ABOUT 19 people were killed and at least 22 injured when a beer truck and a passenger bus collided and caught fire in southern Sri Lanka. The accident happened about 80km south of the capital Colombo. There are about 19 dead bodies and 22 admitted to hospital. Both vehicles caught fire. From correspondents in Colombo. AU It won't just be another day at the office.

A teachers' leader has called on drinks companies to end their sponsorship of sporting events, before the 2012 Olympics in London. Government figures showed a fifth of all students excluded from school were excluded for drinking. A scoring striker indicates that his celebrations that night will involve "more than a social drink" He told reporters afterwards that he hoped to stimulate a debate. Call for ban on drink sponsorship. He thought the exclusion statistics would shock some people....

LOZANO Associated Press Writer Originally published April 10, 2007, 2:00 PM EDT HOUSTON // A building blaze that killed three people and injured six last month began in a supply closet when a nurse used a lighter to set fire to a box, a prosecutor said Tuesday. LOZANO Associated Press Writer Originally published April 10, 2007, 2:00 PM EDT HOUSTON // A building blaze that killed three people and injured six last month began in a supply closet when a nurse used a lighter to set fire to a...

April 9, 2007 GoD: 'Digital Chocolate CEO Trip Hawkins' Mobile Lifestyle' For the first part in a two-part feature for Gamasutra sister mobile game news site GamesOnDeck, we talk to Trip Hawkins, CEO of Digital Chocolate about his company, his thoughts on the mobile and console games industries, and the future of digital distribution. April 9, 2007 GoD: 'Digital Chocolate CEO Trip Hawkins' Mobile Lifestyle' For the first part in a two-part feature for Gamasutra sister mobile game news site...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Meat, dairy industries to suffer as more corn is used for ethanol needs THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Article Last Updated:04/10/2007 10:52:34 AM EDT WASHINGTON -- The next two years will be difficult for the pork, chicken and dairy industries as the corn they use for feed is increasingly diverted to ethanol production, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Meat, dairy industries to suffer as more corn is used...

The president said if lawmakers don't send him a bill he will sign one that does not include timetables or money for pet projects in their home districts it would be Congress, not the White House, that will have to answer to troops. The House and Senate have approved the money, but their bills aim to wind down the war by including timelines for troops to come home something Bush won't accept. He warned that continued delays would undermine troop training, slow the repair of equipment and...