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Date : 01 Feb 2008 World 
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AFP - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a powerful bomb on a crowded bus in north-central Sri Lanka Saturday, killing at least read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a powerful bomb on a crowded bus in north-central Sri Lanka Saturday, killing at least read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Dutch student Joran van der Sloot denied Friday that he had anything to do with Natalee Holloway's disappearance, saying he l read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Dutch student Joran van der Sloot denied Friday that he had anything to do with Natalee Holloway's disappearance, saying he l read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - U.S. nuclear power reactors will be able to obtain more supplies of Russian enriched uranium for fuel, under a trade d read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - U.S. nuclear power reactors will be able to obtain more supplies of Russian enriched uranium for fuel, under a trade d read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Militant environmental activists on Saturday vowed to increase their presence in the Southern Ocean next year in their bid t read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Militant environmental activists on Saturday vowed to increase their presence in the Southern Ocean next year in their bid t read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The deaths of four U.N. military observers during Israeli clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon two years ago were the result of read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The deaths of four U.N. military observers during Israeli clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon two years ago were the result of read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business 
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FT.com - Staring you square in the face is the best buying opportunity in stocks in 18 years - since the market lows in 1990. Even read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - Staring you square in the face is the best buying opportunity in stocks in 18 years - since the market lows in 1990. Even read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A Canadian court freed suspected al-Qaida collaborator Mohamed Harkat from jail on Friday, but ordered him to remain under ho read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A Canadian court freed suspected al-Qaida collaborator Mohamed Harkat from jail on Friday, but ordered him to remain under ho read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Hu Qingyuan camped out Friday, waiting for a train to take him home for the Chinese New Year holiday his only chance each read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Hu Qingyuan camped out Friday, waiting for a train to take him home for the Chinese New Year holiday his only chance each read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business 
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Well here are a couple stories to leave you with as we head into Super Bowl weekend. Every year it seems there's some insanity c read more »
TechdirtWell here are a couple stories to leave you with as we head into Super Bowl weekend. Every year it seems there's some insanity c read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - A powerful blast ripped through a bus station at Dambulla in north-central Sri Lanka Saturday, killing at least 13 people an read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - A powerful blast ripped through a bus station at Dambulla in north-central Sri Lanka Saturday, killing at least 13 people an read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A bomb tore through a packed bus carrying civilians Saturday in central Sri Lanka, killing 12 people and wounding 35 others, read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A bomb tore through a packed bus carrying civilians Saturday in central Sri Lanka, killing 12 people and wounding 35 others, read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Dutch student Joran van der Sloot denied Friday that he had anything to do with Natalee Holloway's disappearance, saying he l read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Dutch student Joran van der Sloot denied Friday that he had anything to do with Natalee Holloway's disappearance, saying he l read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - To the sound of blasting samba, men dressed as nuns swilled beer and danced down the cobblestoned streets of a Rio hillside F read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - To the sound of blasting samba, men dressed as nuns swilled beer and danced down the cobblestoned streets of a Rio hillside F read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment 
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AP - Action star Wesley Snipes was found not guilty of federal tax-fraud and conspiracy charges Friday, but was convicted on three read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Action star Wesley Snipes was found not guilty of federal tax-fraud and conspiracy charges Friday, but was convicted on three read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Throughout the course of Britney Spears' months-long emotional tailspin, one universal question has lingered with each specta read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Throughout the course of Britney Spears' months-long emotional tailspin, one universal question has lingered with each specta read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Throughout the course of Britney Spears' months-long emotional tailspin, one universal question has lingered with each specta read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Throughout the course of Britney Spears' months-long emotional tailspin, one universal question has lingered with each specta read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Whoever first thought of boiling investment decisions down to a simple trade-off between "risk and reward" should try read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Whoever first thought of boiling investment decisions down to a simple trade-off between "risk and reward" should try read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
A few years back we wrote about states that were passing inexplicable laws requiring anyone selling goods on eBay for others to g read more »
