Arm-Wrestling Game Recalled in Japan
Distributor Atlus Co. said Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, it would remove all 150 “Arm Spirit” arm wrestling game machines from Japanese arcades after three players broke their arms grappling with the machine’s mechanized appendage.

Apple secures Europe iPhone revenue deals
Apple has succeeded in committing European mobile phone operators that want exclusively to sell its new iPhone to share parts of their revenues with the technology group.

Seniors May Get Doughnuts After All
Hoping to quell complaints about pastry paternalism, county officials have offered a limited comeback for donated doughnuts that were recently barred from senior citizens’ centers because of health worries. But some seniors immediately soured on the plan.

MTV, RealNetworks Challenge Apple Music
Viacom Inc. (VIAB)’s MTV Networks and digital media company RealNetworks announced Tuesday a digital music joint venture that will compete with Apple’s dominant trinity of the iTunes store, iPod player and iPhone.

Tots Getting Internet Identity at Birth
Besides leaving the hospital with a birth certificate and a clean bill of health, baby Mila Belle Howells got something she won’t likely use herself for several years: her very own Internet domain name.

One in Four Read No Books Last Year
There it sits on your night stand, that book you’ve meant to read for who knows how long but haven’t yet cracked open. Tonight, as you feel its stare from beneath that teetering pile of magazines, know one thing _ you are not alone.

Another Test in Iraq: Our Aid to Refugees
The Bush administration correctly asserts that the entire Middle East, from royal palaces to terrorist camps, is watching the eventual outcome in Iraq to determine the state of American resolve. But the region is also taking a more immediate measure of America’s commitment to its friends: our response to the Iraqi refugee crisis. And this, too, is a matter of national credibility and honor.

Norway’s Moose Population in Trouble for Belching
The poor old Scandinavian moose is now being blamed for climate change, with researchers in Norway claiming that a grown moose can produce 2,100 kilos of methane a year — equivalent to the CO2 output resulting from a 13,000 kilometer car journey.

54 illegal aliens arrested at border, crossing in motor home
Border Patrol Agents arrested 54 illegal aliens stashed inside a motor home Sunday.

Accredited Shuts Down Much of Company
Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. plans to shut down most of its business to survive the troubles in the home lending industry, the company said Wednesday.

Taliban chief says Bin Laden alive: video
A top Taliban commander said Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden is alive and well, according to US-based analysts monitoring extremist publications.

Most US adults in the dark about world politics
Two-thirds of US adults admit to being in the dark about political issues outside the United States, and only a third are well-versed in US politics, the results of a poll published Tuesday showed.

RAF Jets Intercept Russian Bomber
Two RAF jets have intercepted a Russian bomber over the north Atlantic.
Typhoon interceptors shadowed a Russian Tupolev-95 “Bear” reconnaissance aircraft last Friday.

A Fear of Foreign Investments
For years, the Bush administration has shrugged off concerns about the trillions of dollars that the United States owes to China, Japan and oil-producing countries in the Middle East, arguing that these debts give no undue leverage to foreign governments.

Green Roofs: An Introduction with Pretty Pictures
It’s not just for hobbits anymore. The logic of green roofs is becoming more apparent. We can minimize our bills while maximizing the beauty of the urban landscape. And every day it’s becoming a little easier to live in a house that just happens to have plants growing on it.

A Monster Trojan
Yesterday, we analyzed a sample of a new Trojan, called Infostealer.Monstres, which was attempting to access the online recruitment Web site, Monster.com. It was also uploading data to a remote server. When we accessed this remote server, we found over 1.6 million entries with personal information belonging to several hundred thousand people. We were very surprised that this low profile Trojan could have attacked so many people, so we decided to investigate how the data could have been obtained.

Move over Jason Bourne!
Master these 15 simple techniques and hacks, and Jason Bourne will have some serious competition!
Knock someone out with a matchbox; create a complete new identity; burn holes through one inch thick steel; open any door; listen to conversations hundreds of yards away… Real Bourne Identity stuff which has been tried and tested.