AIDS vaccine focus shifts after disappointments (Reuters) Reuters - A global AIDS vaccine conference this week will seek fresh strategies against the HIV virus, with experts weighing the value of basic laboratory research against large-scale human clinical trials after a string of disappointments. Publ.Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:17:48 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
U.S. space tourist blasts off in Russian rocket (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. video game magnate Richard Garriott blasted off into space aboard a Russian rocket on Sunday watched by his father, a NASA astronaut who went into space at the height of the Cold War. Publ.Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:18:45 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Russia's Medvedev test fires long-range missile (Reuters) Reuters - President Dmitry Medvedev oversaw the test firing of an intercontinental Topol missile on Sunday and vowed to commission new generation weapons for Russia's armed forces. Publ.Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:29:34 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Tebow, Gators rout defending champ LSU 51-21 (AP) AP - Tim Tebow and No. 11 Florida looked like the juggernaut everyone expected this season. Tebow threw two touchdown passes to Percy Harvin and ran for a score, and the Gators thumped defending national champion LSU 51-21 Saturday night in The Swamp. Publ.Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:30:38 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Australia guarantees bank deposits to combat crisis (Reuters) Reuters - Australia and New Zealand gave a blanket guarantee to all bank deposits Sunday in a move likely to raise pressure on other economies to do the same, amid a crisis of confidence in the global financial system. Publ.Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:00:19 GMT Source: Yahoo.com