Indonesian president delays European visit after flight ban

""The president is respecting the EU's decision, so he will delay his visit to Europe," Indonesian Transport Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal was quoted by DPA as telling Tempo daily. President Yudhoyono, who will only fly with national carrier Garuda Indonesia, had planned to...

171 media workers killed in 2007, int'l group says

BRUSSELS, Belgium - A Sri Lankan bombing raid that killed three employees of a rebel radio station has taken the number of journalists and media workers killed to 171 this year, the worst in over a decade, the International News Safety Institute said Wednesday.

Dupont lifts price of T-Pure titanium dioxide products sold in Asia

"DuPont Titanium Technologies is the world's largest manufacturer of titanium dioxide, serving customers globally in the coatings, paper and plastics industries. The company operates plants at DeLisle, Miss.; New Johnsonville, Tenn.; Edge Moor, Del.; Altamira, Mexico; and...

Many Europeans choose Internet over TV

Users watching video online once a month jumped 150 percent since 2006.BRUSSELS, Belgium - Almost six out of 10 West Europeans now regularly access the Internet and, for the first time, young people are more likely to go online for most days of the week than turn on the...

Kids leave TV for Web but "Silver Surfers" hard on their heels

"young people are more likely to go online for most days of the week than turn on the television," and older people, dubbed "Silver surfers" are taking to the web. More and more people are finding Internet indispensible and prefer to watch videos online, rather than on TV....

Study links birth control pill to arterial plaque

"ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A European study released on Tuesday has raised new concerns about the safety of women's long-term use of the birth control pill, suggesting increased risk of heart attack or stroke. Women who had used oral contraceptives were more likely than...

If newsrooms were diverse, maybe "odd" wouldn't equal misogynist

A bit off-topic. An assertion and the need to consider this and see if it is a problem.I have a prediliction for news of the "Odd," from the Onion to the news services, probably arising from listening to the classic news headlines on Firesign Theater albums ("Man coughs up...

Antwerp World Diamond Centre to host groundbreaking diamond conference

"The conference will be addressed among others by Deputy Prime Minister of Angola Aguinaldo Jaime; South African Minister of Minerals and Energy Buyelwa Sonjica; Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz; Kimberley Process chairman Karel Kovanda; Sergey Vybornov,...