nehru in Joe Wright's "Indian Summer", is undeterred by the fact that he looks nothing like India's first prime minister and says he can pull off the role convincingly.
Film: "Bellary Naga"; Cast: Vishnuvardhan, Shobharaj, Rajesh, Avinash, Ramesh Bhat, Chitra Shenoy, Lakshmi Hegde, Bank Suresh and Karibasavayya; Director: Dinesh Babu; Music Director: L.N.
LONDON - Here's good news for Twitterati - soon the users of the site may get to upload short video clips on their profiles.
LONDON - Though progressive in nature, yet highly sophisticated computer is no match to a child's common sense, as machines are not blessed with reasoning power.
NEW YORK - It has been clear for some time that business is getting better.
THRISSUR - Kerala Chief Minister V.S.
This video shows you how you can tap the free electricity in a phone line, which often stays even if your power goes out (loadshedding), and use it to light a table-lamp and more.
CentOS Enterprise Linux 5 is built from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code.
Blender is popular open source, cross platform suite of tools for 3D content creation.
The worst recession since the great depression made a big dent on US economy and it will weigh on US labor market for many years to come. The result of the latest Wall Street Journal survey with 48 economists speculates that US economy will witness 3.1 % growth in Gross Domestic Product starting from the third quarter of this year.
NEW YORK - It may have seemed like you had all the time in the world to file your tax return after you got that six-month extension last April.
Apple has released the latest firmware for iPhone OS.
After our stint with Aweber, we decided to review another leading email marketing and email news letter service, Constant Contact.
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's O Globo newspaper became the first in South America to publish an edition that can be downloaded and read on the Kindle, a software developed by Amazon.com for reading e-books and other digital media.
WASHINGTON - A new study has suggested that the US must focus its efforts on defending its critical networks from cyber attack because it will be difficult to prevent cyber attacks on critical civilian and military computer networks by threatening to punish attackers.
MELBOURNE - eBay Australia has revealed that a cereal that looked like ET is the weirdest item ever sold on its website - fetching more than a thousand dollars.
MUMBAI, India - Infosys Technologies Ltd.
BEIJING - The leaders of two of the world's major news organizations said Friday that it is time for search engines and others who use news content for free to pay up.
WASHINGTON - After eight years of light antitrust scrutiny under a Republican White House, the technology and telecommunications industries are bracing for stepped up oversight by the Obama administration's Justice Department.
KnowEm is the new buzz in the social networking media that filters unclaimed usernames at 120 social media sites.
PayPal and Google checkout are both widely used online payment services for e-commerce. PayPal the affiliate cash register for eBay and Google Checkout a Google product are both bigwigs in the arena of payment processing.
LONDON - A series of online competitions are being planned in Britain with the objective of converting would be computer hackers into cyber security "top guns".
SAN FRANCISCO - The Justice Department is looking into allegations that IBM Corp.
SAN DIEGO - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission warned Wednesday of "a looming spectrum crisis" if the government fails to find ways to come up with more bandwidth for mobile devices.
RALEIGH, N.C. - A massive Dell Inc.
PHILADELPHIA - Media6Degrees said Wednesday that it has hired a former Google Inc.
LOS ANGELES - Authorities said Wednesday they have arrested 33 people in breaking up a crime ring in the U.S.
NEW YORK - A federal judge set a Nov.
REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp., which has already shelled out $2.5 billion in antitrust fines in Europe, is on the brink of closing a chapter in its long-running battle with regulators there, just in time for another to begin.
The winners of the 2008 National Medal of Science: -Berni Alder, for developing computer methods useful for conceiving and executing experimental shock-wave simulations.
SEATTLE - Dell Inc. is working on a "smart" phone for AT&T that runs Google Inc.'s Android phone operating system, according to a newspaper report Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES - U.S. and Egyptian authorities have charged nearly 100 people with helping an identity theft ring steal money from thousands of bank accounts.
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama linked scientific discovery to helping the struggling economy Wednesday as he honored those who invented batteries for implanted defibrillators, mapped the human genetic code and made global positioning systems possible.
ROUND ROCK, Texas - Dell Inc.
