Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc bought to the surface the well-safety system that failed to prevent the largest US offshore oil spill and a fire that killed 11 workers, for examination by federal officials.

Campaigners against prostitution and sex trafficking appeared to have won a victory over the weekend when Craigslist, the powerful online advertising website, capitulated to mounting pressure and removed its "adult services" content from US servers.

Basque separatist group Eta says it it will no longer "carry out armed actions" in its campaign for independence, in a video obtained exclusively by the BBC.

Unlike Apple CEO Steve Jobs, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a public profile on Ping, the iTunes social network. Zuckerberg likely wanted to see what the new social network on the block had to offer.

Songwriter Kara DioGuardi has become the latest member of the American Idol judging panel to quit this year. DioGuardi, who has written for singers including Kylie Minogue, said being on the show was "an amazing experience".

Apple unveiled a new iPod Touch, and updates to the iPad, during its Sept. 1 event. How will those improvements affect those devices' chances for increased enterprise adoption?

Image Credit: Giles KeyteWith one more day to go, it appears The American will end up triumphant for the four-day Labor Day weekend.

Sept 5 (Reuters) - Canadian energy companies began assessing operations after Hurricane Earl made landfall in the Maritimes on Saturday before fizzling out while US energy operations were unscathed by the storm.

By the CNN Wire Staff Tony Blair told ABC that at first he failed to grasp the reach of fundamentalist Islam. (CNN) -- As the United States ended its combat mission in Iraq, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, America's biggest ally at the outset ...

Japanese motorbike rider Shoya Tomizawa has died following a crash during today's San Marino Moto2 race at the Misano World Circuit.

TOILET STOP: Shops on Colombo St between Kilmore St and Peterborough St were damaged in the earthquake. FALLING DOWN: Deans Homestead at Homebush lies in ruins after Saturday's earthquake.

Josh Hamilton's bruised ribs could keep the major league batting leader out of the Texas Rangers' lineup longer than anticipated.

IDG News Service - When Mark Hurd resigned unexpectedly from Hewlett-Packard last month he found an outspoken supporter in the form of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Maybe Matt Leinart should follow the career path blazed by former tennis star Anna Kournikova. He's already got the good looks.

By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 5th 2010 08:27AM Every rapper has a lot to say, but as usual, Kanye West wants to outdo them all. Since yesterday, in the span of a couple hours, the Grammy winner led his Twitter followers down a winding road of musings ...

The Dodgers' ambitions of a miracle run to the postseason were dealt a crushing blow on Saturday night - specifically a two-run home run Jonathan Broxton served up to Juan Uribe in the ninth inning that turned a one-run lead into a ...

Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov personally examined on Sunday the scene of the suicide bombing that killed three soldiers at a military firing range in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan.

The news broke yesterday that comedian Robert Schimmel passed away Friday after being fatally injured in a car accident last week.