Popular music notation software adds sound library, 'snippets' database, and new options.


Zimbabwe's ruling party expels an ex-minister  who is to challenge Robert Mugabe for the presidency in March.


Monaco, 12:46 - DOPING, GERMANIA: AZIONE LEGALE PER TUTELARE BIATHLETI

La federsci tedesca (DSV) ha intrapreso azioni legali per tutelare la reputazione dei biathleti asso...


Canada will provide about $105 million in new funding for HIV/AIDS programs directed at women around the world, International Cooperation Minister Aileen Carroll announced on Wednesday to coincide with World AIDS Day, the CP/Canada.


Scientists say they are developing an entirely new way of providing instant protection against flu.


Dr. Joseph Cimino, 73, Dies; Was Leader in Public Health

Dr. Cimino was New York City commissioner of health under Mayor John V. Lindsay and later president and chief executive of New York Medical College in Valhalla.


Former Pakistan PM's return leads to standoff

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif walked off the plane that carried him to Islamabad Monday morning, 90 minutes after landing -- and after a standoff that kept his plane on the airport tarmac.


Marines Found Guilty of Abusing Iraqis, Files Show

Marines in Iraq were convicted by military trials of committing a variety of abuses of captured Iraqis.


Bush and Kerry Differ on State of Economy

CLEVELAND Sept. 4, 2004 - Good news, or bad? President Bush and Democrat John Kerry have differing takes about the vitality of the nation's job market a question that's heating up this year's race for the White House.


FALLUJAH: Nineteen people were killed in new clashes in Iraq as the US military continued its operations against militants loyal to guerilla chief Abu Musab Al Zarqawi.


O.S. Holds SmartCode Workshop: Hearing to Be Held Before Adoption

By Michael A. Bell, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 1--PASS CHRISTIAN -- City officials and a slew of residents Wednesday night attended a workshop on SmartCode, a thorough land-use planning ordinance focusing on how the city will be rebuilt and steps it must take to get there.


Gerrard is our inspiration says McClaren

Steve McClaren believes his decision to let Steven Gerrard off the leash has given England a fresh impetus in the race to Euro 2008.


JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Iran and its nuclear ambitions represent âa very great dangerâ to the Jewish state but played down the prospect of a pre-emptive strike on its atomic facilities.


Circulation Fraud Contained, Audit Group Says

The chairman of the newspaper industry's circulation-auditing body said Thursday that the organization would work to repair its image, tarnished by circulation scandals over the past year at four large US newspapers.


Shell profits surge to record 31 billion dollars in 2007

Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday that net profits leapt 23 percent last year to a record 31.331 billion dollars (21.115 billion euros), energised by soaring crude prices.


The Associated Press is reporting that film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. has agreed to let itself be bought out by a consortium headed by Sony.


The merger between French utility firm Suez and state-run Gaz de France is postponed after a legal ruling.


Telstra Corp. to Pay Up to A$4.65 a Share in Buyback

Telstra Corp., Australia's biggest phone company, offered to buy back shares for as much as A$4.65 each, the first stage in a plan to return A$4.


Mel Gibson, the maker of the controversial "The Passion of the Christ," dominates Entertainment Weekly's annual power issue.


Elton John attacks Madonna - The "Bitching" is back

Sir Elton John said "Since when has lip-synching been live? I'm sorry, but anyone who lip-synchs in public on stage when you pay 75 pounds to see them should be shot".


Take that! Londoner submits to a public fish-slapping

Inspired by a Monty Python sketch, a charity fundraiser in London with an odd-ball sense of humour submitted himself to being slapped in the face with a couple of wet fish.


Band's Driver Sullied Chicago Tour Boat - Police

A bus driver working for the  ecologically minded Dave Matthews Band could face prosecution  on charges of dumping the vehicle's load of human waste off a  Chicago bridge onto a tour boat, police said on Wednesday.


Croc Hunter's family turns down state funeral for 'ordinary bloke'

Wildlife TV star Steve Irwin's grieving father turned down a state funeral for a son he described as "an ordinary bloke," as a global wave of mourning astonished Australia.


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Desperate Haitian flood victims rush aid distribution site

UN troops fired smoke grenades yesterday as crowds of Haitian flood victims, increasingly desperate over the slow pace of relief after Tropical Storm Jeanne devastated the


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US Firms Look Ahead To Emissions Cuts Overseas

On Thursday, as news was leaking out that Russia was likely to ratify the Kyoto global warming treaty, a group of US business executives was discussing climate policy as they lunched on chicken and avocado sandwiches in Washington's St.


God and animals share spotlight in "Evan Almighty"

In Hollywood, long considered an encampment of liberal-minded showbiz sinners, God has found an ally in director Tom Shadyac, whose big-budget comedy "Evan Almighty" debuts in movie theaters on Friday.


Emmycast wins only so-so ratings for NBC

Kiefer Sutherland, "The Office" and all the other Emmy winners had a good night. So did Emmycast host Conan O'Brien, who scored plenty of laughs. But Emmy wasn't so fortunate, nor was NBC, which carried the awards program.


SEC chases former Veritas execs over cursed AOL contract

Watchdog still bugged by year 2000 deal The SEC is suing five former execs at Veritas over alleged securities fraud back in 2000.â¦


Picture 5 of 8: Microsoft's new Media Center push

Software maker heads to LA to show off a host of gadgets that use one or another Microsoft technology to access movies, music and video.


Fewer Viewers Light Up Olympic Torch for NBC

NBC's broadcast of the 2004  Olympics has gotten off to as bumpy a start as the U.S. Olympic  team itself, with prime-time ratings for the first three days  of the Summer Games down slightly from four years ago,  according to figures released on Monday.


A man with a history of mental illness pleaded guilty Monday to wounding four co-workers in a shooting at a factory that employs people with physical, mental and learning disabilities.


La corte ha accolto la tesi della difesa, che poggia sull'adesione dell'Italia a una risoluzione secondo la qualetutto il personale della coalizione internazionale in Iraq Ã¨ sottoposto alla giurisdizione dello Stato di invio                                          Processo Calipari, Lozano prosciolto "C'Ã¨ un difetto di giurisdizione"                                                                                Delusa Giuliana Sgrena: "Ha vinto l'arroganza americana che non voleva questo processo"


A man is charged with the murder of Simon Turkov whose body was found at an exclusive London hotel.


ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) - Catcher Bengie Molina will return to the Anaheim Anaheim Angels next season but he will not have righthander Ramon Ortiz throwing to him.


Nissan unveils Qashqai mini-offroader for Europe

Nissan Motor Company has unveiled the new Qashqai, a hybrid offroad compact car aimed primarily at the European market where the Japanese company is hoping to sell 100,000 units a year.


Initial autopsy findings on ex-model Anna Nicole Smith have not revealed why she died, US doctors say.


Cominciamo bene. L'edizione numero 17 di "Striscia la notizia" doveva essere quella del disgelo, alla faccia degli scaramantici. Era stato lo stesso Bonolis, presentando la nuova edizione di "Affari tuoi", quest


IN SPACE no one can hear you raid the fridge. So the astronauts on the International Space Station orbiting the Earth have found that, despite careful calorie counting, they are running out of food.


Ann McDonald Gives Birth Near McDonald's

UNION, Mo. - Ann McDonald knew the baby was coming and there wasn't a hospital in sight, so she pulled over and delivered the child outside - what else? - a McDonald's restaurant.  Chayse Westin McDonald was due Wednesday.


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Roma, 21:30 - CALCIO: CONVOCATO OSSERVATORIO PER 14 GIUGNO

Antonio Manganelli, vicedirettore del dipartimento generale della pubblica sicurezza, ha convocato l...


Lunar Robotic Village, Moon Base Gains International Support

As Moon exploration  looms larger among the growing community of scientists and engineers from Europe, India, China,  Japan, and the United States, a robotic lunar village is gaining support, leading to  a permanent human presence on the Moon by 2024.


Pataki Decries Remarks by N.Y. GOP Chief

Republican Gov. George Pataki scolded the state's GOP chairman Tuesday for seeking to link the Democratic Party with a civil rights attorney convicted of aiding terrorists.


Another impressive first quarter, but business may be softening.


Lycos' European anti-spam website was taken down only hours after it went live. The outage appears to be the result of a DDoS attack, most likely initiated by spammers in response to the search engine's "Make


Toronto ace Roy Halladay threw 25 pitches Sunday during his second simulated game in four days.


Optical telecoms demand creeps back, Nortel says

Demand for fiber-optic network telecoms   equipment is starting to creep back, Nortel Networks Corp. said   NT.TO on Thursday, following a long slump sparked by the   burst of the tech bubble.


Fear keeps Darfur people in camps or town, says UK minister

A junior British minister said that people living in camps after fleeing their villages because of conflict in Sudan's Darfur region lived in fear of leaving their temporary homes despite a greater presence now of aid workers.


Basket, Grecia travolta Spagna prima al Mondiale

In una finale senza storia, la nazionale iberica trascinata da Garbajosa e Navarro (20 punti a testa) vince sugli ellenici 70 a 47


Erdogan a Bucarest, su intervento decidiamo noi


Iraq : giornalista ucciso a Ramadi , rapiti sei impiegati

Un cameraman iracheno e' stato ucciso ieri in Iraq mentre girava immagini della battaglia fra truppe americane e ribelli a Ramadi, citta' ad ovest di Baghdad e vertice del cosiddetto "triangolo sunnita". I


Qatar buys shares in Credit Suisse: report

Qatar has bought shares in Credit Suisse , and plans to spend as much as $15 billion on European and U.S. bank stocks during the next 12 months, Bloomberg News reported, citing the Qatari prime minister.


Eskimos Seek to Recast Global Warming as a Rights Issue

Experts say the move could lead to suits against the U.S. or private companies.


Moore expects "onslaught" to follow "SiCKO" release

Michael Moore thinks he has  made an even-handed movie about health care that should appeal  to the civic-mindedness and decency of all Americans.


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Movie stars are human, too. Cut them, they bleed. Write something   snarky about them or their onscreen pals, they write back.


'Empire Falls' Props, Costumes Up for Sale

Hundreds of props, costumes and other items used in making the TV movie "Empire Falls" will be put up for sale next week — just in time for Christmas.


Nokia joins Secure Digital industry group

The mobile phone maker will support tiny data storage devices and their multimedia cards.


