Bush ends Asian trip after taking in some Olympics

"The Olympics hadn't even started when Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin quietly confirmed to President Bush the sketchy reports of Russian troops involved in an outbreak of fighting in Georgia's breakaway...

Nevada Caucuses: Romney Wins

"By Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY LAS VEGAS — Nevada voters are holding their newly important presidential caucuses today amid suspense over how many of them will show up and, on the Democratic side of the ledger,...

Gunmen kill Bhutto's supporters

"Gunmen in Pakistan have killed three supporters of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto amid campaigning for January general elections, police say. The attackers opened fire on an office of Mrs Bhutto's opposition Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in a village in the...

A fair deal for Africa?

"fair deal for Africa? RTÉ Europe Editor Sean Whelan takes a look at Economic Partnership Agreements and wonders if they provide a fair deal. The first summit in seven years between the European Union and the 52 nation African Union takes place in Lisbon, Portugal, on the...

Anger over DRM-free iTunes tracks

"The launch of music tracks free of digital locks on iTunes has been overshadowed by the discovery that they contain data about who bought them. Some fear this data could be used to identify the owner of the...

Last year: Nintendo, who? This year: Nintendo, wow!

"A year ago in the world of video games it was Nintendo who? This year it is Nintendo, wow! A year ago the Japanese company's new game console's name (Wii, pronounced we) was laughable. Today the console is flying off store shelves almost as quickly as the company can...

Wolfowitz 'To Stay' at World Bank

Embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz has stated that he will not resign over the ongoing scandal."Mr Wolfowitz told a news conference: "This is important work and I intend to continue it." He has been under pressure to quit after admitting helping his partner win a...

Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007)

"On Tuesday, March 6, French theorist Jean Baudrillard passed away. Trained as a sociologist, Baudrillard put his knack for observing society and its engagement with mass media to work as a philosopher. His writings on television, video, and electronic mediation placed him...

£900m row hits Blair's 2012 visit

Mounting concern about the rising cost of the 2012 Games overshadowed a morale-boosting visit by Tony Blair to the Olympic Park on Tuesday. The budget for the London event is predicted to overrun by £900million. A Commons committee is expected to criticise the soaring costs...

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...

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