Has the ceasefire with ETA, the Basque separatist movement, ended? A car bomb exploded Saturday morning in the parking lot of the Barajas Airport in Madrid, the Spanish capitol

Toshihiko Fukui, governor of the Bank of Japan, Said Monday that he intends to slowly raise interest rates in order to not hurt growth. Fukui refused to say when Japan`s national bank intends to raise interest rates.

California police are investigating the possible involvement of hackers in the release of a digital recording of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The recording reveals Schwarzenegger as saying about a certain state legislator, "They are all very hot. They have the, you know, part of the black blood in them and part of the Latino blood in them that together makes it."

Lead singer of the band, U2, Bono, will be knighted by the British government in his home city of Dublin. A statement put out by the British Embassy in Ireland?s capital announced this.

Katharine McPhee may have been many peoples favorite during the 5th season of "American Idol", but it seems that the singing sensation hasn`t always been her own biggest fan.

The past week was full of mayhem, due to the release of the PlayStation 3 console, which was distributed to stores across the country in a limited edition.

It is hard to call the display between Netherlands and Portugal a soccer game. Fighting over one ticket to face England at World Cup quarterfinals got to the players and the match became a brutal and violent clash.

Breast cancer affects millions of women every day. No woman, or man for that matter, is immune to the possibility of developing breast cancer. Melissa Etheridge, musical singer/songwriter, in her fight against breast cancer, says she smoked medicinal marijuana to help with the side effects of chemotherapy.

A new autobiographical DVD has been released by teen phenomenon and musical band, `B5`. Titled `The B5 Story`, the movie chronicles the band`s start from the beginning of their career until present day.

U.S. consumers could be in the middle of a tug-of-war between two leading providers of passenger car motor oil over whether the intervals between oil changes will keep increasing to favor high-performance lubricants. OEM recommendations for oil drain intervals have increased significantly in the last few years.

A second round on May 7 looks certain, as Ollanta Humala is well below the 50% of the vote needed to claim outright victory. He has vowed to spend more money on the poor. If he wins is expected to take the South American state in a similar direction to Hugo Chavez`s Venezuela.

Russell G. Colbert, who is the Senior Vice President for Business Development at the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), announced this past week the creation of a new "Global Affiliate Chapters" (GAC) program for USDLA.

Pakistani officials have made no comment on the allegations that six Pakistani citizens may have been involved in planning and carrying out last weekend`s bombings at Sharm el Sheikh, letting Egyptian police and government officials conduct their investigation as free from outside speculation as possible.

In todays economy, all businesses need a constant stream of marketing and advertising to continue to drive sales and revenue. While mid-size and large-size companies have the availability to corporate coffers to budget for the expenses and investment of an in-house marketing staff or outside marketing/advertising agencies or consultants, the small business owner does not possess the deep pockets needed to achieve the level of marketing, advertising, or PR required to grow their businesses quickly.

Bill Cosby, television actor and producer, has just settled a lawsuit with a woman who has accused him of drugging and molesting her.