DALLAS - The Securities and Exchange Commission says it plans to appeal a federal judge's dismissal of the agency's insider-trading lawsuit against Mark Cuban.
LOS ANGELES - U.S. and Egyptian authorities are arresting dozens of people to crack an identity theft ring that victimized thousands.
DETROIT - Compuware Corp., whose software improves the performance of computer programs used by companies to run their operations, said Wednesday it is acquiring Gomez Inc.
Unified communications (UC) covers up several communication systems including unified messaging, collaboration, and interaction systems, real-time communications; and transactional applications.
LOS ANGELES - The FBI is arresting dozens of people in the United States and overseas to crack an identity theft ring that victimized thousands of people.
Nearly two months ago, a Twitter message from Microsoft developers had leaked that Windows Mobile 6.5 OS is done.
While searching for the top email marketing services we came across one of the leading service providers - AWeber.
SAN FRANCISCO - IBM Corp.'s effort to make the nation's critical infrastructure "smarter" is getting a boost this week from three railroad operators that are buying IBM software to manage their repair scheduling.
BRUSSELS - European Union regulators said Wednesday they were preparing to settle a long and costly antitrust battle with Microsoft Corp.
HONG KONG - The Associated Press is considering whether to sell news stories to some online customers exclusively for a certain period, perhaps half an hour, the head of the news organization said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - AT&T Inc. said late Tuesday that it will begin allowing iPhone owners to use Internet calling services on its wireless network.
SAN FRANCISCO - Our economy sure could use the Next Big Thing.
BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. - Donna Mae Mims, the first woman to win a Sports Car Club of America national championship in 1963, has died.
WASHINGTON - University of Florida (UF) chemists have pioneered a method to tease out promising molecular structures for capturing energy, a step that could speed the development of more efficient, cheaper solar cells.
LOS ANGELES - "Project Runway" is strutting to Nintendo's Wii.
Unlike the netbook market or the home laptop market, the tablet PC market is yet to be saturated.
ATSUGI, Japan - Nissan's Land Glider electric vehicle tilts from side to side, sashaying into curves by up to a 17-degree angle, as though showing off in a fashion statement that it's zero-emissions.
Both BlackBerry and Nokia are the big names in the mobile handset market.
NEW DELHI - Leading mobile manufacturer Motorola has launched seven new handset models, the company said in a statement Wednesday.
LONDON - An XBox 360 videogame console signed by Sarah Palin has been put up for sale on online auction site eBay at massive 1.1 million dollars.
CHIBA, Japan - Japan's big-name electronic manufacturers are readying flat-screen TVs that can show high-definition movies and video games in 3-D for launch next year.
TOKYO - Besides showing off its well-known hybrids, Toyota will take a slightly different tack at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show to display a green sportscar with a special kind of gasoline engine.
The Nokia 6700 Classic is simple and no nonsense mobile phone from Nokia.
WASHINGTON - In a new study, researchers at Ohio State University have discovered that adding silver nanoparticles to polymer solar cells boosts the materials' electrical current generation.
BUENA PARK, Calif. - A reality show contestant charged in the gruesome slaying of his ex-model wife left a suicide note on his laptop that says he considered her the love of his life but thought she was cheating on him, a police spokesman said Monday.
WASHINGTON - Toyota Motor Corp. is officially recalling 3.8 million vehicles in the United States to address problems with floor mats that could cause the gas pedal to get stuck and cause a crash.
NEW YORK - Adobe Systems says developers for Apple's iPhone will be able to use its video-enabling software, Flash, to create applications for the device for the first time.
Today Mobile Phone is not a single utility device.
NEW YORK - Vonage, a pioneer in Internet-based phone service, is launching applications for the iPhone and BlackBerry that undercut the international calling rates of major wireless carriers.
LONDON - HTC Hero, the phone that uses technology developed by Google, has been voted Gadget of the Year at a ceremony organised by Stuff magazine.
Boooooo! It's Halloween time folks and you have a caboodle of bad Halloween gadgets waiting out there to wreak havoc.
Holly Kopczynski always prided herself on raising her kids the right way, teaching them etiquette basics like saying "please" and "thank you." Then it happened.