The drawbacks of IP everywhere With VoIP rapidly becoming a commodity feature in everything from TV set-top boxes to barcode scanners, Sipera's VIPER Lab predicts that 2008 will be the year it all goes pear-shaped - a prediction borne out by Cisco's first security fix of the year.â¦


(InfoWorld) - Some of Taiwan's DRAM makers have reported record monthly sales for August, highlighting an increase in DRAM prices that could continue in the months ahead. The higher prices are unlikely to affectÂ PC pricesÂ thanks to the stiff competition among system vendors and makers of other types of components, such as microprocessors. But users who want some extra DRAM for their PCs could find themselves handing over a bit more money than before. Nanya Technology, Powerchip Semiconductor, and ProMOS Technologies all reported record sales for August this week. The higher sales stem partly from an increase in PC sales in some parts of the world. That increase drives up prices for DRAM, since most of the chips -- around three quarters of the global supply -- end up in PCs. Analysts say PC demand could stay robust for the next several months, as back-to-school demand and holiday demand are followed by the launch of Microsoft's new operating system, Vista. That could keep prices for DRAM high. The spot price Tuesday for the most widely used DRAM, 512Mb DDR2 (double data rate, second generation) chips, is around US$6.00, according to DRAMeXchange Technology. Crystal Lee, a memory chip industry analyst at ABN AMRO AsiaÂ in Taipei, forecasts that prices for the chips will remain at or near that level in coming months. Powerchip and ProMOS have been improving their ability to make chips using 90-nanometer production technology, which allows companies to make chips that are smaller, more powerful and more energy efficient. It can also help them reduce costs, because making smaller chips allows their production lines to churn out more chips using the same raw materials. Nanya's sales for August rose 32 percent to NT$6.62 billion, a new all-time high for the chip maker, the company said Tuesday. A day earlier, Powerchip Semiconductor said its sales for August rose to NT$8.03 billion (US$245 million), up from NT$4.45 billion in the same month last year. The figure was also 14 percent higher than July, due to higher prices for the chips and increased output at factories. It was the company's fifth straight historical high. ProMOS's sales hit NT$6.01 billion last month, up from NT$2.53 billion during the same time a year ago, and 15 percent higher than July. "DRAM contract and spot prices continued to rise last month, but we also benefitted from our 90 nanometer process," said Ben Tseng, spokesman for ProMOS.


For This Week, a Simple Challenge: Step It Up, and Add Some Calcium

Staying active can sometimes take creativity. Just ask Becky Mihalovich, a busy mother of five. Mihalovich was recently trying to squeeze in a workout on a stationary bike in the family's unfinished basement when her daughter, Eva, woke from a nap. Mihalovich jumped off the bike, picked up the ba...


Billboard DVD reviews: Pet Shop Boys, Flaming Lips

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Pet Shop Boys had a lot to celebrate  in 2006. Their album "Fundamental" was hailed by critics as a  return to form and garnered a Grammy Award nod. This DVD, taped  November 14, 2006, in Mexico City, caps a banner year. The  nearly two-hour set is packed with hits like "West End Girls,"  "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" and "I'm With  Stupid," and closes with the one-two punch of the epic "It's a  Sin" followed by the joyful camp of "Go West." Extras include a  classy photo gallery and an eight-minute, artsy  mini-documentary. There's also a running audio commentary of  the concert itself with group members Chris Lowe and Neil  Tennant and the film's director, David Barnard. While sometimes  informative, the participants aren't terribly chatty. But even  casual fans will enjoy the DVD, thanks to the hit-filled set  list and the ace production of the show.


Stocks: Greenspan's comments fail to inspire Wall St.

NEW YORK Investors were unmoved by the Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan's improved assessment of the economy or by a steep drop in oil prices, leaving stocks marginally mixed Wednesday in light trading.


Beginning a season of high expectations, No. 3 Georgia Tech clamped down on Alabama State and pulled away in the second half for a 74-37 victory Friday night.


Milano, 18:18 - CALCIO, FIFA; MILAN: MALDINI ATTACCA BLATTER E PLATINI

In un intervista rilasciata a Panorama, Paolo Maldini  critica senza mezzi termini il presidente del...


Fed's Bernanke: inflation to slow, risks to upside

The U.S. economy is poised to expand at a moderate rate and "uncomfortably high" core inflation should slow, but inflation risks are "primarily to the upside," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday.


Saudi minister attributes surge in oil prices to fear factor ...

LONDON, November 29  - Saudi Arabiaâs Oil Minister, Ali Al-Naimi, reiterated today that his country is taking adequate steps to expand its sustainable oil capacity, while mentioning that supply-related fears have resulted in a $10-$15


Olsson, Williams-Darling to split $1 million track jackpot

Triple-jumper, runner strike it rich: Triple-jumper Christian Olsson of Sweden and runner Tonique Williams-Darling of the Bahamas will split the $1 million jackpot after winning yesterday in Berlin at the season's final IAAF Golden League meet.


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NEW YORK - To determine which schools qualified for America's Most Entrepreneurial Campuses, The Princeton Review solicited data from 357 top colleges and universities around the country, asking them a series of questions about the various ways they


Greenpeace's anti-whaling ship to head to Japan

Environmental group Greenpeace's  anti-whaling ship Esperanza sailed into Sydney Harbour on  Friday to re-supply after protesting against Japanese whalers  in the Antarctic and heads on from there to Japan to pursue its  protest.


Bush in Saudi to court ally on Mideast peace

President George W. Bush arrived on his first trip to Saudi Arabia on Monday, hoping to convince the Arab powerbroker to lend support to Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking and help contain Iran.


Mount St. Helens Releases Lava After Weeks of Quakes, Steam

Washington's Mount St. Helens released new lava into its crater after weeks of rattling earthquakes and repeated bursts of ash and steam.


President George W. Bush should stop flouting federal and international law over the legal status of detainees in US custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


Australian winemaker Southcorp dismisses as inadequate a A$3.1bn takeover offer from brewer Foster's.


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Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe on Wednesday warned of world dominated by one superpower, accusing President Bush of acting like a "political god" and calling British Prime Minister Tony Blair "his prophet."


NFL: Jets, Rams, Broncos and Vikings Complete Puzzle

Jeff Wilkins booted a clutch 31-yard  field goal to earn the St. Louis Rams a playoff berth with a  32-29 overtime victory over the New York Jets on Sunday, as the  NFL regular season came to furious conclusion.


In 22 mln hanno lasciato residenza abituale, -1 mln sul 2006


Leeds today confirmed negotiations for the takeover of the American-backed consortium led by Sebastian Sainsbury have ended - and that Elland Road is to be sold under a sale and lease back deal.


The Internet marketing company issued guidance for the  first quarter of the current year that was at the low end of  analysts forecasts.


Woods to build his first course in Dubai

World number one Tiger Woods, who launched his own design company last month, is to create his first course in Dubai.


Scoperto da Arbore a 'Quelli della notte', domani i funerali


Travel sites surge on Orbitz takeoverPlus: Google soars past $130

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Speculation that consolidation will sweep through the online travel industry ignited a buying spree in shares of Internet travel sites.


THEY were once the essential destination for sun-seeking Scots eager...

THEY were once the essential destination for sun-seeking Scots eager to make the most of their summer holiday.


Atlantis Astronauts Reunite With Families in Texas

By John Porretto Associated Press  HOUSTON -- Atlantis' seven astronauts reunited with their families in Texas on Saturday, a day after the space shuttle capped a two-week mission with a perfect landing in the Mohave Desert.


When a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts member suffers a stroke, the giant insurer pays the hospital $7,000 on average to cover the care. Medicaid pays an average of $5,441.27.


Hurricane Ivan moved steadily toward the Cayman Islands and western Cuba Sunday morning with the potential to cause catastrophic damage.


Google Registering Mashup Search Domains Gary Price of ResourceShelf has noticed that Google has its eye on some new domain names, this time focusing on Mashup Search. Although Google does not own the domain SearchMashup.com, they are working on cornering the domain market for that term - including misspellings. So, here’s a list of domains registered by [...]


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Newbie Clue #101 - Don't use 'vacation' on Public Mailing Lists

If you've been around the net for a while you've been subscribed to a few thousand mailing lists.  I'm on a few big mailing lists now that host more than a few thousand users.  Sooner or later some guy on the list will go on vacation and instead of just letting email sit in their inbox he's nice enough to respond to all his email - with a form letter!  Usually in the shape of:  "I'm on vacation.  I'll be back in January."  Of course they're stupid enough to apply this to *every* folder in their inbox and so everytime someone posts or replies to the list this message is sent out to one of every three thousand posters.  We don't care if you're on vacation.  We don't care when you get back and  ...


Montreal Might to Lose 2005 World Championships

Montreal could be forced to pull out of hosting next year's world championships if help with funding is not forthcoming, according to the chief executive of the organizing committee.


The Milan-based artist and satirist writes about the actress Monica Vitti.


The House passed $6.4 billion legislation Wednesday that would cut off U.S. aid to local governments in Afghanistan with ties to drug dealers, criminals or terrorists, a standard the White House says is unrealistic.


Crisis in Ukraine: rival camps await Supreme Court verdict on ...

In the power struggle surrounding the Ukrainian presidency, the camp of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich has been increasingly pushed onto the defensive.


Sudan bows to pressure, allows AU to monitor police in Darfur ...

KHARTOUM  - Sudan bowed to mounting pressure over the crisis in Darfur and agreed to allow African Union forces to monitor the activities of its police in camps for displaced persons in the region.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it expects a 0.7 percent increase in November sales at its US stores open at least


FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Hikers in the Chena River State Recreation Area east of Fairbanks have been bumping into a loose llama and authorities are trying to figure out where it belongs.    George Carroll and Lisa Dick spotted the llama on the Chena Dome Trail on Monday about two miles from the trailhead at 49.1 Mile Chena Hot Springs Road...


YankeesÂ pitcher Chien-Ming WangÂs success has created a nation of Yankee fans halfway around the world.


MPack Trojan Attack Claims 10,000 Web Sites

PC Magazine - Security software services report that a massive Web attack, dubbed the "Italian Job," has now compromised as many as 10,000 Web sites.


