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Anheuser-Busch agreed to be acquired by Belgian brewer InBev for about $52 billion in a deal that would shift ownership of the nation's largest brewer overseas, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
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His holiness is seen in the sky (pic)
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Companies Scramble to Stop Cell Phone Trafficking, Traffickers have figured out they can make big profits by purchasing thousands of low-cost phones and tweaking the software so that calls can be made on any cell network.
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U.S. brewer
Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc agreed to a $50 billion takeover by
Belgium-based InBev NV, a source familiar with the situation
said on Sunday, creating the world's largest beer maker.
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Family of Missing WWII Soldier Gets Dog Tag, Ring After 64 Years, Nearly six and a half decades after a gunner's B-24 bomber was shot down over France during World War II, a twisted dog tag and a ring found last year at the crash site have been handed over to the his family in Vermont.
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The Federal Reserve and the Treasury announced steps Sunday to shore up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, whose shares have plunged as losses from their mortgage holdings threatened their financial survival.
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Firedoglake weblog
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Bloggers can't stop gossiping. Readers can't stop guessing. Now, after months of waiting, three big names will finally address the rumors.
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Government officials are in discussions about developing a plan for propping up the big mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should they falter.
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The pastor of a Kentucky church that handles snakes in religious rites was among 10 people arrested by wildlife officers in a crackdown on the venomous snake trade.
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vonnegutSTYLE
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About 5,400 residents were evacuated in Osaka in western Japan and highways were closed as army experts disposed of a large unexploded bomb believed to have been dropped by the U.S. military during World War II, authorities said.
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Some Truckers Going Green to Cut Costs, Pollution, So-called 'electrified truck stops,' along with on-board tools such as auxiliary power units, have drawn interest from some truckers to reduce pollution and engine grind from idling and abide by a growing number of anti-idling guidelines nationwide.
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A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote U.S. base close to the Pakistan border killed nine American soldiers and wounded 15 Sunday in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years, officials said.
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Search Underway for Missing N.C. Woman, A massive search is underway for a missing North Carolina woman last seen Saturday when she left her home to go running, WRAL.com reported.
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A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote U.S. base killed nine American soldiers and wounded 15 Sunday in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years, officials said.
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"It was an unfortunate accident." [Pic]
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It is a politician's dream: Handing out cold, hard cash to people on the street as they plead for help. Iraq's prime minister has been doing just that in recent weeks, doling out Iraqi dinars as an aide trails behind, keeping a tally.
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'Your hands will never touch me again.'
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Massive Search Underway for Missing N.C. Woman, A massive search is underway for a missing North Carolina woman last seen Saturday when she left her home to go running, WRAL.com reported.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged the disparate and conflicted countries around the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday to make peace as European rivals did in the 20th century, as he launched an unprecedented Union for the Mediterranean.
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Official: 9 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Massive Attack in Afghanistan, Nine U.S. soldiers were killed in a massive attack on a remote Afghan base, a Western official said Sunday.
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This is a living directory, so please add a comment if you know of anyone I have missed or if you spot any mistakes, or if you would just like to be added into the list yourself. Thank you kindly.
Aine McDermot twitters here
Andrew (aka Online Apps) twitters here
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Humor and Hypocrisy from the World of Politics
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The best online calculator with basic and scientific modes.
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Ahmadinejad: Iran to 'Cut Off Hands' of Attackers, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that Iran would 'cut off the hands' of any foreign enemy that attacked the country, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.
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Some dude is doing to pretty nice tricks with a giant metal ring.
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Sussmann said Jolie gave birth to a boy, Knox Leon, and a girl, Vivienne Marcheline, by Cesarian section on Saturday night.
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70 Nice and Beautiful Firefox Wallpapers
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Sea water with mixed zooplankton and needle eye…
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Iran has condemned U.S. Republican
presidential candidate John McCain for joking about killing
Iranians with cigarettes and said it showed his "warmongering"
foreign policy attitude, media said on Sunday.
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Reasons: Master List
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A volcano erupted Saturday with little warning on a remote island in Alaska, sending residents of a nearby ranch fleeing from falling ash and volcanic rock.
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Police say actors Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright, along with members of a crew fiming an Oliver Stone movie, were arrested during a bar fight in Shreveport.
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The Brangelina twins are here: Angelina Jolie has given birth to a girl and a boy.
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They made a T-Shirt out of it [Pic]
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Firefighters 'Turn Corner' on California Blazes With Help From Weather, Extra Resources, Firefighters on Saturday made progress fighting wildfires as winds subsided and more resources lent a hand.
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Pakistan's top diplomat says there are no U.S. or other foreign military personnel on the hunt for Osama bin Laden in his nation, and none will be allowed in to search for the al-Qaida leader.
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If elephants had no trunks [pic]
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