Reuters - Opera star tenor Luciano Pavarotti will sing for Bosnians in Sarajevo on April 8 as part of his 40-city farewell world tour, concert organizers said on Friday.

Reuters - General Motors Corp. on Thursday said it has chosen several technology companies to outsource up to $15 billion of information technology work, as the automaker tries to cut costs and restructure operations.

AP - Top-seeded Maria Sharapova cruised past American Lisa Raymond 6-4, 6-4 Thursday to join to Martina Hingis in the Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals.

AP - Serbia-Montenegro's top defense body has acknowledged that the country's military helped hide top war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic but reiterated that his current whereabouts were unknown.

AP - Jonathan Cheechoo scored three goals for the second time this season against Anaheim, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 6-4 victory over the Mighty Ducks on Wednesday night.

Reuters - Japan's former top official on foreign exchange matters said on Thursday that currency policy was unlikely to be included in any statement issued after the upcoming G8 meeting in Moscow.

AP - For more than 150 years, messages of joy, sorrow and success came in signature yellow envelopes hand delivered by a courier. Now the Western Union telegram is officially a thing of the past.

Reuters - LeBron James recorded his third triple-double of the season and seventh of his career to inspire the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 91-85 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday, extending their winning streak to seven games.

AP - Ray Allen scored 32 points and Rashard Lewis added 26, leading the Seattle SuperSonics to a 111-107 comeback victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.

AP - The Detroit Red Wings overcame a slow start and got a break on the winning goal.

AP - J.J. Redick scored 28 points, including three late free throws, to help second-ranked Duke hold off No. 15 Boston College 83-81 on Wednesday night.

Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - There's no room for tax relief in the next Ontario budget, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday as he blamed a mountain of money lost to Ottawa and the policies of Conservative premiers past for the province's fiscal woes.

Reuters - General Motors Corp. will build two sport utility vehicles -- the Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon -- using enhanced hybrid technology, the company said on Wednesday.

Reuters - Il Divo, a pop-opera group assembled by music mogul and "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell, debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. albums chart Wednesday, ending a five-week battle for honors between Mary J. Blige and Jamie Foxx.

Reuters - Another monster viewer turnout for Fox's "American Idol" delivered a decisive weekly victory for the network in the key adults 18-49 demographic, but CBS sneaked past Fox for the glory in total viewers.

AFP - The FTSE 100 closed above the 5,800 level as M&A talk once again provided strong support to the blue chip index, while reassuring results from Boeing and Time Warner pushed the DJIA higher, said dealers.

AP - The Bush administration failed to set up a clear chain of command to respond to Hurricane Katrina, slowing coordination and communication within the federal government, congressional investigators reported Wednesday.

AP - Thousands of school and college students have been detained over the past three months in continued unrest in Ethiopia, an international human rights group said.

AP - Two top Egyptian officials called on Hamas to recognize Israel, disarm and honor past peace deals Wednesday, the latest sign Arab governments are pushing the militant group to moderate after its surprise election victory.