Barclay Oudersluys had competed in triathlons and ultramarathons but he wanted to do something bigger, so the Michigan native took a cue from his favourite movie.

The American leader of a worldwide Jewish movement that viewed the religion as a culture rather than a faith has died in a car accident.

HEWLETT-PACKARD, the world’s largest printer maker and the No 2 seller of personal computers, said third-quarter profits fell 88% after expenses from bringing earnings back from overseas and firing workers.