Somali tied to Islamists worked with two U.N. agencies

5 hrs 22 mins ago

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Somali businessman linked to Islamist rebels who likely received a ransom paid for kidnapped French aid workers was a contractor for the World Food Program and UNICEF, a U.N. report said. div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/worldNews?a=iSFa8ScE9-0:nWp27Mt2f4M:yIl2AUoC8zA" img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/worldNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0" /img /a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/worldNews?a=iSFa8ScE9-0:nWp27Mt2f4M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/worldNews?i=iSFa8ScE9-0:nWp27Mt2f4M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0" /img /a a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/worldNews?a=iSFa8ScE9-0:nWp27Mt2f4M:V_sGLiPBpWU" img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/worldNews?i=iSFa8ScE9-0:nWp27Mt2f4M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0" /img /a /div img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~4/iSFa8ScE9-0" height="1" width="1"/

Disney to Sell Mickey-Inspired Fruit, Veggie Products

2007/10/12 13:20:30

Disney plans to sell a line of products called Disney Garden.

Connecticut's Calhoun says he will sign new contract

2 hrs 9 mins ago

Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun says he intends to sign a new contract. Calhoun said he wanted to end any speculation about his future, and hopes his decision will 'show people that I am committed to the future of UConn basketball.'

Cadmium Probe Causes Jewelry Recall

11 hrs 39 mins ago

Federal regulators are recalling more children's jewelry due to high levels of the toxic metal cadmium.

Loud and Clear view of Iraq War from U.S. Marine (Reuters)

1 hr 27 mins ago

Reuters - Television journalists might have brought the Vietnam War into our living rooms, but it ' s the soldiers who are providing the same service these days.

Super-Fast Non-Profit Networks Still Won't Merge

2007/11/08 11:19:00

Internet2, National LambdaRail both supply research institutions, universities, but decide to stay separate.