Munich - Two former executives at the German multinational Siemens were given prison terms Wednesday for assisting in a 1.3- billion-euro (1.6-billion-dollar) worldwide web of bribery.

The men, 58 and 69, had admitted being accessories to misappropriation and corruption at the two-day trial in Munich. Kickbacks were paid in various nations including Russia, the court in Munich, Germany heard.

Munich - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is to make a stopover in Munich, Germany, Thursday to meet with Bavarian Premier Horst Seehofer, German officials reported on Tuesday.

The visit is part of a European tour includes a speech to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Valencia, Spain on Tuesday. Saakashvili has been seeking European support in his ongoing struggle with Russia.

The meeting in Munich would be his first visit to Germany as Georgian president.

Munich - Bayern Munich's French defender Willy Sagnol is considering en

Munich - Bayern Munich's French defender Willy Sagnol is considering en

Munich - Anyone looking for fluid 3D gaming action or smooth video editing will need a powerful graphics card for their computer. When researching cards, potential buyers are typically faced with a range of manufacturer claims.

While these can be helpful, they are often only tangential to real quality and almost always require further explanation. One specification that does actually make a difference is the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU).

"That's the heart of a graphics card," explains Christian Wefers from hardware maker Asus. Far and away the most common chips found on graphics cards come from competitors Nvidia and ATI.

Munich - Adobe is releasing the latest versi