
The U.S. Senate voted a legislation proposed by the Bush administration to authorize sale
of nuclear technology and fuel to India, seen by observers as a key U.S. initiative in … 
Britain's chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown will present his pre-budget report to
the parliament on 6 December, the treasury announced Thursday … 
On Wednesday, former American football running back Emmitt Smith showed the legs that run
for the football are capable of a few dancing steps too. The 37-year-old hulking sportsman
beat … 
… That is, if his latest performance is anything to go by. On Wednesday, the
48-year-old pop star performed live at Earl's Court in London during the World Music
Awards ceremony … 
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: Space shuttle Discovery is being readied for its next mission which,
for the first time in nearly four years, will be launched at night, despite additional
risks … 
Computer maker Dell Inc. delayed its third quarter earnings report Wednesday in the light
of investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and by its own audit committee … 
REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. and Sprint Corp. have announced an agreement that will
see Microsoft providing search capabilities on Sprint mobiles. Microsoft thus becomes the
first of the big … 
… ''iPod handsets'' from Hon Hai Precision Industry of Taiwan. The Commercial Times
of China also reported that Hon Hai was awarded the contract to build the iPhone … 
Software giant Microsoft Corp. has announced that pirated copies of its new operating
system, Windows Vista, may be of limited value, as they will not work for long … 
… Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered two
mutations in the flu virus that might be one of the few ways in which it transfers from
bird to human … 