TechdirtA few years back we wrote about states that were passing inexplicable laws requiring anyone selling goods on eBay for others to g read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Sandy "Pepa" Denton got a lesson this week on how to toss beads and an up-close look at the elaborate float she'll be riding read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Sandy "Pepa" Denton got a lesson this week on how to toss beads and an up-close look at the elaborate float she'll be riding read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Laughter is definitely an endangered species where "Strange Wilderness" is concerned. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Laughter is definitely an endangered species where "Strange Wilderness" is concerned. read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Eva Mendes has "issues." read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Eva Mendes has "issues." read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The Spice Girls have dropped Australia, China, South Africa and Argentina from their world tour, which reportedly has been dr read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The Spice Girls have dropped Australia, China, South Africa and Argentina from their world tour, which reportedly has been dr read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - SHOWER OF PINK SLIPS: U.S. employers cut jobs last month for the first time in more than four years, the starkest signal yet read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - SHOWER OF PINK SLIPS: U.S. employers cut jobs last month for the first time in more than four years, the starkest signal yet read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Michelle Williams ended her silence Friday, saying her "heart is broken" over the death of "Brokeback Mountain" actor Heath L read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Michelle Williams ended her silence Friday, saying her "heart is broken" over the death of "Brokeback Mountain" actor Heath L read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology 
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AP - A combination of Microsoft and Yahoo could reshape the Internet landscape for millions of Web users: Would the two companies read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - A combination of Microsoft and Yahoo could reshape the Internet landscape for millions of Web users: Would the two companies read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Rescue operations Friday saved scores of people from two ships that ran aground in stormy waters off the British coast, but e read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Rescue operations Friday saved scores of people from two ships that ran aground in stormy waters off the British coast, but e read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - As of Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, at least 3,943 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in Marc read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - As of Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, at least 3,943 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in Marc read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
It always amazes me when movie industry execs complain that the models we discuss wouldn't work for the movie industry. That's r read more »
TechdirtIt always amazes me when movie industry execs complain that the models we discuss wouldn't work for the movie industry. That's r read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Microsoft Corp offered to buy Yahoo Inc for $44.6 billion, in a bold bid to transform two ailing Internet businesses i read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Microsoft Corp offered to buy Yahoo Inc for $44.6 billion, in a bold bid to transform two ailing Internet businesses i read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
TechWeb - Improvements to Urchin include improved geo-identification of Web site visitors, cross-segmentation options, and an embe read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsTechWeb - Improvements to Urchin include improved geo-identification of Web site visitors, cross-segmentation options, and an embe read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Fashion Wire Daily - Start spreading the news - you know it's not a run-of-the-mill fashion show when Liza Minnelli strides down a read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsFashion Wire Daily - Start spreading the news - you know it's not a run-of-the-mill fashion show when Liza Minnelli strides down a read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Fidelity Investments, the world's biggest mutual fund firm, has made a second round of layoffs due to the ongoing rest read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Fidelity Investments, the world's biggest mutual fund firm, has made a second round of layoffs due to the ongoing rest read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - Plus: Wii fitness, the checked-luggage battery ban, and more. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - Plus: Wii fitness, the checked-luggage battery ban, and more. read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - A senior U.S. lawmaker said on Friday that he would hold a hearing on whether President George W. Bush had undermined read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - A senior U.S. lawmaker said on Friday that he would hold a hearing on whether President George W. Bush had undermined read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Investor's Business Daily - Motorola's announcement Thursday that it might sell or spin off its cell phone business has hit a majo read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInvestor's Business Daily - Motorola's announcement Thursday that it might sell or spin off its cell phone business has hit a majo read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A plane carrying more than 150 people crash-landed in a bog in eastern Bolivia on Friday after fierce storms turned it away f read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A plane carrying more than 150 people crash-landed in a bog in eastern Bolivia on Friday after fierce storms turned it away f read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - A group of large banks has joined together to find ways to shore up Ambac Financial Group Inc , a large bond insurer b read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - A group of large banks has joined together to find ways to shore up Ambac Financial Group Inc , a large bond insurer b read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Unable to topple Google Inc. on its own, Microsoft Corp. is trying to force crippled rival Yahoo Inc. into a shotgun marriage read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Unable to topple Google Inc. on its own, Microsoft Corp. is trying to force crippled rival Yahoo Inc. into a shotgun marriage read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
It's not too hard to remember the day when a lot of people couldn't receive text messages on their mobile phones. I still someti read more »
