Saudi king: UK ignored terrorism warning

October 29, 2007

LONDON, England (CNN) — Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has stirred up controversy ahead of a rare visit to Britain which begins Monday, accusing British authorities of ignoring intelligence that could have prevented the 2005 London bombings

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King Abdullah accused Britain of not doing enough to fight international terrorism.

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Microsoft signs two-part Facebook deal

October 25, 2007

NEW YORK (Fortune) — With its $240 million equity investment announced Wednesday, along with a commitment to expand its pre-existing relationship as exclusive third-party representative for advertising on Facebook, Microsoft has Read the rest of this entry »


Dumbledore is gay, ‘Harry Potter’ author reveals

October 21, 2007

NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Potter fans, the rumors are true: Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay.

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Dumbledore, played by Michael Gambon, was in love with his male rival, the author of Harry Potter books says.

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Photos show mystery child sex man

October 20, 2007

PARIS, France (CNN) — Interpol on Monday took the unprecendented step of making a global appeal for help to identify a man from digitally reconstructed photos taken from the Internet that it said showed him sexually abusing underage boys.

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This moving image shows how police used software to unscramble the image. (Source: Interpol)

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Sticking it to tragic ‘Unfitney’ Spears

October 19, 2007
Mother: Britney Spears drives from a family court in Los Angeles, where a commissioner granted her one supervised overnight visit a week with her sons. Picture: AP

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‘From Here to Eternity’ actress Kerr dies

October 18, 2007

LONDON, England (AP) — Deborah Kerr, who shared one of Hollywood’s most famous kisses and made her mark with such roles as the correct widow in “The King and I” and the unhappy officer’s wife in “From Here to Eternity,” has died. She was 86.

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Apple loosens grip on iPhone software

October 17, 2007

SAN JOSE, California (AP) – In an apparent about-face, Apple Inc. will allow third-party applications to work directly on the iPhone, Chief Executive Steve Jobs said in a posting on the company’s Web site Wednesday.

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A software development kit will let coders create applications to work directly on the iPhone.

Apple infuriated developers and some iPhone users when it issued a software update September 27 that disabled unofficial programs installed on Read the rest of this entry »