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As the Administration's peace efforts founder, Israelis and Palestinians are once again staking their claims on the Holy City -- and threatening a regional crisis

Apple has flatly rejected Intel's Moorestown Atom platform for being too power-hungry, a rumor claims today. Unnamed industry contacts say Intel reportedly approached Apple on its own to suggest the ultra-mobile platform but that the Mac creator rejected it outright due to power concerns. According to the Fudzilla source, Apple needed idle power consumption about ten times lower than what Moorestown can manage....

The carrier will use the system to manage claims operations for its group employee benefits products, including short and long-term disability products.

Sir Christopher Kelly accused of not living in real world after briefing leaders on proposals to clean up parliamentThe parliamentary watchdog faced an angry backlash from MPs today over plans to ban them from employing family members and claiming mortgage interest on their second homes on their expenses.Sir Christopher Kelly, the man brought in by Gordon Brown to clean up parliament after the expenses scandal, was accused by one Tory MP today of not living 'in the real world'. Roger Gale, the Conservative MP for North Thanet, said that the chairman of the committee on standards in public life did not know the hours MPs worked or what kind of job they did.Gale spoke out after Kelly briefed opposition party leaders yesterday about the details of his report, which will say that in future MPs will have to rent, not buy, their second homes if they wish to receive taxpayer support.Kelly is also to make it more difficult for MPs living in south-east England to claim for a second home, so mor

Taliban militants storm Kabul guesthouse, killing 12 people including six UN workersThe Taliban today brought their insurgency to the heart of the Afghan capital, Kabul, storming a guesthouse used by UN employees and killing 12 people, including six UN workers, in a two-hour fight with security forces.Terrified guests were seen running from the Bekhtar guesthouse during the early morning attack, some screaming for help and others jumping from upper floors as flames engulfed part of the three-storey building.The US embassy in Kabul confirmed that at least one of the dead was an American. A UN spokesman said six employees had been killed and about nine other people injured.The Taliban claimed the assault was part of a strategy to disrupt the re-run of the presidential election. A spokesman said militants had taken UN staff hostage, a claim denied by Afghan police.At the same time, a rocket attack on an exclusive hotel favoured by foreigners sent guests fleeing into secure underground bun

Some folks are claiming that Google is faking the open source funk by not being as open as they could be about Android. - LONDON -- Some folks are claiming that Google is faking the open source funk. OK, it's a lot to say, really. Because for all the open source software Google has helped put forth, it's a bit of a stretch to imply that they are faking it. But Lee Williams, executive director of the Symbian Foundation...

LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's dermatologist has filed a nearly $50,000 claim against the singer's estate.

Pearland overcame a sluggish start to claim its second consecutive District 22-5A championship with a 19-25, 25-15, 25-14, 25-21 victory over Dobie. Needing a win to earn a share of the league crown, the Longhorns preceded their final home game with a ceremony honoring their seniors and former teammate Gabby Romero, who lost her battle with cancer Oct. 2.

Gunmen in Suicide Vests Storm Residence Used by Foreign Workers in Afghan Capital, 1 American Among Dead

Gunmen with automatic weapons and suicide vests stormed a guest house used by U.N. staff in the heart of the Afghan capital early Wednesday, killing 10 people - including six U.N. staff - officials said. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility, saying it was meant as an assault on the upcoming presidential election.