TechdirtIt's not too hard to remember the day when a lot of people couldn't receive text messages on their mobile phones. I still someti read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Microsoft's offer Friday to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion in cash and shares put a turbulent end to a heavy earnings we read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Microsoft's offer Friday to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion in cash and shares put a turbulent end to a heavy earnings we read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Australia will enter international negotiations to develop a new anti-counterfeiting trade agreement, Australian Trade Minis read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Australia will enter international negotiations to develop a new anti-counterfeiting trade agreement, Australian Trade Minis read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Two mentally disabled women strapped with remote-control explosives and possibly used as unwitting suicide bombers brou read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Two mentally disabled women strapped with remote-control explosives and possibly used as unwitting suicide bombers brou read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Kenya's rival sides said Friday they had agreed to take action to end monthlong violence from a disputed presidential electio read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Kenya's rival sides said Friday they had agreed to take action to end monthlong violence from a disputed presidential electio read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Motorola Inc has essentially put its mobile phone unit up for sale, but the company is unlikely to be able to seal a read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Motorola Inc has essentially put its mobile phone unit up for sale, but the company is unlikely to be able to seal a read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Motorola Inc.'s investors were placated for at least a day and sent its battered stock soaring 10.3 percent Friday afte read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Motorola Inc.'s investors were placated for at least a day and sent its battered stock soaring 10.3 percent Friday afte read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - A Tuesday deadline has been set in which several leading open-source PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) projects plan to sto read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - A Tuesday deadline has been set in which several leading open-source PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) projects plan to sto read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - AB de Villiers struck a confident 77 while Shaun Pollock bid an emotional home town farewell as South Africa beat the West I read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - AB de Villiers struck a confident 77 while Shaun Pollock bid an emotional home town farewell as South Africa beat the West I read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Several non-permanent U.N. Security Council members are holding up agreement on a new sanctions resolution against Ira read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Several non-permanent U.N. Security Council members are holding up agreement on a new sanctions resolution against Ira read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - U.S. and European antitrust regulators aren't likely to prevent Microsoft from buying Yahoo, analysts said Friday, though scr read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - U.S. and European antitrust regulators aren't likely to prevent Microsoft from buying Yahoo, analysts said Friday, though scr read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
Someone who prefers to remain anonymous, submitted to us an unintentionally amusing editorial concerning the issue of unlicensed read more »
TechdirtSomeone who prefers to remain anonymous, submitted to us an unintentionally amusing editorial concerning the issue of unlicensed read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The U.S. missile strike that killed a top al-Qaida commander just over a mile from a Pakistani military base shows how entren read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The U.S. missile strike that killed a top al-Qaida commander just over a mile from a Pakistani military base shows how entren read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Exxon Mobil Corp said on Friday record oil prices propelled its quarterly and yearly profits to the highest-ever leve read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Exxon Mobil Corp said on Friday record oil prices propelled its quarterly and yearly profits to the highest-ever leve read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - A new wave of bid activity helped European stock markets defy the gloom in the financial sector this week. read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - A new wave of bid activity helped European stock markets defy the gloom in the financial sector this week. read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
TechWeb - IBM will work to integrate its Websphere middleware stack, DB2 database, and Cognos' business intelligence products. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsTechWeb - IBM will work to integrate its Websphere middleware stack, DB2 database, and Cognos' business intelligence products. read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Time Warner Inc. has been trying to figure out what to do with its struggling AOL unit for a few years now. A potential combi read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Time Warner Inc. has been trying to figure out what to do with its struggling AOL unit for a few years now. A potential combi read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Aruban prosecutors said Friday that they are reopening their investigation into the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Aruban prosecutors said Friday that they are reopening their investigation into the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is actively working to open its first small-scale grocery stores in Arizona, according to city pl read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is actively working to open its first small-scale grocery stores in Arizona, according to city pl read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
We've already talked about how Ray Niro, a well-known patent attorney, has been filing lawsuits over a patent he claims covers an read more »