Polio Vaccine Contamination Raises Cancer Concerns

A review into contaminated polio vaccine has been ordered by Australia's Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott, after an investigation showed at least two batches were released for use after testing positive for contamination, according to a report in The


Record crude prices will again weigh  on U.S. stocks at the market's open on Thursday, though  investors will get some diversion as Google Inc. GOOG.O  begins trading after its initial public offering.


âKite Runnerâ Boys Are Sent to United Arab Emirates

After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing âThe Kite Runnerâ has whisked to safety four young actors.


Sadiq Khan, the MP allegedly bugged as he visited a constituent in jail, welcomes an inquiry.


NHL labour talks stumble over salary cap issue

Negotiations between the NHL and its players have stumbled over the league's salary cap proposal, with recriminations over the numbers being thrown around.


Alex Ferguson sounded a warning note to Chelsea after they maintained their five-point gap at the top of the Barclays Premiership with a 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle.


Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was in intensive care with a broken skull on Wednesday following what he says was a brutal police attack while in custody, his spokesman said.


Federer Walks Into Spot in Quarterfinals

Without so much as a groundstroke, Roger Federer jumped directly from the third round to the quarterfinals Monday afternoon, setting up one of the marquee matches of the US Open.


After a public outcry, the provincial government is backing away from a strict new ban on the use of fresh raw fish in sushi. The rules could be loosened if other ways can be found to warn diners of the potential


Baghdad Governor Assassinated; Bomber Kills 11

Gunmen killed Baghdad's governor in  Iraq's highest-profile assassination for eight months and a  suicide bomber killed 11 people on Tuesday in an escalating  campaign to wreck the Jan. 30 election.


Formatting History: Lawmakers Say Government Papers Will Outlive the Software That Created Them. Then What?

By Leslie Brooks Suzukamo, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 20--Once upon a time, people used a software program called XyWrite to write on their computers. It was bodacious.


Phil Spector was often described as a music legend during the trial that ended Wednesday with a jury unable to decide whether he was guilty or innocent of murder.


Apple's svelte MacBook Air is the first shot in a battle with Sony for dominance of the home computing market.


After 3 Road Victories, Rangers Falter at Home

The Kings, the worst team in the Western Conference, scored two goals before the Rangers could take two shots Tuesday night.


Showdown over judge who ruled for a white woman's use of a racial insult to a black colleague.


Bristol-Myers and Sanofi Get Apotex to Stop

A temporary injunction against Apotex means big news for all the companies involved.


Text of President Bush's remarks Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.


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Cgil, Cisl e Uil proclamano lo sciopero generale della scuola

ROMA - No alla riforma Moratti, rinnovo del contratto, aumento degli stipendi. E' lunga la lista di motivazioni per le quali Cgil, Cisl e Uil hanno proclamato lo sciopero generale della scuola il 15 novembre.


Attack on Iran Not on U.S. Agenda -- Rice

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday a military attack on Iran was not currently on the agenda and played down differences with Europe in policy toward Tehran.


eBay gets negative feedback about ban on negative feedback

Compulsory registrations unpopular too Online tat-house eBay has enraged some of its regular users by banning negative feedback about sellers and a demand that anyone flogging more than a certain amount from the UK must register as a business.â¦


Russia Reassures India on UN Security Council Bid

Russia said Saturday India should become a veto-wielding permanent member of the United Nations Security Council if the UN's top decision-making body is enlarged to reflect post-Cold War realities.


Whenever a mutual-fund company makes an announcement designed to build the public's excitement and interest, investors should start looking for the answer to one simple question: "What's the big deal?


Google begins limited test of radio advertising

Google Inc.  said on  Thursday it has completed the development of its widely  anticipated radio advertising system and begun a limited test  where customers can buy ads via its online ad-buying system.


Venezuelan Extradited to NY on Heroin Charges

The leader of a Venezuelan heroin  trafficking ring has been extradited to New York on charges his  group brought $70 million worth of drugs into the United  States, federal prosecutors said on Friday.


The Team Behind Snarky Startup Blog Uncov Reveals Its Own Startup, Persai

The authors of Uncov, a recently-shuttered blog that heaped abuse upon many Silicon Valley startups, have unveiled a startup of their own. Called Persai, it's a sort of search engine that promises to help users find content that interests them.


A federal bankruptcy judge has given United Airlines a 30-day "test period" to show it can cooperate with its unions on a restructuring plan, rejecting union calls to open the process up to rival proposals immediately because United has not


Houston group, Sierra Club plan presidential forum

Houston's oil-based business community  has teamed up with the oldest environmental organization to  produce a November forum for leading presidential candidates to  discuss U.S. energy policy.


Joomla Templates: Creating a Pure CSS Template - Part 2

This week we delve deeper into CSS with Joomla. We cover templateDetails.xml, index.php, creating a blank Joomla template body, using CSS to create a tableless layout, CSS shorthand, Joomla specific CSS and more. By Barrie North. 0218


The government has been accused of failing to meet a promise to scrap mixed-sex wards in NHS hospitals.


"We haven't really thought about the eight victories. We just concentrated on the game here. There's periods of play where we have played outstanding cricket and there's also areas where we need to improve for Durban.


Probe urged after Pakistan missile strike kills 30

Human Rights Watch called on Pakistan to allow an independent investigation into a suspected missile strike that killed at least 30 alleged Al-Qaeda militants.


Jelena Jankovic  beats defending champion Serena Williams to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.


Israeli Cabinet Passes Gaza Bill Before Key Vote

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet  passed a bill on the nuts and bolts of pulling out of occupied  Gaza Sunday, a day before he seeks approval from Israel's  parliament for his withdrawal plan.


Cutting the cord Mobile Workshop Mobile phones are now pervasive in the business environment. Love them or hate them, thereâs no getting away from the fact that many of us are using them as an integral part of day to day communications.â¦


With Web video inventory in short supply, DaimlerChrysler is streaming clips in a novel way by using hyperlinks to lay claim to lifestyle terms like "freedom" that it associates with its brands.


Michael Foster is so fascinated by Metro trains that he knows how to identify different models of the cars. So it came as no surprise to his mother when he asked to kick off the weekend


Wounded troops tell of harrowing fight for Fallujah

LANDSTUHL, Germany A US Marine who was wounded in the battle for Fallujah says the fighting is intense -- "house to house" and "rooftop to rooftop.


The homeowners who signed these mortgages must be held accountable somehow ("State to refinance troubled mortgages," July 11). Yes, the mortgage companies may have taken advantage, but if the homeowners had hired an attorney or did their homework, there wouldn't be a problem. This is like rewarding stupidity.


Warner leaves the HD DVD consortium, so HD DVD cancels its CES party.


China marks anniversary of Japan's 1931 invasion with protest ...

China allowed a brief protest outside the Japanese Embassy and sounded sirens in dozens of cities Saturday to mark the anniversary of Japan's


Stocks fell on Tuesday after a report showing a decline in retail sales underscored worries about a recession and Citigroup Inc's  loss hurt financial shares.


Football helmets not always fitted properly

NEW YORK  - High school football players   may run a lower risk of sustaining a head injury if their   helmets are fitted by certified athletic trainers rather than   coaches or other individuals, new study findings suggest.


The singer-songwriter dishes on a new favorite movie - one that involves costumes and a lot of special effects - and the best record store in Antwerp.


Defiant Sudan rejects US claims of genocide

SEOUL: Rejecting US charges of genocide in Darfur, Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail said yesterday he was optimistic about striking a peace deal within three months to end the violence in the troubled western province.


Research has begun shedding light on that most basic of all human expressions of love: the smooch.


This was going to be the year a  compressed political calendar and a crush of contests on  February 5, when 22 states vote, would put an early end to the  race to choose U.S. presidential nominees.


Emergency supplies from the Red Crescent in Iraq have arrived in the Fallujah. It's the first batch of humanitarian aid transported to Fallujah since the US forces launched


Reuters to buy Moneyline Telerate for 175 mln dollars

LONDON  - Reuters, the British news and data provider, said it had agreed to buy US financial information firm Moneyline Telerate for 175 million dollars.


A pair of records made by Judy Garland as a child from her first studio recording session have failed to sell at auction.


U.S. Army Kills 25 Rebels in Fierce Iraq Fight

MOSUL, Iraq  - U.S. troops backed by warplanes  killed 25 guerrillas in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on  Wednesday after facing a fierce coordinated assault by two  suicide bombs and dozens of insurgents, the military said.


Electric Power Development Co., a former state-run utility, said Friday it is planning an initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October, a deal that could be the country's biggest new stock listing in six years.


When Archie Manning heard his 23-year-old son would be starting against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, he remembered what his other quarterback son told him after his first NFL start.


Wine producer Constellation Brands Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 64 percent, as it reduced distributor wine inventories in the United States and posted softer results from its United Kingdom operations.


Two Yemenis arrested in Switzerland linked to Al-Qaeda

Two Yemeni nationals arrested this year in Switzerland are linked to key Al-Qaeda figures with ties to the October 2000 bombing of a US destroyer off Yemen and to a suicide strike in Riyadh last year, the Swiss public prosecutor said.


Le Soir commenta cosi' sconfitta elettorale Di Rupo


The growth in electronic toys that sing, provide realistic sound effects and make other noises has led to yet another hazard for children, a consumer advocate group said Tuesday.


More than 400 people in Scotland contracted HIV last year, World Aids Day organisers reveal.


The Australian foreign minister vows to catch those who planted a bomb at Australia's embassy in Indonesia.


USDA verifies 10-minute test for GM rice

The U.S. Agriculture Department said   on Friday it verified a strip kit that can detect the   unapproved genetically modified Liberty Link rice trait in 10   minutes.


Vietnam Bird Flu Cases Limited So Far: Official

Vietnam has detected seven confirmed and  possible bird flu infections in humans so far, but is concerned  about more cases cropping up among its scattered small farms, a  health ministry official said on Monday.


Agents working an immigration checkpoint found three illegal immigrants hidden in sealed nylon duffel bags, Customs and Border Protection said Thursday.


Justin Guarini changed his hair, changed his home, changed his   management. The one thing he didn't change was his luck.


OSCE meets on human trafficking, calls on nations to do more

An OSCE-sponsored conference on improving human rights protection for trafficking victims concluded by calling on governments around the world to do more to stop the smuggling and exploitation of people.


