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World News
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Pakistan Lodges Protest Over Missile Strike (12:29 p.m. PST, 16 May 2008)
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Pakistan lodged an official protest with "allied forces" in neighboring Afghanistan following a suspected U.S. missile strike on a Pakistan border village that left 14 people dead.
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China Earthquake Toll Rises (6:10 a.m. PST, 15 May 2008)
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As Chinese troops and other rescue workers break through roads to the epicenter of the country's deadly earthquake earlier this week, the death toll continues to rise and fewer survivors are being found, officials said Thursday.
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Heavy Rains Head For Myanmar (11:07 a.m. PST, 14 May 2008)
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Cyclone-ravaged Myanmar may soon be in for more flooding and water damage as heavy rains headed towards the southeastern Asian nation Wednesday.
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Science & Technology
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Great Extinction Underway: Living Planet Index (3:36 p.m. PST, 16 May 2008)
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Humans have wiped out between a quarter and a third of the world's wildlife in 35 years, according to the latest Living Planet Index.
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Four Teams Vie For Top UK Engineering Award (2:55 p.m. PST, 15 May 2008)
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The creators of a filter to clean up soot emissions from diesel cars are one of four UK innovators up for Britain's biggest engineering prize.
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Microsoft Set To Release Free Desktop Observatory (2:06 p.m. PST, 11 May 2008)
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Amateur astronomers will soon be able to explore the universe from their home computer with Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope (WWT) software, which is being released later this month as a free download.
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Business News
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US Sharemarkets End Week Slightly Down (2:23 p.m. PST, 16 May 2008)
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US sharemarkets posted small losses on the last day of the trading week, with a late rally recovering some early morning losses generated by yet another oil price record.
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European Sharemarkets Climb On Friday (2:00 p.m. PST, 16 May 2008)
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European sharemarkets ended the trading week positively, led higher by British Airways, who reported a 45 percent jump in their annual profit.
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US Shares Led Higher By Tech Stocks (2:23 p.m. PST, 15 May 2008)
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US sharemarkets had a positive day on Thursday, led by technology shares, which pushed the Nasdaq up nearly 1.5 percent.
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