TechdirtWe've already talked about how Ray Niro, a well-known patent attorney, has been filing lawsuits over a patent he claims covers an read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - US stocks were volatile on Friday as traders weighed up the first fall in US employment in 4½ years against a poss read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - US stocks were volatile on Friday as traders weighed up the first fall in US employment in 4½ years against a poss read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A charter jet flown by airline Lloyd Aereo Boliviano was forced to make an emergency landing Friday in a flooded forest outsi read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A charter jet flown by airline Lloyd Aereo Boliviano was forced to make an emergency landing Friday in a flooded forest outsi read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Alcoa Inc. and Aluminum Corp. of China jointly acquired 12 percent of the shares of global mining company Rio Tinto PLC in a read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Alcoa Inc. and Aluminum Corp. of China jointly acquired 12 percent of the shares of global mining company Rio Tinto PLC in a read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - At least one gunman opened fire on the Israeli Embassy in Mauritania early Friday, setting off a gunbattle with guards that w read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - At least one gunman opened fire on the Israeli Embassy in Mauritania early Friday, setting off a gunbattle with guards that w read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology 
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A new, high-speed NAND flash-memory technology, released today by Intel and Micron Technology, could propel the use of solid-state read more »
NewsFactor NetworkA new, high-speed NAND flash-memory technology, released today by Intel and Micron Technology, could propel the use of solid-state read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Swedish telecom infrastructure group Ericsson, hit hard by a slowdown in the telecom sector, announced on Friday a 17-percen read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Swedish telecom infrastructure group Ericsson, hit hard by a slowdown in the telecom sector, announced on Friday a 17-percen read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A little travel has gone a long way toward changing perceptions in Gaza. read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A little travel has gone a long way toward changing perceptions in Gaza. read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Remote-controlled explosives strapped to two mentally retarded women detonated in a coordinated attack on Baghdad pet bazaars read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Remote-controlled explosives strapped to two mentally retarded women detonated in a coordinated attack on Baghdad pet bazaars read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
We've noted in the past that it's become somewhat standard for any company who has lost the private data of its customers/employe read more »
TechdirtWe've noted in the past that it's become somewhat standard for any company who has lost the private data of its customers/employe read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Rival parties in Kenya said Friday they had agreed to take immediate action to end violence after a month of deadly turmoil o read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Rival parties in Kenya said Friday they had agreed to take immediate action to end violence after a month of deadly turmoil o read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - U.S. employers cut payrolls for the first time in 4-1/2 years in January, the Labor Department said on Friday in a rep read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - U.S. employers cut payrolls for the first time in 4-1/2 years in January, the Labor Department said on Friday in a rep read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
FT.com - Recession fears, rogue traders and monoline woes may make grim reading for most investors - but for some the volatility h read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsFT.com - Recession fears, rogue traders and monoline woes may make grim reading for most investors - but for some the volatility h read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - When stock markets fall, one of the biggest triggers of panic for private investors is the thought that their retirement read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - When stock markets fall, one of the biggest triggers of panic for private investors is the thought that their retirement read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - A group of banks is looking at ways to shore up bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc , and at least one other consor read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - A group of banks is looking at ways to shore up bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc , and at least one other consor read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - Nervous employers cut 17,000 jobs in January the first such reduction in more than four years and a fresh sign that the ec read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - Nervous employers cut 17,000 jobs in January the first such reduction in more than four years and a fresh sign that the ec read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Yordanka Hristova was once called "the bride of all Cubans" and was so popular on Fidel Castro's island that Cuban fam read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Yordanka Hristova was once called "the bride of all Cubans" and was so popular on Fidel Castro's island that Cuban fam read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Critics thought it was over the top when Amazon.com Inc. expanded from books into music in 1998. When the Web retailer let co read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Critics thought it was over the top when Amazon.com Inc. expanded from books into music in 1998. When the Web retailer let co read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
It seems that in the first half of every year there are some rumors that Microsoft might want to buy Yahoo. We heard it in 2006 read more »
