Actor Mel Gibson has been the center of controversy on a few occasions during his career, but may have experienced a certain turning point right about a minute or two after the first showing of his 2004 film "The passion of the Christ."

For $57,100, an anonymous bidder known only as wabanhood won the chance yesterday evening to dine with Rupert Murdoch at his News Corp headquarters. The proceeds from Murdoch`s auction will go to his chosen charity, the Jerusalem College of Technology.

An Israeli court has sentenced the eldest son of Israel`s ailing prime minister, Ariel Sharon, to nine months in prison for using illegal fund-raising methods for his father`s 1999 primary election campaign.

There is much speculation these days in the United States on the conduct of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and the publication of a new book by political insider Bob Woodward ? who helped crack the Watergate scandal of the late U.S. president Richard Nixon ? paints if not a scathing portrait, then at least a less than rosy picture of the work which has been done by Rumseld related to the Iraq theater of the War on Terror.

The entertainment reality show Survivor has lost General Motors as a sponsor. The company says, however, that the sponsorship deal end was not influenced by recent disagreements surrounding the program.

The computer and iPod manufacturing giant gave its CEO Steve Jobs $7.5 million in options, in 2001, without the approval of the company`s board of directors

All 15 members of the United Nation`s Security Council unanimously approved sanctions on Iran, Saturday, for its relentless refusal to cease the enrichment of uranium

Ask Jeeves recently announced Ask Jeeves Sponsored Listings, a new search advertising product that will allow advertisers to more effectively purchase, manage and optimize campaigns on Ask Jeeves and its advertising syndication network.

Before the start of a state visit to India, U.S. President George W. Bush traveled to Afghanistan, to give a surprise visit to U.S. troops stationed there. Speaking at Bagram Air Base, the President says, "I`m proud of our United States military."

There are rumors that the Lakers are looking to acquire the services of disgruntled guard Latrell Sprewell. The Lakers don?t have enough room under the cap which means that they would have to do a sign-and-trade with Minnesota in order to make it happen.

Looking to nurture the brilliance and innovation found within the convergence of animation, gaming and film, the upcoming 2005 ION International Animation, Games and Film Festival features an all new competition category entitled Machinima.

Tourist arrivals in Malaysia rose by 4.3% to 12,213,767 in the first 9 months of 2005 compared with 11,711,440 in the same period the previous year with an average of 1.3 million foreign visitors a month. Malaysia has taken the hibiscus plant as a logo for "Visit Malaysia Year 2007".

The New York Yankees celebrate a new stadium this week as the new ballpark scheme goes into motion. The facility is located in the Bronx and cost roughly $1 billion to build.

Investigators are still examining whether the country`s leading stem-cell scientist fabricated data.

Could statistics like these be fueling the trend towards outsourcing? Some say yes, and that the case for outsourcing has never been better. In Wisconsin, for every eight hours work an employer pays for, the employee is likely to deliver less than six.