Missing laptop found in ET hunt

"The Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, has signed up more than 1 million volunteers worldwide in a search for extraterrestrial intelligence. They've found no aliens yet, but they have at least turned up one missing laptop."

Man Buys Farm, Finds Vintage Cars

"Another Euro-based story too good to pass up. It's the classic automotive fairy tale; buy a farmhouse that has been abandoned for 15 years only to find a shed full of vintage cars."

Web of cyber lies leads to murder, police say

"BUFFALO, New York (AP) -- He was an 18-year-old Marine headed to war. She was an attractive young woman sending him off with pictures and lingerie. Or so each one thought. In reality, they were two middle-aged people carrying on an Internet fantasy based on seemingly...

Chinese missile destroys satellite in space

"The prospect of "Star Wars" between China and the West loomed last night after Beijing used a ballistic missile to destroy a satellite in space.The missile, which hit a 4ft-wide obsolete Chinese weather satellite 530 miles above the Earth, is thought to have been launched...

Intel profits slump

"Chipmaker Intel posted a 39pc slump in profits in the fourth quarter after an industry price war hit margins. The results were followed by reports that European Union investigators have recommended that EU antitrust commissioner Neelie Kroes formally charge Intel with...

Google to help build telescope

"Google has already planted its flag on Earth, the Moon and Mars. The universe could be next. The Internet search company has struck a partnership with scientists building a huge sky-scanning telescope, with hopes of helping the public access digital footage of asteroids,...

Beer cooler inspired waterproof MP3

"SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- Ask those who ride the waves, and they'll tell you surfing and music are like searing sun rays and cold beverages, wet suits and wakeboards, sand and sandwiches. They just go together. But until recently, they couldn't be used together, most...

Top Democrats say meeting with Bush had little impact

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Top Democrats said they should have been granted an audience earlier with President Bush to discuss his new strategy for the war in Iraq.Emerging from their meeting with Bush about 3:15 p.m. ET, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and Majority Leader...

Trainsurfing Germany's Fastest Bullet Train

"Before dying from Leukemia a German man known as "The Trainrider" spent the last year of his life surfing the top of moving trains all over Europe. Here is a great tribute video which includes footage of him surfing Germany's fastest high speed ICE bullet Train, top speed...

President defiant at Iran-EU talks

"BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) -- Iran's president vowed on Wednesday not to give up the right to nuclear technology, just as EU and Iranian diplomats met to see if Tehran might suspend uranium enrichment and avoid the threat of sanctions. The United States, Britain, France,...

Death sparks Thai bird flu alert

"BANGKOK, Thailand (Reuters) -- A 27-year-old Thai man has died of bird flu, the country's second death this year, officials said on Saturday, as they put eight more provinces, including the Bangkok area, on a bird flu watchlist. The man died on Thursday after the H5N1 virus...

N. Korea rejects U.N. missile call

"The North also said, without elaborating, that it would "bolster its war deterrent for self-defense" -- a phrase often used to refer to its nuclear weapons program. But the U.S. warned of more action against the North if it continues to abstain from international talks on...