TechdirtIt seems that in the first half of every year there are some rumors that Microsoft might want to buy Yahoo. We heard it in 2006 read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - U.S. employers cut payrolls for the first time in 4-1/2 years in January, the government said on Friday, though a late read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - U.S. employers cut payrolls for the first time in 4-1/2 years in January, the government said on Friday, though a late read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Australia's foreign minister warned Friday of tougher action to stop Japan whaling, despite calls for calm from both sides o read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Australia's foreign minister warned Friday of tougher action to stop Japan whaling, despite calls for calm from both sides o read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - German schools will launch a comic book next week that aims to teach above all underprivileged children about the Nazi read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - German schools will launch a comic book next week that aims to teach above all underprivileged children about the Nazi read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AFP - Microsoft Friday unveiled a bid of 44.6 billion dollars for Yahoo in an effort to merge the world's biggest software company read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAFP - Microsoft Friday unveiled a bid of 44.6 billion dollars for Yahoo in an effort to merge the world's biggest software company read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A mob of 3,000 armed with bows and arrows, spears, clubs and machetes killed a police officer Friday in the home village of a read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A mob of 3,000 armed with bows and arrows, spears, clubs and machetes killed a police officer Friday in the home village of a read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Australian David Hicks, the only Guantanamo Bay detainee convicted of terrorism charges, is at the centre of a worldwi read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Australian David Hicks, the only Guantanamo Bay detainee convicted of terrorism charges, is at the centre of a worldwi read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
It's been well-documented that Google has become something of the mythical permanent record teachers warned you about as kids. T read more »
TechdirtIt's been well-documented that Google has become something of the mythical permanent record teachers warned you about as kids. T read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Watch Chinese state television or read the main Communist Party newspapers and the whole nation appears to be pulling read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Watch Chinese state television or read the main Communist Party newspapers and the whole nation appears to be pulling read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - A French lingerie maker will hold a free Valentine's Day fashion show to glam up its image and mark its near 100 years read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - A French lingerie maker will hold a free Valentine's Day fashion show to glam up its image and mark its near 100 years read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Microsoft Corp. has pounced on slumping Internet icon Yahoo Inc. with an unsolicited takeover offer of $44.6 billion in its b read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Microsoft Corp. has pounced on slumping Internet icon Yahoo Inc. with an unsolicited takeover offer of $44.6 billion in its b read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Exxon Mobil Corp , the world's largest non-government-controlled oil company, on Friday posted the highest-ever quarte read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Exxon Mobil Corp , the world's largest non-government-controlled oil company, on Friday posted the highest-ever quarte read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Hundreds of Hamas supporters protested on the breached Gaza-Egypt border Friday to demand it remain open, while Egyptian troo read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Hundreds of Hamas supporters protested on the breached Gaza-Egypt border Friday to demand it remain open, while Egyptian troo read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - Analysis: Low flash memory prices could mean lower cost solid-state devices and bigger storage in gadgets. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - Analysis: Low flash memory prices could mean lower cost solid-state devices and bigger storage in gadgets. read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A suicide bomber attacked a military checkpoint in North Waziristan on Friday, killing five government soldiers about two mil read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A suicide bomber attacked a military checkpoint in North Waziristan on Friday, killing five government soldiers about two mil read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - 50 Cent captained an all-star team during his pre-game Super Bowl concert. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - 50 Cent captained an all-star team during his pre-game Super Bowl concert. read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
In the wake of Microsoft's offer to purchase Yahoo for $44.6 billion, consumer advocates are renewing concerns about the potential read more »
NewsFactor NetworkIn the wake of Microsoft's offer to purchase Yahoo for $44.6 billion, consumer advocates are renewing concerns about the potential read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up Friday in separate attacks on Baghdad pet bazaars, killing at least 68 people a read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up Friday in separate attacks on Baghdad pet bazaars, killing at least 68 people a read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - A summit of African Union leaders shifted its attention Friday from the crisis in Kenya to Chad, with delegates voicing fear read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - A summit of African Union leaders shifted its attention Friday from the crisis in Kenya to Chad, with delegates voicing fear read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AFP - Microsoft Friday unveiled a hostile bid of 44.6 billion dollars for Yahoo in an effort to merge the world's biggest software read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAFP - Microsoft Friday unveiled a hostile bid of 44.6 billion dollars for Yahoo in an effort to merge the world's biggest software read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has backed David Beckham to bounce back from being left out of Fabio Capello's first England squa read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has backed David Beckham to bounce back from being left out of Fabio Capello's first England squa read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Japan warned China on Friday that its reputation is on the line as companies rushed to recall Chinese-made food after hundre read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Japan warned China on Friday that its reputation is on the line as companies rushed to recall Chinese-made food after hundre read more »
