Oct 28, 2010
LimeWire filesharing site ordered to close
The ruling follows a long-running legal dispute with the Recording Industry Association of America, which represents the major record labels and accused Lime Wire, the company behind the LimeWire service, of infringing copyright.
Google Aims To Help Small Businesses With Boost
If you own a business and have claimed your free business listing in Google Places, which then appear on Google and Google Maps, then you will be glad to know the search and advertising company has introduced another way to help your business get noticed.
David Cameron admits defeat over EU budget | World news | guardian.co.uk
David Cameron is planning to approve a £435m increase in Britain's contribution to the EU next year, prompting a row with the Tory right as he admits defeat in a battle to freeze Europe's budget.
Midterm elections live blog
9am ET: Joe Miller is down to third place with 23% in a new Alaska poll. This, it has to be said, is very different from other polls that have showed him around the mid-30s and a point or two ahead of Lisa Murkowski. His disapproval rating in the poll is an astonishing 68%.
Sir John Sawers's speech
The Times published a reader's letter earlier this year. It read: "Sir – is it not bizarre that MI5 and MI6, otherwise known as the secret services, currently stand accused of being – er – secretive?"
Bahrain's elections overshadowed by crackdown on Shia protesters
It's hard to miss the signs on the streets of Manama: King Hamad peering benignly from giant billboards, and everywhere pictures of smiling candidates in spotless white dishdashas and headdresses pledging to build more houses, fight corruption...
The feting of Dmitry Medvedev
Nato's Lisbon summit next month is in danger of becoming the stage for a triumphal procession by Russia's leather-jacketed president, Dmitry Medvedev. The mystery is what, exactly, Moscow has ...
Iran loads fuel rods into Bushehr nuclear reactor
Iran began loading fuel into the core of its first nuclear power plant today, moving closer to starting up the facility.
Death of Gulf emirate ruler Sheikh Saqr prompts fight over succession
One of the most bizarre international coup attempts of recent times, whose key players include a family solicitor from Buckinghamshire and an exiled Arab crown prince, entered its endgame today with the death of Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammad ...
French retirement age reforms 'almost certain' to be passed
France's lower house, the national assembly, is today expected to pass Nicolas Sarkozy's controversial plan to increase the retirement age, as unions vowed to continue their strikes and protests despite signs of dwindling support.
Chinese city wardens wanted: must be young, female and pretty
A good temperament might be an obvious requirement for a city warden. Good looks? Perhaps less so.
Mikhail Gorbachev says Russia is moving 'away from democracy
Mikhail Gorbachev, the former leader of the Soviet Union, has issued a sharp criticism of Russia's president, Dmitry Medvedev, and the prime minister, Vladimir Putin, saying they are "doing everything they can to move away from democracy, to stay in power".
Hitmen kill fifteen in massacre at Mexican carwash
Suspected drug hitmen shot dead 15 people at a carwash in western Mexico yesterday, the third massacre in just a few days, putting new pressure on President Felipe Calderón to stop the growing violence.
Indonesian tsunami warning system 'had been vandalised
Villagers in Indonesia were deprived of an advanced alert that a tsunami was heading towards them because part of an early warning system had been vandalised, an Indonesian official said.
Hotel Rwanda manager faces terror-funding charges
The Rwandan hotel manager whose story was told in the film Hotel Rwanda could face charges by Rwandan authorities over allegations he sent money to opposition commanders, the country's top
China made peace prize decision for us, says Nobel judge
China's decision to jail dissident Liu Xiaobo for 11 years convinced the Nobel committee to award him this year's peace prize, according to one of the judges.
Zapatero faces election defeat in Catalonia despite cabinet reshuffle
Poland's faith divide | Sophia Deboick
Indonesia death toll reaches 300 with more feared after twin disasters
The combined death toll from the twin tsunami and earthquake disasters which struck Indonesia within 24 hours has risen to more than 300, government officials said ..
Chaos over restraint rules for deportees
The government's deportation policy has been thrown into confusion after it emerged that the Home Office banned private security firms from forcing detainees on to flights following the death of a refugee, then lifted the moratorium 10 days later.
Investment Strategies: Three Ways to Profit - No Matter Who Wins Tuesday's Midterm Elections
If you're worried that next week's midterm elections could further cloud an already-uncertain investment landscape, take a page from the investment playbook of Money Morning's Keith Fitz-Gerald: Position yourself to profit no matter which party wins on Tuesday.
Question of the Week: Mortgagegate Makes Investors Wary of U.S. Banking Industry
A potentially crippling crisis is flashing through the banking industry and threatening to derail the already struggling housing market and U.S. economic recovery.
YAHOO News, Oct 28, 2010
- Fears hundreds more dead in Indonesia tsunami (AP)
- Wild storm leaves behind damage, injuries (AP)
- College tuition costs climbing again this fall (AP)
- Myanmar says top general will not run in elections (AP)
- High exposure to BPA linked to low sperm count (AP)
- Candidates use children to make final pitch (AP)
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