The Venice Film Festival is grappling with its perennial tag as the No. 2 movie extravaganza in Europe — still a little brother to Cannes in terms of stars, marketing and buzz, even though it's older.


Why are U.S. kids obese? Just look around them: study

Tough choices tempt kids at every turn -- whether it is soda in school, junk food ads on TV or the fast-food chain around the corner -- and school policies limiting physical activity only make matters worse, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


Home Depot Canada, a unit of home-improvement retailer Home Depot Inc. , said Wednesday it would acquire commercial-lighting company Litemor Distributors to expand its reach in Canada.


The US Attorney General says a court ruling attacking the Patriot Act as unconstitutional is likely to go to appeal.


Putin lauds intelligence as key Russian institution

President Vladimir Putin described the foreign spy service on Friday as one of Russia's key institutions and said the appointment of ex-Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov as its head could only enhance its authority.


Man Utd striker Alan Smith will partner Michael Owen up front for England against Ukraine.


First Minister Ian Paisley will step down as moderator of the Free Presbyterian Church in January.


BAGHDAD, 11 October 2004 - Two blasts killed 18 people, including an American soldier, in Baghdad yesterday as an insurgent group announced the release of 10 Turkish hostages after their company pulled out of the country.


By DIRK LAMMERS  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate this week would entice farmers located near ethanol biorefineries to grow dedicated energy crops.  Sen.


First suicide attack in a year in Israel

A Palestinian bomber blew himself up Monday in this desert town near Israel's nuclear reactor, killing an Israeli woman and wounding 11 people in the first suicide attack inside Israel in a year.


Tim Henman has shrugged off an early setback to reach the US Open semi-finals for the first time by completing a 6-1 7-5 5-7 6-2 win over Dominik Hrbaty.


China's congress reviews draft of a private property law

BEIJING -- China's legislature began examining a much-debated law yesterday designed to help protect private property in an increasingly well off society.


Anti-Smoking Groups See Hard Task in Congress

The passage of a major U.S. tax bill  on Monday containing a buyout for tobacco farmers has left a  bitter taste among public health groups that had hoped to link  the funding to new federal laws regulating cigarettes.


Pakistan: Sharif Deportation May Hurt Musharraf

Pervez Musharraf may have won this round over Nawaz Sharif. But the deportation of the former prime minister could mobilize the opposition and put the Pakistani president on another collision course with the judiciary.


Heat Stops Cold-Shooting Grizzlies 92-84

Dwyane Wade narrowly missed a triple-double and Shaquille O'Neal scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, awakening just in time to help lift the Miami Heat to an 92-84 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.


Polls show a tight three-way contest in France's presidential race. Forty percent of those polled said they still don't know whom they want as president


Castro challenges Bush for area hearts and minds

Cuban President Fidel Castro on Sunday scoffed at Bush administration efforts to ease social problems in Latin America, boasting his poor country could run circles around the United States in health and education aid.


Israel Kills Islamic Jihad Leader in Gaza Strike

Israel killed the military chief of the  Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a Gaza City air  strike Tuesday that drew vows of revenge and could complicate  efforts to end a huge Israeli offensive.


Peoplesoft forecasts stronger-than-expected sales as it prepares to fight a takeover bid from Oracle in court.


Signing the Kyoto Protocols is one thing, adhering to it something else again. Greenhouse gas emissions rise for the industrialized nations, who look like they're going to have a hard time reigning in their waste to meet 2012 goals.


Daschle Faces Tough Test in Tight South Dakota Race

South Dakota truck driver Mark Monahan says he's had enough of Tom Daschle. So do top Republicans who have made the U.S. Senate's No. 1 Democrat a bull's-eye target for removal from the national scene.


German envoy concerned at grenade attack on AL rally

Congo Dem. Rep. Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Bangladesh Dietrich Andreas has expressed concern over the grenade attack on an Awami League rally in Dhaka on 21 August.


Cancer risk rises after kidney transplant, study says

People who have had kidney  transplants face a big increase in risk for a variety of  cancers, particularly those caused by a virus, according to a  study published on Tuesday.


Barack Obama learned campaign humility the hard way Â in a failed congressional effort during which his opponent portrayed him as an "educated fool," more at home on a college campus than a city street.


Protesters and police scuffle in New Orleans at a city hall meeting over a plan to demolish public housing.


MS, Mitsubishi tout translucent touchscreen concept

Apple got there first? And it sounded such a smart idea too. Microsoft and Mitsubishi are developing a 'translucent' touchscreen. The idea: touching the back of the panel controls user interface elements displayed on the front. Cute, but the question to be asked is: where do all the electronics go?â¦


Princess Diana's death an accident: police probe

A British police inquiry, seeking to  bury almost a decade of conspiracy theories, on Thursday ruled  that Princess Diana was not the victim of a murder plot but had  died in a tragic car accident.


Italian Film Legend Struggles for 21st Century Notice

In the 1970s, Italian film director Lina Wertmuller became the first woman ever nominated for an Academy Award for best director and was hailed as the next Fellini for her powerful political comedies.


NASHUA. N.H. - An 18-year-old Massachusetts man faces felony theft charges for allegedly emptying several large cereal boxes at a Costco, filling the boxes with electronic equipment and paying the clerk only for the cereal.


Blockbuster revealed plans for hostile takeover for Hollywood ...

Blockbuster Inc. threatens Hollywood Entertainment Group with a hostile takeover if the board does not decide on negotiating over the its tender offer for the purchase of all outstanding shares at the price of $11.50 a share in cash.


Manchester United is to ask the Takeover Panel to clarify the company's position regarding a potential takeover approach by US tycoon Malcolm Glazer.


D.C. Airport Pass Speeds Travelers Clear to the Gate

Washington area travelers will soon be able to speed more quickly through airport security if they are willing to pay a fee, provide personal information to the government and allow their fingerprints and eyes to be scanned at checkpoints.


Bush urges Irish Protestant leader to reach accord

BELFAST -- President Bush lent his weight yesterday to a final push for reviving power-sharing in Northern Ireland, telling the province's Protestant leader to do his best to cut a deal with his longtime Catholic enemies.


More County Tax Dollars for Public Art?: Commission Wants to Add 2% to Cost of Buildings

By Josh Hafenbrack, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 14--A day after hundreds of residents demanded local politicians get a grip on their spending to keep property taxes down, Palm Beach County commissioners moved forward with a potentially costly new public art program.


Modena, 19:16 - CALCIO, MODENA: ANCORA A RIPOSO CAMPEDELLI

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Modena in vista della gara di sabato contro lo Spezia: il tecnic...


The Claim: Drinking Makes You Warmer in Winter

In moderation, the right beverage can bring cheer on a cold winter night. But will it really warm you up?


Russia Mourns Dead in Air Crash, Questions Cause

Russia on Thursday observed a day of mourning for at least 89 people who died in a mysterious double air disaster, which some fear could have been a terrorist


Players think fines should be made public

It was about a dozen years ago that tennis star Andre Agassi made a series of commercials while shilling for a camera, ending with the catchphrase, "Image is everything.


Speaking for all non-members of Red Sox Nation, we're happy you beat the Yankees.  Now go win a World Series so we can be done with you.


Bill Would Mean Lots of Money for Giants: AT&T, Time Warner Unite to Push Lawmakers

By Alan Johnson, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jun. 3--A proposed state law expanding Ohioans' cable-video service options stretches 29 pages. But it can be summarized in just two words: big bucks.


[TS] Sports of The Times: From Championship Years to Tarnish on Belichick

N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell should have come down harder on the Patriots, given how he has leveled players like Pacman Jones, Tank Williams and Michael Vick.


MOSCOW - Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court in a last-ditch bid to avert auction of its core production unit.


Pakistan asks for Mumbai blasts' evidence

Pakistan said India shouldn't point fingers without evidence, after Mumbai police on Saturday blamed Pakistani spies and militants for a series of blasts that killed 186 people in Mumbai on July 11.


Countrywide says subprime turmoil may harm results

Countrywide Financial Corp., the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Monday that foreclosures rose to a five-year high and turmoil in the subprime market may hurt earnings, and its shares fell.


Rafsanjani picked to head Iran's powerful assembly

Clerics picked Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday to lead a powerful Iranian government body, in a boost for the former president who wants better ties with the West and a blow to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.


World's No.1 player must beat Australian to become first man since 1988 to win three majors in a year. By KEITH NIEBUHR, Times Staff Writer.


Opposition politicians call for tighter control on spending for the 2012 Olympics after the BBC revealed spiralling costs.


CORRECTED-Digital sales shore up ailing music biz

While sales of physical  albums plummeted during the first nine months of 2006, big  increases in the demand for digital tracks and albums have kept  the overall music business in line with last year's totals.


U.S. doctors develop test for Menkes disease

Doctors say they have developed a screening test for deadly Menkes disease so patients with the genetic defect can receive life-saving copper injections.


According to an article on The Register, camera phones will soon have lenses made from nothing more than drops of oil and water.


Musharraf Said to Agree to Drop Role as Army Chief

Under the terms of the deal, President Pervez Musharraf would serve again as president and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto would return to Pakistan to contest elections.


Rural colleges need a fairer funding deal to prevent the closure of courses, ministers are told.


Annan seeks to seal Kenya crisis deal in days

Kenya should have a political solution to its election dispute this week, but its divided parliament must swiftly endorse wider reforms, former U.N. chief Kofi Annan said on Tuesday.


Google to digitally scan library collections

Google has begun an ambitious project to digitally scan books from 5 libraries: Harvard University, Stanford University, the University of Michigan, the New York Public Library, and the University of Oxford.


Una terza vittima nell'agriturismo del messinese, fiamme in Campania e CalabriaIn manette anche un ex operaio della Forestale bloccato a Trapani                                          Continua a bruciare il Sud Italia Indagini a tappeto, arrestati tre piromani                                                                                In Sicilia sei intossicati. Bertolaso nell'isola per i sopralluoghiProdi: "Le pene ci sono, dobbiamo essere severi nell'applicarle"


Verdict in Conrad Black case to be announced

The verdict in the criminal fraud trial against former media mogul Conrad Black and three co-defendants will be announced shortly, a U.S. jury said on Friday.


Britain Rules Out Talks with Iraq Kidnappers

LIVERPOOL, England  - Britain ruled out  negotiations with the abductors of a British hostage in Iraq on  Thursday after a desperate plea for help from the hostage.


