The battle over online traffic reaches new levels with firms in India turning to ancient philosophies of vaastu shastra and Chinese feng shui for help.

The Netherlands is withholding about a quarter of its budget support to the Ugandan government. The country is the first donor to cut aid to the east African country following the arrest on treason charges of opposition leader Kizza Besigye. Dutch budget support to the government this financial year would be reduced to $18.6 million from $25.8 million.

The Kremlin is demanding an explanation from the government of Macedonia following an incident in Skopje, the capital. Four staff members of the Russian Embassy were leaving a caf? in Skopje on October 28 when an unknown assailant launched punches at one of the Russians for no overt reason.

Suffering from a chronic pulmonary condition and breathing with a ventilator, a baby was airlifted from Baton Rouge General Hospital to Phoenix Children`s Hospital.

If you think that using your computer for everyday office assignments such as word processing will keep your computer safe from online attacks, then apparently you are seriously mistaking.

The U.S. Department of Defense has announced plans to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by about 2,500 and in Iraq by 9,000 troops. The moves come as Congress has grown more vocal about making 2006 a year of transition in the war zones, with allies taking more of a role in security.

The game everyone was waiting for ever since the season started is finally here! The New England Patriots will be facing the Indianapolis Colts at Foxborough, a place they struggled in throughout the last seasons. In last year?s playoff match up, the Colts were also favorites to win, only to suffer another defeat.

San Francisco dropped out on Monday from the race to host the 2016 Olympics on behalf of the United States of America. The only two American cities competing for the US ticket are Chicago and Los Angeles

NASA and Google have signed an agreement that outlines their plans for cooperation in many areas, including largely distributed computing, bio-info-nano convergence, and data management on a large scale, among others.

Justo Villar, Paraguay`s goalkeeper, played only 7 minutes during Paraguay`s opening match against England, and those 7 minutes proves to be the last he will play on World Cup 2006.

The United States saw their death toll for the month of October 2006 reach one hundred troops this last Sunday. When a Marine was killed in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, America was notified that it had experienced its fourth deadliest month of the war in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion to oust dictator Saddam Hussein began in March 2003.

A new self-guided tour for Buddy Holly lovers and fans is offered, in which fans can learn about the quiet and secret life Holly lived in Manhattan from September 1958 until he left on January 20th, 1959 for the Windy City.

Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary-General, together with Intel Board Chairman Craig Barrett is promoting the digital era at the United Nations. Barrett is the leader of the UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development, whose aim is to unite groups and organizations in an attempt to extend the use of technology around the globe.

Former Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that he would seek to oust Prime Minister Ariel Sharon from the premiership and as his party?s leader, prompting many in the Jewish state to prepare for possible elections in a few months.

Unsigned artists from around the world will now be able to be showcased and `advertised` through Radio Pixels, a Toronto-based website for independent musicians.