Feb 10, 2012 06:57AM

NATO probes report of Afghan civilian deaths

NATO is investigating a report by Afghan authorities that an airstrike by coalition forces killed eight children in Kapisa province this week, it said Friday.

Feb 10, 2012 03:12AM

Attorney: Pakistani court gives spy agency ultimatum

Pakistan's Supreme Court gave the country's secretive and powerful spy agency a midnight deadline to hand over seven detainees who were allegedly arrested without due process and injured while in its custody, a lawyer representing several of the detainees told CNN Friday.

Feb 10, 2012 06:37AM

Violence erupts as Greece ponders terms for new bailout

Hooded youths tossed stones and police fired stun grenades Friday in front of the Greek Parliament as lawmakers faced tough new conditions they must meet before euro zone finance ministers will give them billions of desperately needed euros to bail out the debt-ridden country.

Feb 10, 2012 03:46AM

Singapore court: 4 suspects can be extradited to U.S.

A Singapore court ruled Friday that four people can be extradited to the United States to face conspiracy charges after electronic components from a U.S. company were smuggled to Iran and ended up in explosives in Iraq.

Feb 10, 2012 03:33AM

Human rights group calls for Iraq to end executions

A human rights group expressed alarm Thursday at the pace of executions in Iraq and called for Iraqi authorities to abolish the practice.

Feb 12, 2012 05:03PM

Watch: Aftermath of Whitney Houston's Death

Investigators find pills in hotel room and singer's daughter rushed to hospital.

Feb 12, 2012 11:11PM

Whitney Houston Dies: Daughter Rushed to Hospital

Authorities are investigating what caused the death of legendary singer Whitney Houston, who captivated audiences with her powerful voice while battling drug use and a rocky marriage with Bobby Brown.

Feb 12, 2012 05:26PM

Watch: Whitney Houston: Life and Times of a Legend

"World News" looks back at the highs and lows of the singer's career.

Feb 12, 2012 05:02PM

Watch: Whitney Houston: Fans Pay Tribute

Fans mourn and honor the life of the famous singer.

Feb 12, 2012 05:56PM

Watch: Catholic Church Pressures Obama on Birth Control

Bishops reject president's proposed compromise on insurance for birth control.

Jun 27, 2011 12:37PM

Washington state abandons all tourism marketing (AP)

AP - Washington state is shuttering the official tourism agency that unifies its marketing message and abandoning all public support for one of its largest industries.

Jun 27, 2011 12:23PM

TSA re-inspects elderly woman over wet diaper (AP)

AP - The family of a gravely ill 95-year-old woman says federal inspectors wouldn't let her mother board a plane because her adult diaper was wet, setting off alarms.

Feb 10, 2012 10:13AM

Hungarian home birth advocate looses appeal (AP)

AP - A Hungarian obstetrician known for promoting home births lost an appeal Friday against her two-year prison sentence for malpractice.

Feb 10, 2012 06:44AM

Nearly 1 in 20 US adults over 50 have fake knees (AP)

AP - Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an aging population.

Feb 12, 2012 10:58AM

Injured boomers beware: Know when to see doctor (AP)

AP - It happened to nurse Jane Byron years after an in-line skating fall, business owner Haralee Weintraub while doing "men's" push-ups, and avid cyclist Gene Wilberg while lifting a heavy box.

Feb 10, 2012 09:47PM

Smoking May Up Cancer Risk in Barrett's Esophagus Patients (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- People with the condition called Barrett's esophagus who are smokers may have double the risk of developing esophageal cancer, a new study warns.

Feb 10, 2012 09:47PM

Prostate Size May Be Clue to Severity of Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- The size of a man's prostate gland may help doctors predict the severity of his prostate cancer, according to a new study.

Dec 31, 1969 04:59PM

Use ISBN numbers to find books on the Web

What is an ISBN? Basically, an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) is a unique number assigned to each published book, usually found right on top of the bar code. If you want to see different prices or information for a particular book, you can use the ISBN number to do that. Here are a couple of ways you can do an easy ISBN search:

• Google: Simply type the ISBN number into Google, and you'll see search results from a variety of different booksellers. For example, my search for a Michael Crichton book: Disclosure.
• Amazon Advanced Search: Amazon is the largest bookseller on the Web, and they make it very easy to search by ISBN. Just type the number into the ISBN field (don't use any dashes), and leave all the other fields blank.
• ISNDB.com: The ISNDB.com site is a database of ISBN information. Type in your number, and you'll get publishing details, similar books, the subject(s) covered in that book, where you can buy it, and libraries the book has an entry in.
• ISBN.nu: Type your ISBN number in here, and you'll get literally dozens of sites where you can buy your book, some as low as .01.