Straw and Morantinos agree to revisit EU policy on Cuba

Spain and Britain agreed to look at revisiting European policy on Cuba "so it can be more effective," Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said following talks with British counterpart Jack Straw.


Marine Cpl. Dustin Jerome Lee and his German shepherd, Lex, scoured Iraq for roadside bombs together, slept next to each other and even posed in Santa hats for a holiday photo.


Schools should be more aggressive in teaching children about heart disease and the risks of bad diet and little exercise, the American Heart Association said Monday.


Oracle ships new BI product, Data Integrator

On Monday, Oracle unveiled an addition to its Fusion middleware, Oracle Data Integrator, to help users quickly bring the huge amounts of information in different databases and applications across their organizations together in a single place.


Digital Agenda: 10 facts you should know about homeland security

Campaign promises have changed little in the run-up to the presidential election, but the rhetoric has intensified.


The UK economy is set to slow markedly in 2005, consultancy firm Deloitte warns, with growth of just 2%.


Porsche seeks majority stake in Volkswagen: report

German sports car maker Porsche  aims to raise its stake in German car maker Volkswagen (VW)  to 51 percent, the German current affairs weekly Der Spiegel reported.


British Music Industry Gets Boost From Online Sales

Though CD sales are down in the UK, a large increase in music downloads is picking up the slack.


When a TV Talking Head Becomes a Talking Body

A female news anchor's first-person account of a photo shoot of public nudity leads to a ratings triumph in Cleveland.


Copper producer Antofagasta makes a $400m offer for Australian business Equatorial Mining, sparking a bid battle.


"Se si vuole aggredire debito, meglio ricapitalizzare"


Japan Wednesday refused to withdraw its forces from Iraq despite the threat by Islamic militants to execute a Japanese hostage if the troops remain.


[Hollywood News]: Washington, Dec 26 : Pop diva Jennifer Lopez has been sued by her ex-husband, Ojani Noa, on the grounds that Lopez "lured" him into taking a manager gig at her Pasadena restaurant, then unceremoniously gave him the boot.


Canadian Scientists Successfully Clone Fruit Flies

The buzzing. The biting. You'd think there were already enough insects in the world to drive you buggy. However, a team of researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia announced yesterday that


Dec. 6, 2004 (San Diego) -- A new generation of medications to treat leukemia is wiping out cancer in people who fail to benefit from the blockbuster drug Gleevec, researchers say.


Police have said they are negotiating the surrender of rapper Young Buck, who is suspected of stabbing a man at the Vibe hip-hop awards in California.


News.com Extra: FBI: Point, click, eavesdrop

Plus: Orkut: Google's secret society. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


In an era when horse racing appears to be plagued by illegal drug use, when trainers regularly accomplish feats that defy logic, when bettors routinely factor "juice" into their handicapping


Director Scorsese Sued in N.Y. Over Medical Exam

A Hollywood film production house says  it has failed to get director Martin Scorsese to a doctor, so  the company is dragging him to court.


RENO, Nev. - A survey showing higher-than-expected numbers of a unique Nevada butterfly has revived a debate over whether it needs protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.  Some experts now conclude the listing of the Sand Mountain blue butterfly may not be necessary.


Assunzioni di primavera in Italia cauto ottimismo

Un'azienda su sei pronta ad assumere nuovo personale nei prossimi tre mesi. Bene i servizi finanziari e sociali. Al palo il commercio


Michelle Singletary hosts Juliet B. Schor, author of "Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture."


Though manager Terry Francona wasn't willing to discuss his playoff rotation in the wake of last night's 7-3 win over Oakland, he did allow that there is some wiggle room in the way things are currently set up, with Daisuke Matsuzaka and Curt Schilling following Josh Beckett .


Jesus Flores hits his first major league home run Sunday to help the Nationals end a five-game losing streak with 3-2 win over the Pirates.


Fla. Urges New Evacuations As Ivan Nears

KEY WEST, Fla. - All tourists and recreational vehicles were urged to evacuate the Florida Keys early Thursday because the powerful Hurricane Ivan could hit the island chain by Sunday...


BAGHDAD: Insurgents killed at least 44 people, most of them children, and wounded 200 with a series of car bombs across Iraq on Thursday.


Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns

Embattled Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has resigned from his post, according to an administration official, ending a controversial cabinet tenure that included clashes with Congress over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys and the scope of efforts to spy on U.S. citizens.


Movie studios bask in blockbuster summer

Hollywood lived its own second-chance "Rocky" story this summer as a business that looked to be going down for the count two years ago rebounded with record revenue and an unparalleled string of blockbuster hits.


Party's over for low interest rates as Fed lifts benchmark to 2%

The Federal Reserve raised the benchmark US interest rate Wednesday by a quarter of a percentage point to 2 percent, citing a stronger labor market with a gain of 337,000 US jobs last month.


NASA postponed the scheduled March launch of space shuttle Atlantis because of heat shield and fuel tank damage caused by a hail storm at Cape Canaveral.


Israeli soldier killed, four wounded in Gaza Strip explosion

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Hamas is claiming responsibility for a blast that killed an Israeli soldier and wounded four others. Militants set off an explosion in a booby-trapped chicken coop in Gaza as the soldiers approached.


At homeland defense: black belt with street smarts

Bernard Kerik is the only cabinet secretary-designate whose life story has already been optioned by a major movie studio. The


A batch of old documents linked to the slaying of President John F. Kennedy has reportedly been unearthed, including a highly suspect transcript of a conversation between assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and Oswald's killer Jack Ruby, the Dallas Morning News said on Sunday.


Indian Tsunami Widows Struggle to Pick Up Pieces

Chinnapillay no longer dreams of her children leaving the family tradition of fishing and getting what she considers a decent job.


BA ditches proposal for first-class travel plans

British Airways scrapped a controversial proposal to give its non-executive directors free unlimited first-class travel anywhere in the world, a spokeswoman for the company confirmed on Wednesday.


Ci sono incertezze, ma nostra economia flessibile e elastica


By Anonymous  National forests will return to having environmental protections that were given to them during the Clinton Administration due to a court ruling in September. U.S.


Soaring energy costs and a surge in food prices contributed to a 1.7 percent rise in U.S. producer prices, the biggest gain in almost 15 years.


Hurricane John's outer bands lash Mexico

Hurricane John's outer bands lashed western Mexico Tuesday night as the powerful Category 3 storm threatened to flood coastal areas and ruin vacations at some Pacific resorts.


NBA Wrap: Pacers Fight with Pistons' Fans

Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson of the  Indiana Pacers charged into the stands and fought with fans,  causing an early end to their team's 97-82 victory over the  Detroit Pistons in Auburn Hills, Michigan Friday.


Holy Royal cock-up, Batman! Yes, a man in tights managed to scale Buckingham Palace wall and spend five hours on a ledge next to the Queen's front balcony.


Cock-up not conspiracy Argos has admitted breaking the official release date for Halo 3. The UK high street retailer coughed to the goof after lucky gamers reported getting their mitts on copies of the game before the scheduled release date next week.â¦


Q&A-Fernandez brings pop twist to ranchera tradition

At 36, Alejandro Fernandez is poised  to become the most popular ranchera singer in the world -- a  title currently held by his 67-year-old father, the legendary  Vicente Fernandez.


U.S. military lawyers on Thursday   challenged President George W. Bush's plan to try terrorism   suspects, including the accused September 11 mastermind, as   Democrats charged the White House with election-year   fearmongering.


Ukraine's President Yushchenko claims command of interior ministry troops as the country's crisis deepens.


Indonesian police hunting those responsible for last week's deadly bombing at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta said yesterday they had detained six people who might be linked to militants behind the attack.


KOSOVO:  Romania 'Schizophrenic' Over Independence

BUCHAREST, Feb 18 (IPS) - Leaders of Romania, one of the European Union (EU)  members not ready to recognise declaration of independence by  Kosovo, are having a hard time justifying their opposition to  birth of the new state.


ARSENAL chairman Peter Hill-Wood has admitted the Â£100m deal on offer from Emirates Airlines to secure the naming rights on their new stadium and an eight-year shirt sponsorship deal was too good to refuse.


HOUSTON - World number one Roger Federer has shown no sign of trouble after a six-week injury layoff, beating French Open champion Gaston Gaudio 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) to open defence of his ATP Masters Cup title.


British Scientists Develop New Vaccine Technology

British scientists have taken tips from Mother Nature to develop a new technology that could deliver cheaper, life-saving vaccines without refrigeration to millions of children in remote areas of the world.


Driver of Knyazhevo Killer Truck Out on Bail

Bulgaria in Brief: 15 November 2004, Monday. Sofia City Court decided on Monday to release on bail the driver of the truck that caused the heavy car crash in Knyazhevo.


30 killed, 65 wounded in Najaf bomb blast

Thirty people were killed and 65 wounded in a car bomb blast near the Imam Ali shrine in the Iraqi Shiite holy city of Najaf on Sunday, a hospital official said.


A Technology Recovery in Post-Exuberant Times

The profit report cards last week looked good both for the old-line stalwarts of the technology sector, but this is a technology recovery of seemingly diminished expectations.


Oil below $60 as supply grows, economy worries

Oil dropped under $60 to a six-month low   on Monday as abundant supplies in top consumer the United   States and fears that slower U.S. economic growth would stunt   demand for fuel extended a price retreat.


A Protestant militant pleaded guilty Monday to murdering a prominent Belfast lawyer, but the victim's family and Catholic leaders demanded a public probe into suspected involvement of British security forces in the assassination.


President Bush demanded yesterday congressional action on legislation to rein in class-action, asbestos and medical-malpractice lawsuits, telling a White House economic conference that he would make changing the civil tort system a "priority issue.


A Scout at Heart Leads a Revival in Green Bay

The rookie scout in the Green Bay personnel department did not attend college all-star games or scouting combines. He parked himself in a chair in an empty office and watched tapes.


Explosives Found in Both Crashed Russian Jets

Experts have found explosives in both  Russian jets which crashed simultaneously this week,  investigators said Saturday, supporting theories that bombs  downed the aircraft before elections in volatile Chechnya.


Aid Workers Struggle to Feed Flooded Haitian Town

GONAIVES, Haiti  - More than a week after floods  devastated this impoverished Haitian city, aid workers were  struggling to bring food and clean water to thousands of  residents, some still perched on roofs.


