Arts & Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment

August 8, 2008

Iconic Russian Writer Solzhenitsyn Laid to Rest

MOSCOW ~ Nobel Prize-winning Russian writer and dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn was laid to rest in a historic Moscow monastery on – Read More...
August 8, 2008

ABBA Strike Gold as UK Record Smashed

LONDON ~ ABBA were back on top of the British album charts this week after the Swedish quartet’s Gold – – Read More...
August 8, 2008

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Batman Slays Mummy LOS ANGELES ~ Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight conquered the North American box office for a third – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Jembrana Water Company Chalks Up More Losses

NEGARA ~ Management of Jembrana Water Company, or Megumi, were questioned by legislators this week over losses in the last – Read More...
August 8, 2008

iPhone’s New Apps Are a Hit, Despite Some Bugs

By Mike Musgrove The Washington Post Among all the new applications I’ve downloaded to my iPhone this month, it seems – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Yahoo in ‘Cloud Computing’ Research with HP-Intel

Yahoo and technology giants Intel and Hewlett Packard announced an alliance this week to advance “cloud computing,” backing a trend – Read More...
August 8, 2008

‘No Deal’ with Beijing on Internet Censorship

BEIJING ~ International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said he had never struck a deal with Beijing organizers to – Read More...
August 8, 2008

NetNews

Sri Lanka Bans Internet Porn COLOMBO ~ Sri Lanka’s president has ordered an immediate ban on pornographic websites in a – Read More...
August 8, 2008

NASA Probe Finds Perchlorate in Mars Soil Sample

WASHINGTON ~ The Phoenix lander’s analysis of recent soil samples taken on Mars has found possible traces of perchlorate, a – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Scientist Says Feathers are Future of Asia Construction

MANILA ~ A Filipino scientist says he has created a new composite building board made of chicken feathers that could – Read More...