Up to 70 protesters are blocking workers from entering the premises of the US weapons manufacturer Raytheon in Derry this morning as part of a protest against the Israeli attack on Gaza.

At least eight people died when their executive jet crashed on the approach to an airport in Minnesota.

Journalist and campaigner Eamon McCann is calling on the British authorities to investigate the arms firm Raytheon for war crimes.

A ray gun that shoots a beam which makes people feel as if they will catch fire has been unveiled by the US military.

The formal search for a crewman who apparently fell off of an American research ship into water between Chile and the Antarctic has been suspended.

US Stocks finished mixed today as investors took comfort from the Federal Reserve’s benign view on inflation.

A Briton a two Americans were kidnapped in Baghdad today, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.

US investors, uncertain about the direction of the economy, sent stocks fluctuating throughout an erratic session today, with prices ending mixed.

Wall Street pulled back in late-day selling today after investors, still worrying that the market’s advance might have come too fast, decided to collect profits.

Police in Derry have broken up an anti-war protest at a factory in the city owned by the US arms manufacturer Raytheon.

EDS [NYSE:EDS]] has chosen SmartForce [Nasdaq:SMTF] to provide e-learning for the Navy Marine Corps Intranet project.

General Motors is cutting its sales and earnings estimates for the fourth quarter.

The US Government is investigating trading in shares of 38 companies, including major airlines, cruise lines, General Motors and Raytheon, to determine if people used advance knowledge of the terror attacks to profit.