Update 10: Krispy Kreme 2Q Earnings Miss Estimates

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., which has been transformed from Wall Street's darling into the bane of carb-conscious consumers, scaled back its expansion plans Thursday after posting second-quarter profits that fell far short of expectations.


(InfoWorld) - Google Inc. has inadvertently given online attackers a new tool. The company'sÂ new source-code search engine, unveiled Thursday as a tool to help simplify life for developers, can also be misused to search for software bugs, password information, and even proprietary code that shouldn't have been posted to the Internet in the first place, security experts said Friday. UnlikeÂ Google's main Web search engine,Â Google Code Search peeks into the actual lines of code whenever it finds source-code files on the Internet. This will make it easier for developers to search source code directly and dig up open-source tools they may not have known about, but it has a drawback. "The downside is that you could also use that kind of search to look for things that are vulnerable and then guess who might have used that code snippet and then just fire away at it," said Mike Armistead, vice president of products with source-code analysis provider Fortify Software Inc. Attackers could also search code for vulnerabilities in password mechanisms, or to search for phrases within software such as "this file contains proprietary," possibly unearthing source code that should never have been posted to the Internet. Security experts say that the security implications of Google Code Search are noteworthy, if not earth-shattering. Skilled hackers may already be able to do this type of search with Google's Web search engine, but Code Search is "another tool that makes it a tad easier for the attacker," said Johnny Long, a security researcher with Computer Sciences Corp, in an e-mail interview. For its part, Google did not have much to say about possible misuse of its new product. "Google recommends developers use generally accepted good coding practices including understanding the implications of the code they implement and testing appropriately," the company said in a statement. Google has never said much about the steps it takes to cut down on this kind of misuse of its search engine, though the issue comes up from time to time.Â In July, Websense Inc. used a little know binary search capability within Google Inc.'s search engine to look for malware on the Internet. While Google Code Search will probably not have much of an effect on popular open-source projects, which are already heavily scrutinized, it could help ferret out vulnerabilities in lesser known pieces of code, according to Lev Toger, a software developer with Beyond Security Ltd. "Using Google's code search, it's much easier to find interesting code portions," he said via e-mail. "If your task is to find vulnerability in some random code, this filtering can save you a lot of time. " Â


Ex-Rep. Roemer Joins Race for DNC Chairman

Former Rep. Tim Roemer said Sunday that he's joining the race to lead the Democratic National Committee — a move certain to spark a heated debate about the abortion issue.


Kittles Joins Kidd, Mourning in Feeling High And Dry

LOS ANGELES - Jason Kidd and Alonzo Mourning are disgusted and desperately want out of New Jersey, but nobody is hurt more by the Nets' sorry situation than Kerry Kittles.


Ex-Enron officials get probation after cooperating

A U.S. judge sentenced two former Enron energy traders involved in the scheme to manipulate California energy prices to two years' probation and a $10,000 fine each on Wednesday after they cooperated with authorities in the case.


Los Angeles Times publisher Jeffrey  Johnson resigned on Thursday, several weeks after he and editor  Dean Baquet vowed to resist parent company Tribune Co.'s  attempt to cut more staff at the newspaper.


England condemn the West Indies to the heaviest defeat in their 79-year Test history with victory in the second Test.


Powell Cancels Visit to Athens Citing Busy Schedule

Secretary of State Colin Powell has canceled a visit to Greece to attend the closing ceremonies of the Athens Olympics. Greek and US officials say anti-American demonstrations in the Greek capital hours before


EU to lift textiles quotas from next January

The European Union (EU) said Monday it would eliminate from January 1, 2005 all quantitative restrictions on the import of textile and clothing products from World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.


President Bush and 25,000 AARP members will be in Las Vegas at the same time this week, but the Republican incumbent won't drop in on the organization that gave a boost to last year's Medicare prescription drug law.


The EU on Wednesday backed  Airbus in a row over state subsidies with U.S. rival Boeing Co.   while yet another client of the European planemaker  threatened to cancel orders for the A380 superjumbo.


Former Celtic Chris Herren, who was arrested on drug charges after passing out in his car, disputes police reports that he had 18 empty packets of heroin in his car and refused a drug test.


War anniversary revives bitter Palestinian memories

BEACH CAMP, Gaza  - Forty years after Israeli troops occupied the Gaza Strip, Palestinian grandmother Umm Ali struggles to come to terms with a twist of fate that she feels has ended up making her a refugee for most of her life.


Agency doctors say post-market studies can't be required

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The US Food and Drug Administration could not force Merck to perform safety studies of arthritis drug Vioxx after it hit the market in 1999, but the agency successfully "negotiated" the long-term studies that uncovered Vioxx's heart


Returning to football helps Faulk carry on

Kevin Faulk, like anyone who has lost a parent, will never forget. While reflecting yesterday on his mother, Mary Vivian, who lost a five-year battle with leukemia last week at age 52, Faulk hopes to use her memory toward helping the Patriots win a third Super Bowl.


A look at Cartier's dazzling Valentine's Day collections.


Serbia cleared of genocide, failed to stop killing

The highest U.N. court cleared the Serbian state on Monday of direct responsibility for genocide in Bosnia during the 1992-95 war, but said it had violated its responsibility to prevent genocide.


Roma. ''Non puo' essere e non sara' un Capodanno come gli altri: sara' un Capodanno di solidarieta'. Le iniziative che avevamo messo in cantiere a Roma per celebrare insieme, in un clima di serenita' e di


Hundreds of US diplomats condemn a move to force them to fill vacancies at the Iraq embassy in Baghdad.


Si riprendera' il 12 ottobre causa Cir per risarcimento


Word that animal was free of mad cow disease cheers cattle ...

AFTER being on pins and needles since last Thursday, Matt Brockman of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association finally got the good news Tuesday - a suspected case of mad cow disease turned out to be a false alarm.


U.S. launches probe into latest BP refinery death

Investigators are launching a full inquiry into a recent worker death at BP's oil refinery in Texas City, Texas -- the site of a huge blast that killed more than a dozen people in 2005, the Chemical Safety Board said on Thursday.


Verizon puts directory spinoff plan in motion

Verizon Communications Inc.   said on Friday it registered with the Securities and Exchange  Commission toward a possible spinoff of its directories  business.


HP's Hurd vows to be held accountable for all that goes right

Remember the future Opinion "Now we know the depth of what has transpired, I take full accountability to drive the actions to set it right," said HP's CEO Mark Hurd yesterday at the company's spy scandal press conference.â¦


Losing Puts Frustrated Parcells in a Foul Mood

Coach Bill Parcells refused to talk about his future in Dallas, a tenure that may be short-lived if the Cowboys' troubles continue.


How did author James Stewart infiltrate Disney, and how did his book became part of the Ovitz lawsuit?


Suspected sex on the beach stirs Taiwan police

A suspected beach orgy involving 21 adults, most of them over 40, has shocked a quiet village on the palm-studded coast of south Taiwan, sparked massive media coverage and now a police investigation.


Cardinals 5, Mets 3, 11 Innings: Schoeneweis a Trivia Answer for Cardsâ Ryan

In the latest miserable moment in an increasingly discouraging season, Scott Schoeneweis gave up a home run in extra innings that tarnished the Metsâ exciting ninth-inning comeback.


Digital business heats up for Latin music

After years of modest  results, the digital marketplace in 2007 finally began to yield  considerable revenue streams for Latin labels and acts.


Sprint Nextel Corp  named Embarq Corp  CEO Dan Hesse as its new president and chief executive on Tuesday, hoping the telecom veteran can help the No. 3 U.S. mobile service provider turn around its business.


President George W Bush yesterday declined to endorse a Republican senator's call for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to resign but did not offer Annan any words of support.


Sgt's Wife Blames Officers for Iraq Abuse

The wife of an Army reservist sentenced to prison for abusing prisoners in Iraq said she knows her husband did wrong, but she also blames the abuse on higher-ranking officials who "sit behind the curtains."


Britney Formalizes Marriage, Splits with Manager

Pop star Britney Spears formalized her union with dancer Kevin Federline on Thursday just as she parted ways with the manager who had been guiding her career since she was 13, her spokeswoman said.


Marlon Lucky upstaged the debut of quarterback Sam Keller by running for a career-high 233 yards and three touchdowns and catching a pass for another score as No. 20 Nebraska routed Nevada 52-10 on Saturday.


After some autumnal disappointments, Borders' fourth quarter looks better.


The holidays have been in the bag for this luxury retailer.


British artist Damien Hirst -- known for using dead animals in his works -- has sold the contents of his iconic London restaurant "Pharmacy" for 11.


Freddy Rodriguez has gone from undertaker to A-lister. The 31-year-old actor, who played embalmer Frederico "Rico" Diaz on the HBO hit "Six Feet Under," has two movies opening this month.


Olympic cycling champion Tyler Hamilton was suspended yesterday by his pro team, which threatened to fire him if he can't prove he's innocent of blood doping.


Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visits Baghdad, says troop levels must stay high until things improve. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Marines in Iraq on Sunday that he expects more


Bernie Williams stood in the middle of the clubhouse, soaked with champagne, trying to put into perspective another grand moment in a career full of these nights.


Whiff of politics behind tsunami aid pledges

The billions in international aid pledged towards the post-tsunami cleanup could polish America's poor image in the world's most populous Muslim nation and overhaul economic ties between big donors and ...


Computer Associates exec pleads not guilty

Sanjay Kumar, the former chief executive of Computer Associates of Islandia, NY, pleaded innocent Thursday to charges he helped inflate financial results.


Jim Balsillie, the co-chief executive of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.,  has stepped down as chairman on Monday as the company announced a $250-million earnings restatement relating to mistakes in how it granted stock options in the past.


Wis. Men Win Snow Sculpting Championship

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. - When people look at a mound of snow, they don't often think of vegetables. Then again, they're not brothers David and Chris Andrews, or Scott Pauli, their cousin.


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Britain cautious on reports Europeans kidnapped in Ethiopia 'safe'

The British government said it was checking media reports on Friday that five Europeans kidnapped in Ethiopia are safe and well -- but urged caution.