More book resources on the Web

• The Best Sites to Read Books Online for Free
• Find a Book with Book Search Engines
• The Best Sites for Free Audio Books

Use ISBN numbers to find books on the Web originally appeared on About.com Web Search on Monday, February 13th, 2012 at 00:54:07.

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Dec 31, 1969 04:59PM

Who is Tim Berners-Lee?

You are able to be on the Web today searching for multimedia, books, and music because one savvy scientist saw a problem and decided to fix it. Read about Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web.

More about the beginnings of the Web

• How Did The Web Get Started?
• What year was the World Wide Web born?
• How to Find a Website

Image: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

Who is Tim Berners-Lee? originally appeared on About.com Web Search on Friday, February 10th, 2012 at 00:07:37.

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Dec 31, 1969 04:59PM

Learn something new with a free class at About Web Search

Newly updated and totally free, here are a few free online classes you can take here at About Web Search:

• Web Search 101: Web Search 101 is a free class made up of thirteen weekly lessons that will come to you in your email inbox; every week, I'll show you how to do something different on the Web.It's a great introduction, and will get you well on your way to becoming a more experienced (and less frustrated!) Web surfer.
• Advanced Google Search Techniques: Sign up for the free Google Crash Course, and you'll be using more of Google's services, secret search tricks, and convenient shortcuts than you ever thought you would in just seven short days.
• How to Find Any Kind of Multimedia: The Web is a great place to find free multimedia of all kinds on the Web: free movie downloads, free videos, free music: you name the multimedia, you can probably find it (for free!) online.
• How to Find People on the Web: Need to find people, and don't want to shell out ridiculous fees? Nowadays, it's easier than ever before in history to find people for free using the wide variety of sites, services, and tools on the Web.

More free stuff on the Web

• Free Full Length Movies
• Free Reverse Phone Lookup
• Send a Free Fax Online
• Free Online Dating Sites
• Free Virtual Pets

Learn something new with a free class at About Web Search originally appeared on About.com Web Search on Thursday, February 9th, 2012 at 00:47:53.

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Dec 31, 1969 04:59PM

Find lectures on nearly any subject with TalkMiner

There are a lot of video search engines on the Web, and plenty of free movies. Trying to find lectures given by actual instructors on classroom subjects is a bit tricky, even with all the video search resources available to us. That's where TalkMiner, a search engine focused on finding video lectures, webinars, and talks, becomes very useful.

Search for a subject, perhaps global warming, and TalkMiner will bring results that you can sort by relevance, title, publication date, addition date, number of slides, and duration. You can also search within "channels"; these are video channels curated by specific universities or think tanks. TalkMiner could be very useful for any student looking for specific lecture videos on specific subjects; or, if you're just looking for a bit of information, TalkMiner really makes it as easy as possible to filter through the chaff.

More ways to find high-quality content on the Web

• Find high quality music videos at PluggedIn
• Free Educational Videos on the Web
• Hulu

Find lectures on nearly any subject with TalkMiner originally appeared on About.com Web Search on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 at 00:21:12.

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Dec 31, 1969 04:59PM

Save money on your next flight with Trabber, a comparison air travel engine

If you've done any kind of searching for flights lately, you'll know that inexpensive, quality flights are getting harder and harder to find.....even if you use the Web. We've looked a few great flight search engines here at About Web Search that make this process as painless as possible: Hipmunk, Bing Travel, TravelMuse. Today, we're going to check out Trabber.

Trabber is basically a meta search engine that searches more than 40 different travel sites for the cheapest flight possible. Type in your flight times, destinations, and number of people (you can also specify if you'd like a direct flight), and Trabber retrieves a list of flights for you. You can filter these results by time, origin, stopovers, departure and return time, airlines, prices, duration, etc. I found quite a few flights direct from LAX to La Guardia in NYC for less than $300, not bad!

Best of all, Trabber operates in multiple countries, including Spain, France, and the United Kingdom. Give it a try and see if you can find a flight that fits into your budget.

More travel resources on the Web

• Track Flights and Airport Status with Google Travel
• Find Travel Deals with Travel Search Engines
• The Best Mobile Travel Sites on the Mobile Web

Save money on your next flight with Trabber, a comparison air travel engine originally appeared on About.com Web Search on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 at 00:07:25.

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