Internet: VoIP Struggles Toward Prime Time

With the departure of FCC chairman Michael Powell, it looks like telecom regulation reform isn't going to happen this year. What a surprise ? wink wink. But regulation snafus are only one barrier in the minefield that Internet telephony providers must cross in order to bring the technology to the masses. It's not going to happen overnight, but VoIP is coming. So who will cash in? Will it be cable companies, wireless providers or VoIP-focused specialty players like Vonage? Will consumers save money in the end? And are local telephone companies doomed as voice communications slowly but surely turn to the Internet? ...

News: Iran to give Palestinian Authority $50M

Iran will give the financially strapped Palestinian Authority $50 million in aid, state-run television reported Sunday. The promise ... ...

Leisure: Graubünden: Wiege des Rheins

Wenn man im Schweizer Kanton Graubünden Urlaub macht, kann es passieren, dass einen jemand in einer seltsamen Sprache begrüßt, die vage ans Italienische oder Lateinische erinnert - und doch ganz anders klingt. In Graubünden ist Rätoromanisch, neben...

Sports: Brother Derek, others set for Kentucky Derby preps

The key for any trainer with Kentucky Derby dreams is to race his horse often enough to have him ready for the most important ... ...

News: Billion-Dollar Start Falls Short in Iraq

BAGHDAD -- On the southern outskirts of Baghdad, a sewage treatment plant that was repaired with $13.5 million in U.S. funds sits idle while all of the raw waste from the western half of Baghdad is dumped into the Tigris River, where many of the capital's 7 million residents get their drinking... ...