NearTek buy: can anyone say leverage? EMC has extended its relationship with its virtual tape library (VTL) software partner FalconStor until 2013. The storage monster's manoeuvrings last year, however, may reveal how EMC put the squeeze on during negotiations.â¦


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'Miraculous' Christ Washes Up in Texas Rio Grande

A fiberglass statue of Christ that washed up on a sandbar in the Rio Grande three weeks ago is attracting scores of devout pilgrims to a police department lost-and-found and being hailed as a miracle.


It's all for knot in CM-St. Sebastian's game

In its opening-night blowout of Framingham last Friday, Catholic Memorial struck three times in the second period, leading to a 6-0 win. The Knights pulled the same trick last night - but the result was different.


Bill Gates named to Berkshire Hathaway board

The world's wealthiest man has joined the board of an investment company owned by the world's second wealthiest. The board of billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway voted Tuesday to elect Microsoft Corp.


UN installs surveillance cameras at Iran nuclear facility

Iran says the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency has installed surveillance cameras at a nuclear facility in Natanz.Comment


Advertising: Five, Six, Seven, Eight: Madison Avenue Shows It Still Loves the Right Moves

Madison Avenue is going all Fred-and-Ginger on consumers, filling commercials, Web sites and other forms of advertising with energetic dance steps and music.


Circuit City Same-Store Sales Fall in 3Q

Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's No. 2 electronics retailer, reported Monday that same-store sales declined 4.3 percent in the third quarter, largely because of weak sales of music and movie software.


Tiger Woods looked as if he should have withdrawn with a bad back. He played as if he was capable of winning the American Express Championship for a third straight time. Wincing on every shot and sometimes letting out a yelp at impact, Woods shot a 4-under 68 at Mount Juliet on Thursday that left him in a large group two shots behind British Open champion Todd Hamilton.


Ukraine Speaker: Keep Poisoning Out of Campaign

Ukraine's influential parliament speaker  called Monday for a scandal over the poisoning of opposition  leader Viktor Yushchenko to be kept out of the country's  presidential election campaign.


Three electoral employees killed in Iraq

Insurgents have dragged three employees of Iraq's Electoral Commission from a car in Baghdad and shot them dead, the latest in a series of attacks designed to disrupt efforts to hold the January 30 election.


Three former Global Crossing Ltd. officials, including former chairman Gary Winnick, have reached a tentative settlement with securities regulators over an alleged failure to disclose information about the telecommunications company's swap transactions, according to two sources briefed on the deal.


Lusty Oakland-born maverick filmmaker Russ Meyer truly did it his ...

He was the Spielberg of sex, the Kurosawa of carnality, the Orson Welles of mammary-mad cinema. Russ Meyer, who died last weekend at 82, was a Hollywood outsider who crafted a formula for soft-core skin flicks


After Admitting Flaw, Kryptonite Faces Lawsuits

Lock maker Kryptonite and parent Ingersoll-Rand face at least five proposed class-action lawsuits in the United States and Canada after admitting this week that popular


Pol Pot number two blames outsiders for ills

Khmer Rouge "Brother Number Two"  Nuon Chea blamed foreigners on Friday for Cambodia's current  ills, thereby refusing to acknowledge the legacy of Pol Pot's  murderous regime at the U.N.-backed "Killing Fields" tribunal.


Almunia dismisses eurozone economic fears

Eurozone economic chiefs on Monday looked on the bright side of recent "worrisome" data, insisting that the 12-country single currency area was still on course for growth of 2 per cent in 2005.


Singh named Player of the Year on European Tour

London, England (Sports Network) - Vijay Singh earned another award on Wednesday, taking home the honor being chosen as The European Tour Golfer of the Year for the first time in his career.


FBI Reports On Missing Laptops and Weapons

The FBI said that 160 laptop computers were lost or stolen in less than four years, including at least 10 that contained sensitive or classified information -- one of which held "personal identifying information on FBI personnel," according to a report released yesterday.


The long-running battle for control of business software company PeopleSoft looks to have finally been concluded in rival Oracle's favour.


Wal-Mart shares move on stake rumors: sources

Wal-Mart Stores  shares and options volatility ticked up on Friday on rumors that government-sponsored investment funds from China and Singapore may be eyeing the retailer's stock, U.S. and U.K. market sources said.


BERLIN, May 18 (IPS) - The United States appears to be cooling off to some  key concerns at the G8 heads of state  summit next month.


Departure of two anchors comes as television networks face shifts in viewership.


BRUSSELS The European Commission will not set special conditions for Turkey when it decides on Wednesday whether to recommend opening membership talks with Ankara, the commission president, Romano Prodi, said on Tuesday.


Gunmen Kill 6 Iraqis, Abduct Turkish Man

Ten assailants sprayed gunfire at a minibus picking up a Turkish businessman from a Baghdad hotel Thursday, killing six Iraqis and kidnapping the Turk, who reportedly ran a construction company working with Americans.


Tokyo, 11:20 - TENNIS, WTA TOKYO: LA VINCI OUT AI QUARTI

L'azzurra Roberta Vinci, impegnata questa settimana al Toray Pan Pacific Open di tennis di Tokyo, ha...


Osaka, 15:25 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI: ISINBAYEVA ORO NELL'ASTA DONNE

La russa Yelena Isinbayeva ha vinto la medaglia d'oro nel salto con l'asta femminile ai Mondiali di ...


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The Yankees, who once eschewed long-term deals for young players, are in serious discussions about one with second baseman Robinson CanÃ³.


Early Apple iPhone Adopters Feeling Undercut by At Least One Third

Yesterday's announcement of a $200 price drop for Apple's 8 GB iPhone, and the cancellation and clearance of the 4 GB edition, was all some investors took away from CEO Steve Jobs' gala rollout. Meanwhile, among the Apple faithful, there emerged clear signs of discord.


Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer warned on Thursday that Linux may not really be free given the intellectual-property risks that could be posed by the open-source operating system.


Migliorano attese di produzione e sugli ordini


Apps stack up JBoss software makes its debut today as a member of the Red Hat Application Stack. Red Hat is also to sell JBoss middleware subscriptions for the first time through its distributors and dealers.â¦


Israel examines moving separation barrier

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office on Wednesday said the government is looking into moving a stretch of its separation barrier deeper into the West Bank to include two Jewish settlements


Morgan Stanley, gruppo ha realizzato ottima crescita


Google stole some thunder from Microsoft's introduction of a rival search engine by announcing that it has doubled the number of indexed pages its search engine processes, from 4 billion to 8 billion.


Roma players blame referee for Real defeat

AS Roma players have blamed Russian referee Valentin Ivanov for their 4-2 Champions League defeat by Real Madrid. Roma led 2-1 at the Bernabeu on Tuesday when Ivanov awarded Real


Pop star Michael Jackson parts company with a record label based in the Gulf state of Bahrain.


Justices Quash Suit Over Funds For Faith Groups

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that federal taxpayers cannot challenge the constitutionality of White House efforts to help religious groups obtain government funding for their social programs, handing a victory to President Bush's faith-based initiatives program.


Roadside blasts kill 5 U.S. soldiers in Iraq

Five American soldiers were killed in roadside bombings in Iraq on Friday as some parts of Baghdad witness an increase in attacks, the U.S. military said on Saturday.


NASA's unmanned X-43A plane is the latest product of its research program into flight at more than five times the speed of sound.


President George W Bush asks for sweeping cuts to lower the US deficit as he sends his 2006 budget to Congress.


Ferrying the Night Owls Who Fix the World's Glitches

NEW DELHI The tiny white cab speeds through the mind-numbing maze of buses, cars, rickshaws, motorcycles, street entertainers and beggars. Once inside a neighborhood, it zips past cows, children playing cricket and women lining up for water.


Circuit City names chief financial officer

Electronics retailer Circuit City  Stores Inc. , which is in the midst of a multiyear effort  to overhaul its business and win back market share, on  Wednesday said it named Bruce Besanko chief financial officer,  effective July 30.


Ukrainian Journalists Covering Elections Launch Hunger Strike Ahead of Putin Speech

The Fifth Channel, the only channel covering liberal opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko s campaign, proceeded with broadcasts while showing staff clad in white headbands and t-shirts drinking water out of ...


With his chiseled cheekbones, porcelain skin and wispy brunette locks, Ben Jelen looks like he's walked straight out of a Calvin Klein ad. In fact, when his manager spotted first spotted him, that's just what he had in mind for the young Jelen.


As Delta Air Lines Inc. struggles to turn itself around, much of the focus has been on its call for concessions from pilots. But some analysts say Delta's massive debt is a bigger challenge -- and one that's more difficult to resolve outside of bankruptcy.


Rumsfeld, Iraqi PM meet on pre-election plans against insurgency

Visiting US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met here Sunday with the interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi on how to rein in insurgency in the run-up to the scheduled January 2005 elections in the country.


Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily August 19,2004-Los Angeles-Remember when Colin Farrell first broke onto the scene in "Tigerland"? No? Well, every entertainment reporter that met him back then just knew he was going straight to the top; and everyone wanted to help him get there, because he was (and still is) so much fun to interview.


Senators Call for Mobile-Phone Customer Bill of Rights

Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act introduced in the U.S. Senate would require carriers to give customers more information, among other reforms.


GAZA CITY -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet to try to halt two weeks of violence that has seen southern Israel battered by rockets and Gaza pummeled by airstrikes.


US-led troops today killed nine Afghan policemen after mistaking them for Taliban insurgents


Macromedia Bolsters Flex with New Development Environment

Capitalizing on the rapid adoption of its Flex presentation server, Macromedia Inc. is rolling out a new integrated development environment for the platform based on the popular Dreamweaver Web site tool.


Arab ministers urge more cooperation on terrorism

Arab governments will make more progress fighting home-grown terrorist groups if security agencies across the region work together and share information, officials at a security conference said on Thursday.


Group in Iraq Says Kills Second U.S. Hostage

Al Qaeda-linked militants said they had  killed a second American hostage and threatened to kill a  Briton unless women prisoners in Iraq were freed.


Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles wait for public reaction to the announcement of their engagement.


Case Offers Caution on Stomach-Stapling Surgery

An obese Massachusetts woman and her 8-month-old fetus died of complications 18 months after the woman had stomach-stapling surgery.


The longest of nights produced the most painful of losses for the Philadelphia Phillies and dozens of their die-hard fans. The Phillies waited out a rain delay of nearly 4 1/2 hours at the start, then dropped a 3-1 decision to the Washington Nationals that left Philadelphia two games back in the NL wild-card race with only three games to play.


Vietnam prepares for storm that shut Manila

Thousands were evacuated, flights canceled and fishing boats called in on Saturday as Typhoon Xangsane whipped toward the Vietnam coast after leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines that killed at least 61.


TVâs Perfect Girl Is Pregnant; Real Families Talk

News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.


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Astronauts to scan shuttle for damage from launch

The shuttle Discovery crew spent their first day in space on Sunday scouting their ship for heat shield damage that might have occurred during their launch in darkness on Saturday night, the first night-time liftoff since the 2003 Columbia accident.


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Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N, the  world's largest maker of chips for cell phones, on Tuesday said  it expects fourth-quarter revenue and earnings per share at the  mid range of its previous estimates, as order trends remain  soft.


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A new iPod cell phone could bolster revenues.


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Deals are being sought to allow the UK to deport terror suspects to their home countries.


Animated comedy Happy Feet is North America's number one film, holding off Casino Royale for the third week.


Arab League chief upbeat on possible Lebanon deal

Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Wednesday he was making significant progress toward a deal to end Lebanon's political crisis.


The family of murdered schoolboy Rhys Jones say Christmas will be "empty" without the 11-year-old.


Midland Group Plans to Start Formula One Team for 2006 Season

A new British-based Formula One team is planned for the start of the 2006 season and may include Russia's first-ever driver, the team's co-founder said.


Do people prefer positive or negative gossip? The best answer to that question, which I asked in the last post, came from RA: “Honestly, I like to hear negative gossip about people I donât know or donât like. I like to hear positive gossip about people I know and like.” Besides being admirably succinct, that [...].


Fans snap up Harry Potter deluxe edition

It's months away from being on bookshelves, but fans can't get enough of the seventh — and final — Harry Potter book, no matter the cost.


Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper Dies at 77

Gordon Cooper, one of the Mercury  Seven astronauts who helped pioneer human space exploration,  piloting the last of the Mercury missions and the troubled  Gemini 5 flight, died on Monday. He was 77.


British billionaire snaps up seven pct of Bear Stearns

Investment funds controlled by British billionaire Joseph Lewis have amassed a seven percent stake in Wall Street investment bank and brokerage Bear Stearns, a US securities filing showed Monday.


A woman in Ohio has given birth to her second set of triplets - breaking odds of one in 64 million.


HAYWARD, Wis. - A man suspected of killing six hunters told investigators that he began firing after a shot was fired at him and some of the victims called him racially derogatory names, according to documents filed yesterday.


Collezione stravolge i canoni tradizionali del vestire


British newspapers reveled Monday in Europe's one-sided victory over the United States in the 35th Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills.


Giants add some polish at short Nine-time Gold Glover Vizquel ...

When Brian Sabean promised an upgrade at shortstop, he meant it. Just two days into the full free-agent signing season, the Giants' general manager snagged one of the best ever to play the position, nine-time Gold Glover Omar Vizquel.


Vera Drake and Dead Man's Shoes take the lion's share of nominations at the British Independent Film Awards.


CARE worker pleads with Blair to save her

Margaret Hassan, a high-profile aid worker kidnapped in Iraq, tearfully pleaded with British Prime Minister Tony Blair to withdraw troops in a videotape that aired Friday on an Arabic television station.


Home Secretary Jacqui Smith defended the government's anti-terror measures Monday after the head of cross-border police agency Interpol warned it was not doing enough to secure its borders.


Roma, 15:55 - CALCIO, SERIE B: 13 SQUALIFICATI, 2 TURNI A IUNCO

Il giudice sportivo ha squalificato in serie B 13 giocatori. Stop di 2 turni per Antimo Iunco (Veron...


Japan ruling party may open way for woman to reign

Japan's ruling party wants to revise the constitution to allow a woman to succeed to the throne and to officially designate the emperor head of state, according to a draft proposal released on Wednesday.


NJ jury reaches verdict in Roche Accutane trial

A New Jersey jury said on Tuesday that it has reached a verdict in a trial in which Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is accused of misrepresenting the bowel disease risks associated with its potent and controversial acne medicine Accutane.


Destination Unknown for Destination Clubs

Upscale time-share outfits are in a state of flux after a cruel summer.


A poll suggests millions in the UK have self-diagnosed a food intolerance and may miss out on essential foods as a result.


Charlton Athletic recorded their third successive victory and, as a consequence, moved into seventh place in the Premiership with a thoroughly convincing victory.


Animal drug tests are often of poor quality and conflict with human trials, researchers warn.


German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder called on the Paris Club of creditor nations Wednesday to suspend debt repayments from countries ravaged by this week's earthquake and tsunamis


Colombian Rebel Arrested in Bogota Attack

Police arrested a rebel commando who allegedly attacked a Bogota pub frequented by Americans, killing a Colombian woman and injuring dozens of other people, including five Americans, authorities said Tuesday, nearly a year after the attack.


Description: Criminal charges are filed against five Indiana Pacers players and seven Detroit Pistons fans for their roles in a violent melee at an NBA game last month.


Russians recall bygone era with Soviet game museum

Forgotten and broken down Soviet-era  arcade games are being restored for Moscow's newest museum,  just opened by volunteers nostalgic for childhood days spent  playing games like "Tankodrom" and "Sniper."


After playing nice with one another earlier this week when they announced a $536 million legal settlement, Novell and Microsoft on Friday were back attacking one another again.


VeriSignâs Chief Executive Resigns Abruptly

The company, which manages the dot-com and dot-net domain names registry, said Stratton D. Sclavos had resigned for undisclosed reasons.


General Motors Corp., the world's largest automaker, announced Tuesday that the 1,100 remaining workers at its Baltimore assembly plant will lose their jobs


At Google, Earnings Soar, and Share Price Follows

Google's already soaring stock price rocketed even higher after reporting strong growth in its first quarter as a public company.


A Polish woman has been abducted in Iraq, according to a videotaped message by Iraqi extremists. The tape was aired by al-Jazeera on Thursday.


BBC Sport previews the world's premier club competition


Dow Falls Below 10,000, Oil Resumes Climb

The blue-chip Dow index fell 1  percent, sliding below 10,000, on Wednesday, as oil prices  resumed their climb while mining stocks fell.


Alexander the (not so) Great fails to conquer America's homophobes

It has been ridiculed by critics and shunned by cinema-goers but the latest film from the controversial director Oliver Stone has still managed to raise hackles across the US.


This First Handbook Focuses Solely On the Application of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Synthesis Covers Metathesis, Organocatalysis, Oxidation and Asymmetric Reactions

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c41675) has announced the addition of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Synthesis to their offering.    The class of N-heterocyclic carbenes is a useful tool in organic synthesis.


Anonymous donor gives $35,000 to homeless-shelter residents

The 300 residents of the Samaritan House homeless shelter didn't know what to expect when a 40-something man with a gray beard parked his black SUV in front of the shelter on Christmas Eve.


Quick Take: Bankruptcy Grounded at Northwest

Northwest exits bankruptcy on a new deal with its flight attendants.


Brisbane Company Chosen To Deliver Anthrax Vaccine

BRISBANE, Calif. -- A Brisbane company has been awarded an $877.5 million contract to supply 75 million doses of anthrax vaccine to the federal government, company officials said today.


U.S. mergers hit new record, but lag Europe

Merger volume hit a record $1.57  trillion in the United States in 2007, according to research  firm Thomson Financial, despite a sharp decline in dealmaking  at mid-year when credit markets tightened and mergers became  more costly to finance.


Blog: OpenMosix, an open-source project to let software run on clusters of interconnected Linux computers, will shut down on March 1, 2008.


Attacks against U.S. forces have increased following a call earlier this month from al-Qaida in Iraq's leader to target the Americans, the top U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.


Dell has belatedly joined its competitors in offering blade servers with the launch in Paris on Monday afternoon of the PowerEdge 1855.


Retired Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Leo Mullin, who still lives in Atlanta, will be spending more time in New York City serving as senior adviser to the private equity group at Goldman Sachs.


The Indianapolis Colts are taking their Super Bowl championship trophy on a 50-stop tour over the next month. The tour will cover the state and include two stops in Kentucky and one in Danville, Ill.


Wyeth WYE.N on Monday said it will  support proposed changes to a national settlement with former  users of its "fen-phen" diet drugs, allowing quicker  settlements for claims related to some of the less serious side  effects from the recalled appetite suppressants.


Jennifer Capriati withdraws from the Australian Open because of a shoulder injury.


MICHIGAN, N.D. - When Carmen Erickson dropped a deer with a single shot in a cattail slough south of here, he thought he'd downed a nice buck. Unlike his shot, he was a little off. The deer was a doe. "It's got no male utilities," said Erickson, who lives in Minot. "It has teats ...


Health Officials Say Student Who Died Had Drug-Resistant Staph Infection

Health officials said the student had become infected with a virulent, drug-resistant strain of bacteria that is primarily spread in hospitals but that in recent years has surfaced increasingly in nonhospital settings.


Cycling champ Armstrong brings crusade against cancer to PNC

In a picturesque moment, Armstrong led the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope team across the Clemente Bridge and into a cheering PNC Park, where they were greeted by local leaders and supporters.


Irish defence forces eyed UFOs for 37 years

Ireland's defence forces maintained a dossier on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) for 37 years, according to details released Thursday under the country's freedom of information laws.


German consumer sentiment shaken by market crisis

German consumer sentiment was shaken this month by the turmoil on financial markets caused by the US subprime crisis, a poll showed on Wednesday, reflecting fears that the country's economic honeymoon may end.


U.S. Urges Rationing of Flu Shots as Supply Is Slashed

Officials said that most healthy adults should delay or skip flu shots so that people most at risk can get scarce supplies.


Rumors Buzz Again About Dell Considering AMD

Rumors that Dell may be considering Advanced Micro Devices' server chips are again causing a stir. AMD's stock shot up Friday after press reports quoted Dell Chief Executive Officer Kevin Rollins saying his company is studying the possibility.


BBC apologizes to Queen Elizabeth over photo shoot

The BBC apologized to Queen Elizabeth on  Thursday for wrongly implying that she had stormed out of a  photo shoot with American celebrity photographer Annie  Leibovitz.