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Talking veg show stirs religious controversy
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Has HP done enough in corporate governance?
Legal experts give the Silicon Valley giant a thumbs-up for swiftly moving to clean up the mess, but say it must do more.

US firm gave share options to dead executive
NEW YORK - An American cable television company granted share options to a dead executive, and pretended they were given to him before he died.The admission by Cablevision is one of the strangest revelations so far in the options...

Space tourist checking in at the office
WASHINGTON - Talk about telecommuting. Space tourist Anousheh Ansari says she's staying on top of things at the office even as she orbits the Earth on the International Space Station."I'm keeping up to date with what's going on...

High speed train crash kills 25
BERLIN - Germany's prestigious Transrapid high speed magnetic train ploughed into a maintenance wagon on a test track in the northwest of the country yesterday, killing up to nineteen passengers and injuring ten others in the worst...

Oil: Price falls on US economic concerns
LONDON - Oil prices followed US stocks lower on Friday as slowing economic growth raised fears demand could falter for the world's biggest energy consumer.US light crude for November delivery settled down US$1.04 to US$60.55,...

US stocks: Markets fall on economic worries, but HP up late
NEW YORK - US stocks fell on Friday (NY time) as investors worried that the economy will slow more sharply than expected, prompting them to sell shares of big industrial companies such as heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc.The...

Zimbabwe bars team of black U.S. trade unionists (Reuters)

Reuters - Zimbabwe denied entry to a delegation of black U.S. trade unionists on Friday, the latest group of labor activists barred by President Robert Mugabe's government.

Reporters' Roundtable Podcast: Mark Hurd on the hot seat
HP's CEO offers his apologies for the techniques used in the company's probe into boardroom leaks. But HP is still in damage control. What's next?

HP's CEO offers his apologies

Video: HP's CEO offers his apologies. Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd announced the resignation of Patricia Dunn as chairman in his first public appearance since the controversy over the company's use of pretexting erupted more than two weeks ago. But as he offered an apology, Hurd also raised new questions about HP's investigation into boardroom leaks. Join this week's edition of the CNET News.com Reporters' Roundtable with Charlie Cooper, Jim Kerstetter and Ina Fried.

Labour denies hiring private eyes to go through Nats' rubbish
The Labour Party has denied a private detectives claim it hired private investigators to follow National Party MPs and scour their rubbish bins.The private detective, Wayne Idour, made the retaliatory allegations after he was...

NZ - a nation of wholesalers?

Online games can teach life skills

Thailand's military rulers meet to consider new PM (AFP)

AFP - Thailand's new military rulers were meeting to consider a new civilian premier after Tuesday's bloodless coup deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.