by Elinor Mills 3:50 pm PST — The Conficker worm is stirring on some infected computers in Asia where it’s April 1, but so far the activity is very tame, security researchers say.

By John McCrank TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian Auto Workers union said on Tuesday it will not reopen its recent concession agreement with General Motors of Canada, but it would be willing to look at alternative measures to help reduce the burden of …

iPhone OS 3.0 beta 2 is now available to registered iPhone developers. Aside from minor fixes, Apple is warning developers that tethering is not currently supported.

Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani Taleban, threatened yesterday to launch an attack on Washington that would “amaze everyone in the world” as he claimed responsibility for the raid on a police academy in Lahore and boasted of a new regional …

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TUESDAY, March 31 (healthday News) — The salmonella contamination behind the recall of 1 million pounds of pistachios may have come from raw nuts involved in processing at a California plant, according to the company that produced the nuts.

By Michelle Fay Cortez March 31 (Bloomberg) — A cocktail of aspirin and four other generic drugs, combined in a single pill, may halve the risk of heart disease in middle-aged people, researchers said.

By Indira AR Lakshmanan and James Neuger April 1 (Bloomberg) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Iran offered “promising” ideas at an international meeting on helping Afghanistan as the Obama administration had its highest-level encounter yet …

By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters) - US home prices plunged at a record pace in January while consumer confidence held just above record lows in March, according to data on Tuesday that showed no signs of a bottom for the lengthy …

By Michael Bristow China has pushed a young bespectacled monk into the spotlight in an effort to show that it governs Tibet with a benign hand.

By AP The Ford Motor Company and General Motors are offering payment protection plans to help consumers who may be putting off buying a new car because of worries about losing their jobs.

While video-game consoles typically have a lifespan of five years, Sony said it believes it can extend the life of its consoles to 10 years.

US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle step off Air Force One at Stansted airport. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Barack Obama flew into Britain last night ahead of the G20 summit to face demands that world leaders make significant …

For many years, renting a movie meant driving to your local video store looking for the film you want to watch. Today we have several alternatives to driving to the movie store including streaming rentals and mail order rentals via Netflix and similar …

By Joshua Mitnick | Correspondent 03.31.09 Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as Israel’s prime minister late Tuesday - for his second go-around - after the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, voted 69-45 to confirm his coalition government.

By Christian Zibreg Chicago (IL) - Microsoft’s Encarta finally lost the battle to Wikipedia and Internet in general. One of the best-known flagship entertainment titles from the Redmond-based software giant will soon be a goner.

World leaders are gathering in London to discuss ways to resolve the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. The G20 summit takes place amid tight security and police warnings of “unprecedented” levels of protest.

Three judges presiding over Republican Norm Coleman’s lawsuit decided Tuesday that the ballots merit further consideration and possible counting.

By Stephen M. Silverman Marriage and step-motherhood have come naturally to Gisele Bündchen - who in February wed New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, 18 months after his former girlfriend, model-actress Bridget Moynahan, gave birth to Brady’s …

The Libyan navy yesterday called off a search operation for more than 200 migrants feared drowned after strong winds capsized the rickety boat in which they were sailing to find a new life in Europe.