WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A rodent named "Razza" gave a whole new meaning to the phrase "rat rac... A real rat race...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A rodent named "Razza" gave a whole new meaning to the phrase "rat race" during a four-month chase across two deserted islands in New Zealand.

Like a furry Robinson Crusoe, the brown Norwegian rat was cast away and left to fend for himself in an experiment New Zealand researchers say has given insight into why it's so hard to eradicate vermin from fragile islan...

HOUSTON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quanta Services, Inc. today announced results for the t... Quanta Services Reports Th

HOUSTON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quanta Services, Inc. today announced results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005.

Revenues in the third quarter of 2005 were $523.3 million, compared to revenues of $463.1 million in the third quarter of 2004. For the third quarter of 2005, net income was $12.9 million, or earnings per diluted share of $0.11, compared to net in...

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Iraqi policemen touch the coffin of a comrade who died during an attack at a police checkpoint in... al-Qaida in Iraq Threaten

Iraqi policemen touch the coffin of a comrade who died during an attack at a police checkpoint in Buhriz, 55 kilometers (35 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 4, 2005. Insurgents fired mortar rounds, then arrived at the scene in eight cars and began a gun battle by opening fire on the policemen, a police officer said. At least six policemen were killed and 10 wounded. (AP Photo/Mohamme...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia Nov 4, 2005 - An American expatriate who set up Web sites offering to help p... Suicide-Tourism Web Sites

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia Nov 4, 2005 - An American expatriate who set up Web sites offering to help people make arrangements to kill themselves in Cambodia has shut the sites down, saying Friday he hoped to avoid problems with the authorities.

Roger Graham said he voluntarily shut down the sites, which promoted Cambodia as a destination for foreigners to come for suicide but also suggested th...

Top result for BenjaminTOP young Leeds United fan Benjamin Brindle had the time of his life when... Community goes on-line...

Top result for BenjaminTOP young Leeds United fan Benjamin Brindle had the time of his life when the Whites invited him for...more » Communitygoes on-lineA WEBSITE dedicated to the community of Sitlington goes on-line tomorrow....more » Fight for the future...youngsters swapped television and computer games for a day of sport at Horbury School during the hal...more » Fundrais...

UNNYVALE, Calif. -- Yahoo Inc. has redesigned its online maps to make it easier to get driving di... Yahoo redesigns its online

UNNYVALE, Calif. -- Yahoo Inc. has redesigned its online maps to make it easier to get driving directions to multiple destinations and find local merchants - the latest move in the company’s duel with Internet powerhouse, Google Inc.

The Sunnyvale-based company planned to unveil its latest mapping improvements Wednesday, less than a month after Google upgraded its maps service. Yaho...

Chicago: Nearly three in five school-age teens with Internet access have created online content, ... One in five teens have own

Chicago: Nearly three in five school-age teens with Internet access have created online content, including Web pages with artwork, photos and stories - and about a fifth have their own blogs, which also allow friends and other readers to create...

Chicago: Nearly three in five school-age teens with Internet access have created online content, including Web pages with artwork, photos and s...

Safari is now the world's third-most popular Web browser while Mozilla browsers, including Firef... Safari, Firefox browser mar

Safari is now the world's third-most popular Web browser while Mozilla browsers, including Firefox, continue to gain market share, according to OneStat.com .

Despite such gains, Microsoft's Internet Explorer continues to dominate the market, with 85.45 per cent share, down 1.18 per cent since the end of April.

Mozilla browsers now have 11.51 per cent of the market, up 2.82 per cen...

MONTREAL ­ Shari Fraser of the McGill Martlets and Sandra Couture of the Montréal Carab... McGill University...

MONTREAL ­ Shari Fraser of the McGill Martlets and Sandra Couture of the

Montréal Carabins were named co-players of the year in the Quebec University Soccer League, Wednesday as the conference announced its major awards and all-stars.

Other major honours went to the Carabins¹s Émilie Mercier (rookie of the

year) of Longueuil, Que., Sherbrooke¹s Julie Royer (most sportsmanl...