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The global internet population is expected to shoot up to 2.2 billion by 2013 according to a study by Forrester Research.

PHOENIX -- Officers responding to a report of hysterical screams found an 8-year-old girl partially clothed and four boys, barely in their teens, running from an empty shed.

Arch Coal Inc posted a second-quarter loss on Friday and cut its production target for a third time this year as weak demand and coal prices hurt sales volumes and forced production curtailments.

Neighbours of the Shafia family in Montreal's Saint-Léonard borough say they are shocked to hear of the murder charges against the father, mother and eldest son.

In real life, experts say, men would have a tough time selling sex to women.

(Telecompaper) Vodafone Group reports a 9.3 percent increase in revenues for its first quarter of the financial year 2010 to GBP 10.734 billion, despite a drop of 2.1 percent in organic service revenues. The Group revenue increase including the positive impact of exchange rate movements of 8.6 percentage points and a 3.1 percentage point benefit from merger and acquisition activity, primarily attributable to the additional stake in Vodacom. The drop in organic service revenue was caused by weakness across most of europe and Central Europe resulting from recessionary factors although good growth continued in India, South Africa and Italy. The mobile data revenues grew 19.4 percent, while the fixed broadband customer base grew by more than 200,000 in europe, in line with its strategy. At the same time europe's enterprise revenue declined reflecting the economic pressure on business customers. Vodafone's GBP 1 billion cost cutting program is on course to reach its goal of 65 percent by th

Survey results from the IT Effectiveness Index (ITEI) Mid-Year Report find IT is failing one in four small businesses and these businesses are finding themselves at a competitive disadvantage. - Initial results from a new online survey designed to measure IT effectiveness at small businesses shows almost one in four respondents score a ?D? or ?F? grade. According to the IT Effectiveness Index (ITEI) Mid-Year Report 2009, another 37 percent of small businesses are barel...

Just 40 percent of Americans hold a favorable opinion of Sarah Palin.

Jon Gosselin isn't the only one having fun. Kate Gosselin spent Thursday evening with three much-younger men: the Jonas Brothers. See photos of Jon and Kate's happier days. The mother of eight took two of her daughters, 8-year-old twins Cara and Mady, to see Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas at their concert at the Wachovia Center on Thursday in Philadelphia. See more photos of Jon and ex-girlfriend... Join Us on Facebook and Twitter for even more up to the minute celebrity news and photos!

Katie Holmes paid homage to the legendary Judy Garland in a big way on Thursday's So You Think You Can Dance, performing her much-anticipated song-and-dance tribute to 'Get Happy.' 'I don't think she's ever looked more beautiful,' judge Mary Murphy told Usmagazine.com after Holmes' performance as part of the SYTYCD results show in los angeles. 'She reminded me of regal Old Hollywood.' WATCH KATIE... Join Us on Facebook and Twitter for even more up to the minute celebrity news and photos!