Gingrich to end presidential campaign next week
AP) — Newt Gingrich began taking steps Wednesday to shut down his debt-laden White House bid, setting the stage to endorse one-time rival Mitt Romney next week and rally Republicans behind their apparent nominee. Gingrich had a friendly telephone conversation…
Here’s what Apple is going to do next
Fundamentally change the form factor of their mobile devices from backlit LCD to see-through OLED. How do I know that? Because it’s the obvious thing to do to solve a basic irritation. Let me give you a little background. In…
Unauthorised biography spills Simon Cowell secrets
(AP) — He gets colonic irrigations, Botox injections and vitamin drips, and insists on black toilet paper in his home. A revealing new biography offers intimate – some might say too intimate – details about Simon Cowell, along with a…
Cayman Islands Chinese Corp sued for fraud
LAKE CHARLES, La. (CN) – Sinotech Energy, a Chinese oil-services company, and two of its top officers misled investors about its assets and how it would use $120 million from its IPO, and Sinotech’s chairman of the board, in a…
Jamaica forms gov’t task force to battle scams
(AP) — Jamaica announced a new government task force Thursday to fight proliferating lottery scams that have made the Caribbean country a centre for international telemarketing fraud. The Jamaican and U.S. governments already have a 3-year-old joint task force that…
Oil prices climb on German confidence, US earnings
Encouraging news about business confidence in Germany helped drive oil prices higher Friday. It was a respite from persistent worries about weaker energy demand as Europe’s debt crisis still hangs in the air. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 78 cents to…
Murdoch quizzed on private lobbying of UK leaders
(AP) — James Murdoch’s behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign spilled out into the public domain Tuesday as documents detailing his close ties to the British establishment were examined by a judge-led inquiry into media ethics. The nature of the Murdoch family’s links…
Syrian rebels target security officials in capital
(AP) — Rebels seeking to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad killed three regime officers in separate attacks Tuesday around Damascus, activists and state media said, the latest violence targeting the security forces used by the government to quash dissent. A…
Sebastian Vettel wins Bahrain Grand Prix
Finnish driver, Sebastian Vettel (pictured), showed all his old skill and consistency as he climbed from 11th place on the grid to take second place. In so doing, Raikkonen finally delivered on the potential of a car that has looked…
Sarkozy targets far-right in bid to win runoff
(AP) — President Nicolas Sarkozy starkly laid out his path to re-election Monday: He will be plunging deep into far-right territory to hunt the votes he needs to beat Socialist challenger Francois Hollande in the runoff. A day after Hollande…
