Some families forced from their homes are dumping animals on the street or abandoning them in closets
By Mira Oberman
Forget about the lost furnishings and finances, the most pitiful victims of the subprime mortgage crisis rocking the US are family pets.

[ FULL STORY ]

For 'jiaozi' and other Far Eastern specialties, there's just one place to go in the Iraqi capital
By Herve Bar
The sign, written in both Arabic and Chinese and hoisted above a yellow shopfront in Baghdad's popular Karrada neighborhood, is hard to miss: "Chinese Restaurant."

[ FULL STORY ]

The company's book reader weighs around 300g, holds hundreds of books and displays newspapers and blogs with E Ink technology
By Randall Stross
Printed books provide pleasures no device created by an electrical engineer can match. The sweet smell of a brand-new book. The tactile pleasures of turning a page. The reassuring sight on one's bookshelves of personal journeys.

[ FULL STORY ]