The Army Corps of Engineers pumped much of the remaining floodwater out of the city of New Orleans on Saturday. Officials expected the pumping to be completed by the end of the weekend.

Hundreds of simultaneous explosions revealed surprising coordination by terrorists. No one claimed responsibility for the blasts, but copies of a leaflet found at most of the bomb sites carried a call by an Islamic group, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen, for Islamic rule in Bangladesh.

1974 was quite a year for the multi talented Mel Brooks, it was then that he had made his first serious steps in Hollywood with the help of Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.

Terry Espy, President of Momentum Group Inc., has announced that the firm has recently coordinated the real estate brokerage of the new Iatria Day Spa to be located in the Progress Energy Building in Downtown Raleigh.

Embedded speech technologies leader, Sensory, announced that its FluentChip technology library for the RSC-4x family of mixed signal processors has been issued updates and additions.

Everyone who was watching the quarterfinals match between Germany and Argentina on Friday, saw the riot that erupted shortly after the game ended.

Fenerbanhce`s Turkish Superleague title goes to Galatasaray SK after Chrisoph`s Daum`s team failed to beat Denizlispor. The final results for the Turkish Superleague were made after a highly dramatic final match.

Last time I?ve checked, pigs couldn?t fly. The reason why I looked out the window in the first place has a lot to do with the fact that the Clippers are 8-2, while the Lakers are 4-6. Is it possible the Clippers make it into the playoffs this season? If they do, you can bet your ass that Donald Sterling will do the best he can to screw up the team by the time next season starts.

Stan Van Gundy has voluntarily stepped down as head coach for the Miami Heat. Van Gundy resigned for personal reasons, saying that wishes to spend more time with his family. The Heat have announced that Pat Riley who serves as the team?s President of Basketball Operations will assume coaching responsibilities immediately.

Template Monster, a top global provider of website templates, and Top Hosts, a leading web hosting resource, today announced a joint marketing and development agreement.

Later this month every Brazilian citizen from 18 to 70 will confront a clear, yes-no question: Should the sale of all types of guns and ammunition be banned nationwide for everyone except the police and military?

World Refer, a leading Affiliate Network, which recruits and supports affiliates for many mainstream industries, has recently launched 724 Speed, a new community dedicated solely to the Aviation Fanatics.

There is a new domain management tool on the market, and it`s from Bulk Register. The world`s leading registrar is offering this new tool of unmatched flexibility and user-friendliness to those who manage large numbers of domains.

The world-renowned sign greeting those who enter the home of cinema, Hollywood, California, was engulfed with smoke and flames Saturday, following a 150-acre fire that started nearby. No injuries or damage to buildings was reported.

An explosion at the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant killed one person and has injured two others. The explosion originated at the furnace of the Ecomet-S enterprise, a sub-contractor of the nuclear plant. The International Atomic Energy Agency spokesman, Marc Vidricaire, says Russian authorities told the agency there was no release of radioactivity.