International election observers are staying away from the South African elections, not out of fear but in a show of confidence in the country’s ability to deliver a free poll. An official from SA’s Independent Electoral Commission, Thoko...

Sen. Hillary Clinton made a blunt appeal to North Dakota delegates to switch their support to her, despite the fact that Sen. Barack Obama handily defeated her in the state’s caucus in February.In an indication of how tense the battle has become...

More than 25,000 people rallied Sunday in the largest protest in Pakistan so far against an anti-Koran film made by a Dutch lawmaker, urging their government to expel the Netherlands ambassador. “They call this freedom of expression, but...

New Zealand has become the first Western country to sign a free trade deal(FTA) with China. The agreement was finalised at 3.30pm NZT, with the Chinese Premier praising New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark’s “far sightedness” in...

Local art lovers rushed to donate money this week to a high school artist who was chosen as a winner in The Virginian-Pilot Student Gallery but was not given the award because the newspaper’s publisher deemed her work inappropriate. By late Friday,...

After a few weeks in the arms of Firefox 3 betas, I’ve returned to Safari as my daily browser. Unsurprisingly, it’s the interface that drove me back. But I’m not talking about cosmetic issues — or at least not only about cosmetic issues. The...

Shane Macaulay’s attempt to sell a hacked laptop complete with Windows Vista attack code did not last long. EBay pulled the listing within hours of its appearance Monday, saying that it could have harmed users. “You can’t sell anything...

A projection by Zimbabwe’s ruling party reportedly shows opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will beat President Robert Mugabe in the country’s election.

The Pleiades star cluster will have a beautiful encounter with the slender moon in the western sky after sunset on April 8. Usually the moon’s brightness overpowers nearby stars, but not when it’s such a thin crescent. Binoculars will reveal...

Things don’t bode well for Sweet Potato. Ever since all this “Save the children!” hysteria started over Miss Bimbo, the online game site where she resides, the poor virtual paper doll hasn’t had a thing to eat. Not that she eats much...