Brett Favre announced he will return for the 2007 season as the Green Bay Packers? quarterback, for his 17th pro season. The announcement to the media came after he told the team of his intention to put off his retirement, which was expected by the football world as was hinted by him during the previous season

S.D. Rudd, Christian novelist and author of the Christian supernatural thriller `In The Blood`, is offering his new novel for free in e-book format for the next three months. This grueling four-year project is free for download as many time as viewers want until April 3rd, 2006.

Surgeon General Kenneth Moritsugu called on the American people, Tuesday, to wake up and tend to the wide-spread problem of under aged drinking.

The entertainment fans would be glad to hear that Barbara Walters` "The View" changes its way a little. The show, the original aim of which was a mix of Regis Philbin`s "Live" with ABC News` "This Week", seems to be also embracing the idea of "The Jerry Springer Show".

More and more people are using their mobile devices to run their lives. Our mobile phones become so advanced that we can perform almost any operation with one single click.

After a recent trip to Africa with Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt was recently admitted to an LA area hospital after reportedly suffering from flu-like symptoms.

Hussein still insists that he is the President of Iraq, despite having been found in a hole by American troops several months after being deposed as dictator of the country. His trial in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad has been something of a farce at times, with Hussein often refusing to show up or yelling out frequently.

Aventine Press is pleased to announce Linda A. Lavid`s latest release ? her romantic suspense novel, `Paloma`. Ms. Lavid is originally from Buffalo, NY, and her goal is to conquer the leisure market and be readers` number one pick for vacation relaxation and suspense stories.

Here we have a round-up of major stories coming out from the continent of Africa over the weekend. Subject countries today are Kenya, Liberia and South Africa.

At a summit planned for mid-December EU government leaders will decide whether Turkey membership talks will continue. Although a main part of this decision will already be made as early as December 6 by the EU`s Executive Commission

A pastor near Seattle, Washington, the home of Microsoft, is threatening a boycott of the software giant along with Hewlett-Packard and other business that support a gay civil rights bill. Gay activists protested the company`s decision to pull its backing of the measure, prompting a turnaround in its previous official stance.

The groups vowed to "continue our holy war...to establish an Islamic state ruled by the Quran and the traditions of the Prophet Muhammad." In a rare joint statement, Al-Qaida in Iraq and four other Islamic terrorist groups denounced the Iraqi balloting as a "satanic project"

Polish game company Ganymede Technologies has announced the expansion of their operations into the Russian Federation with the goal of reaching Russia`s 17 million internet users - who are potential gamers as well.

Scott H praised McKenzie Scott Partners for helping him in a number of ways, among them that rather than using his last name, it would be more fashionable to use a single letter like a Spice Girl or rapper to improve his image.

It was a dramatic ending, for sure, but Seattle coach Anne Donovan knew the Storm`s loss in Game 1 of the WNBA Western Conference finals shouldn`t have come down to a last-second shot.