In Focus Today
		Dutch study unlocks key to firm tomatoes LONDON (Reuters) - Dutch scientists said on Friday they have identified a key gene that protects tomatoes against a common fungus that causes the plants to wilt.

Current Conditions

61° [Five-day forecast for Richmond]

Zipcode:

World Headlines UN to resume Burma food flights The UN's World Food Programme says it will resume aid flights to Burma amid a row over impounded food. Hezbollah takes over west Beirut Gunmen from militant group Hezbollah drive out government supporters from western Beirut, stoking fears of civil war. Judge prolongs Fritzl's custody The Austrian man accused of locking his daughter in a cellar for 24 years is to be held for another month.

U.N. to Resume Aid Shipments to Myanmar The U.N. said it is halting further aid flights to cyclone-stricken Myanmar, after the country's military leadership seized supplies destined for the estimated 1.5 million people affected by the storm. "The food aid and equipment that we managed to get in has been confiscated," WFP spokesman Paul Risley said. House Approves Homeowner-Rescue Legislation The U.S. House passed a huge homeowner rescue package Thursday to provide cheaper, government-backed mortgages to a half-million debt-ridden borrowers. Cyber Attacks in China Target Activists, Journalists While protests related to Tibet and the Olympics have fizzled out on the streets, conflict continues in cyberspace. Recently, Tibetan advocacy groups and China-based foreign journalists have been hit by a wave of sophisticated computer attacks that steal data, cripple Web sites and even monitor what computer users type on their computers.