GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – An Israeli airstrike ripped through a car in Gaza City on Wednesday, killing two militants accused of helping kidnap a British Broadcasting Corp. journalist in March 2007, officials said.The men, Islam and Mohammed Yasin, are related and belonged to the Army of Islam, said a Gaza official who declined to…

The Huffington Post’s Ryan Grim isformer President George W. Bush of “lifting” anecdotes and quotes in his recently released memoir, “.”It’s a strange charge. Nowhere does Grim say the former president plagiarized, per se, but that is exactly the thrust of Grim’s article. The book is “a mash-up of worn-out anecdotes from previously published memoirs…

ALGIERS (AFP) – The Polisario Front independence movement claimed Friday that Moroccan forces killed dozens of people and wounded more than 4,500 while clearing a camp settlement in the Western Sahara.Polisario, which seeks the independence of the Western Sahara from Morocco, also said that violence had spread from the Laayoune region where the camp was…

The New York-based fashion company will use Gerber Technology's web-based product lifecycle management system (YuniquePLM) in its design, merchandising, and supply chain processes to centralize product information, streamline business processes, and better manage growth.(Vocus) September 14, 2010 -- Gerber Technology, a business unit of Gerber Scientific, Inc. (NYSE: GRB), announces that popular women’s lifestyle brandhas…

System Bundle Available Exclusively at Best Buy Offers Superior Value, Immersive Surround Sound and Multi-Platform CompatibilityElmsford, NY (PRWEB) September 13, 2010 -- Turtle Beach, a leader in premium gaming headsets and audio entertainment accessories, today announced its new Ear Force DX11 7.1 Surround Sound System Bundle, available exclusively at Best Buy stores nationwide.The Ear Force…

WASHINGTON, DC – For much of the past half century, the city of Chicago has been run by Daleys. First with Richard J. Daley from 1955 to 1975, then with his son Richard M. Daley from 1989 to 2011. On Tuesday, the end of the Daley dynasty came into view as Mayor Daleyhe won't run…

NEW ORLEANS – BP took some of the blame for the Gulf oil disaster in an internal report issued Wednesday, acknowledging among other things that it misinterpreted a key pressure test of the well. But in a possible preview of its legal strategy, it also pointed the finger at its partners on the doomed rig.The…

VENICE (Hollywood Reporter) – In someone else's hands, "20 Cigarettes" could have become a gritty anti-war movie or an outright tearjerker.Instead, Aureliano Amadei opts for a middle ground for his autobiographical debut feature, which is surprisingly mainstream and sincere at the same time.Amadei was the only civilian survivor of the November 2003 suicide bombing at…

LONDON (Reuters) – Change swept through the top of Britain's banks on Tuesday with Barclays (BARC.L) appointing its investment banking supremo Bob Diamond as chief executive and HSBC (HSBA.L) announcing its chairman is to go into government.HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, said Stephen Green would step down to become trade and investment minister in Britain's coalition…

Wheat prices advanced Thursday after Russia extended its export ban on the crop until next year's harvest, nurturing hopes of more robust U.S. sales of the grain to other countries.Wheat for December delivery rose 5 cents Thursday to settle at $7.1375 a bushel, after hitting a two-year high earlier this month when the Russian ban…