Black Friday, Cyber Monday not as busy as most think (Reuters)

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Black Friday" conjures up images of crowded malls, long lines and cranky shoppers, but the day after Thanksgiving did not even rank as one of the top five busiest holiday shopping days last year, according to a report released by MasterCard Worldwide...

Search Underway for Two Boys From Minnesota Reservation

"RED LAKE, Minn., Nov. 24 -- Dozens of trained searchers took to the woods, lakes and air Friday to continue searching for two preschool-age brothers, missing for two days in the remote Red Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota. Tristan Anthony White, 4, and Avery Lee...

Man Crushed in Bendigo fatality

"Back VICTORIAN WORKCOVER AUTHORITY 222 Exhibition Street, Melbourne 3000 : Telephone (03) 9641 1555 Man crushed by truck in Bendigo fatality November 14, 2006 WorkSafe is investigating the death of a man at a Bendigo ice manufacturing and warehouse this afternoon. The...

Desperate for a date, Singapore courts matchmakers

"Singapore is playing matchmaker again. Desperate to boost its fertility rate, the government of the city-state says it will fund new services and activities that encourage dating. The government said on Friday it will pay up to 80 percent of costs up to S$50,000 (USD$32,090)...

Chinese Net users say China likely banned Wikipedia again

"Barely a week after Wikipedia viewers were able to access the Web site, after a yearlong ban, they on Friday reported that it was blocked again in several parts of China."

Sudan still disagrees on detail of Darfur force - Washington Post

" By Opheera McDoom Reuters Friday, November 17, 2006; 12:24 PM KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The Darfur conflict escalated into neighboring countries on Friday even as Sudan for the first time accepted the principle of allowing U.N. troops to help end one of the world's worst...

Fighting in area where security contractors were taken hostage - Internationa...

" E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Add to Clippings Text Size BAGHDAD, Iraq: An Austrian security guard taken hostage with four Americans was killed and one of the American captives was seriously wounded, Iraqi...

1 Shot in Conn. Playstation Waiting Line

"PUTNAM, Conn. (AP) - Two armed thugs tried to rob of line of people waiting to buy the new Playstation 3 gaming console early Friday and shot one who refused to give up the money, authorities said. The two confronted a "bunch of people who were in line" outside a Wal-Mart...

Bush: Vietnam war offered lessons for Iraq

"HANOI, Vietnam - President Bush, on his first visit to a country where America lost a two-decade-long fight against communism, said Friday the lesson from the Vietnam War is that it will take time for freedom to trump hatred in Iraq."

Gamers line up for coveted PlayStation 3

"NEW YORK - Die-hard gamers and entrepreneurs prepared to shell out $500 or more for the new PlayStation 3 console that goes on sale Friday, many of them after waiting in line for days despite the likelihood they'd go home empty-handed."

Eye of the Storm: The thumpin' as seen from the Middle East

"It may take months before the full impact of the mid-term elections on American foreign policy may be gauged. However, one thing is already certain: radical elements throughout the Middle East see the defeat of President George W Bush's Republican Party as a victory for...

Girl forced into flesh trade by mother for political gain

"An 18-year-old girl here on Friday accused her mother of forcing her into prostitution and using her to fulfil her political aspirations, police said. The final curtain for Mumbai's dancing girls Mumbai dance bar owners to petition High Court against ban Mumbai's bar show...