Royal Mail compensation scheme suspendedPrecisionMarketing, UK –22 hours agoThe independent regulator for postal services has accepted Royal Mail’s application for financial relief until April 2010. As a result, Royal Mail will not … More: continued here

New Art Exhibit at Virginia WesternOurValley.org, VA –1 hour agoThe first exhibit beginning August 25 displays the work of a Virginia Western faculty member, Dr. Radford Thomas, and is titled: Stamps From A Stamp… More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay Changes Search, Bans Checks & Money OrdersAuctionbytes –2 hours agoBy Ina Steiner eBay made major announcements overnight, including major fee changes to its Buy-It-Now Fixed Price listing format effective September 16, …eBay Makes Major Announcement, Creates Core-Store HybridAuctionbytesall 2 news articles More: continued here

FACTBOX: China's museums run the gamut from antiquity to technologyXinhua, China –Aug 18, 2008BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — China's capital museum is showcasing 169 collections of national treasures in a special exhibit that runs from July 29-Oct. 7, … More: continued here

Canada.com Mail scam preys on Windsor's elderlyCanada.com, Canada –1 hour agoShe said she'd been doing this a long time," said Francis Fortin, property manager of Royal Windsor Terrace, who tripped over the scam by fluke. … More: continued here

Three Britons sentenced for promoting terrorismPakistan Dawn, Pakistan –1 hour agoA night sorter for the Royal Mail, Sultan, was convicted of three similar charges and one of making a record of information likely to be useful in terrorism …A British terror cell caught with details on bomb making and …Jewish Telegraphic AgencyBritish …

Summary Box: eBay sellers try to digest new rules, which keep on …International Herald Tribune, France –8 minutes agoAP EBAY'S GOAL: The online auction company is still very profitable, but has struggled to bring in new users. So the company has taken several steps aimed … More: continued here

A state appeals court upheld the conviction and two-year sentence today of a Redwood City woman whose speeding car killed two members of the Tongan royal family and their driver in a crash on the Bayshore Freeway in 2006. Edith Delgado, 20, was convicted of… More: continued here

Sify Visa teams with banks on alert systemFinextra, UK –17 hours ago… activity via SMS text message and e-mail. PNC Bank, SunTrust Bank, US Bank, Wachovia, and Wells Fargo in the US, along with Royal Bank of Canada, …Visa introduces new anti-fraud pilot programCBC.caCommercial in '09. Visa Alerts Will Include Two-Way MessagingDigital …

EBay lowering fixed-price sellers' listing feesReuters –7 minutes agoBy Alexandria Sage SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 19 (Reuters) – EBay Inc (EBAY.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) is cutting the fees US sellers on its site pay … More: continued here