The Bush administration has strongly urged Palestinian leaders not to permit any Hamas members into the Palestinian cabinet, but this week`s better-than-expected electoral showing by the terrorist organization in Palestinian elections greatly complicates American diplomacy in the Middle East, officials said yesterday.

An Abu Sayyaf militant was killed in the security sweep ahead of next month`s joint exercises by U.S. and Philippine troops. The fighting in the north, about 80 miles north of the capital of Manila, began when about 25 New People`s Army guerrillas opened fire on approaching army troops, officials said.

A big black female bear weighing between 90 to 110kg had been missing since February 22 from capital`s Zoo. An official scoffed at explanations offered so far to the Indian media that the female bear may have tried to tunnel her way to freedom. The bear may have been poached or died from carelessness, he said.

The New England Patriots lost 27-17 against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, North Carolina on Sunday afternoon, looking nothing like the team that has won 3 out of the last 4 Super Bowl contests.

Despite the widespread belief that Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, is suffering from intestinal cancer, a Spanish doctor has told the media that he has examined Castro?s case and the cancer diagnosis is simply untrue

Last week?s seemingly insignificant trade that sent Maciej Lampe to Houston in exchange to Houston?s Moochie Norris seems to have opened the floodgate. Since then, two trades have taken place within a span of 24 hours. Who will be the next teams to make a move?

Paraguay`s soccer fans were concerned when all-time top soccer player, Jose Cardozo, suffered a torn thigh muscle. Cardozo was ruled out of action for three weeks and won`t play in the upcoming World Cup`s groups stage.

With one of Mexico?s presidential candidates considering the same sort of plan for his country, the legacy of the New Deal lives on ? even though what really helped to bring the United States out of the Depression was the entry of America into the Second World War following the surprise December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Disney joined more than 500 employers from throughout the Southeast at "Destination Occupation," in Houston, a regional job fair aimed at assisting Hurricane Katrina victims.

Have you ever wondered what is the success of all mega-rich millionaires? Well, they are not just born luck, they work hard for every penny and strive to turn everything into part of their business.

Finding one site on the web that will help you locate everything from the newest business advertisments to the best websites for you favorite TV shows is no easy task. Between the biggest search engine businesses such as Google and MSN, smaller competitors have difficulty making themselves known to consumers.

It seems the internet is changing everything, from the way we communicate to the way we conduct business. The world is becoming a smaller place and more and more institutions are using the internet to compete on a global landscape

In a long message to the Afghani nation, fugitive Taliban leader, Mullah Muhammad Omar, urged the United States to pull its troops out of his homeland and warned that his enemies would be ?surprised? by the level of attacks that his fighters would use to drive western forces out of his country.

For the 68,000 fans that squeezed into the Louisiana Superdome to see the opening night game, it was about much more than just the game. They came to officially beat hurricane Katrina with a full blown rock and roll celebration in New Orleans.

It is believed that with extensions, the Taepodong 2 could hit the western United States. While there are doubts to the existence of an actual North Korean nuclear arsenal, even if one exists and the Stalinists there are not bluffing, it is not thought that North Korea has perfected its technology enough to equip the Taepodong 2 with a nuclear warhead.