SYDNEY - Blackberry and Motorola mobile phones emit higher levels of radiations compared to other handsets, a new study has revealed.
You have an iPhone and we have the way to get you paid iPhone Apps completely free.
Sony's PlayStation Portable is the most high-powered handheld video-game machine on the market, but it's usually my third choice when it comes to on-the-road action.
CARACAS, Venezuela - Prosecutors have brought murder charges against a man suspected of gunning down a union leader at a Toyota car assembly plant in Venezuela, but are saying nothing about a possible motive.
PHILADELPHIA - TV viewers can now TiVo using their BlackBerry.
2010 Toyota Prius V BASE PRICE: $22,000 for II model; $23,000 for III; $25,800 for IV; $27,270 for V.
There's no sunroof available in the latest Lexus IS cars.
TATA DOCOMO is the latest organization to join the GSM service provider list in India.
TV viewers can now TiVo using their BlackBerry.
BRUSSELS - Panasonic Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co.
NEW YORK - CNN is coming out with an iPhone application Tuesday that has a feature few other news apps have tried: a price tag.
WASHINGTON - The government is warning owners of Toyota and Lexus vehicles about safety problems tied to removable floor mats.
KENNETT SQUARE, Pennsylvania - Chatham Financial, the largest independent interest rate and foreign exchange risk management advisor, testified before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on derivatives legislation.
WASHINGTON and BALTIMORE - The following statements can be attributed to Eddie Jenkins, Chief Info Officer, VP, I.C.C.
LOS ALTOS, California - - Subscription Service Now Offers Monitoring of Legal Decisions, Legislative Actions, and Regulatory Changes Material to Contingent (temporary/contract) Labour Staffing Industry Analysts, the premier provider of market intelligence and advisory services about the contingent workforce, today announced an agreement with Ius Laboris, a global alliance of leading employment law firms.
LONDON - Crowell & Moring is pleased to announce the addition of Corporate Group partner Joel Wheeler to the firm's expanding London office.
LONDON - - Channel Asks Ofcom to Call Police to Investigate Viewer Fraud Today Ofcom published its conclusions and sanctions on Channel Television ("Channel") in relation to its investigation of the British Comedy Awards ("BCA") 2004 and 2005.
FORT WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania - - Agreement Outlines Industry Best Practices; No Fine or Penalty Assessed Coventry First announced today that it has settled a civil lawsuit filed in October 2006 by the New York Attorney General's office.
SAN JOSE, California - - In its Latest Cybercrime Intelligence Report, Finjan Shows how Cybercrooks Used a Combination of Trojans and Money Mules to Successfully Avoid Anti-Fraud Systems to Steal Euro 300,000 in 22 Days Finjan Inc., a leader in secure web gateway products and the provider of a unified web security solution for the enterprise market, today unveiled new research from its Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC), which uncovered new techniques used by cybercriminals to rob online bank accounts.
PHILADELPHIA - CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI) today announced that the United Kingdom's Office of Fair Trading ("OFT") has issued a decision in its investigation into alleged anti-competitive behavior by CDI's U.K.-based subsidiary, AndersElite ("Anders").
LOS ANGELES - Morris Polich & Purdy LLP is pleased to announce that, for the first time, four of the world's leading climate change experts came together at 4pm on 29th September 2009 to explain, in layman's terms, what climate change really is.
LONDON - World-Check, the leading provider of end-to-end risk management services, today announced its 3rd quarter seminar schedule covering compliance and due diligence best practice.
NEW DELHI - After a pilgrimage to two holy shrines, industrialist Anil Ambani sent a conciliatory message to elder brother Mukesh Ambani Sunday, saying there was ample scope to amicably end their dispute and the move was welcomed by the other side.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Abu Dhabi investment fund with the biggest stake in Mercedes-Benz said Sunday it has spent $328 million for a piece of a Brazilian bank recently floated by Spanish financial giant Banco Santander.
NEW YORK - Lionel Pincus, founder and chairman of New York-based private equity firm Warburg Pincus, has died, according to a spokesman for his longtime partner, Princess Firyal of Jordan.
