AT&T Inc. said on Thursday that the head of its wireless unit, Stan Sigman, was retiring, and it appointed Ralph de la Vega as his successor.
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How to contact the BBC News website education team
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Zimbabwe is on the brink of an unprecedented famine after its worst harvest since independence in 1980. The plight of Zimbabweans is compounded by the deliberate starvation of most of the population because of their support for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
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Venezuelan regulators are forcing a local TV station to show public service announcements as punishment for broadcasting "The Simpsons" during a time slot reserved for children's programs.
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The parents of Shakilus Townsend, London's latest teenage knife death victim, thank a woman who tried to save him.
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Rafa Nadal beats Britain's Andy Murray 6-3, 6-0, 6-2 to move to Wimbledon semis.
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Embattled Dutch scientist claims to have found new species of peccary measuring over four feet, nearly twice the size of others of its genus.
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What makes a star? A new book talks to moms who shaped some stars.
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Two French biochemistry students found brutally murdered in a South London bedsit may have died for the sake of two handheld games consoles, police said last night.
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AP - Michael Phelps is almost done at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. The superstar has one bit of unfinished business: the 100 butterfly and a showdown with world recordholder Ian Crocker.

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President George W. Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Beijing, the White House said.
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Over a four-year period, nearly 50,000 people were hurt in accidents involving golf carts.
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Arizona Diamondbacks' catcher Chris Snyder was hit in the groin by a foul tip.
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Need to unwind? Remember you're a wombat...
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The rising costs of ingredients and transporting it are being reflected, and that's prompting some folks to change their consumption habits, reports Susan Koeppen.
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Welsh and Scottish Gaelic will soon be echoing around the European Union's corridors of power under an agreement that Britain is about to sign with its EU partners. The deal, which could be rubber-stamped as early as Tuesday, will mean that individuals will be able to write to the EU's Council of Ministers in either language - and that the Council, where governments take political and legislative decisions, will have to reply in the same tongue.
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"We're beginning to see signs that the stimulus may be working," Bush said.
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Diane Sawyer talks to Jill Price, who re-lives her past and astounds doctors.
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