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Nine medieval ships found in Oslo mud (1,014 diggs) The largest collection of antique shipwrecks ever found in Norway has been discovered under mud at the building site for a new highway tunnel in Oslo, the project's lead archaeologist said Friday.

Best Buy Questions Your Ability To Plug In A Computer (911 diggs) "Yea, we put the wrong adapter back in. We put the wrong adapter in two other computers and one, we forgot to put an AC adapter in at all. So I'm not surprised."

Insights into Cyber-Jihad: Tracking the Terrorists Online (488 diggs) For years, al-Qaida and other terror groups have set up shop in the Internet. Those who track them have covertly followed. The companies SITE and IntelCenter have penetrated even deeper into the terror Web than most intelligence agencies.

MySpace deletes burn victim's photos for being offensive? (1,187 diggs) BJ McCombs was severely burned in a fire at the age of 18 months, explains the support group set up on MySpace after photos McCombs's parents posted of their late son.

Wikileaks to Auction Hugo Chavez Aide's E-Mail Trove (394 diggs) According to the plan, news outlets would have a set period of time to make use of the documents, which would be freely published for everyone to see at some point down the road.

11 headless bodies found in Mexico (878 diggs) Eleven beheaded bodies were dumped close to a graveyard outside a sleepy southern city on Thursday in the latest shocking crime in Mexico's vicious drug war.

Japan's military may run out of gas money this year (612 diggs) Faced with fuel costs that exceed spending plans by 60 percent, the Japanese Self Defense Force has scaled back training missions involving jets and ships, vehicles are being run at slower speeds, and more passengers are being squeezed in per trip in order to conserve fuel.

Prosecutor: Baby put in microwave on purpose (755 diggs) A mother intentionally put her month-old daughter in a microwave oven and cooked the child to death after a fight with her boyfriend, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday.

Botched Sting: Killed With Gun She Was Supposed to Buy (2,082 diggs) Another Victim of the war on drugs, or in her case Marijuana. Alone With No Training, a Young Woman Dies Working as Police Informant, pressured by police, threatened with prison and felonies.

Text message snoop? Study says beware (522 diggs) An Australian survey shows one in three mobile phone users are text message snoops, and the consequences can often be heart-breaking. It also revealed that 73 percent of these sneaky text checkers have found out things they later wished they hadn't, and 10 percent ended their relationship because of SMS snooping.

Halliburton sued for human trafficking (2,413 diggs) Thirteen Nepali men were recruited and held against their will for thirteen months in a human trafficking scheme engineered and perpetrated by Halliburton and its Jordanian contractor, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday in California federal court...

Putin accuses U.S. of orchestrating Georgian war (1,975 diggs) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of orchestrating the conflict in Georgia to benefit one of its presidential election candidates. Guess which one?!?

Who owns the moon? (1,761 diggs) Within the next 10 years, the U.S., China, Israel, and a host of private companies plan to set up camp on the moon. So if and when they plant a flag, does that give them property rights?

Russia: Military help for Georgia is a 'declaration of war' (1,992 diggs) Moscow has issued an extraordinary warning to the West that military assistance to Georgia for use against South Ossetia or Abkhazia would be viewed as a 'declaration of war' by Russia.

'Moscow Has Maneuvered Itself into a Dead End' (641 diggs) Russian President dismayed Western leaders on Tuesday when he recognized the independence of the two Georgian provinces Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Many German commentators argue that Moscow may look strong now, but in reality it is cutting off its nose to spite its face.

Two-Headed Boy Born in Bangladesh (816 diggs) A baby boy born with two heads in Bangladesh has been placed under police protection because of the curiosity his birth has caused among thousands of locals.

Western media mislead public on Georgia-Russia conflict (2,430 diggs) [Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate] Investigative journalist Alex Jones speaks to "Russia Today", to talk about the Western mainstream media bias of the Georgia-Russia conflict. Remember, it was GEORGIA who attacked first, not Russia. Georgia's military was also trained and funded by the US and Israel.

BREAKING: Russia formally declares South Ossetia independent (2,148 diggs) Russia on Tuesday formally recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the two enclaves in Georgia whose separatist aspirations stirred the fierce conflict this month. The step, viewed as highly provocative drew immediate condemnation from the United States and its allies. Russia ’s stock market fell sharply after the announcement....

Chinese Cop-Killer Becomes Internet Hero (778 diggs) A Chinese man accused of murdering six policemen has attracted increasing levels of approval and adulation from internet users as his trial begins in Beijing.

Russia cruiser to test weapons in crowded Black Sea (475 diggs) Russia's flagship cruiser has re-entered the Black Sea for weapons tests hours after the Russian military complained about the presence of US and other Nato naval ships near the Georgian coast.

Is the US 'Losing' in Afghanistan? (901 diggs) KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 24) -- Taliban insurgents once derided as a ragtag rabble unable to match U.S. troops have transformed into a fighting force — one advanced enough to mount massive conventional attacks and claim American lives at a record pace.

Despite Airlines' Promises, Customers Hack VOIP on Flights | (893 diggs) Just days after American Airlines made the big-deal announcement that it had rolled out in-flight internet on certain routes, hackers have found a way to use the service for voice-over-internet protocol calls, despite promises from the airline that its air-to-ground system, developed by Aircell, would block voice calls.

Behind checkpoints, a look at Russian actions in Georgia (391 diggs) Since agreeing to a cease-fire deal with Georgia Aug. 15, Russia has been under close scrutiny. Is it pulling troops out or not? Is it protecting smoldering villages or pillaging them?

U.S. Agrees to Withdraw Troops from Iraq by 2011 (2,313 diggs) Iraq and the United States have agreed that a planned security pact will require all U.S. troops to leave by the end of 2011, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday, while Washington said no final deal had been reached.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,146 (1,408 diggs) As of Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, at least 4,146 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.