WASHINGTON: The Defense Department indefinitely suspended its practice of holding private briefings for retired military analysts, following a recent New York Times report.

Although various sectors of the US economy - most notably the housing market - face grave difficulties at the moment, agency executives say that the tough times also present great opportunities for their corporate and financial practices.

Freedom of the press continued to decline around the world for the sixth year in a row, according to the latest report from Freedom House.

Bottled water will always have its various uses, but when the average consumer typically is not far away from a source of clean, free tap water, the production and disposal of it can become wasteful.

PARIS: Publicis Groupe reported first quarter revenue for 2008 of $1.59 billion, up 8.2% compared with the year-earlier period and excluding currency rate changes.

Sen. Barack Obama's controversial pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, just won't seem to go away.

The National Association of Home Builders works to portray the industry positively in a 'meltdown'

LONDON: WPP Group reported its PR and public affairs revenue for the 2008 first quarter totaled approximately $331 million, up nearly 10% from the year-earlier period.

On the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, the Clinton campaign continued to hammer Obama's alleged lack of experience, running ads highlighting images of Osama bin Laden and Pearl Harbor and other threats supposedly frightening to Clinton's unnamed opponent. (Who might that be?)

PARIS: Havas reported first-quarter revenue of about $551 million, up 2.5% compared to the year-ago period. The holding company said organic growth totaled 7.4%, based on constant exchange rates and excluding acquisitions.