AP - Since BetOnSports PLC started accepting wagers online, gamblers played the odds on plenty of sporting events. But they also gambled on whether U.S. prosecutors would one day target the Costa Rica-based company for possibly violating federal law.

Reuters - A plot to blow up several airliners flying between Britain and the United States highlights militants' long-held obsession with planes and their hunger for a mega-attack to eclipse September 11.

Reuters - A plot to blow up several airliners flying between Britain and the United States highlights militants' long-held obsession with planes and their hunger for a mega-attack to eclipse September 11.

Reuters - The U.S. Army, which fell short in recruiting last year, made its 14th straight monthly goal in July and is expected to hit its 2006 target despite the Iraq war making recruiting harder, officials said on Thursday.

AP - Since BetOnSports PLC started accepting wagers online, gamblers played the odds on plenty of sporting events. But they also gambled on whether U.S. prosecutors would one day target the Costa Rica-based company for possibly violating federal law.

AP - Two leading retail stalwarts — J.C. Penney Co. and discounter Target Corp. — reported on Thursday better-than-expected profits in the second quarter. Still, the outlook for consumer spending in the coming months remains muddled amid higher energy costs, rising interest rates, war in the Middle East, and the latest terrorist threat.

AP - Discount retailer Target Corp. said second-quarter profits rose almost 13 percent, fueled by increasing sales at new and existing stores and the strength of its credit card operations

AP - It's risky business flying into Beirut these days. Israeli bombings have left the international airport in tatters, and strikes nearby regularly target the city's southern suburbs.

AFP - Vietnam's increasingly sophisticated Internet censors mostly block political rather than pornographic content, a new study by several of the world's top universities has found.

AP - On the roads of Lebanon, it's hard to know when to be afraid. Is it wise to drive through a long tunnel, a potential target for an Israeli airstrike? Or head down a deserted highway where the overpasses have been demolished by bombs? Is it dangerous to tail a truck that might be suspected of carrying Hezbollah weapons and attacked from the skies?

PC Magazine - In a further expansion of its anti-piracy program, Microsoft is building more 'Genuine' checks directly into Windows Vista, and is expanding the program to target not just consumers, but PC makers and system builders.

AP - The Pennsylvania Democratic Party objected Tuesday to signatures collected by three Green Party candidates, including a challenger in one of the nation's most hotly contested U.S. Senate races.

AP - The Pennsylvania Democratic Party filed objections Tuesday to signatures collected by three Green Party candidates and asked a court to remove them from the November ballot.

Arab League looks for international supportIsrael interested by Lebanon offer to deploy troopsRed Cross says Israel stopping aid convoysIsrael warns all traffic in south is legitimate target

AFP - Protesters have breached security at a Scottish airport for the third time in as many days to get onto a US military transporter suspected of carrying weapons to Israel, their group said.

Ministers will miss their target for 11-year-olds passing English and maths tests, a survey suggests.

Telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., said on Tuesday it is keeping its core profit target at $624 million because of anticipation of strong performance in the second half of 2006. Last year, PLDT posted $565 million in earnings. Company president and chairman Manuel...

Thousands of supporters of Mexico's defeated presidential candidate rally at the country's electoral tribunal.

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Reuters - Israel believes it will be able to reduce the threat posed by Hizbollah missiles by targeting resupply convoys and by getting an international force to keep rockets out of south Lebanon, Israeli government officials said.