The bombing of a Shia shrine last month has led to a rise in sectarian violence in Iraq. Whether or not this will lead to a full-scale civil war, or just increase the number of attacks in Iraq`s relatively low-level civil war, remains to be seen.

Jennifer Aniston may be over Brad Pitt, but what she isn`t over is her new tall man. Jennifer may not seem short to us normal girls, as she is 5-foot-5, but compared to her co-star and boyfriend Vince Vaughn the entertainment star is truly miniscule. So

As was said by a Web metrics firm said, Mozilla Corp.`s Firefox continued its steady climb and achieved half a percentage point in market share at the expense of Microsoft Corp.`s Internet Explorer during August.

In the past, managers who needed a new work schedule for their group had few resources to assist them. Information and relevant examples are hard to find. Scheduling software wont create a new schedule, and shiftwork consultants offer services the managers dont need or cant afford. Help is now available from Shift Schedule Design, a company that specializes in helping small businesses with the design of customized work schedules.

In growing effort to bust its dominance over the online content world, Yahoo is now refurnishing it`s photo-sharing service. Yahoo is giving users an easier way to sort and distribute digital content.

Massacres in wartime are not uncommon. When U.S. troops fought in Vietnam, the ravages of war and the freedom that some people feel when allowed to shed blood led to alleged massacres of townfolk in Vietnam either because they were suspected North Vietnamese or because the soldiers simply lost it, or because the soldiers had an urge to kill.

The emergency deployment last month of more than 70,000 U.S. troops for disaster relief on the U.S. Gulf Coast has exacerbated strains on a military already severely taxed by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Software giant Microsoft opens a new front and enters the world of desktop security applications. Windows Live OneCare antivirus software is Microsoft`s first step in the security market. Windows Live OneCare will be available shortly and will cost $49.95 per year.

The Bolivian president, Evo Morales, took action on May 1st which seemed eerily similar to the nationalization of the Suez Canal by former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, when he sent troops to oil and gas fields in the South American nation in what many see as the leftist-nationalist`s coordination with Venezuelan troublemaker Hugo Chavez to create a "leftist axis" to counter what is called by South American propagandists "America`s hegemonic interference in Latin America".

Israeli military aircraft fired missiles Saturday at two cars in the northern Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinians and wounding nine others, hours after a barrage of 32 rockets was fired from Gaza into Israel.

A new law being considered in China that would fine both native and foreign press agencies for reporting on certain kinds of stories has provoked dismay both outside the country as well as in Hong Kong, home of the freest press in the People?s Republic. The fine, set at approximately U.S. $12,630, or just over 101,000 yuan, would be levied on those news agencies which report on public disturbances or emergencies.

More than five years have passed and mail is still being sent to the World Trade Center. Most of the mail is "junk mail", those pamphlets that usually find there way to the trash bin without much thought

In the past few months the entertainment and tabloid magazines have had quite a few stories regarding past "Survivor" contestants and winners.

Tickets to the King Tut Exhibit are going like hot cakes. The exhibit, which had 937,000 visitors, ended its premiere U.S. run in Los Angeles on November 20th, 2005.

Launched by the DiversityCanada Foundation, a new search engine allows candidates from traditionally under-represented groups to find jobs with companies seeking to diversify their workforce.