It was defiantly closure for France as they took down Italy 3-1 on Wednesday, as part of the Euro 2008 qualifying stage. France and Italy met just two months ago on the World Cup 2006 final, where Italy won and took the title.

Despite worries about security threats and an increased number of pilgrims, the annual Hajj ended peacefully in Saudi Arabia

The 2010 African Nations Cup finals will be hosted by Angola, who won the right to host the occasion as the Confederation of African Football declared on Monday.

After-hour trading pushes Dell shares, as investors believe tepid revenue growth in the third quarter may be a sign of a turnaround. The company`s third-quarter net income grew 11.7% from $606 million to $677 million, which represents 30 cents a share.

PlaceMyBet.com, part of a public company traded on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange, announced today a merger with SportingParlor.com

If you have ever felt guilty leaving your elderly/ill parents or grandparents alone, then one company has a great device to help you and your loved ones feel safe and secure. Tadiran LifeCare provides customers with a wireless communication device that can save a life.

Microsoft seems to be blocking its competitors`security products, so they have said. McAfee and Symantec, the largest security software sellers, attack Microsoft for applying some changes to its Vista operational system.

The N-word. Everyone knows it, but no-one dares say it. Except for African Americans. They seem to have no problem using this derogatory term within their communities and as part of their culture.

MCI Inc.`s Enterprise Hosting Services are now more cost effective due to its new on-demand storage service for company management and storage of growing corporate data.

A gas explosion Sunday at a coal mine in northern Mexico trapped 66 miners below ground and left 12 hospitalized with burns and broken bones, officials said. The explosion occurred before dawn at the mine near the town of Sabinas, 85 miles southwest of Eagle Pass on the Mexico-U.S. border.

A former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham is ready to conquer the entertainment world once again. Simon Fuller, who was the Spice Girls manager, says he is developing a TV fashion show for the ex-Spice Girl.

Speaking about the violence and the worries over civil war, U.S. President George W. Bush said Tuesday after a meeting with visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at the White House that "The people of Iraq and their leaders must make a choice. The choice is chaos or unity. The choice is a free society or a society dictated by evil people who will kill innocents."

The U.S. Department of Defense has announced plans to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by about 2,500 and in Iraq by 9,000 troops. The moves come as Congress has grown more vocal about making 2006 a year of transition in the war zones, with allies taking more of a role in security.

There`s a new magazine on the stands, and it`s especially for women. The new, raved-about Women`s Travel magazine, provides a new, fresh, stylish look into the world of travel for women.

A memo leaked from the Toyota Corporation on Monday titled the Global Master Plan revealed the car manufacturers ambitions to overtake General Motors as the worlds biggest supplier of cars by grabbing a 15% share of the global market by 2010