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Oil prices rose to near $119 a barrel Thursday in Asia on fears that Tropical Storm Gustav could strengthen on its way toward crude and natural gas rigs and refineries in the Gulf of Mexico

Demonstrators occupying the grounds of the prime minister's office formed human chains around their leaders Thursday, hoping to prevent their arrest for organizing the takeover

The head of a South Korean company running sightseeing programs to North Korea resigned Thursday over the shooting death of a tourist at a mountain resort in the communist nation

Two policemen were killed and seven more were injured in a confrontation with ethnic Uighurs, authorities and an activist said Thursday, in the latest surge of violence in China's western region of Xinjiang

A sweeping new report by the World Health Organization challenges governments to improve world health through smart social policy

Storms and invading insects are ravaging one of Florida's archetypal industries and the costs are showing up in your orange juice

A Putin insider explains Russia's new assertiveness as a reaction both to Western provocation and US politics

Bill Clinton showed why Barack Obama is only the second best speaker at this year's convention, says Mark Halperin

In an electrifying speech, the former President passed the baton - but not before using it to put a few bruises on John McCain

Valletta, Malta - Two rescue helicopters on Thursday were searching for as many as 70 illegal migrants reported missing off Malta. They were reported missing by eight of their companions who were found floating on a half-submerged dinghy some 40 mile...

Jakarta - Indonesia postponed the execution of three Bali bombers until after Ramadan out of respect for the Muslim fasting month, the country's attorney general said Thursday. The executions by firing squad of Imam Samudra, Armozi and his brother Al...

Frankfurt - European tour operator Thomas Cook Group plc announced Thursday it was in talks with Deutsche Lufthansa AG and TUI Travel plc regarding the merger of subsidiary airlines owned by the companies. No commercial terms had yet been agreed and ...

Iligan City, Philippines - Philippine government troops Thursday overran a Muslim rebel camp in the country's troubled south as Air Force planes renewed airstrikes against guerrilla positions, military officials said. Army Major General Nehemias Paja...

Hi All, I'm wrote a download manager script in bash using wget (my 1st bash script ever...). The script works and does what it is supposed to do, so now I'm working on the UI (if we can call it this...

Aug. 27, 2008 The difference between being there, at the Democratic convention in Denver, with thousands of cheering, sign waving delegates, and watching the convention unfold on television, is of the mass surge of emotion which is overwhelming. There was no separation between what I felt, and what the crowd felt. The result was euphoria, which may [...]

Bill Clinton let it be known beforehand that he wasn't happy making his speech on national security night -- preferring to talk about the economy and, hence, his legacy. You could tell. National security rated only passing mentions. He spent the majority of his speech wheeling through the things he obviously feels more comfortable talking about. The [...]

Published at LXer: Last year ASUS had christened the Eee PC as a cost-effective but well built sub-notebook that ended up being extremely popular with more people than just computer enthusiasts. The...

Hello, I'm searching for an linux option to Windows ASP-server or Citrix server. What I need, is a servertype where other users can login from their workstation (pc) - wether they sit in the same...

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd denies he has broken an election promise on timing of a new national broadband network.

London - Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry confirmed this week that he will not be leaving the club, and his first game after the announcement sees him face the club he was so close to joining: Liverpool. The Barry non-transfer was one of the most pro...