RANTS

The International Association of Athletics Federations has ruled that a double-amputee South African sprinter cannot compete in the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Six people were killed in an attack in a luxury hotel frequented by Western civilians in Kabul, Afghanistan.

RAVES

MySpace has agreed to create a task force of computer specialists who will work on ways to better protect users from online predators and bullies.

Virgin Atlantic will be testing a new aviation biofuel in one of its Boeing 747 passenger jets during a flight in February from London to Amsterdam.