Social networking applications can pose security risks (AP)27.04.2008 23:10 - source: Yahoo tech AP - Sarah Brown is unusually cautious when it comes to social networking. The college sophomore doesn't have a MySpace page and, while she's on Facebook, she does everything she can to keep her page as private as she can. Read more… |
Cheers and fears as Grand Theft Auto IV revs at starting line (AFP)27.04.2008 23:10 - source: Yahoo tech AFP - "Grand Theft Auto IV" hits streets on Tuesday and is expected to race into record books as the fastest-selling video game ever despite being tailed by critics condemning its violent themes. Read more… |
Dad Kept Daughter In Cellar 24 Years27.04.2008 23:10 - source: CBS Austrian media reported Sunday that a 73-year-old was discovered to have held his daughter captive in a cellar for 24 years. The report also alleges that he fathered four children by her. Read more… |
Fighting For God AND Country27.04.2008 23:10 - source: CBS A new documentary examines religious discrimination in the U.S. military. Should American forces be fighting for God as well as country? Read more… |
Analyzing The Proliferation Of Therapy27.04.2008 23:10 - source: CBS It's been more than a hundred years since Sigmund Freud introduced psychoanalysis, and in that time his ideas on the mind have gone from the butt of jokes to mainstream acceptance. How do you feel about that? Read more… |
Karzai Escapes Assassination Attempt27.04.2008 23:10 - source: CBS Suspected Taliban militants attacked a ceremony attended by the Afghan president, unleashing automatic weapons fire that sent foreign dignitaries and senior government members running for cover. Three people were killed and eight others wounded. Read more… |
Obama Says No To Debates Before Indiana27.04.2008 23:10 - source: CBS Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama brushed aside a challenge from Hillary Rodham Clinton to debate before the May 6 primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. Read more… |
Agricultural Giant Battles Small Farmers27.04.2008 23:10 - source: CBS For more than a decade, soy and corn crops have been genetically modified to help farmers control weeds and bugs. Read more… |
Bush Pokes Fun At Candidates27.04.2008 23:10 - source: CBS President George W. Bush poked fun at his potential successors, expressing surprise that none of them were in the audience at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner. Read more… |
Chavez May Help Hostages In Columbia27.04.2008 23:10 - source: CBS New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson says Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is "disposed to help" three American hostages who are being held captive by rebels in Colombia. Read more… |
Ahmadinejad Makes First Visit To Pakistan27.04.2008 23:10 - source: CBS Iran"s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Pakistani leaders are expected to discuss security issues in the region, including worsening conditions in Afghanistan, and a pipeline project that could send gas flowing to South Asia and, perhaps, China. Read more… |
Chicago Police Beef Up Patrols, Firepower27.04.2008 23:10 - source: CBS Police planned to increase patrols and put SWAT officers and specialized units on the streets of Chicago over the weekend, a show of force aimed at deterring violence like the three dozen shootings that left nine people dead last weekend. Read more… |
Tax Rebates Come A Week Early27.04.2008 23:10 - source: CBS President Bush said tax rebates will start going out Monday, earlier than previously announced, and should help Americans cope with rising gasoline and food prices, as well as aid a slumping economy. Read more… |
Federal panel seeks clearer Lasik warnings27.04.2008 23:10 - source: USATODAY.com Patients harmed by Lasik eye surgery told federal health advisers Friday of severe eye pain, blurred vision and even a son's ... Read more… |
FDA reviewing plastic ingredient BPA27.04.2008 23:10 - source: USATODAY.com The Food and Drug Administration is reconsidering the safety of a hormone-like chemical, bisphenol A, or BPA, commonly found ... Read more… |
Japan sees wave of suicides using detergent27.04.2008 23:10 - source: USATODAY.com At least four people killed themselves Friday by inhaling fumes from a detergent mixed with other chemicals amid a wave of similar ... Read more… |
More emergency rooms open away from hospitals27.04.2008 23:10 - source: USATODAY.com This commuter suburb near Washington, D.C., boasts new homes, shopping centers, plenty of traffic and a state-of the-art 21-room ... Read more… |
Beijing bans smoking for Olympics27.04.2008 23:10 - source: USATODAY.com Starting Thursday, the Chinese capital finally joins other major cities in cracking down on smoking in most public buildings. ... Read more… |
Bad economy, bad diet? Stress takes toll on fitness27.04.2008 23:10 - source: USATODAY.com As the credit and housing crises rattle Wall Street, work pressures are upending diets and fueling unhealthy habits across the ... Read more… |
Doctors: Kid-sized plates, heart pumps needed27.04.2008 23:10 - source: USATODAY.com It took a metal plate improperly lodged in a young boy's skull to make Dr. David Staffenberg realize just how dangerous adult-sized ... Read more… |
Heart surgeon gets Congressional Gold Medal27.04.2008 23:10 - source: USATODAY.com President Bush presented the high honor to Michael DeBakey, the surgeon who pioneered such procedures as heart bypass and created ... Read more… |
Industry groups back downer cow ban27.04.2008 23:10 - source: USATODAY.com In a significant reversal, major meat and dairy industry groups on Tuesday backed a total ban on so-called downer cattle from ... Read more… |
Karzai unhurt after parade attack27.04.2008 23:10 - source: BBC News Afghan President Hamid Karzai escapes unharmed as gunfire breaks out at a military ceremony in Kabul. Read more… |
Scuffles at South Korea torch leg27.04.2008 23:10 - source: BBC News Pro and anti-Chinese demonstrators clash in Seoul during the latest leg of the Olympic torch relay. Read more… |
Arrests over Morocco factory fire27.04.2008 23:10 - source: BBC News Moroccan police arrest both the owner and the manager of a factory destroyed in a fire that killed at least 55. Read more… |