October 19, 2005

Oil prices tumble as sector recovers. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell sharply Wednesday, extending a streak of losses as the U.S. oil industry showed signs of recovery from Hurricane Katrina and the international community tapped emergency reserves to avert widely feared shortages. [Reuters: Business] 8:30:01 PM

Voice phone calls to be free within years: eBay CEO (Reuters). Reuters - In a few short years, users can expect to make telephone calls for free, with no per-minute charges, as part of a package of services through which carriers make money on advertising or transaction fees, eBay's chief executive said on Wednesday. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 8:28:59 PM

Thousands of people demonstrate against Taliban Thousands of people marched through an eastern Afghan town Thursday shouting "Die terrorists" to protest against the Taliban for allegedly killing a top Muslim cleric in a mosque bombing, officials said. It was one of the biggest anti-Taliban demonstrations since U.S.-led forces ousted the fundamentalist regime in late 2001 for harboring Osama bin Laden. The demonstration occurred in Khost province, an area plagued by insurgent violence. 8:20:58 PM