BAGUIO, Philippines - U.S. Marine CH-46 helicopters loaded with rice, sardines and drinking water flew Sunday into a stricken Philippine mountain city where supplies are running short after landslides triggered by a storm blocked roads and buried dozens of residents.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - With earnings reports arriving in earnest this week, investors are likely to get a boost in optimism or an unpleasant surprise.
HONOLULU - A 4-square-mile patch of Maui in the nation's most fossil-fuel dependent state soon will be home to a new kind of power grid, one that saves energy by turning off household appliances when electricity is expensive and makes better use of wind and solar power.
BANGALORE - The cash-strapped Karnataka government plans to impose a special tax to raise additional funds for rehabilitating the flood-affected people in the states northern districts, Home Minister V.S.
CRETE, Neb. - About 150 workers at an Americold Logistics plant in Nebraska will be getting raises as part of their first union contract.
DAYTON, Ohio - Steam-driven paddle wheel towboats once plied Midwestern rivers by the hundreds, pushing barges to feed the nation's industrial appetite for coal and steel.
LUCKNOW - The first ever Kolkata to Varanasi cruise on the Ganga river ran into rough weather, when a snag in the vessel compelled the tour operator to conclude the trip at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh, 60 km short of the destination.
ABU DHABI - Australia is seeking a free trade agreement with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), WAM news agency reported Sunday.
ZHANGLIDONG, China - Visitors can smell this village long before they see it.
STOCKHOLM - As the globe grapples with the problem of greenhouse gases and tries to restore the battered economy to health, research into the economics of climate change or the key to what truly makes consumers tick could be contenders for this year's Nobel prize in economics.
SUGARCREEK, Ohio - Nestled in Ohio's Amish country, Bill Belden's 124-year-old family owned brick company has thrived on the region's rich red clay and shale, and cheap energy from abundant coal.
BANGALORE - The Karnataka government plans to impose a special tax to raise Rs.1,000-1,500 crore for relief and rehabilitation works in the flood-hit districts of north Karnataka, Chief Minister B.S.
NEW DELHI - After a pilgrimage to two holy shrines, industrialist Anil Ambani sent a conciliatory message to elder brother Mukesh Ambani Sunday, saying there was ample scope to amicably end their long-drawn dispute, the bitterness and rancour.
WASHINGTON - In the chaos of an early morning assault on a remote U.S.
SUGARCREEK, Ohio - Nestled in Ohio's Amish country, Bill Belden's 124-year-old family owned brick company has thrived on the region's rich red clay and shale, and cheap energy from abundant coal.
Recent winners of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation: - 2008: American Paul Krugman for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Middle East has weathered the global economic downturn better than other parts of the world because its energy exporters were able to tap billions of dollars in oil profits collected when prices were booming, the International Monetary Fund said Sunday.
MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday that Russia's economy was hit harder than expected by the global financial crisis, but Kremlin measures helped the country avoid the worst-case scenario.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California lawmakers met again Saturday in hopes of reaching a deal to upgrade the state's decades-old water system, but left without resolving a handful of major outstanding issues.
WASHINGTON - Struggling states and towns got a dose of badly needed money this summer from a Cash for Clunkers program that poured hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue into their budgets.
DUBLIN - Members of Ireland's environmentalist Green Party voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to stay in Prime Minister Brian Cowen's coalition government as it battles a runaway deficit, surging unemployment and crippled banks.
NEW YORK - A year ago this weekend, the Dow Jones industrial average had just finished a slow-motion crash.
BAGHDAD - Hundreds took to the streets Saturday throughout Iraq to demand open elections and improved public services, revealing a growing discontent among Iraqis that is overshadowing concerns about the ability of Iraqi forces to take over from withdrawing American troops.
CAIRO - Tougher sanctions against Iran that the U.S.
STOCKHOLM - As the globe grapples with the problem of greenhouse gases and tries to restore the battered economy to health, research into the economics of climate change or the key to what truly makes consumers tick could be contenders for this year's Nobel prize in economics.
CHENNAI - The four government-owned non-life insurers - National Insurance, New India, Oriental Insurance and United India - have posted a combined business growth of 10.55 percent for the first half this fiscal.
