In the presence of thousands of people under the scorching African sun, the first democratically elected president in forty years was sworn into power in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa.

The University of Illinois at Chicago has sent a team which has created a video game to distribute and prepare public health workers and emergency responders for emergency situations like bio-terrorism, pandemic flu, smallpox, and other disasters.

Rumors are abounding that Cuban President, Fidel Castro is suffering from terminal cancer, after his doctors announced that he was too frail to attend the ceremony to mark the opening of his 80th birthday celebrations in Havana

Oscar`s unique cards are coming to Texas. You don`t know who Oscar is? Well, then you`re missing out! Oscar is a Schnauzer who `paints` with his nose on car windows.

Ford Motor Co.`s second-quarter 2006 losses have reportedly ballooned to $254 million, almost double from what the American car maker previously estimated and reported it was aiming to see. The losses for Ford might not come as a shock to some, who noted that in July 2006 for the first time, Ford sold fewer vehicles in the United States than Toyota.

Now it is official. FIFA will run a full investigation to the events the led to Zinedine Zidane`s head-butt on Italy`s Marco Materazzi on June 9 during World Cup 2006.

Bavasi might turn to his Angels connections and bring Collins on board

The 2004 edition of "The State of California Labor" examines issues that relate to the state`s lowest-paid workers, yet have implications for all Californians.

The health care system in the US has left many elderly people wondering how they will pay for their prescription drugs. Pharmaceutical companies price their drugs at atrocious rates under the assumption that a patients prescription plan will cover the majority. This however is not the case with many senior citizens, who reach their insurance payment limit of prescriptions prior to the end of the cycle year. Shouldn`t Medicare and the government assist these senior citizens?

Almost everyone listens to an MP3 player on their way to work or classes. And the most popular players are the ones that really mainstreamed the scene, Apple iPods. The introduction of the iPod nano, the latest and smallest large capacity MP3 player on the market, raised the numbers of MP3 listeners significantly. However, the nano had some major flaws, getting scratched easily, making consumers question the need for a brand new toy that will not stay brand new for long.

The new Opera browser has been downloaded by more than three million users. The browser is free and has only been available for two weeks.

The Amalfi Hotel now marks its first anniversary by introducing the "Two For You" meeting incentives program. Those now booking a new meeting with a minimum of 10 actualized sleeping rooms during January, February or March 2005 are eligible to choose two of four rewards for each program.

Four new sponsors have been signed-on to work for Penn Media within the first week of offering advertising on its video portal, EVTV1. These charter sponsors - eDiets, 800 Pet Meds, Ask Jeeves, and InstaTrim - wil cover all of the 16 channels of content the video portal has available.

The frozen body of a Second World War-era airman was found 13,000 feet above the national park floor by the hikers while they were scaling Mount Mendel Glacier in the Sequoia National Park.

A Web metrics firm said the most visitors from all over the world in June were attracted to the Microsoft`s Web sites, overcoming Google and Yahoo. However, Yahoo led all global properties in terms of page viewers (with 116 billion), followed by Google (84 billion) and Microsoft sites (75 billion).