Okay, so perhaps this title is a little misleading. The Android devs haven’t exactly unlocked the device or anything. But, they’ve pretty much taken everything AT&T off of the Samsung Captivate that’s possible. Are Droid fanboys still angry at Ma Bell for neglecting the fast-growing OS? Probably just a little teeny bit. Mainly Android users [...]

DETROIT – Marc Keinath miraculously survived an icy encounter with a tractor-trailer this week. His 2004 Malibu didn’t, but Chevrolet wrote the next chapter in the amazing story on Friday, presenting Keinath with the keys to a new 2011 Chevrolet Malibu. “This is an incredible story of survival that shows you just never know what’s [...]

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is traveling to the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Qatar from January 8-13. At each stop, Secretary Clinton will consult with government officials on a full range of regional and bilateral issues, and emphasize the importance of government-civil society engagement. In addition to these meetings, the Secretary will engage [...]

Mark Thompson, the BBC Director-General becomes Chair of the Cultural Diversity Network (CDN) today for a period of two years. He takes over from Channel 4′s Chief Executive David Abraham. As Chair, Mark Thompson will lead an association of Britain’s leading broadcasters and independent production companies to improve diversity in the television industry – both [...]

CANCUN, MEXICO — Some of the smallest and most vulnerable island nations in the world will benefit from a new initiative aimed at increasing these countries’ access to renewable sources of energy. This follows the signing in Cancun today of a memorandum of understanding between the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), the Government of [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a history-making move this week, Bangladesh, Niger and Tajikistan were awarded a total of $270 million for first-of-a-kind country-wide plans for resilience against climate impacts. Coming just weeks before the UN climate conference in Cancun, this financing is among the largest funding ever granted to countries for national-level adaptation to climate [...]

WASHINGTON – The World Bank Group has welcomed a decision to allocate Ethiopia, Mongolia and Niger a total of $97 million in grants from a multi-donor trust fund set up to help the world’s poor developing countries to help themselves boost agricultural productivity and tackle hunger on a sustained basis. The grants were awarded by [...]

Doha: Vodafone Qatar sadly announces the passing of its Chief Executive Officer, Grahame Maher. The whole Vodafone family including its Board of Directors and employees extend their condolences to his wife Jenny Maher, to his daughters Jessica and Kate, and to his wider family. Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Board of Directors, John [...]

WASHINGTON – Economic recovery is underway in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) though below historical trends and the economic potential of the region. Its economic prospects depend on global developments and continued strengths in emerging-market demand and oil price trends. “Sound macro-economic management and a prudential approach to financial sector regulation has [...]

The Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of two servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. Navy Lt. Francis B. McIntyre of Mitchell, S.D., will be buried on Sept. 29, and Aviation Radioman Second [...]