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Drunk Man Shot After Breaking Into House He Thinks Is His (998 diggs) Prosecutors are considering whether a Colorado law meant to protect homeowners against intruders applies in the case of a man killed outside a house he mistakenly thought was his.

Google tells companies to drop Internet Explorer 6 (2,457 diggs) The last bastion of IE6 hold-outs, corporate users, are being targeted by Google. Users of Gmail, including any companies using the services of Google Apps, are being advised to dump IE6 in favour of Chrome, Firefox or IE7.

Dubai Cancelled New Year's Festivities for Gaza (521 diggs) Dubai's ruler has ordered the cancellation of all New Year's celebrations in the freewheeling Gulf city state because of the violence in Gaza.

BBC NEWS | Europe | New Norway law bans buying of sex (557 diggs) A new law making the purchase of sex illegal has come into force in Norway, with fines and prison sentences for offenders.

Is the Euro the New Dollar? (980 diggs) The euro turns ten on Jan. 1, a milestone for one of the most powerful symbols of European identity. It's a remarkable achievement for a currency whose only global rival is the U.S. dollar. European Commission President Jos é Manuel Barroso credits the euro for delivering lower inflation, "To put it simply, the euro works."

Obama stuck between a Rod and a hard place (519 diggs) Barack Obama doesn ’t need this, not right now. Just as he was starting to distance himself from the machinations over filling his Senate seat, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s surprise pick is dragging him back in to the home-state mess – along with the kind of hard-edged racial politics Obama tries to avoid.

Arabs turn against 'megalomaniac' Hamas (1,419 diggs) The bitter Israel-Hamas conflict has touched off Arab-Arab conflicts almost as bitter. Leaders of the Palestinian Authority, Egypt and Saudi Arabia has put the responsibility for current violence squarely on Hamas. Critics accused Hamas of megalomania saying it has behaved like a superpower.

Top Dell executives leave as PC maker restructures (394 diggs) Two top executives at Dell Inc are leaving the No. 2 PC maker as part of a reorganization designed to boost sales as it struggles to regain share from bigger rival Hewlett-Packard Co. Dell said that marketing chief...

Now Where'd I Put That $700 Billion? (1,735 diggs) Government officials overseeing a $700 billion bailout have acknowledged difficulties tracking the money and assessing the program's effectiveness.The information was contained in a document, released Wednesday, of a Dec. 10 meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Board.

Cuba: 50 Years Of Failure (619 diggs) New Year's Day marks 50 years of communist rule in Cuba. The Castro oligarchy will trumpet its survival and celebrate. But the reality, up close, is that it's the longest-running failure in the New World.

2008 - Stunning photos from around the globe (1,859 diggs) Yet another 2008 photo gallery, but these 42 photos from around the world, are just stunning! Just awesome disturbing, funny and thought-provoking photos of 2008.

World bids a relieved adieu to a rocky year (294 diggs) Amid the jubilation and celebration of New Year's Eve, another feeling is present for many as a decidedly rocky 2008 comes to a close. Facing the end of a year that saw global markets come crashing down taking the world's morale with them partygoers everywhere struggled to forget their troubles on what is typically a joyous night.

Google: StormFront + WorldNetDaily = 1,450 hits (906 diggs) What happens when you search the White Nationalist website StormFront.org for the name WorldNetDaily? You get 1,450 hits returned. WND followers dispute connections to racism, bigotry and xenophobia; but racists, bigots and xenophobes sure aren't denying connections to WND.

88 year-old woman yanks nude intruder's testicles (1,323 diggs) A naked intruder, Michael Dick, was scared away by the 88 year-old woman whose home he invaded. The woman yanked Dick's testicles to fight him off.

Cure for the Auto Industry: Trust funds, not bailouts (294 diggs) Billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad suggests unique solutions for the auto industry - and a public bailout isn't one of them.

'Dozens die' in Bangkok nightclub (436 diggs) At least 53 people have been killed in a fire in a nightclub in the Thai capital, Bangkok, police said, quoted by Reuters news agency. More than 100 others were injured in the blaze, which broke out as people took part in New Year's Eve celebrations, the agency reports.

Survey: Oil May Lose Top Rank as Cheapest Energy (475 diggs) Over the next 20 years, oil and natural gas will lose top ranking as the world's most affordable energy sources, according to a survey of energy executives released Wednesday. Deeper wells in more inhospitable places, both political and geological, have altered presumptions of doing business in the oil patch.

Dow Posts Worst Year Since 1931 (804 diggs) The Dow gained 1.3% in 2008's final session, closing one of the stock market's worst years on a sunny note. Blue chips fell 34% for the year, the S&P 500 plummeted 39% and the Nasdaq was off 41%. Oil prices jumped.

After 50 Years of Castro's Cuba, an End to the Cold War? (432 diggs) It's good that the Cuban Revolution's 50th anniversary falls on Jan. 1. That's the day for New Year's resolutions, and it's time for Washington and Havana to make some big ones

Having wrecked the Right, what will the neocons do now? (689 diggs) Having wrecked the Right, will neoconservatives revert to their left-wing origins, double down on the GOP, or just go away?

YouTube, Twitter: Weapons in Israel's Info War (627 diggs) Days after sending aircraft to strike Hamas militants in Gaza, the Israeli government is launching a campaign to dominate the blogosphere.

Bob Herbert: Adding Up the Damage of the Past Eight Years (685 diggs) We don ’t hear much from George W. Bush anymore. The last image most of us remember is of the president ducking a pair of size 10s that were hurled at him in Baghdad. We’re still at war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Israel is thrashing the Palestinians in Gaza. And the U.S. economy is about as vibrant as the 0-16 Detroit Lions. But not a peep from Bush.

The Top 10 Political Technology Stories of 2008 (330 diggs) A look at the top 10 stories in political technology of 2008, including "Members of Congress Provide Government Transparency via Twitter" and "Barack Obama Announces Biden Pick for VP via Text Message".

Joe Scarborough - Stunningly Superficial, Embarrassing (1,631 diggs) Dr. Brzezinski schooling Joe Scarborough on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." The Dr.'s comments apply just about every time Joe speaks.

Uganda Winning the Battle Against AIDS (612 diggs) Harvard Study Finds HIV Rates Drop 50 Percent in 8 Years, with an approach that may surprise.