Nokia 3Q profit falls 30 percent, revenue slips

Nokia Corp., the world's largest cell phone maker, lost market share in the third quarter as profits dropped 30 percent because of falling sales and lower prices on the handsets that did sell.

Even so, Nokia said Thursday it expects increasing sales for the rest of the year, and it stuck to its 10 percent growth estimate for the whole industry in 2008.

Net profit in July through September plummeted to 1.09 billion euros ($2.7 billion), from 1.56 billion euros a year earlier. Net sales dropped 5 percent to 12.2 billion euros ($16.6 billion), from 12.9 billion euros.

Nokia shares fell after the report but the stock rallied and was almost unchanged …

11-year-old's air donation

Eleven-year-old Sophie Spurrell of Wedmore donated Pounds 200 toDorset & Somerset Air Ambulance from her birthday - and was …

Bomb in Afghan Capital Kills at Least 35

KABUL, Afghanistan - An enormous bomb ripped through a police academy bus at Kabul's busiest transportation hub Sunday, killing at least 35 people in the deadliest insurgent attack in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001. The Taliban claimed responsibility.

The thunderous explosion in Kabul, which sheared the metal sidings and roof off the bus, leaving only a charred skeleton, represented a leap in scale from previous Taliban or al-Qaida bombings here, raising the specter of an increase in Iraq-style attacks in Afghanistan.

In the country's south, a roadside explosion killed three soldiers from the U.S.-led coalition and their Afghan interpreter. The brief …

Nev. domestic partner bill OK'd; gov. warns veto

A Nevada bill giving domestic partners many of the rights and benefits the state offers to married couples is headed to the governor's desk.

After Tuesday's voice vote in the Senate, the measure heads to Gov. Jim Gibbons. The Republican governor has threatened to veto it.

The bill provides that domestic partners have the same rights as married couples in matters such as community property and responsibility for debts. It applies …

Talk to wife before your marriage is truly hopeless

Dear Carolyn: I am in my 30s, married five years, and have beenwith my wife for almost 10. We have no kids. I am thinking ofdivorce. My wife and I used to get along; she was so great - but inthe last three years she has completely changed. Lately it seemsthat she only cares about her career and money. We are not poor byany means. In addition, her temper has worsened and I get beratedfor any slip-up I make. For instance, I was two minutes late leavingfor work this morning, and I got yelled at for 10 minutes in the car(she blamed me for making her late). She even yells at me when shemakes mistakes. The yelling and put-downs have happened so often inthe last three years (daily) …

Web Sites On-the-Cheap for Low-Budget Campaigns

A variety of approaches are available for candidates to join the Web world, from hiring a consultant to doing it yourself with either tools on your own computer or "hosted" tools.

DOES YOUR GRADE-SCHOOL child have a Web site, but you're still fiddling with e-mail and your Web browser? Do you feel you or your political career has been left behind by the Internet revolution?

A variety of approaches are available for candidates to join the Web world, from hiring a consultant to do it all for you to doing it yourself with either tools on your own computer or "hosted" tools.

Bear in mind that if you're one of the Web homeless, you're not alone. Many small campaigns …

Sunday, March 30

Today is Sunday, March 30, the 90th day of 2008. There are 276 days left in the year.

Highlights in history on this date:

1820 - Duc de Richelieu re-establishes censorship of French press.

1842 - Ether is used as anesthetic for first time, by Dr. Crawford Long in United States.

1855 - Treaty of Peshawar signed, whereby Britain and Afghanistan form alliance against Persia.

1858 - The eraser-topped pencil is patented by H. L. Lipman of Philadelphia.

1867 - U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward reaches an agreement with Russia to purchase the territory of Alaska for $7.2 million, a deal roundly ridiculed as …