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AP - A suicide bomber attacked a military checkpoint in North Waziristan, killing three government soldiers about two miles from t read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A suicide bomber attacked a military checkpoint in North Waziristan, killing three government soldiers about two miles from t read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB reported a sharp drop in fourth-quarter net profits and said Friday it would lay off aroun read more »
NewsFactor NetworkWireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB reported a sharp drop in fourth-quarter net profits and said Friday it would lay off aroun read more »
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AFP - The alleged British mastermind of a foiled coup in Equatorial Guinea has been deported from Zimbabwe to Malabo even though h read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - The alleged British mastermind of a foiled coup in Equatorial Guinea has been deported from Zimbabwe to Malabo even though h read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
A repair ship is expected to arrive next week to the site of severed cables off the northern coast of Egypt to begin repair work o read more »
NewsFactor NetworkA repair ship is expected to arrive next week to the site of severed cables off the northern coast of Egypt to begin repair work o read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Bandwidth providers said they expected India's Internet service to be back to about 80 percent of its usual speed by the end read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Bandwidth providers said they expected India's Internet service to be back to about 80 percent of its usual speed by the end read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
The rumors are reality. On Friday, Microsoft revealed it has made a $44.6 billion offer for Yahoo. Microsoft's offer equals $31 a read more »
NewsFactor NetworkThe rumors are reality. On Friday, Microsoft revealed it has made a $44.6 billion offer for Yahoo. Microsoft's offer equals $31 a read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
FT.com - If, like me, you are one of those "value"-style investors who believed that Japan must be due a recovery any year now, yo read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsFT.com - If, like me, you are one of those "value"-style investors who believed that Japan must be due a recovery any year now, yo read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - British Airways warned on Friday that rising fuel costs would become increasingly hard to tackle, knocking its shares read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - British Airways warned on Friday that rising fuel costs would become increasingly hard to tackle, knocking its shares read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
For connoisseurs of American electronics, Jan. 31 marks what may become the end of a technology icon. Motorola, the largest and mo read more »
NewsFactor NetworkFor connoisseurs of American electronics, Jan. 31 marks what may become the end of a technology icon. Motorola, the largest and mo read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
From a purely academic standpoint, it really is fun to see how modern technology is making life difficult for those who rely on o read more »
TechdirtFrom a purely academic standpoint, it really is fun to see how modern technology is making life difficult for those who rely on o read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - China teamed up with U.S. aluminium producer Alcoa to buy a $14 billion stake in Rio Tinto on Friday and said it may read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - China teamed up with U.S. aluminium producer Alcoa to buy a $14 billion stake in Rio Tinto on Friday and said it may read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Sprint Nextel, the nation's third-largest wireless provider, said Thursday it will have to write off a significant chunk of the re read more »
NewsFactor NetworkSprint Nextel, the nation's third-largest wireless provider, said Thursday it will have to write off a significant chunk of the re read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stock index futures rose sharply on Friday, boosted by Microsoft Corp's proposed acquisition of Internet media compan read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stock index futures rose sharply on Friday, boosted by Microsoft Corp's proposed acquisition of Internet media compan read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
When Sony released its third-quarter earnings Jan. 31, investors had plenty to be ecstatic about. Analysts had been predicting tha read more »
NewsFactor NetworkWhen Sony released its third-quarter earnings Jan. 31, investors had plenty to be ecstatic about. Analysts had been predicting tha read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - As morning breaks over the rolling green cane fields, the 19-year-old sugar cane cutter takes an herbal bath and offers a pra read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - As morning breaks over the rolling green cane fields, the 19-year-old sugar cane cutter takes an herbal bath and offers a pra read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Technology giant Microsoft Corp said on Friday that it had offered to acquire Internet media company Yahoo Inc for $44 read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Technology giant Microsoft Corp said on Friday that it had offered to acquire Internet media company Yahoo Inc for $44 read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A U.S. missile strike that killed a top al-Qaida commander in Pakistan marked a significant victory for the U.S. in its battl read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A U.S. missile strike that killed a top al-Qaida commander in Pakistan marked a significant victory for the U.S. in its battl read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Societe Generale , the French bank hit by a rogue trader scandal, was studying bid defense options on Friday as a news read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Societe Generale , the French bank hit by a rogue trader scandal, was studying bid defense options on Friday as a news read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Livestock officials slaughtered more than 27,000 chickens and ducks in northern Bangladesh after bird flu was confirmed at a read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Livestock officials slaughtered more than 27,000 chickens and ducks in northern Bangladesh after bird flu was confirmed at a read more »
