News Archive for October 01 2007

In Entertainment: Britney Spears Loses Custody Of Her Kids...Then Goes Tanning

A judge on Monday ordered Britney Spears to turn over custody of her two young sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline this week.

War Critic Republican Ron Paul Exceeds Q2 Fundraising

Dark-horse Republican candidate Ron Paul will report third quarter fundraising totals that exceed his $2.4 million take in Q2. According to communications director Jesse Benton, Paul raised $1.2 million alone in the last week during a down-to-the-wire online fundraising drive. The announcement comes after last week's New Hampshire trip for Rep. Paul, [...]

BBC buys Lonely Planet to expand online content

LONDON (Reuters) - BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corp, bought Lonely Planet in a deal that values the travel publisher at about 100 million pounds ($203 million), a person familiar with the talks said.

Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills 15 (AP)

AP - A burqa-clad suicide bomber set off a blast that killed at least 15 people Monday at a crowded police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, police said.

Explosives-carrying man arrested near US embassy in Vienna - 2nd Update

Vienna - Austrian police appeared Monday to have foiled a bomb attack on the US embassy in Vienna when they arrested a man after he tried to enter the embassy with a backpack filled with explosives and nails. The suspect, a 42-year-old man with Bosni...

Sony to launch world's first OLED TV

Sony said it will launch an ultra-thin flat TV in December, the world's first television based on organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology into an $US82 billion ($NZ107 billion) market dominated by LCD and plasma models.

Veteran broadcaster Ned Sherrin dies of cancer

The veteran broadcaster Ned Sherrin, who brought satire to British television screens with That Was The Week That Was, died yesterday afternoon.

Memphis football player fatally shot, classes canceled

A University of Memphis football player was fatally shot on campus in a targeted attack and classes were canceled Monday as a precaution, officials said.

David Letterman Grills Paris Hilton

Filed under: Celebrity, Television, People Are TalkingAOL Video Blog: Paris Hilton is already out of jail -- and has been for quite some time now -- but her rather shady past is still haunting her. Talk about a scary Halloween ghost! The ex-convict recently appeared on the 'Late Show' to promote her new... Read more

Texas oilman pleads guilty in Iraq oil/food case

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Aging Texas oilman Oscar Wyatt pleaded guilty to conspiracy on Monday in the U.N. oil-for-food scandal in which millions of dollars in kickbacks were paid to Saddam Hussein's government to win oil contracts from Iraq.

TSA Eyes Remote-Control Toys as Potential Detonators

Airport screeners will be taking a closer look at remote control toys in carry-on luggage due to concerns they could be used to detonate bombs, U.S. officials said Monday. The new practice is a result of reviewing recent intelligence, but isn't based on any specific threat, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

Olympian Al Oerter dies

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Canadian Navy: Volcano Erupts Off Yemen

Canadian Navy Reports a "Catastrophic Volcanic Eruption" on Red Sea Island Off Yemen

Keith Urban Involved in Motorcycle Accident

Filed under: Country, NewsPopEater Music Blog: Keith Urban escaped injury Monday during a minor motorcycle accident near his home in Sydney, Australia. The country star was en route to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting when a photographer, also riding a motorcycle, allegedly started to chase him.... Read more

Toddler dies, parents severely burned

A two-year-old girl has died and her parents have suffered severe burns trying to rescue her from a house fire in Victoria's north-west.Emergency crews were called to the house in King Street, Swan Hill, 340 km north-west of Melbourne, shortly before 9.30pm (AEST), police said.

Bird flu kills Indonesian man, bringing country's death toll to 86

Jakarta - An Indonesian man who died last week in Jakarta tested positive for bird flu, bringing the country's death toll from the H5N1 avian influenza virus to 86, Health Ministry officials said Monday. The 21-year-old man from west Jakarta, identif...

"Hannah Montana" fans steaming over ticket scalpers

Forget The Police, Justin Timberlake or Bruce Springsteen. The undisputed hottest concert ticket of the year is for 14-year-old pop star Miley Cyrus, star of the Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" TV show.

Doctors acquitted in Canada tainted-blood trial

TORONTO (Reuters) - Three former Canadian health officials and a U.S. pharmaceutical company were acquitted of criminal charges on Monday following a tainted-blood scandal in which thousands of Canadians contracted HIV and hepatitis C from blood transfusions.

Tennis coach accused of sex with 13-year-old

A top tennis coach accused of having an affair with a 13-year-old she was teaching appeared in court yesterday on five charges of unlawful sexual activity with a child.