♦ Scientists use old enemy to K.O. cancer

Chemists are pulling cancer onto a sucker punch by getting infected cells to drop their guard according to research published today. They are using the metal ruthenium as a catalyst to a cancer-busting reaction which calls up an old cellular enemy oxidants as an ally. Cancer adapts quickly to traditional drugs which attack infected cells directly.	1 vote

♦ Bollywood Stars A Hit On Lahore's Billboards

The hoardings show Indian superstars modelling for various products like watches, mobile phones and perfumes. Advertising companies believe that Indian superstars have a great market value in Pakistan, reported the Daily Times.	1 vote

♦ New MSN Direct API sends locations from web to GPS

The location information, which in addition to latitude and longitude can include a phone number, address, and so on, can be sent either wirelessly or via a USB connection. Once sent, the GPS device can then provide step-by-step instructions to the location, just as if the address had been entered manually.	1 vote

♦ Mideast Rethinks Food Strategies Tough Choice for Region

By Andrew Martin Global food shortages have placed the Middle East and North Africa in a quandary because they are facing a choice of growing more crops to feed an expanding population or preserving their already scant supply of water.	1 vote

♦ Two Dead Space Trailers: one the ESRB doesn't want you to see

Was it really so bad the ESRB had to put a stop to it? The ratings group didn't have any problems with the James Wan-directed "Loved Ones" trailer, which is also up on Gametrailers, and that wasn't exactly bloodless. James Wan, for those who aren't horror fans, is the writer and director behind the torture-porn Saw films. Senior Flash Developer at The Chopping Block, Inc.	1 vote

♦ Letter: Proper tribute to Vaughan Williams' wives

The vitriol expended by your reviewer on the Radio 4 programme which Julian Lloyd Webber and I made to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Ralph Vaughan Williams is baffling. We stand accused of being slaves to the opinions of RVW's mistress, then second wife (and biographer) Ursula, to the detriment of his first wife, Adeline; that there was "no sympathy for... Adeline...	1 vote

♦ Smith Institute criticised for being 'too party political'

The trustees of the Smith Institute were criticised by the Charity Commission yesterday for allowing it "to become exposed to concerns it had supported government policy and was involved in party political activity inappropriate for a charity". An 18-month inquiry by the commission found that the work of the charity, set up in memory of Labour leader John Smith...	1 vote

♦ 'Rampage' Jackson hospitalized for mental health evaluation

A new report contrasts with the agency's recent move not to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change will pose "substantial" health threats including heat waves, hurricanes and pathogens in coming decades...	1 vote

♦ Big Brother 9: Belinda's cycling pain

Belinda claimed the Big Brother cycling task was "worse than childbirth" last night and said she was in "unbearable" pain. Belinda emerged from her stint on the bike breathless and sobbing. Stuart and Lisa helped her to a seat, where Belinda exclaimed: "Jesus! That was the hardest think I've ever done." I gave birth to my son on a beanbag with no painkillers but that was worse.	1 vote

♦ Kerala to urge Centre to reduce air fare to Gulf countries

Replying to a submission by Mr A P Anilkumar of the Congress, he said the hike in the airfare during peak season affected thousands of Keralites who travelled to their home state. He also pointed out that the fares of the Air India Express were comparatively less.The Chief Minister said he would convene a meeting of airline companies to discuss the issue.	1 vote

♦ Could a Final Fantasy VII Sequel Be In the Offing?

Note, importantly, that I said "sequel" and not "remake," something radically different from the annual rumormongering about this most famously venerated installment in Square Enix's inexhaustible roleplaying series getting more than a little nip and tuck. Devotees of Final Fantasy VII beg perennially for a remake...	1 vote

♦ The Verve - ‘Love is noise’

Currently 3.00/5 Stars. One of the top bands of the ninties devastated hundreds of fans when theya nnounced their split, but never fear, Richard Ashcroft (vocals), Simon Jones (bass), Nick McCabe (guitar) and Peter Salisbury (drums) are all set to release their first single for over ten years on Monday August 3. Entitled 'Love Is Noise'...	1 vote

♦ Casey gets familiar draw

Paul Casey will play alongside Phil Mickelson in the first two rounds of the Open for the second time in five years. The Open. Click here to bet. Ewen Murray puts Darren Clarke's absence from The Open down to the him 'trying too hard'. The latest standings in the race to make the US and European teams for Valhalla in September.	1 vote

♦ TiVo HD DVR Available in Australia on July 29th

Seven brings the TiVo HD DVR to Australia Seven Media Group, one of Australia's leading integrated media companies, and TiVo Inc, the creator and leader in digital video recorders, today unveiled plans for the launch of TiVo in Australia. Australians will be able to enjoy the TiVo experience this month. Under a mutually exclusive agreement...	1 vote

♦ Officials hesitate to arrest immigrants living in churches

Illegal immigrant Flor Crisostomo poses inside the Adalberto United Methodist Church in Chicago on May 15, 2008, where she has sought sanctuary for more than three months. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are hesitant to arrest immigrants who seek sanctuary in churches. CHICAGO (AP) — Everyone knows where Flor Crisostomo lives...	1 vote

♦ Second near collision at JFK prompts changes (AP)

Two airborne planes one landing and the other taking off came within a half-mile of colliding at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday in the second such incident at the airport in a week...	1 vote

♦ PCB to give Afridi another chance in Toronto

''Afridi is one of our best Twenty20 players and there is no way we are going to overlook him for the Toronto event,'' chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed was quoted as saying by The News.	1 vote

♦ Steve Parrish's MotoGP column

I fancy round 10 of the MotoGP championship in Germany this weekend to be a real humdinger of a race. Casey Stoner is very much on a roll and at the moment he is dominating. But there is so little to choose between him, Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa that it is almost a lottery as to who will win. The Sachsenring circuit will probably suit Rossi and Pedrosa better than Stoner...	1 vote

♦ Complex Aneurysm Treated Using New Fenestrated Endograft Stent

ScienceDaily (July 7, 2008) — In a New York City metro-area first, a 93-year-old Bronx man underwent implantation of a new stent graft at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the only center on the Eastern Seaboard with access to this investigational device. The new stent graft was implanted under an FDA-approved clinical trial protocol.	1 vote

♦ There Is No Such Thing Called Size Zero: Karishma

New Delhi : At a time when Bollywood actresses are falling over each other to acquire what her curvaceous sister has already flaunted on the silver screen and what they call size-zero figure, Karishma Kapoor says there is no such thing called "size zero or super skinny figure" and all the hue and cry over the issue was "meaningless and uncalled for". Talking to UNI here this afternoon, Karishma...	1 vote