In an effort to stem the potential tide of right-wing supporters and settlers who may try to enter the Gaza Strip to disrupt Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon`s disengagement plan, the Israeli government on Wednesday afternoon announced that the Gaza Strip is now a closed military zone for Israelis and only those with special permits or who are residents may enter the area.

Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt may only be a 2 weeks old, but she has one large price on her head. People Magazine, the top rated entertainment mag in the States, has announced that they have received exclusive North American rights to the first picture of the Jolie-Pitt baby.

This year`s RetroBlast! Holiday Giveaway`s grand prize is a Dream Arcades Arcade Table Kit. With a choice of a Head-to-Head or Side-by-Side model, the winner will be able to choose the kit he or she likes best.

It?s wasn?t too long ago that the Kings were considered as viable contenders making annual trips to the conference finals, only to suffer defeat by the hands of the Lakers. The deafening sound of cow bells has long been heard within the confines of Arco, as fans have very little to cheer about. Who can blame them?

While Felipe Calderon continued to claim victory in Mexico?s recent presidential elections, supporters of leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador continued their own protests against the election results on Wednesday. European Union election observers have declared the election free and fair and noted no irregularities.

The best Redmond Little League could have done was break even in the Junior Softball World Series. But that suited the team just fine. With its record now at 2-3 following a 14-4 loss in six innings to Asia-Pacific on Friday at Everest Park, Redmond played its final game of the Series on Saturday.

The 448-yard par-4 hole, dubbed Bear`s Canyon for the Golden Bear himself, Jack Nicklaus, coils around a conifer-stuffed ravine and drops 80 feet from the tee to the green. But that isn`t what compels fans to station themselves for hours at a time along the 14th.

According to some security organizations, a new unpatched bug in Microsoft Word 2000 is actively being broken by attackers. Symantec`s researchers had analyzed a sample of the in-the-wild attack and confirmed that it worked against a fully-patched edition of Office 2000.

Authorities say a 24-year-old snowboarder was buried in an avalanche Tuesday and is now presumed dead. Alaska State Troopers spokesman, Greg Wilkinson, says conditions were too harsh to launch a search for Brendan J. Smart, who was on a slope with two other men when the avalanche swept his way mid-afternoon Tuesday.

You tube has launched an innovative advertising scheme featuring online video billboards to provide marketers and businesses with new strategies to attract consumers, available on the You Tube site.

Jay Michaels, international media personality and the Entertainment Consultant for the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, wants to bring the music of the Bahamas to the rest of the world.

Injured soldiers often die on the battlefield from internal bleeding before they can reach any medical care. Scientists are developing now a portable ultrasound set that could be used without a doctor`s assistance to spot and stop such life-threatening blood flow.

EU foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, expressed optimism, over the prospects of Mid-east peace, following the reaffirmation of the Arab peace proposal, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, saying that for the first time in decades a dynamics of peace has been created, which could lead to full peace in the region.

There was another series of cases of the bird flu discovered in Russia this past Monday, China has reported a fresh outbreak of the bird flu in the eastern province of Anhui, and the Health Ministry of Indonesia confirmed another death of a human due to bird flu.

Former heavyweight champion boxer, Mike Tyson, was arrested over the weekend for driving under the influence and possession of cocaine