MUMBAI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said he expected a good rabi crop and added that the "worst is over" vis-a-vis the spiralling prices.
NEW DELHI - After a dim Diwali last year due to the economic downturn and an overhang of business uncertainty, the upcoming festival of lights is shining brighter for the $1.2- billion corporate gift market in India.
SHIMLA - The decline in apple cultivation in Himachal Pradesh has left apple concentrate production by the state's horticulture department high and dry.
CHANDIGARH - It might sound like a David Dhawan film title, but actually "Haryana No.1" is the one poll issue that has ignited the passions of most political parties in the state ahead of the Oct 13 assembly elections.
GUWAHATI - In Paulo Coelho's "Alchemist", a shepherd wanders all over in search of treasure only to find the gold in his own backyard.
WARANGAL - What engineering stream would be most crucial for the 21st century? Electrical, aeronautical or computer engineering? None except Gandhian engineering, according to eminent scientist and National Innovation Foundation chief R.A.
NEW DELHI - An industry body Saturday urged the government to remove some provisions in the Direct Tax Code draft, especially those taxing capital gains arising on indirect transfer of Indian assets.
NEW DELHI - Air India will deploy the wide-bodied Boeing aircraft B777 on all its seven west-bound destinations as well as Tokyo from Oct 25, the national carrier said Saturday.
KOCHI - The Rs.2,118 crore (Rs.21.18 billion) International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) - the country's first global hub terminal, at Vallarpardam near here is nearing completion and will be commissioned in the first quarter of 2010, officials said Saturday.
FONTANA, Calif. - Jimmie Johnson is back in control of NASCAR's Chase for the Championship.
NEW YORK - Ales Kotalik's power-play goal snapped a third-period tie, and backup Steve Valiquette made 18 saves in the New York Rangers' fourth straight victory, 3-0 over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.
SEATTLE - Broken ribs and all, Matt Hasselbeck was back to save Seattle's season.
SAN FRANCISCO - Roddy White had a 90-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown and a 31-yard TD reception, Michael Turner ran for three scores and the Atlanta Falcons flattened the 49ers 45-10 on Sunday to end San Francisco's five-game home winning streak.
DINWIDDIE, Va. - Pro Stock driver Mike Edwards went wire-to-wire at the NHRA Virginia Nationals on Sunday, earning the maximum 150 points to all but clinch his first career NHRA Full Throttle Series world championship.
OKLAHOMA CITY - Fiddlers Afleet held off the hard-charging Massone by a half-length on Sunday to win the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Toward the end of the third quarter, Auburn scored three touchdowns in about five minutes.
EKATERINBURG, Russia - Angel McCoughtry scored 20 points to lead the U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco strong safety Michael Lewis has sustained his third concussion of the season, going down during the 49ers' game against Atlanta early in the third quarter trying to tackle Michael Turner.
PHILADELPHIA - The latest wrinkle in the Michael Vick experiment eliminated the gimmicks.
ALLEN PARK, Mich. - Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson limped off the field and the team's training staff treated his right knee on the sideline Sunday.
NEW YORK - Girolamo, a late-developing 3-year-old, beat Burley's Gold by 1 lengths Sunday in the $150,000 Jerome Handicap at Belmont Park.
NORMAN, Okla. - Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford came back from an injury and got No.
TORONTO - Rookie DeMar DeRozan scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, Marco Belinelli added 15 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 100-93 on Sunday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Two projected starters for Louisville's basketball team were released from jail Sunday after being arrested the night before on misdemeanor charges of resisting law enforcement in southern Indiana.
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - The heaters were raging on the TCU sideline, players taking turns toasting their frozen fingers and feet on an evening when temperatures dipped into the teens.
BATON ROUGE, La. - Florida romps and Alabama rolls and already fans in Southeastern Conference country are wondering if it's even necessary to hold a national championship game at the Rose Bowl in January.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Two University of Louisville basketball players have been released from jail after being arrested on misdemeanor charges of resisting law enforcement in southern Indiana.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A 500-yard offensive outburst wasn't enough to take any pressure off of Florida State coach Bobby Bowden.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Miles Austin scored the winning touchdown in overtime on a 60-yard catch-and-run to cap a record-breaking game in place of the injured Roy Williams, and the Dallas Cowboys escaped with a 26-20 victory Sunday over Kansas City.
IOWA CITY, Iowa - For much of last season, Iowa often seemed to do just enough to lose.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Backup kicker Billy Cundiff hit an 18-yard field goal with 23 seconds remaining Sunday, giving Cleveland a 6-3 victory over Buffalo for its first win under coach Eric Mangini.
SAN FRANCISCO - Tiger Woods provided a fitting conclusion Sunday to a perfect week at the Presidents Cup, for him and an American team that remains perfect at home.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - The happiest person at the end of Miami's 32-point romp over Florida A&M might have been Joe Taylor.
ST. LOUIS - Tony La Russa's not certain he wants to return for a 15th season as St.
DETROIT - The Pittsburgh Steelers avoided losing another game in the fourth quarter.
BOSTON - Ace closer Jonathan Papelbon couldn't save Boston's season.
PHILADELPHIA - Donovan McNabb dropped back, saw no open receivers and scrambled for a nice gain on the first play.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - There were 129 plays in the Wisconsin-Ohio State game.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Aided by a disputed call and Jake Delhomme's bold third-down run, the Carolina Panthers jump-started a sagging season at the expense of embattled Washington coach Jim Zorn.
BOSTON - Paul Pierce scored 25 points and Kevin Garnett backed up claims that his knee is just fine, adding 12 points and six rebounds in the Boston Celtics' 100-93 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday Garnett, who missed much of last season with a strained right knee, looked comfortable as he chased loose balls and drove to the basket early.
BALTIMORE - In a duel for first place in the AFC North, the Cincinnati Bengals found a way to win another close game.
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BOSTON - Torii Hunter emerged from the visitors' clubhouse at Fenway Park to spray champagne over the fans and family gathered there.
PARDUBICE, Czech Republic - A 57-year-old jockey rode Tiumen to victory at the Velka Pardubicka steeplechase in the Czech Republic.
PHILADELPHIA - No gimmicks. Michael Vick was in as the quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth quarter of a blowout against Tampa Bay on Sunday.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Eli Manning and his hurting heel, even for less than a half, were more than enough for the New York Giants against the hapless Oakland Raiders.
WASHINGTON - Auburn University experts in Alabama say that security on government, commercial, and educational systems can be significantly improved by using a novel system to filter out denial of service attacks on computer networks, including cloud computing systems.
NEW DELHI - Hindustan Construction Co (HCC) has partnered with Britain-based engineering and project management firm AMEC Plc to offer technical services in the nuclear power sector, a top HCC official said Wednesday.
LONDON - Troops from Britain's elite regiment, Special Air Services (SAS), have been training Libyan special forces for the last six months, despite Libya arming the Irish Republican Army, sources have said.
HONG KONG - International air travel, whacked by the economic downturn, is starting to stabilize but may not recover until 2011 as companies and passengers continue to scale back, executives at aviation giants Boeing Co.
SANTIAGO, Chile - Chilean police say a young man distraught over a breakup with his girlfriend hanged himself while she watched over a Web camera.
PARIS - Pernod Ricard SA's net profit rose 12.5 percent last year after the French wine and spirits group acquired the maker of Swedish vodka Absolut, the company said Thursday.
MELBOURNE, Australia - Leading advertisers Kraft, Unilever, GM and Emirates along with the powerful Advertisers Business Group have thrown their support behind Effective Measure, the de facto currency for Internet Audience Measurement throughout the MENA region.
SHANGHAI - - Shanghai International Convention Center Opens its Doors to Developers Looking for Networking, Learning and Inspiration in the Expansive Asian Game Market Think Services' Game Developers Conference(R) China commences today at the Shanghai International Convention Center.
BEIJING - - Evergrande Real Estate Group suddenly rises, ranking first in many categories The "Ranking Report on Chinese Real Estate Companies for Q3 2009 in Terms of Sales," was released by CRIC (China) Information Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of E-House (China) Holdings, in cooperation with China Real Estate Appraisal and Shanghai E-house R&D Institute.
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