DENVER - It was pretty easy to figure out that Monica Stonier cares about education, that Johnnie Patton supports more energy conservation and that Ruth Rudy wants the party to unify behind presidential nominee Barack Obama.

Bancolombia, a financial institution, has announced that it intends to sell mortgage loans to Titularizadora Colombiana amounting to approximately COP191.1 billion.

Doha • Qatar's initiative to broaden its economic base and usher reforms and large investment in education sector were yesterday praised by James K Glassman, US Under-Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.

Officials at the University of South Carolina say the school has received a record $206 million for research for the 2008 fiscal year. School officials said Monday the 11.3 percent increase from last year is an indication that the university's researchers are earning recognition.

The Northern Territory Government is due to hold a cabinet meeting in Alice Springs today.

Neanderthals do not deserve their "stupid" reputation and used stone tools just as good as those invented by early modern humans, scientists say in new research.