Actor Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton are teaming up again. This time for a remake of the popular classic "Alice In Wonderland." Depp plays The Mad Hatter. The film is set to be released ...   more »

Uber producer Peter Jackson unveiled his new sci-fi film "District 9" at Comic-Con. And the stars of "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" talked about the 3-D adaptation of a popular children's book.


SAN DIEGO, ...   more »

President Obama's China policy will likely be clarified as the US-China Strategic Dialogue convenes in Washington.

It was in the early 1970s that President Richard Nixon made a historic trip to China, paving the way ...   more »

The new homepage blends Yahoo's collection of online content and products with popular social networking services like Facebook and Twitter.

Yahoo has overhauled its homepage in what is being described as the most significant change ...   more »

Software giant Microsoft reports lower than expected earnings. Amazon.com follows suit. What's next for tech?

The recession hits the world's largest software maker.

Microsoft reported its first-ever decline in year-over-year revenue and annual sales of ...   more »

An Indian schoolgirl, one of the two girls selected for a visit to NASA to get training in space shuttle designing, flies to the US.


ALIGARH, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (JULY 24, 2009) ANI- Palak Agrawal, ...   more »

Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents billionaire Bill Gates, co-founder of software giant Microsoft Corp., with the coveted-Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, for his charity work.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (JULY 25, 2009) ...   more »

Dozens remain missing following a mine flood in China's northeastern Heilongjiang province and a landslide in southwestern Sichuan province.


KANGDING, SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA (JULY 25, 2009) CCTV - Rescue operations continued on Saturday (July 25) ...   more »

At least five people die while more remain missing in landslides and floods caused by heavy rains in western Japan.


FUKUOKA, JAPAN (JULY 24, 2009) TVQ - At least five people were reported dead and ...   more »

Remember The Eighties? You grew up in the 80s if...

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE
2. You watched the Pound Puppies
3. You can sing the rap to the Fresh ...   more »

- The Most Powerful and Refined M3 Ever -
COSTA MESA, Calif., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- NADAguides.com, the leading provider of vehicle pricing and information, today announced the 2009 BMW M3 Convertible has received the ...   more »

Art Historian Traces Fame's Double-Edged Sword to 19th-Century Paris

STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Throngs of people rush to a storefront where the latest image of a famous musician has been placed in the window. The performing artist ...   more »

Mountain Biking - History
Author: James Gunaseelan


People use bicycles for many different reasons. They are a
great means of transport for getting to and from work, you can
fit your shopping into the baskets ...   more »

Understanding Fiber Optic Cable Installation - Fiber Optics Tutorial Series 7
Author: Colin Yao

Fiber optic cable installation is a very special task that only
trained professionals can do it quickly and correctly. This is
...   more »

How to Use a Cancun Map
Author: Lewis Pennington

Vacationing or traveling to Mexico can be a lifetime dream for
many people. Whether choosing to honeymoon in this tropical
paradise or take the family on ...   more »

Mexican police believe they've found the corpse of a British grandmother who disappeared last month while on vacation in Cancun.


CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO (JULY 24, 2009) REUTERS - Mexican police believe they may have ...   more »

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a large dark spot on Jupiter after an asteroid or small comet collided with the planet on July 19.


JUPITER, SPACE (JULY 23, 2009) NASA - NASA's Hubble Space Telescope ...   more »

The interim government of Honduras says the border crossing of ousted President Manuel Zelaya promotes subversion.


LAS MANOS, NICARAGUA (JULY 24, 2009) REUTERS - The government of interim Honduran President Roberto Micheletti, who took power ...   more »

Costa Rican President Oscar Arias criticizes ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya for stepping into Honduran territory before any political agreement had been reached.

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA (JULY 24, 2009) SINART - Costa Rican President ...   more »

New Zealand man irked by bank's refusal to accept a mortgage application, withdraws 190,000 New Zealand dollars (125,000 USD) in 20-dollar bills.

NELSON, NEW ZEALAND (JULY 23, 2009) TVNZ - Roger Griffiths, an artist on ...   more »