Software AG outlines plans for webMethods products

(InfoWorld) - Software AG will adopt the webMethods name for its Crossvision range of SOA (services oriented architecture) products, executives said Friday, outlining how they will integrate staff and products following the company'sÂ acquisition of webMethods. To eliminate one of the few overlaps in their product lines, Software AG will adopt webMethods' BPM (business process management) offering, and stop selling Fujitsu's Interstage BPM software, which it has distributed since December 2004. However, Software AG will support its existing Interstage customers for at least five years, said Peter KÃ¼rpick, board member responsible for research and development. Another area of overlap is in SOA management and governance, where KÃ¼rpick expects to see Software AG's CentraSite SOA registry and repository combined with webMethods' recently acquired Infravio SOA governance tools by the end of the year. "We are strong in managing metadata, and they are strong in governance policies, rules and regulations," he said. The combined product will likely retain the CentraSite name, he said. All other areas of the companies' product lines are complementary, and there will be no need for customers to migrate, KÃ¼rpick said. KÃ¼rpick will lead the integration of the companies' product development teams, where he expects managers from both companies will take senior roles. It won't be like a classic merger where "you own the body but the head and legs are gone," he said. He sees little need for layoffs as the product development teams are combined: "We already have an R&D force that is 50 percent low-cost, mostly in India, some in Bulgaria, so we already have a good cost structure," he said. Although there may be little scope for payroll savings, CEO Karl-Heinz Streibich expects earnings to improve this year as the two sales forces -- which will remain separate at least through the end of 2007 -- exploit opportunities to cross-sell the two product ranges. The combined entity's revenue will grow organically by 10 percent over the next 12 to 15 months, he said.


Dietary changes to cut calorie intake for weight loss do not have to leave you wanting more, research suggests.


Irish Govt Gives UK Hostage Bigley a Passport

Ireland has granted British hostage Ken Bigley a passport following calls from his family who hope that stressing his Irish connections will persuade his kidnappers in Iraq to release him.


Tropical Storm Hits Vulnerable Louisiana Coast

Tropical Storm Matthew sloshed ashore in  a flood-prone area of Louisiana on Sunday, hitting the U.S.  Gulf Coast with heavy rain and a strong sea surge.


Butler-Jones defends flu shot sale to US, urges Canadians to get ...

TORONTO (CP) - Canada's chief public health officer defended on Friday the right of the country's flu vaccine manufacturer to sell surplus supply to the United States.


HAVEN, Wis. -- For 18 holes, Stuart Appleby played flawless golf in yesterday's third round, four birdies and 14 pars. It wasn't until he was done playing that he discovered that it wasn't as good a day as he had thought, that he had made a quadruple bogey.


POLL-Kerry Opens Three-Point Lead on Bush

Democratic challenger John Kerry expanded his slight lead over President Bush to three points in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Monday.


With the opportunity for his team to accomplish the rare feat of back-to-back national titles, Billy Donovan has his Florida Gators focused and motivated.


Roger Clemens unleashed the equivalent of a verbal fastball on Tuesday when he forcefully denied allegations by his former personal trainer that he used steroids and human growth hormone.


Economic Downturn Emboldens Shareholder Activists

NEW YORK -- Investor groups angered by plunging stock prices are vowing to hold executives and corporate board members accountable at annual shareholder meetings this spring, turning up the pressure on U.S. companies already reeling from the credit crunch.


Basque separatists suspected in small explosion in northern Spain

MADRID : A small explosive device detonated Sunday on a highway in northern Spain after a warning call by the Basque separatist group ETA, the Interior Ministry said. via International Herald Tribune


Bush says budget will limit non-defense spending

President George W. Bush said on Saturday that his upcoming budget proposal would emphasize restraint on domestic spending while putting defense and war costs for Iraq and Afghanistan as the top priority.


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NFL Wrap: McNabb Sparkles for Eagles, Manning Delights Colts

The Philadelphia Eagles thumped the  Detroit Lions 30-13 Sunday in a clash of two previously  unbeaten teams.


Georgian tycoon had severe heart disease

Georgian opposition leader Badri Patarkatsishvili, who died in Britain this week, had severe heart disease that made him liable to sudden death, a pathologist told a coroner's inquest on Friday.


This file photo provided by the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice showing Texas death row inmate Frances Newton who is set for execution by lethal injection in Huntsville on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004.


As soon as priests and parishioners walked out of the gothic doors of St. Patrick's Cathedral after Mass yesterday, they were confronted with


Gli invitati dovranno vestirsi secondo la tradizione


San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Mike Langberg Column: Half-Step Taken By HP Board: It's Not Enough

By Mike Langberg, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 13--Hewlett-Packard and its directors took an ineffective half-step Tuesday toward resolving the spying scandal at Silicon Valley's largest company.


Description: A new study finds that deaths in cancer drug trials have declined ten-fold, thanks to the development of drugs that are better targeted at the tumors themselves.


Children who snore more likely to wet bed: study

NEW YORK  - Children who snore are about   four times more likely than those who don't to wet the bed, a   new study from Greece shows.


Business & money: Sales back into positive territory after double-digit decline suffered earlier this year.


A British soldier has died at a military base in Basra, southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence said Saturday.


Green Bay Packers' Donald Driver, left, catches a 50-yard pass next to Houston Texans' Marcus Coleman (42) in the second quarter Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004, in Houston.


College Player Hits 90-Foot Shot in OT Win

For this former quarterback, it took a Hail Mary thrown like a baseball to win the basketball game. With 0.6 seconds left in overtime, Jordan Snipes of Guilford College rebounded the other team's missed free throw, wheeled around and heaved the ball the full length of the court.  Swish.


Track Star Jones Files $25 Million Libel Suit Over Steriod Use ...

Olympic track and field champion Marion Jones has filed a defamation lawsuit against Victor Conte, who told a US television audience he gave her performance enhancing steroids and watched her use them.


Children born to fathers of advancing age are at significantly higher risk of developing autism compared with children born to younger fathers, according a comprehensive study published yesterday that offers surprising new insight into one of the most feared disorders of the brain.


The Claim: Antibiotics Will Beat a Sinus Infection

Antibiotics and steroids may be the standard medications for a sinus infection, but are they effective?


Roger Federer says he has no plans to retire early and wants to go on until he is 35.


Iran defies deadline to halt atom work: U.N. watchdog

The U.N. nuclear watchdog declared on Thursday that Iran had failed to meet a February 21 deadline to suspend uranium enrichment, and Washington said major powers would meet next week to draft a new Iran sanctions resolution.


Rome festival warms to Penn's "Into the Wild"

A young man's quest for freedom takes him on a two-year journey from South Dakota to Alaska in Sean Penn's new film, a road movie chronicling the true story of a 24-year-old adventurer who did not come back.


Netherlands beats Finland 3-1 in World Cup qualifier after poor ...

Ruud van Nistelrooy scored two goals Wednesday as the Netherlands rebounded from a poor start to beat Finland 3-1 in a World Cup qualifying match.


Some of the 19,000 people who have fled renewed fighting in Ivory Coast get their first food aid.


CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs traded embattled catcher Michael Barrett and cash to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday for backup catcher Rob Bowen and minor league outfielder Kyler Burke.


Microsoft sees room to challenge Apple's iPod

Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it sees  plenty of room for growth in the digital music player market as  the company tries to dislodge Apple Computer Inc.'s dominant  iPod with a device of its own.


THE Wallabies are accused of bending the rules with a "streetwise" scrum that England plan to attack in a bid to blunt the tourists' backline threat at Twickenham.


West Nile Virus Claims Another Life In Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County Department of Health Services is reporting a death from locally acquired West Nile Virus (WNV). The victim is a 62-year-old male from the eastern region of the county who passed away last week.


Giuseppe Gazzoni Frascara lancia l'allarme alla riunionein Lega a Milano. Intanto il digitale terrestre scatena il caos                                                  "Molti club tecnicamente falliti" accusa il presidente del Bologna


Pilot Guiding Jet Back to Earth After Reaching Space a 2nd Time

A test pilot took a privately funded rocket to space and is now starting back, setting the stage to win a $10 million prize.


Better install Microsoft's latest patches--hackers have posted attack code to exploit the flaws in Works.


QuickBooks update shreds Mac hard drives

Do not install a QuickBooks update seeded over the weekend if you're a Mac user, as multiple users are reporting that the update erases files from the Desktop folder.


Following in the footsteps of the RIAA, the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) announced that they have began filing lawsuits against people who use peer-to-peer software to download copyrighted movies off the Internet.


ATHENS, Greece -- So the Michael Phelps Water Show came to a close Saturday. Not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with something like a smile, a sigh and a philosophical bow to the gods of decency and self-effacement.


With three weeks until Nov. 2, Ohio has become the epicenter of lawsuits over an election that has yet to be held. Officials there are trying to fend off court challenges about provisional


Apple Computer saw its shares jump 13 percent after it delivered a strong quarterly earnings report. Sales were propelled by burgeoning demand for the iPod digital-music player.


The verdict drew expressions of anger and alarm from Bulgaria and its supporters in the eight-year-old case.


China's ruling Communist Party leaders, led by Hu Jintao, began a four-day closed-door plenum in Beijing today that is due to set policy for the next year and could bring some leadership changes.


Call her a liberated Liberal. After spending a quiet decade in Ottawa as a relative unknown, Carolyn Parrish has emerged on the national scene as a mouthy maverick MP who shoots from the lip.


Fisher-Price, a unit of Mattel Inc., on Tuesday took the wraps off T.M.X. Elmo, ending months of unprecedented secrecy that's had the toy industry abuzz. Until the unveiling, only about 50 people had seen it. He's still red, fuzzy and really ticklish, but now Elmo's laughing fits have him slapping his knee, falling to the floor, rolling over and pounding his arm.


Paul Collingwood praises bowling coach Allan Donald's influence after England's win at Lord's.


Genesis mission specialists are to begin the task of examining the remains of their capsule that crashed in the Utah desert.


Quoted in the News? Post a Comment, Please

Google News offers a new feature that allows people quoted in news articles to post a comment that will be paired with that article online.


The San Diego Public Library canceled a free public showing of the film "Fahrenheit 9/11" two days before the election after numerous complaints about fairness.


Problems in Blood Drug Lead to Halt by Factory

A major maker of heparin, a blood thinner used widely in surgery and dialysis, has stopped making it after hundreds of patients reported severe allergic reactions to the drug.


Fighting Reputation of Waste, Electronics Show Goes Green

The International Consumer Electronics Show will open in Las Vegas tomorrow night with the usual fanfare, talking up new gadgets and technologies and setting this year's stage for the $148 billion industry.


The two actors have slapped legal notices on Mid-Day -- a tabloid in Mumbai -- demanding an unconditional apology for publishing photographs that showed them kissing.


As Tony Blair leaves office, the bitterness over Iraq tends to eclipse the memories of how the British prime minister transformed the ruins of an old socialist party into the government of Cool Britannia


Deutsche Bank Reports Lower Net but No New Subprime Write-Downs

The bank said fourth-quarter net slipped 48 percent from a year ago to 953 million euros ($1.4 billion), beating analystsâ estimates and sending shares higher.


Americans are boldly speaking their minds, even when others would prefer they didn't.


President George W. Bush will propose reforms on Friday intended to help homeowners with subprime mortgages avoid default, his first public step to address a crisis that has created turmoil in financial markets around the world.


The temperature may be cooling down, but is Wal-Mart's holiday season warming up?


OCTOBER 04, 2004  - Some things are patently ridiculous. One is the US patent system, an institution in desperate need of reform.


The International Monetary Fund warns that rising interest rates in some of the world's biggest economies may slow global house price growth.


US Democrat presidential candidate John Kerry shifts his campaign battleground towards the war Iraq.


The Sudanese Government and rebel leaders from Darfur have agreed to sign two accords aimed at ending the crisis. "What has been finalised is the security and humanitarian protocols," Sudanese Deputy Foreign Minister Najeib Abdel-Wahab told reporters.


Regular commentator Bill Thompson extols the virtues of a 3G card for his laptop computer.


Contrary to Popular Belief, Teens Still Talk to Each Other

Texting is a big deal in teenage communication, but talking on the phone and face-to-face conversations are still more popular -- for now, anyway.


Myanmar's junta has agreed to allow a U.N. envoy to return to the country earlier than expected next month to help promote national reconciliation following the military's violent crackdown on peaceful protesters, the U.N. said Tuesday.


Former Indonesian dictator Suharto moved his hands and spoke in a whisper Sunday, in what doctors called amazing signs of recovery so soon after he suffered multiple organ failure.


PARK CITY, Utah -- Quickly, you realize that most everyone here for the Sundance Film Festival, which wrapped up yesterday, has a project.


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Barbaro May Be Buried at Churchill Downs

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. -- Barbaro's final resting place could be just a few hundred yards from the scene of his greatest triumph in the Kentucky Derby.


Putin's real intent surfaces in seizing of Yukos unit

Creating false appearances to cloak an undesirable reality is a fine tradition of Russian governance. The Russians invented the original Potemkin villages, elaborate fake settlements constructed by a Russian


Il 2/10 da Copenhagen, presenta Justin Timberlake


Gartner: x86 server sales growth slowed in Q4

(InfoWorld) - Sales growth for x86 servers slowed in the fourth quarter of 2006 as buyers adopted virtualization technology and waited for quad-core processors, according to a Gartner report released Thursday. Hewlett-PackardÂ sold the most servers, but IBM collected the most money for them in 2006, the report said. Worldwide server shipments in the full year 2006 grew by 8.9 percent to 8.2 million units, but revenue grew only 2 percent to $52.7 billion, compared with 2005, according to Gartner. HP led the competition in server shipments, sending 2.2 million units out the door, up 8 percent from 2005. But IBM took the top spot on revenue with $16.9 billion, up 1.7 percent from the previous year. Shipments of x86 servers, the most widely deployed server platform, slowed in the fourth quarter, which held down full-year totals, said Gartner analyst Jeffrey Hewitt. The growth was "slower ... than we have seen in most recent years," Hewitt said in a prepared statement. "Most of that slowdown seems to be attributable to a lengthening of the sales cycle due to the anticipated introduction of quad-core x86 processors, with some lesser impact from x86 server virtualization." Virtualization software increases the utilization rate for servers, so a company could buy fewer servers than without virtualization. The report also showed continued strength for Sun, which posted a 15.4 percent gain in server revenue in 2006 to $5.7 billion. Sun also increased its revenue market share to 10.8 percent, replacing DellÂ (10.3 percent) in the number three spot. IBM led with 32.2 percent of the market, followed by HP at 28.2 percent. While Sun was the only vendor to report double-digit revenue growth, it shipped just 368,000 units, about one-seventh the number of units that market leader HP shipped.


Arizona Diamondbacks manager Wally Backman was fired Friday just four days after he was hired following revelations he was arrested twice and struggled with financial problems.


(Dec 3, 2004) --ESPN.com is reporting Urban Meyer has accepted the head coaching job at the University of Florida. A Florida newspaper can't confirm that but says Urban's father told his son Florida is the better job.


Raikkonen e Massa i piloti ufficiali per il 2007


Derby and West Brom are set to go head-to-head for a place in the Premiership.


Afghans Prepare to Take Part in Elections

Abdul Razaq stands among the menfolk of this dusty village of Afghan nomads and rejoices that democracy has at last come to his country after more than two decades of warfare.


Indiana forward Jermaine O'Neal will go before a federal judge on Thursday to see if he can continue playing for the Pacers. If the ruling goes against him, and O'Neal returns to the suspended list, he said he'll accept it.


The debut of the full-release version of an open-source browser that can actually challenge Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Internet Explorer has been cause for celebration among open-source advocates.


Michigan to get 300,000 more flu vaccine doses from federal ...

Michigan's flu vaccine supply will get a boost in the coming weeks from the federal government, which has promised an additional 300,000 doses to state and local health departments, state health officials said Friday.


A Taliban bomber blew up a police bus in the heart of Kabul on Sunday, killing 24 people in one of the deadliest suicide strikes to hit Afghanistan since the Taliban were ousted in 2001.


NBC Universal and Paxson: An Odd Dance to a Divorce

The already dysfunctional marriage between NBC and Paxson grew more strained last week, as NBC Universal filed suit against a partner it no longer seems interested in dancing with.


Scholars and the Military Share a Foxhole, Uneasily

At Harvard, some faculty and activists have been troubled that the universityâs Carr Center for Human Rights Policy helped revise the counterinsurgency field manual.


'Psycho' Slashing Star Janet Leigh Dies at Age 77

Janet Leigh, the actress best known for being hacked to death in a motel room shower in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic thriller "Psycho," died Oct. 3 at her Beverly Hills home.


The state of California sues six car companies for costs associated with their vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions.


At Least 26 Die as Egypt Resort Bombs Hit Israelis

TABA, Egypt  - A series of bombings killed at  least 26 people in Egyptian Red Sea resorts packed with Israeli  tourists, sending thousands fleeing home across the border.  Israel suspected al Qaeda was behind the attacks.


Fed Chief Gives No Hint of Imminent Rate Cut

Ben S. Bernanke said today that the central bank âstands ready to take additional actions as neededâ to limit the effect of the financial market disorder on the economy.


Focus on Veteransâ Chief as Inquiries on Care Begin

Jim Nicholson, secretary of veterans affairs, is trying to put a positive public face on his beleaguered agency.


The Dow and S&P rose on Monday, led by health-care and consumer staple shares, as investors poured into companies seen best able to withstand an economic slowdown following dismal employment data last Friday.


Lebanese troops advance into battle camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops advanced for the first time on Sunday into a Palestinian refugee camp where they have been battling al Qaeda inspired militants, security sources and witnesses said.


Ideology, Sure, but the Democrats Want a Winner, Too

The fight to lead the Democratic National Committee is less a battle over ideology and more an old-fashioned test of logistics and popularity.


'Il Governo ha ribadito che non aumentera' prelievo fiscale'


England go out of the European Under-21 Championship after a dramatic 13-12 penalty shoot-out semi-final defeat to Holland.


Bush-Kerry Debates Offer Sharp Contrast in Style

The debates between President Bush and Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry promise a sharp contrast in rhetorical styles, with the steady and disciplined Bush dueling the deft but sometimes rambling Kerry in a showdown of proven performers.


By Robert W. Butler, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Jun. 14--Like many another "Sopranos" fan, I'm in withdrawal.   No more bada-bing. No more cruelty and superstition from Paulie Walnuts.


Sale of I.B.M. PC Unit Is a Bridge Between Companies and Cultures

I.B.M. announced the sale of its personal computer business to Lenovo, a deal that reflects the ambitions of not only the two companies but also their two nations.


Microsoft Issues Five Bulletins on Windows Flaws

Desktops, servers affected, but no vulnerabilities deemed critical.


Zinc futures jump to their highest levels in seven years, thanks to a strong demand in China, now a net importer.


The most hyped new issue since Netscape chalked up a very tidy gain on its first day of trading. Peace reigns in the Valley ...


MADRID -- Spain was bracing yesterday for fresh attacks by ETA after the Basque separatist group called off a 15-month cease-fire and vowed to resume its battle for an independent Basque nation.


By Brian Neill, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Mar. 9--MANATEE -- As people get ready to set their clocks ahead one hour  this Sunday, local companies were scrambling this week to make sure computers  and servers remember to do the same.   Under a new U.S.


Milano, 27 settembre 2004 - La polizia di Stato di Cremona, a seguito delle denunce presentate da due cittadine rumene che, giunte in Italia con una promessa di lavoro, erano state costrette a prostituirsi, ha arrestato una loro connazionale ritenuta


The former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney will find out on Tuesday how long he might spend in jail for lying and obstructing a probe related to the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war.


Japan's agriculture minister dies in hospital after being found hanged in Tokyo, reports say.


The BBC is famous for its journalism. Now it's making headlines for all the wrong reasons


Army pays vet $725 for wrongful imprisonment

Samuel Snow spent months in prison after prosecutors had one trial for 41 soldiers relating to the death of an Italian prisoner of war in 1944. The Army overturned the conviction and sent him a check for the inconvenience of locking him up and leaving him with a criminal record.


ATHENS, Greece - A botched relay handoff doomed Marion Jones' chances of winning even a single medal at the Athens Olympics, a disastrous ending to her summer of turmoil and disappointment.


Formula Uno - Monza ottava doppietta Ferrari e prima vittoria di ...

Nonostante la scelta sbagliata per le gomme di Rubens, poi vincitore, ed il testacoda di Schumacher che alla Lesmo dopo lo start si Ã¨ ritrovato nelle retrovie. Ottava doppietta stagionale, prima vittoria


THE GLOBE'S Oct. 13 editorial ("Unguarded on Gaza") about comments by Ariel Sharon's adviser, Dov Weisglass, drastically misrepresented his interview with the Israeli daily Haaretz.


Blog: Industry leaders are worried that evolving technology may be getting a bad rap.


Christian protesters return to Beirut square

Lebanese Christian Mona Mehanna protested on March 14 last year to end Syria's hegemony in Lebanon. This year she is on the streets again, protesting with a group that enjoys Syrian support.


WASHINGTON -- Inflation slowed last month as Americans finally got a break at the gas pump, lifting consumers' spirits and easing fears the country could stumble into recession.


Dopo la sua lunga latitanza trascorsa in Francia


US, Iraqis woo groups that boycotted election

BAGHDAD -- Iraqi politicians and US officials have begun courting disaffected groups that boycotted Iraq's Jan. 30 election, hoping that their involvement in the political process would fracture the bloody insurgency and unite the country behind the new government.


Madonna's Malawi trip in confusion over adoption

BLANTYRE, Malawi  - Officials in Malawi insisted on Thursday that pop star Madonna was going to adopt a local child but acknowledged tension with the visiting singer, who denies having chosen an orphan boy.


As malware threats and regulatory compliance demands continue to grow more complex, IT will become increasingly dependent on SaaS (software as a service) offerings that let them respond to problems faster while also saving money, according to top executives at the world's largest anti-malware vendors.In addition to continued adoption of managed security services delivered on- and off-site by professional consultants, IT customers will be able to resolve some of the problems they have with existing IT systems defense and compliance automation tools by shifting away from on-premise technologies in favor of adopting more hosted applications, vendor executives contend.While security technologies such as end-point protection suites and IDS (intrusion detection systems) will likely always require the use of software agents that reside on customers' devices and network infrastructure, vendor executives claim that a range of technologies, including exploit-prevention tools and compliance-monitoring filters, will gradually move to the SaaS model.As a result, providers such as McAfee, Symantec, and Trend Micro, among others, are already ramping up their SaaS portfolios to adapt to the shift."We believe that [SaaS] is the wave of future, and we already deal with the issue of updating tens of millions of machines remotely multiple times per day in multiple geographies. It's one of most complex things to do in all of technology, and one of the most impressive assets that I think we have," said David DeWalt, CEO of McAfee."IT budgets are not growing, but the threats and regulatory demands are, and customers are finding themselves thin on resources. SaaS will be a great way for businesses to save on infrastructure and maintenance costs while improving protection," said Jeff Hausman, Symantec's senior director of product management. "There's no question that the hosted model is growing dramatically."McAfee expects a SaaS transition over time Building on the infrastructure that vendors such as McAfee have already established to distribute anti-malware signatures and other product updates to their customers, the companies will add new SaaS offerings incrementally as customers warm up to the ideal.The security software providers themselves must also figure out the appropriate mix of on- and off-site tools, as well as refine pricing policies for the services over the next few years, CEO DeWalt said.However, DeWalt recognized that the process of designing and delivering SaaS products -- and selling customers on their benefits -- won't be achieved overnight. "It's a very complicated technology project, sometimes not even related to development of our own technology, but based on the IT infrastructure needed to deliver SaaS as effectively," he said. "We've learned a lot through our experiences building [anti-malware] products for the consumer and small-business markets, and we'll use those lessons to move into the SaaS business over time."As part of its move into SaaS, McAfee announced the acquisition of ScanAlert, a provider of hosted e-commerce Web site security services, for $51 million in October 2007. The company will consider additional deals in the area if there are targets that can aid in its development of the business, DeWalt said.Trend Micro, others see Intelligence in the cloud Along with e-mail filtering services -- one breed of security SaaS application that has already proven a hit with customers of companies such as Postini, which Google acquired for $625 million in July 2007 -- vendor executives contend that hosted tools used to provide end-point and network security management services will be among the first to find favor with IT and end-users.Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen said a growing number of the firm's small-business customers are already using its Remote Manager hosted tools to maintain configuration of their security programs and prevent their end-point systems from being altered by malware programs such as rootkits."We began quietly moving forward in this direction several years ago, but I believe 2008 will be a big year for SaaS development, not only because of vendor initiatives, but because of the need to deal with new threats among customers," Chen said."We think that there will be a need to move anti-threat knowledge from the customer into the cloud," Chen said. "Instead of having them download a virus pattern file, we will filter things and compare them to intelligence in the cloud, and then go to the end-user and update them without having to download the larger files used today."Keeping the channel involved Established SaaS applications in other markets, such as Salesforce.com's hosted sales-force automation tools, have traditionally bypassed resellers and other channel players and instead been provided directly to customers by vendors themselves. That may not be the case for SaaS-delivered anti-malware, Chen said.The reason? Even though SaaS tools are meant to alleviate many of the management concerns related to traditional on-premise products by handing the responsibilities back to the vendors, channel partners will be important in providing any services necessary to help users transition to the delivery model, or to customize the applications to individual business environments and provide any needed support services, Chen said.Symantec, which has pledged to turn as many of its products into SaaS offerings as it can do profitably, has also promised to keep its resellers in the loop as its brings new hosted services to market. Most customers adopting SaaS services will still consume traditional security products, leading the company to pursue a hybrid strategy that mixes the two disciplines, said product director Hausman."We have the infrastructure to provide the service, but resellers will still maintain a lot of the relationships," Hausman said. "We're the brand behind delivery to the customer, but the partner is still the same name and face that customers have grown comfortable dealing with over time."Diverse opportunities Symantec's maiden foray into SaaS is its Protection Network online secure backup service aimed initially at smaller customers, hundreds of which are already piloting the offering, according to Hausman. But Symantec is preparing several other hosted products for release.E-mail security is one area where Symantec sees SaaS opportunities, built on the success of acquired companies such as Postini. Other services that the company is pursuing might come as a surprise, including its bet that elements of DLP (data leakage prevention) and compliance monitoring can be moved to the SaaS delivery model.Vontu, the DLP gateway specialist that Symantec purchased in November 2007 for $350 million, didn't have a SaaS offering under development, but Hausman believes that under Symantec's wing, the unit can create new capabilities by tying some of the on-premise capabilities of its technology with in-the-cloud services for message filtering and archiving.Other opportunities for SaaS will emerge around anti-virus protection, security policy management, remote systems management and IT continuity protection, he said.


Ohio State's Troy Smith and Notre Dame's Brady Quinn were selected as finalists for the Heisman Trophy on Wednesday, along with Arkansas running back Darren McFadden.


New weighty rules due for wrestlers Changes are in store for high school wrestlers this season following the passage of a rule change by the National Federation of High Schools, which governs school sports throughout the country. The new rule changes the way wrestlers are evaluated for minimum weight, and each state will be responsible for implementing its own program. ...


U.S. Orders Airline Passenger Data by Nov. 23

The U.S. government said on Friday  it was giving airlines until Nov. 23 to turn over information  on millions of people who took domestic flights in June to test  a new system for identifying passengers who may pose security  risks.


Congress: FDA lab closure plan too risky

A Food and Drug Administration plan to close half its laboratories is an assault on food safety that probably would expose more Americans to harm from unsafe food, lawmakers charged Tuesday.


A former teacher and cricket coach is jailed for making and distributing indecent images of children.


BRUSSELS: Britain yesterday stuck to its guns in a battle to keep its rebate from EU coffers and led a charge by European paymasters to block a rise in the union's spending in 2007-2013.


Two Israelis and an American won the Nobel Prize in  Chemistry yesterday for discovering the method by which cells tag proteins that are defective or have outlived their usefulness and direct them to the cellular machinery that grinds them up into reusable parts.


A member of the Senate said that a diabetes expert tipped GlaxoSmithKline to the publication of safety questions about Avandia.


EU wants US to clear muddy waters in WTO row

Brussles - EU trade chief Peter Mandelson wants clarification of the US stance in threatened WTO action over aid to Airbus, his spokeswoman said Friday after a US official indicated Washington was delaying such action.


Tennessee coach Pat Summitt's decision to not call a timeout with 5 seconds left turned out for the best. Shanna Zolman hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the ninth-ranked Lady Vols a 70-67 victory over No. 2 Stanford on Tuesday night.


An earthquake hit southern Asia Sunday, killing more than 10,000 people in massive tidal waves, the BBC reported.


South Africa targets 50 percent cut in HIV infections

A new five-year AIDS action plan is designed to halve the number of HIV infections in South Africa and ensure 80 percent of sufferers get access to treatment, a top official told parliament Tuesday.


IBM targets 2008 profit above expectations

IBM  on Thursday forecast  2008 earnings well ahead of Wall Street expectations after  results showing a strong international performance, and its  shares rose 5 percent.


RTX Provides Cordless Phones for Net-Based Calls

Danish electronics equipment maker RTX Telecom (RTX.CO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it had signed an agreement with Skype, a provider of Internet-based voice telephony, to develop and market cordless handsets.


Irving Berlin? Broadway? No, City Ballet

Bless Susan Stroman and New York City Ballet. With Ms. Stromanâs âDouble Feature,â august ballet audiences can indulge in an unaccustomed Broadway-style laugh riot.


Sport: Motor sport: Kimi Raikonnen is the man to beat in Germany, says  Alan Henry.


Keeping the 49ers' slim playoff hopes alive, Alex Smith accounted for three fourth-quarter touchdowns -- two passing and one rushing -- and San Francisco prevented the Seahawks from clinching the NFC West with a surprising 24-14 win last night in Seattle.


Who's better, Tom Brady or Peyton Manning? That was one question prior to last night's game between the Patriots and Colts at Gillette Stadium. The proof was provided on the field, and Brady was the answer.


NASA has been working on a test flight project for the last few years involving hypersonic flight. Hypersonic flight is fight at speeds greater than Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound.


At the public demo on the 17th, I will talk about the idea of the Networked Living Room built on RSS. Low-tech, open, all moving parts replaceable. Not just photos, that's step one.  Sign up on Upcoming. Still some space left.


Denmark's military secretly evacuates about 200 Iraqi aides and translators who had been helping its troops.


A cashiered army lieutenant colonel and 14 soldiers were convicted Monday of murdering 10 elite counternarcotics police agents in an ambush that showed how deeply drug corruption threatens Colombia's security forces.


Arafat 'in the hands of God': Palestinian official

PARIS : Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is still alive but "in the hands of God," the Palestinian representative in France Leila Shahid said Wednesday.


FCC Aims to Boost Airborne Wireless, Internet

U.S. airline travelers may be able  to use their mobile telephones as well as get high-speed  Internet service while in the air under plans launched by U.S.  communications regulators on Wednesday.


An arbitrator yesterday reduced by 10 games the 25-game suspension handed Indiana Pacer forward Jermaine O'Neal for his role in one of the ugliest and


India announces troop reductions in Kashmir

India's prime minister ordered a reduction in the number of troops in the disputed Muslim-majority state of Kashmir last night, breathing new life into a peace process with Pakistan.


NBA Ending speculation that Larry Brown would again coach the 76ers, president Billy King said last night that Maurice Cheeks will return for a third season. King said he told Cheeks this week that he would return. "I almost didn't really feel like I needed to, because we were always talking about this summer and planning like we normally have," ...


Zarqawi the Terror Monster: But Does He Really Exist?

JEDDAH, 26 October 2004 - Hours after the gruesome murder of 49 unarmed Iraqi army recruits on Saturday, the group Tawhid wal Jihad (Monotheism and Combat) claimed responsibility for it in the name of its leader Abu Mussab Al-Zarqawi.


Washington Honors Elton John, Warren Beatty

Sir Elton John and Warren Beatty were among six entertainment legends honored for their lifetime contributions to American culture on Sunday.


One major shareholder says it won't touch Oracle's latest offer. Another says it likes the price. Who'll prevail?


Louisiana, MMS Reach Settlement in Lease Sale Lawsuit

By Dittrick, Paula  Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco said attorneys for the state have negotiated a settlement in a lawsuit against the US Minerals Management Service, and the settlement would delay Lease Sale 201.


Michael Jackson Fuming Over Eminem Video Parody

The video for "Just Lose It" shows Eminem dressed as Jackson sitting on a bed with little boys jumping in the background.


NASA says goodbye to love triangle astronaut

You've done enough, thanks Astronaut Bill Oefelein, who you may remember from the tale of nappy-wearing astronaut Lisa Nowak, is leaving NASA, the space agency said on Friday.â¦


Indonesia president urges fair bird flu virus sharing

Indonesia is willing to resume sharing of bird flu virus samples only if nations agree on a fair and equitable framework, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday.


Debate on Child Pornographyâs Link to Molesting

A report on Internet child-pornography offenders suggests that the proportion who molest children is very high.


Marines in Iraq; Turkey and the EU; Iran next?

William Pfaff ("Neocons have Iran in their sites," Views, Aug. 26) writes that neoconservatives might use Iran's Islamic extremism as a reason to invade Iran.


Give It Up for the Great American Smokeout

And the American Cancer Society is urging smokers to try butting out again -- at least for 24 hours -- on Nov. 18 during the 28th Great American Smokeout.


The Senate was poised today to vote on a bill that will provide $136 billion in new tax breaks for businesses and other groups and $10.


Many Touched By Christopher Reeve's Death

Patrice Walsh, Christine Webb (Rochester, NY) 10/11/04 -- Actor/director Christopher Reeve died Sunday from heart failure triggered by an infected pressure wound.


The US military says it is investigating claims that 19 US soldiers in Iraq refused to undertake a convoy mission.


Track Chiefs Scold Local Fans Over Jeers

The governing body of world athletics Friday condemned the behavior of local fans who delayed the start of the men's 200 meters final with deafening boos and whistles.


Iraqi Abuse Was Like Act of 'Cheerleaders' -- Lawyer

FORT HOOD, Texas  - A lawyer for Charles Graner,  accused ringleader in the Iraq prisoner abuse scandal, on  Monday compared piling naked prisoners into pyramids to  cheerleader shows and said leashing inmates was also acceptable  prisoner control.


Sony is studying scaling down its plasma TV business and may withdraw from it completely by the end of next year, industry sources said Monday.


After all the official parties wound down around midnight on Inauguration Day, members of a young Republican crowd were still looking for excitement. Naturally, they headed to Smith Point.


France decreed Wednesday that overseas veterans will soon get the same pensions as their French peers.


Afghan President Hamid Karzai aborted a trip to a provincial capital today after a rocket hit near the landing site for his helicopter.


Foreign Assistance Draws Few Complaints in Aceh

Ali, a scruffy Acehnese truck driver turned tsunami refugee, said he wasn't sure who provided him with a sack of rice, bottled water, blanket and a few other meager provisions, just that they were foreigners.


Anna Nicole's cause of death still a mystery

DANIA BEACH, Florida  - An autopsy on former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday did not immediately reveal what killed the billionaire's widow but police found no signs her sudden death involved a crime.


The Washington Post\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems.


Snowboarder sent desperate text before fatal fall

A British snowboarder has been killed after falling 150 metres in the German Alps, police confirmed last night.


The mother of a 16-year-old Palestinian suicide bomber who blew himself up in an Israeli market has condemned the militants that sent her son on his deadly mission.


(InfoWorld) - A technical committee in India unanimously rejected Microsoft's Office Open XML file format as a standard, ahead of aÂ vote on Sept. 2 by the ISO on whether to approve Open XML as an international standard. However, the rejection may be temporary should Microsoft meet some of the objections to Open XML raised by committee members. The technical committee was set up by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), India's national standards body, which is a founder member of International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and represents India at the international standards organization. "There were a large number of technical objections raised about Open XML, and many of which Microsoft was not able to address at this point," said D.B. Phatak, professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai. One of the objections was that Open XML was not fully compatible with OpenDocument Format (ODF), a rival existing ISO standard, he added. IIT Mumbai is a member of the technical committee. The decision not to back Open XML as a standard was taken after a late evening meeting of the technical committee on Thursday in Delhi. Microsoft and Indian outsourcer Infosys Technologies were in favor of the committee voting "yes" but with qualifying comments, according to informed sources. That option wasn't available for voters. