In London for a G20 Summit on the global economy, President Barack Obama met with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.

First Lady Michelle Obama and the Queen's husband, the Duke of Edinburgh joined the private talks, held in the afternoon in London. Lasting about 20 minutes, the talks were held just before the Queen's reception for G20 leaders at the palace.

Technology has altered the petty crime scene in Canadian schools. The most popular item subject to theft or mugging in educational institutions and outside is the iPod.

The convenient music storage worth $400 has dislodged the Walkman and Nike Air Jordans as the most coveted items on and off campus.

A proposed legislation in Ontario introduced Tuesday prohibiting the use of handheld devices while driving covers switching of songs in one's iPod.

Aside from mobile phones, the proposed law targets portable DVD and video game players, Blackberrys and hand-held global positioning systems. Violators would be meted a fine of $500 under a distracted driving law.

A woman managed to escape from a house fire in the nick of time, thanks to the warning from her dog.

Cathy Minnig of Eagan, Minn. was exercising on the treadmill located at the basement of her home Wednesday, noticed her Labrador puppy, Riley, jumping up and down the couch, and acting in an unusual manner. Minnig, who was listening to her iPod during the time, took of her headphones to hear the sounds of fire alarms.

A 14-year-old area girl twice found rocks rather than rock-and-roll when purchasing an iPod at local Target stores. Regan Ritter discovered the rock-filled iPod packaging after seeking to buy the digital media device for her birthday.

At Forth Worth, Ritter used her mom's $350 Target credit card. After returning it, the store offered a credit at a Grand Prairie Target. At the Grand Prairie store, Ritter and her mom opened an iPod video package in front of store personnel and again found a package full of rocks.