Facebook updates its status: It wants to be an entertainment hub

Ahmadinejad: It's not too late to fix US ties The Associated Press He offered no proof the pair were conducting espionage but said it is beyond doubt that they illegally crossed the border — an offense he added that the United States itself routinely prosecutes. "Just the fact that they are in their families' arms is ... See all stories on this topic » The Associated Press

Facebook updates its status: It wants to be an entertainment hub Los Angeles Times Facebook also announced it will begin rolling out a dramatic redesign of users' profiles into magazine-style timelines that chronicle a user's lives in a manner similar to scrapbooks. This complements a news ticker that Facebook launched this week that ... See all stories on this topic »

It's the end of the world as REM know it Daily Mail 'It just has to run differently.' In truth, though, the band had been losing their bite in recent years. This week's announcement of an amicable split was no great surprise. Knowing when to bow out gracefully is one of music's most difficult calls, ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Rugby World Cup: French Cup side 'far from throwing it' New Zealand Herald "This isn't a B team, far from it. We don't yet have a definitive first team, but this selection is pretty close to what I think the quarter-final team will look like. "I can understand that the selection of Parra at 10 raises questions, but [Francois] ... See all stories on this topic »

Foster's buyer SABMiller says it got a bargain Herald Sun SABMiller has signalled it would have been willing to pay more for Foster's than the $9.9 billion that ultimately snared the Melbourne-based brewer. Graham Mackay, chief executive of the Anglo-South African brewing giant, has told BusinessDaily that ... See all stories on this topic »

Oman true to the human values that it upholds Oman Daily Observer It is a true manifestation of the values that the country upholds, in particular, considering human beings as a value that transcends all other values. It is an evidence that His Majesty Sultan Qaboos loves the world and respects friends, ... See all stories on this topic » Oman Daily Observer

Death of Troy Davis sparks furore: 'They call it execution, we call it murder' Belfast Telegraph It was a grisly end to a case that has sparked international outrage and the condemnation of organisations as varied as the European Union, Amnesty International and the Catholic Church. A crowd of 700 supporters had gathered at Georgia State ... See all stories on this topic »

Gather round, Ontario voters – it's story time with Dalton McGuinty Globe and Mail But his handlers allow more than five questions – and they are nice about it. So far this week, there have been no unscripted events where regular people come into contact with Mr. McGuinty. It is a classic campaign of a party in power. ... See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail

The "end game" is in Pakistan Reuters (blog) The United States has turned on Pakistan with such dizzying speed over the past few weeks that it is difficult to keep pace. Yet what is clear after Admiral Mike Mullen's extraordinarily blunt statement that the Haqqani militant network is a "veritable ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters (blog)

Navy has talked with Big East about joining as football member, but no ... Washington Post "It's not the Big East that it was, so there are a lot of variables that change all the time. It's like the weather. We've got to watch it, but you can't predict it." By Gene Wang, With the college football landscape undergoing significant upheaval, ... See all stories on this topic »

Column: 'If you know something's wrong with opponent, you're going to try to ... Washington Post Players, on the other hand, scan it with a very specific purpose. They're looking for targets. After suffering a cracked rib and punctured lung, Tony Romo led the Dallas Cowboys to a comeback win last weekend that might have done more to build his cred ... See all stories on this topic »

Growing recession fears clobber stocks USA Today By Adam Shell, USA TODAY NEW YORK – Wall Street is back in nose-dive mode, with investors who fear another recession selling like it's 2008 all over again. By Spencer Platt, Getty Images Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as the ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Darren needed that time to figure it out, says mum Sydney Morning Herald Sharon said if Darren was pushed into it, the decision would have eaten away at him. ''Darren really needed that time to figure out himself whether he could do it or not,'' she said. ''He had to find out himself and not be told by anyone. ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Key for Eagles is keeping Vick on the field | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-09-22 Philadelphia Inquirer It is about as exciting as it sounds - the quarterbacks take snaps and warm up their arms throwing short passes to receivers and backs - and on most days, it is a process that gets about as much attention as the distribution of chin straps. ... See all stories on this topic »

Commuting to Libya's front line BBC News By Alastair Leithead BBC News, Libya The television images of the war in Libya show a ramshackle bunch of rebels, firing off their guns and missiles in what seems an almost haphazard fashion, but what is it like being on the front line and reporting on ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

UBS Loss Leaves Gruebel Contemplating Smaller Investment Bank BusinessWeek Ten months later, Switzerland's biggest bank revealed a $2.3 billion loss from what it called "unauthorized trading." Kweku Adoboli, a 31-year-old trader at the company, appeared in court in London yesterday on charges of fraud and false accounting. ... See all stories on this topic »

Wrap It Up: Photos From Our First TC Gadgets/Mobile Meet-Up Washington Post By TechCrunch.com, It's been a long while since we had a formal Gadgets/Mobile meet-up and I'm proud to say that this one, sponsored by Samsung, was a roaring success. We had people who drank far too much, people who ate far too many Cheez-Its (there ... See all stories on this topic »