Gas explosion engulfs homes in San Francisco suburb

A gas pipeline explosion ripped through a neighbourhood in a San Francisco suburb on Thursday, starting fires that burned more than 50 buildings.

Goosen confusion leads to last-match drama

Retief Goosen's momentary mental lapse nearly cost his International team a Presidents Cup point on Thursday.

Pacquiao, Hatton finalise fight

Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton on Wednesday formally agreed to fight for Hatton's IBO junior welterweight belt on May 2.

Steve Jobs leaving Macworld stage as Apple bows out

Apple said on Tuesday that Steve Jobs will not make his appearance at Macworld Expo in January, and that the company is dropping out of the event.

California to be electric car capital

Officials in California have unveiled plans to turn the San Francisco Bay area into one of the world's leading centres for electric vehicles.

Beat-era artist 'did his own thing'

Bruce Conner, an iconoclastic artist and avant-garde filmmaker of the Beat era who gained international admiration for his work, died on July 7.

'Very little enterprise-wide uptake of Vista'

Intel, the world's biggest chipmaker business partner of Microsoft, has no immediate plans to roll out the Windows Vista operating system to all its employees.

Apple unveils new iPhone with faster web, GPS

Apple has unveiled a new version of its popular iPhone built for high-speed wireless networks with faster internet access and more features.

Google has 'moral imperative' to assist newspapers

Google's chief executive said this week that the internet search leader hopes its recently acquired advertising service will aid newspapers.

Finally, California gays, lesbians marry legally

California performed its first legally recognised same-sex weddings on Monday and opened its doors to gay and lesbian couples from around the country.

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