Sick of slow Internet connections? The federal government hears you.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Monday unveiled some details of its broadband plan, which aims to speed up Web connections and make high-speed Internet available to more Americans

Fertilising the oceans with iron to absorb carbon dioxide could increase concentrations of a chemical that can kill marine mammals, a study has found.Iron stimulates growth of marine algae that absorb CO2 from the air, and has been touted as a "climate fix".

Twitter CEO Evan Williams announced a product Monday that will further integrate Twitter feeds into other Web sites.The "@anywhere" feature will allow users to post to Twitter from a number of other sites and to comment on each other's posts without visiting Twitter.com.

Anti-government protesters launched a blood drive Tuesday to collect enough samples to douse the ministers' offices. The dramatic gesture is the latest move by the anti-government United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament and call new elections.

Sri Lanka's ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka has appeared before a military court on charges of participating in politics while in uniform.The trial was adjourned until 6 April - two days before parliamentary polls.

Actress Kate Winslet and her husband Sam Mendes have split up, their lawyers have announced."Kate and Sam are saddened to announce that they separated earlier this year," said a statement by lawyers Schillings.Winslet, 34, and director Mendes, 44, married in a low-key private ceremony in the Caribbean in May 2003.

The Internet grew 20 percent uglier last year, with terrorists and racists increasingly turning to social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter -- and targeting children, finds the 2010 Digital Hate Report.The CD-ROM report, put out annually by the Simon Wiesenthal Center for Tolerance, aims to assist law enforcement, public officials, educators, parents and the news media to better grasp the scope of hate.

A priest convicted of sexually abusing children -- and whose subsequent move from one location to another the pope approved when he was a German cardinal -- has been suspended, his archdiocese announced Monday.The priest, identified only as H, violated the terms set out for him after his conviction, the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising said in a statement. It did not say what the violation was, but at the time of his conviction by a German court, he was ordered to pay a fine and not work with children again.

A television station in Georgia triggered a panic when it broadcast a mock half-hour report about a Russian invasion of the country.
Emotions are still raw in many parts of Georgia after Russian tanks, troops and armored vehicles advanced into the former Soviet Republic in August 2008.That invasion was triggered after Georgian troops attacked pro-Russian separatists in the breakaway republic of South Ossetia. In the fighting that ensued, each side offered conflicting figures on how many people died.

After nearly 30 years in development, New Zealand's Martin Aircraft Company is finally gearing up to sell its jetpack: two rockets driven by a 2-liter, 200-horsepower engine that can theoretically take you as high as 8,000 feet.The company is currently taking commercial orders, but Martin expects it will be selling the devices to individuals late this year. With a range of 31 miles and a maximum speed of 63 miles per hour, you'll be able to jaunt to the store at will, or to the gas station for a fill-up. That's right, Martin's jetpack uses ordinary gasoline, not jet or rocket fuel.

India's government has approved a plan to allow foreign universities to set up campuses and offer degrees in India. The proposal, which needs to be ratified by parliament, is expected to benefit thousands of Indian students who head abroad to study