Google has taken the wraps off its latest social network known as Buzz. The service - integrated directly with its e-mail service Gmail - allows users to post status updates, share content and read and comment on friends posts. Full Article at BBC News

Springtime in the UK is starting on average 11 days earlier than 30 years ago, causing natural food chains to become disrupted, a study suggests. Full Article at BBC News

It's not clear whether the company, Megatudes, is behind the billboard or was just reacting to the buzz surrounding it with merchandise of its own. The company has not responded to a request for comment. NewsCore contributed to this report. FOX News encourages... Full Article at FOX News

A businessman from East Yorkshire has been killed in Tenerife in what is thought to have been a bungled robbery. Peter Cockshutt, 71, of Brandesburton, near Beverley, was found dead in his holiday villa on the island on Monday, the Foreign Office said. Full Article at BBC News

Lil Wayne, 27, pleaded guilty in October to attempted criminal possession of a weapon, admitting he illegally had a loaded .40-caliber semiautomatic gun on his tour bus in July 2007. Police found the weapon when they stopped the bus after a Manhattan concert... Full Article at FOX News

The Malawi authorities have told gay activists who put up posters and distribute leaflets on the streets anonymously to "come out in the open". Full Article at BBC News

Has Iran finally gone too far, pushing China into changing its mind about sanctions? Maybe not just yet. Full Article at Newsweek

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the police constable Keith Blakelock in north London 25 years ago. He was hacked to death on 6 October 1985 during the Broadwater Farm riots in Tottenham. Full Article at BBC News

Murtha, 77, died peacefully at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington with his family by his side, a statement from his office said. He had been hospitalized recently with complications related to gallbladder surgery. As the top Democrat on the House panel... Full Article at Reuters

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K-Fed doesn’t want to be K-Fat any longer. After months of anticipation, the former backup dancer and Mr. Britney Spears made his debut on the new season of Vh1’s “Celebrity Fit Club,” along with seven other “celebrities” competing to lose weight for a monetary... Full Article at FOX News

One person has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault at a playgroup in Ceredigion. It has been closed temporarily pending further investigation and Dyfed-Powys Police said this would be reviewed on a daily basis. The person arrested in connection with... Full Article at BBC News

Feb. 7: Multiple fatalities were reported after a massive explosion at the Kleen Energy power plant in Middletown, Conn. Feb. 7: Multiple fatalities were reported after a massive explosion at the Kleen Energy power plant in Middletown, Conn. MIDDLETOWN, Conn... Full Article at FOX News

Ronaldinho could miss the World Cup after being omitted from Brazil's final warm-up friendly ahead of the summer tournament in South Africa. He will not face Ireland at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium in London on 2 March. The AC Milan star, 29, has not played... Full Article at BBC News

Mrs Obama has herself performed a hula-hoop routine at the White House to try to increase the profile of exercise for children. On Tuesday she told USA Today: "I would move heaven and earth to give my kids all the chance in the world for them to be at... Full Article at BBC News

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. , said last week that Shelby's move was holding up about 70 appointments, including a critical top Defense Department position overseeing deployments to the war in Afghanistan. A senior member of the Appropriations... Full Article at FOX News

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Barely a day after blasting into orbit, the space shuttle crew used a 100-foot, laser-tipped boom to check the thermal shielding on the wings and nose. A few pieces of foam insulation broke off the external fuel tank during Monday morning's... Full Article at FOX News