The world pledged $3.4 billion in new quake aid for Pakistan at a make-or-break donor conference Saturday. The new pledges raises the total aid pledge to $5.8 billion, slightly more than the government said it needed to rebuild from the quake. Aid groups warned that many of the promises were for loans that will heap more debt on the impoverished country.

Microsoft has began using user surfing habits and other personal information to for advertising purposes, through the use of cookies, which are cached on the users system, Microsoft is able to link between personal information that users supply

Running a business online is a great way to become successful, specifically if your business sells products that consumers need worldwide. Online shopping is not only easy and convenient, but many say that it is even enjoyable. There is no waiting in lines for the cashier, no searching around aimlessly to find the items you want and no wasting gas on the way to the mall.

As if the organizers of the English 2012 Olympics haven?t got enough on their plate as it is, a new worry has come up in the latest report created for the London Development Agency in the form of unexploded WWII bombs.

As the job market gets more and more competitive, it seems that applicants are starting to spruce up their resume just a bit too much. Sure, adding a few extra tasks that you were responsible for at your last job or adding a couple of points to your GPA may not seem too serious.

On March 17, Palmeiro appeared before the Government Reform Committee alongside Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, pointed his finger for emphasis and declared: "I have never used steroids. Period."

Human Capital Summit and Expo is making its first annual appearance in Chicago in 2006. The summit is for human capital professionals and executives who understand that talent will be the key driver for success in the knowledge economy. The key concept in this summit is to place emphasis on what turns a successful professional into a failure, therefore allowing attendees to pinpoint their errors and correct them.

A recent study among school students is about to contradict a popular notion: that we live in the world of equality. It seems that when it comes to career choices, the "little women" amongst us think otherwise.

The American Music Awards presenters and participants will receive a new form of fashion courtesy of Annansi Clothing Co.`s collection.

Have you already made your picks for March Madness? If you don`t know who to make your bets on or just want a little advice from top sports bettors, one online handicapping site is offering to give you tips for free. WIth the NCAA Tournament starts on March 16th and it`s time to put your bets in for this years leaders.

Two new database-driven sites, Super WebGroup, Inc., have been launched for two different cities - the City of Bainbridge Island and Scotsman Guide Publishing in Bothell, WA.

Danny DeVito, the entertainment star, played Louie De Palma on the TV comedy "Taxi". Loui was a guy audiences loved to hate ? rough, unbearable boss who would torture his employees at the Sunshine Cab Co. with sadistic joy.

Soon the citizens of Tokyo will enjoy a bit of slightly unusual entertainment. A station advertisement featuring a naked pregnant Britney Spears will after all be allowed by Tokyo`s subway authority, although it was earlier censored.

The music industry is changing constantly, trying to adjust itself to the public`s needs, and nothing has been supporting this change as much as the digital era we are living in for the past few years.

A Brazilian court ordered the popular free video sharing Web site which lets users upload, view, and share video clips, YouTube be closed, until the erotic video of a well known Brazilian model be taken off