NEWS & INFORMATION
Updated : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:29:40 GMTAFP - Hurricane Earl closed in on a vast stretch of the US east coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled North Carolina's barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf.
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:03:12 GMTAP - An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site where BP's undersea well spilled after a rig explosion.
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:00:53 GMTAP - A weak economy got a little lift Thursday with new data suggesting companies aren't pursuing mass layoffs and stores are a little busier.
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:53:24 GMTAP - As the three hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly shot and killed the increasingly agitated gunman who had explosives strapped to himself, ending the four-hour standoff.
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:21:03 GMTAP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:00:09 GMT
