Suicide blasts kill 9 in Syrian city of Idlib
Two suicide bombers blew up cars rigged with explosives near a military compound and a hotel in a city in northwestern Syria on Monday, killing at least nine people and wounding nearly 100, state media said.
The blasts, which also tore two large craters in the ground, were the latest setback for troubled United Nations efforts to end
High-tech hotels a hit with geeky guests
While technology has become inextricably fused into our daily lives in recent years, hotels have not always kept pace. The paucity of hotel tech offerings, particularly when it comes to internet access, has become a common bugbear for guests -- with many objecting to paying a hefty surcharge for a
Hipmunk Adds Calendar Integration To Mobile Apps For Trip Planning Bliss
Hipmunk, the flight and hotel search startup known for its snazzy user interfaces, has done it again. The company today is rolling out a new integration for its mobile apps with popular calendar applications (right now it works with iCal, Google Calendar, and Microsoft Outlook.) Essentially, this makes the often odious task of searching
Houston drowned in very hot water, cocaine in system
Whitney Houston drowned in a hot bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel room with cocaine in her system and white powder nearby, a final coroner's report revealed on Wednesday. Detectives found white powdery substances, a rolled-up piece of paper, a small spoon and a mirror in the bathroom shortly after Houston's naked body was found face down
Cocaine found in Whitney Houstons bathroom
White powder, later determined to be cocaine, was found in the Beverly Hills hotel bathroom where singer Whitney Houston drowned accidentally in a bathtub in February, according to the full coroner's report released on Wednesday. Detectives also found a rolled up piece of paper, a small spoon and a mirror - all items used by cocaine users
Special Report: The Sony Schism
The Bellagio casino-hotel in Las Vegas hosted a shotgun wedding in January. The bride and groom had met just a couple hours earlier; she wore a skimpy dress, he was in powder blue coattails. The ceremony was actually a PR stunt. But the man who brokered it, incoming Sony Corp boss Kazuo Hirai, was dead serious. The guests were mainly
Sean Paul - Got 2 Luv U Ft. Alexis Jordan - Music Video
The video music was shot at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas - Sean Paul - Got 2 Luv U - This video music already has more than five million hits
Nintendo makes free 3DS Wi-Fi deal
Nintendo has announced a deal with free-hotspot.com to provide over 5,000 free Wi-Fi hotspots to 3DS owners throughout Europe.The partnership will include fast food restaurants and hotel chains across the continent including McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and Subway, as well as Ibis Hotels and Etap
Venture capitalists, startups hope to hit Sin City jackpot
Former NFL player Jeremy Bloom anxiously scanned the crowd at a taco party under the luminous faux-sky of the Venetian hotel's canal walk in Las Vegas. The wide receiver turned entrepreneur wasn't hoping to spot friends or catch a waiter's attention -- he was on the lookout for venture
