Windows sales ‘please’ Microsoft
Microsoft says it is pleased with the demand for Windows 7 as it reports an 18% fall in quarterly profits.
In Cuba, N.O. mayor talks disaster response, trade
Under Cuba’s communist system, the government calls all the shots all the time , but during monster hurricanes that may not be such a bad thing, New Orleans’ mayor says.
Uganda rebukes Somali Islamists
Uganda’s president says Somali Islamists will “pay” if they carry out a threat to attack the Ugandan capital, Kampala.
Sister of Dunblane victim drowns
A woman who drowned while on holiday in Spain was the half-sister of one of the victim’s of the Dunblane massacre.
UN begins distributing Afghan ballots Eds: Ed …
The United Nations began delivering ballots and voting kits across Afghanistan on Thursday, as full-blown preparations for the Nov.
Cockpit conflict
How often to tempers flare at 35,000 feet?
Fed pay rules to rein in risk-taking
In a landmark moment for US finance, the Federal Reserve unveiled draft rules for bankers’ pay extending the reach of regulators deep into the compensation practices of leading financial firms
2 NATO members: no more troops to Afghanistan now
7 delivers a legitimate government and President Barack Obama has decided on a new strategy there.
New world Monopoly champ sweeps to victory in 45 minutes
A 19-year-old Norwegian man scoops $20,580 – in real money – by winning the World Monopoly Championships in Las Vegas.
Will an Afghan run-off make a difference?
President Hamid Karzai has agreed to hold a second round of presidential elections. Is this the right move?
‘Crash for cash’ scam man is jailed
A ‘crash for cash’ fraudster who lived the high life on the proceeds of staged accidents and cost the insurance industry 1.6 million has been jailed.
US asks for Polanski extradition
The US formally asks Switzerland to extradite film director Roman Polanski on sex charges, Swiss officials say.
Major French smear trial closes
The trial of ex-French PM Dominique de Villepin, accused of conspiring to damage Nicolas Sarkozy’s presidential bid, ends.
Gates: Legitimate Afghan gov’t could take month
The Obama administration needs to decide on a war strategy for Afghanistan without waiting for a government there to be widely accepted as legitimate, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday.
Suicide attackers kill 4 at Pakistani university
A police officer stands guard at a checkpoint in Islamabad , Pakistan . Pakistan is pressing ahead with an assault on the lawless and semiautonomous region of South Waziristan, focusing on eliminating Pakistani Taliban militants linked to the Mehsud tribe, who are blamed for 80 percent of the suicide attacks that have battered Pakistan over the …
