RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) – Brazil struggled Saturday to get its air transport running again after making a deal with air traffic controllers whose strike left South American giant’s airports in chaos. Thousands of passengers remained stranded at airports on Saturday a half-day after government ministers and unions for the controllers reached an agreement to [...]
Paris Hilton’s racy behavior has landed her in trouble with the tabloids many times in the past. But the hotel heiress’ latest slip-up could land her in the grey-bar hotel. Los Angeles prosecutors say she violated her probation stemming from an alcohol-related driving charge by driving with a suspended license. She could face up to [...]
Britain’s top science watchdog group is calling for closer inspection of the potential health and environmental risks of nanotechnology In a government report released this week, the Council for Science and Technology (CST) warned that promised government funds to study possible adverse effects of new nanotechnology have not materialized. Specifically, the report called attention to [...]
Former Dell CEO Kevin Rollins flew away from the nest just in time before the storm DailyTech originally reported on the unplanned resignation of former Dell CEO Kevin Rollins earlier this year. Rollins announced his resignation to the surprise of many, including those inside Dell. The company had been doing fairly well over the last [...]
German investigators arrested employees allegedly connected to shady practices between Siemens and a union group Johannes Feldmayer, a top-ranking official at Siemens, was arrested in Germany due to an investigation into suspected bribery. The police detained him stemming from an investigation into payments Siemens made to the head of the AUB labor organization, authorities said. [...]
Microsoft hedging its bets on HD DVD, ponders switch to Blu-ray When comparing the latest consoles, Sony constantly makes reference to its decision to include a Blu-ray Disc player with every PlayStation 3, while pointing out that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 utilizes the comparatively less spacious DVD9 format. Sony is so confident in its Blu-ray-enabled console [...]
Disney is planning to continue with the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise after the release of third film At World’s End. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, star Johnny Depp has confirmed that he would like to play Capt. Jack Sparrow in future adventures, while producers have kept hold of several large [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. will launch its backseat television service exclusively in several DaimlerChrysler cars and minivans later this year, the companies said on Thursday. Sirius, which plans to acquire rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. in a deal that must first pass regulatory muster, said three live child-themed TV channels [...]
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s foreign minister on Saturday urged Japan to settle disputes arising from its militaristic past to allow relations between the two countries to improve. Song Min-soon’s comments came after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe angered South Koreans earlier this month when he said that there was no evidence that Japan’s government [...]
KABUL (Reuters) – An Afghan translator kidnapped by the Taliban with an Italian journalist a month ago has personally appealed to President Hamid Karzai for help, at the same time accusing him of caring only for foreigners. You have forgotten the Afghan journalist. You are worried only for the foreigners and you are not worried [...]