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AP - Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up Friday in separate attacks on Baghdad pet bazaars, killing at least 64 people a read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up Friday in separate attacks on Baghdad pet bazaars, killing at least 64 people a read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has sent an "unusually stern" letter to his German counterpart asking Berlin to send more read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has sent an "unusually stern" letter to his German counterpart asking Berlin to send more read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Ex-Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan told a Stockholm audience on Friday he did not believe he had caused the U.S. read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Ex-Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan told a Stockholm audience on Friday he did not believe he had caused the U.S. read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stock index futures indicated a mixed start on Wall Street on Friday before jobs data which will be scrutinized for cl read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stock index futures indicated a mixed start on Wall Street on Friday before jobs data which will be scrutinized for cl read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Germans are gaga over Barack Obama. He's got Japan pretty jazzed, too, along with Hillary Rodham Clinton. Russia's leaders, n read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Germans are gaga over Barack Obama. He's got Japan pretty jazzed, too, along with Hillary Rodham Clinton. Russia's leaders, n read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Police in Myanmar have given DVD hawkers strict orders not to stock the new Rambo movie, which features the Vietnam Wa read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Police in Myanmar have given DVD hawkers strict orders not to stock the new Rambo movie, which features the Vietnam Wa read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Police killed four looters as mobs set scores of houses and businesses ablaze in a western town, an official said Friday, in read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Police killed four looters as mobs set scores of houses and businesses ablaze in a western town, an official said Friday, in read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Three weeks of crippling snow storms across China have inflicted $7.5 billion in damages, the government said Friday, as it a read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Three weeks of crippling snow storms across China have inflicted $7.5 billion in damages, the government said Friday, as it a read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - France has sent about 150 supplementary troops to Chad as a "precautionary measure" in response to a rebel offensive in the c read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - France has sent about 150 supplementary troops to Chad as a "precautionary measure" in response to a rebel offensive in the c read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Techdirt
For years and years, we've been hearing analysts talk up the prospects of the mobile porn market with little to no evidence that read more »
TechdirtFor years and years, we've been hearing analysts talk up the prospects of the mobile porn market with little to no evidence that read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - A sunflower seed company in the middle of the frozen prairie is trying to help fans save "The 4400," a science fiction show a read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - A sunflower seed company in the middle of the frozen prairie is trying to help fans save "The 4400," a science fiction show a read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - The Canadian invasion of U.S. primetime intensifies. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - The Canadian invasion of U.S. primetime intensifies. read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - She's just a rookie, and already Jordin Sparks is going further in the NFL than her father. Only 2 1/2 months after the young read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - She's just a rookie, and already Jordin Sparks is going further in the NFL than her father. Only 2 1/2 months after the young read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - With Britney Spears whisked out of the public spotlight Thursday and committed to a hospital psychiatric ward, it's now up to read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - With Britney Spears whisked out of the public spotlight Thursday and committed to a hospital psychiatric ward, it's now up to read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Mayra Nieve is used to being ostracized and called names as an albino in this Caribbean community. What she fears is not bein read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Mayra Nieve is used to being ostracized and called names as an albino in this Caribbean community. What she fears is not bein read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Lisa Kudrow and Liam Aiken will star in the musical coming-of-age comedy-drama "Will." read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Lisa Kudrow and Liam Aiken will star in the musical coming-of-age comedy-drama "Will." read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - FBI Director Robert Mueller said Thursday that the agency is committed to investigating and prosecuting companies involved in read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - FBI Director Robert Mueller said Thursday that the agency is committed to investigating and prosecuting companies involved in read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - In a major boost for CodeGear's development tools, the company has been awarded a contract by the Russian Federal Agen read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - In a major boost for CodeGear's development tools, the company has been awarded a contract by the Russian Federal Agen read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - For many films, this weekend will play like a two-day frame because of Sunday's Super Bowl -- which could carry a litt read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - For many films, this weekend will play like a two-day frame because of Sunday's Super Bowl -- which could carry a litt read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - India's Internet services were operating at about 80 percent of capacity on Friday after breaks in undersea cables dis read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - India's Internet services were operating at about 80 percent of capacity on Friday after breaks in undersea cables dis read more »
Date : 01 Feb 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Google Inc.'s top executives say all is well at the Internet search leader despite a rare earnings disappointment, but invest read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Google Inc.'s top executives say all is well at the Internet search leader despite a rare earnings disappointment, but invest read more »