Chad rebels dismiss peace accord15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News Chadian rebels dismiss a deal between Sudan and Chad aimed at ending hostilities between the two countries. Read more… |
Cricket: England build big lead15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News England close day three of the second Test with a lead of 421 over New Zealand. Read more… |
F1: Hamilton takes Australian pole15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News Lewis Hamilton earns pole position for the Australian Grand Prix but Kimi Raikkonen suffers problems. Read more… |
Move to ban ruling Turkish party15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News A Turkish state prosecutor asks the country's top court to ban the ruling AK Party for anti-secular activities. Read more… |
Colombia to pay ex-rebel reward15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News The Colombian government is to pay a $2.5m reward to a Farc rebel who killed his boss, the defence minister says. Read more… |
Junk food advert code launched15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News A global campaign aimed at reducing the marketing of unhealthy food to children on TV and the web is launched. Read more… |
Severe wind storm strikes Atlanta15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News A severe wind storm hits the US city of Atlanta, damaging skyscrapers, hotels and two sports arenas. Read more… |
Iran polls vote count under way15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News Votes are counted in Iran after parliamentary polls in which conservatives are expected to dominate. Read more… |
China sets Tibet protest deadline15.03.2008 10:58 - source: BBC News Tibetan officials give anti-China protesters until Monday to surrender after riots left at least 10 people dead. Read more… |
Laura Bush launches cancer alliance with Mexico15.03.2008 10:58 - source: USATODAY.com First lady Laura Bush joined her Mexican counterpart on Friday to inaugurate a two-country alliance to promote breast cancer ... Read more… |
Will Scandal Give Call Girl Her Big Break?15.03.2008 10:58 - source: CBS Ashley Alexandra Dupre, a.k.a. "Kristen," is already infamous for bringing down New York state governor Eliot Spitzer. Now that her celebrity is growing, seven-figure deals from music and magazines could be in her future. Read more… |
Bush: "These Are Uncertain Times"15.03.2008 10:58 - source: CBS Trying to calm jitters about the economy, President George W. Bush conceded that the country "obviously is going through a tough time" but expressed confidence about a rebound. Read more… |
U.S. Defense Dept: Top Terrorist Nabbed15.03.2008 10:58 - source: CBS The U.S. Defense Department says a high-level al Qaeda figure who helped Osama bin Laden escape from Afghanistan in 2001 has been captured. Officials said Mohammad Rahim was handed over by the CIA and is being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Read more… |
House Approves Dem Surveillance Bill15.03.2008 10:58 - source: CBS The House on Friday narrowly approved a Democratic bill that would set rules for the government's eavesdropping on phone calls and e-mails inside the United States. Read more… |
Tibetan Monk Protests Turn Deadly15.03.2008 10:58 - source: CBS Protests led by Buddhist monks against Chinese rule in Tibet turned violent, with shops and vehicles torched and gunshots echoing in the streets of the ancient capital, Lhasa. A radio report said two people had been killed. Read more… |
McCain: Al Qaeda Might Influence Election15.03.2008 10:58 - source: CBS John McCain said he worries terrorists might try to influence the November election with increased attacks in Iraq. "Yes, I worry about it," he said "And I know they pay attention, because of the intercepts we have of their communications." Read more… |
Ricin Mystery Man Awake, Talking To FBI15.03.2008 10:58 - source: CBS A man who may have been exposed to toxic ricin in his Las Vegas motel room has regained consciousness and is speaking with investigators, authorities said. Roger Bergendorff remains in critical condition at a Las Vegas hospital. Read more… |
Stocks Tumble On Plan To Aid Bear Stearns15.03.2008 10:58 - source: CBS Bear Stearns says its liquidity significantly deteriorated over the past day and the temporary funding it will receive from JPMorgan Chase and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will help it continue operating normally. Read more… |
Enterprises warm up to SaaS, but concerns remain (InfoWorld)15.03.2008 10:58 - source: Yahoo tech InfoWorld - Adoption of hosted applications among large companies jumped last year, but many CIOs and IT managers will not consider these SaaS (software-as-a-service) products due to concerns about security, cost, and integration, according to a Forrester Research study. Read more… |
Zend PHP framework upgraded (InfoWorld)15.03.2008 10:58 - source: Yahoo tech InfoWorld - Zend Technologies plans to announce availability of the open source Zend Framework 1.5 for building PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) applications next week. Read more… |
Chinese seethe on Web over rare riots in Tibet (Reuters)15.03.2008 10:58 - source: Yahoo tech Reuters - China's carefully controlled media may have remained largely silent on the unrest in Tibet, but a look at Chinese blogs reveals a vitriolic outpouring of anger and nationalism directed against Tibetans and the West. Read more… |
Peer-to-peer networks go legit (AP)15.03.2008 10:58 - source: Yahoo tech AP - The technology best known for pirating movies, music and software online is increasingly being adopted by businesses as a cheap way to get video content to customers. Read more… |
Man pleads guilty in e-mail spam case (AP)15.03.2008 10:58 - source: Yahoo tech AP - A man once described as one of the world's top e-mail spammers pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, and failure to file a tax return. Read more… |
Woman to record industry: Stop spying (AP)15.03.2008 10:58 - source: Yahoo tech AP - A woman who claims the recording industry's anti-music piracy campaign threatens and intimidates innocent people has filed a new complaint accusing record companies of racketeering, fraud and illegal spying. Read more… |
Court upholds tossing Craigslist lawsuit (AP)15.03.2008 10:58 - source: Yahoo tech AP - Craigslist should not be held liable for discriminatory housing ads posted on the popular Web site, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. Read more… |