AP - Asked recently whether he wants to be president, Mayor Michael Bloomberg responded in that brusque, smart-alecky way New Yorkers are famous for: "Which letter of the word `No' do you not understand?"

Hector Duarte Jr. - AHN Staff Reporter London, England (AHN) – Fulham confirms it will launch a full investigation into the field raid that took place after this weekend’s win over Chelsea. Supporters clashed after Fulham fans ran onto the pitch in celebration over the team’s...

AFP - European stock markets are being sucked onto a takeover battlefield that is also drawing in market operators in the United States, 12 months after opening gambits involving Euronext, Deutsche Boerse and the London Stock Exchange fell flat.

AFP - Belarus' main opposition leader called for supporters to go onto the streets after Sunday's presidential vote despite a threat by President Alexander Lukashenko to "break the neck" of any unrest.

AFP - The main opposition candidate in Belarus' election, Alexander Milinkevich, reiterated his calls for supporters to come onto the streets in protest on Sunday, despite authorities' vows to crush demonstrations.

AP - A fish, a monkey, a kangaroo — Americans just can't get enough of the animals swimming, swinging and hopping onto wine labels.

AP - As expected, hackers have found a way to run Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP operating system on new Macintosh computers, winning an ad hoc contest and a $13,854 cash prize to boot.

AP - As a pro golfer, Mikaela Parmlid has traveled the world. This week, she has a short commute to work. Parmlid lives in Gold Canyon, a few minutes' drive from the Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, site of the LPGA's Safeway International. Parmlid tore up her home course with a 5-under 67 to grab a share of eighth place, 3 strokes behind leader Aree Song, heading into Friday's second round.

AP - A 30,000-strong "Caravan of the Poor" gathered outside Bangkok Friday to demonstrate their backing of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is vowing to stay in his job despite mass protests against him in the Thai capital.

AP - Aree Song was 13 years old when she played in her first LPGA tournament, tying for 10th place in the 2000 Nabisco Championship.

AP - The driver of a vehicle that barreled onto a sidewalk, killing a teacher and injuring eight young students, was arrested Wednesday, police said.

AP - Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra vowed Thursday to hold onto his job in the face of mass street protests, saying he would not bow to mob rule but that he might retire from politics at a later date.

AP - Country Music Television bills its annual awards show as an anything-goes kind of affair, where only a few years ago Kid Rock sipped from a whiskey bottle and actress Pamela Anderson brought a man onto the stage clad in underwear and cowboy boots.

AP - A red carpet led the way onto the court at the Huntsman Center, the arena where Boston College hopes to take its first step on the road to the Final Four.

AP - The camera focuses on two gay men kissing in a park. Later, a topless woman emerges from the sea and walks onto a crowded beach. For would-be immigrants to the Netherlands, this film is a test of their readiness to participate in the liberal Dutch culture.

AP - Lebanon on Wednesday asked Brazil to continue to hold a Lebanese banker wanted for questioning in the assassination of a former premier pending the dispatch of a formal Lebanese extradition request.

PC Magazine - France is pushing through a law that would force Apple Computer Inc to open its iTunes online music store and enable consumers to download songs onto devices other than the computer maker's popular iPod player.

Danielle George - AHN Staff Reporter Paris, France (AHN) - France is working on a law that forces Apple Computer to open its iTunes online music store and enable consumers to download songs onto devices other than the Apple iPod player. According to the proposal, consumers would be able to...

AP - Promoters of China's controversial wireless encryption system on Tuesday accused backers of a rival American system of "dirty tricks" after the world industrial standards group rejected the Chinese system for global use.