According to the Associated Press, the Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to American scientists John L. Hall and Roy J. Glauber and German scientist Theodor W. Haensch.

The largest mobile phone manufacturers in China will probably develop even more and grow into a real international giant. Huawei, the biggest Chinese phone maker, has been selling equipment and handsets outside China for 10 years, but last year international sales revenue surpassed domestic sales for the first time.

BAE Systems, British Defense and Aerospace Group, has confirmed the intention to sell its 20% stake in Airbus. BAE systems confirmed that discussions are already under way with Franco-German group European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co., which is the owner of the remaining percent of Airbus.

Top seed Maria Sharapova needed the nerves of a grand slam champion to escape an upset bid from fellow teenager Shahar Peer, earning a tightly contested 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 win on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the China Open.

While some chose to remove themselves from the hurricane`s projected path, others chose to stay, in many cases defying ominous warnings from emergency workers who toured some neighborhoods with bullhorns.

Former United States President, John F. Kennedy, received 3 death threats during his presidential visit to Ireland in 1963, the year in which he was later murdered in Texas

38-year-old Australian pop diva, Kylie Minogue has returned to her homeland to resume the last leg of her world tour which she had to cut short 18 months ago, after she was diagnosed with breast cancer

Overture Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yahoo Inc. and provider of essential online marketing services, announced today the launch of three new advertiser service enhancements designed to simplify sponsored search marketing and increase qualified leads for advertisers worldwide.

Rebel Networks is pleased to announce that it will donate the first months revenue of every new web hosting customer that will signup from now until the end of 2005.

Has the ?chick lit? phenomenon made a difference in getting women to buy books? A look at the numbers says that it has, but are such books as ?The Devil Wears Prada? really better than the romance novels that so many women have seemed to really love over the years?

Only 16,000 of the estimated 11 million Mexicans living in the United States have registered to vote in an upcoming presidential election on July 2, in which ballots from outside Mexico will be counted for the first time. Voter registration in Mexico is more complicated than in the United States.

Expectations are high in LA this season after reacquiring the services of Phil Jackson and making some key additions to a team that failed to reach the playoffs last year. The key to the Lakers success this season is the nature of the relationship between Bryant and Jackson. If the two would be able to coexist, displaying some level of mutual respect for one another, than they have a shot at the playoffs.

During a grueling 20 hour video shoot on the beautiful scenic snow cap mountains of Chile in below freezing weather, South American beauty Myriam Hernandez experienced a slight case of frost-bite.

The company that created the original anti-depressant pill, Prozac, has come up with an ingenious way of pushing up sales of their product. Eli Lilly and Co. have received the go-ahead by the American Food and Drug Administration to package the pill and sell it as a product that will treat nervous and anxious dogs.

Beef Jerky is one of the most delicious and healthy snacks around. So why not make a business out of selling some jerky? Everybody loves to nosh on jerky, it is tasty, low and fat and cholesterol, contains almost no carbs (for all those doing carb free diets) and considering the amount of people that love the snack food, it is a great business idea.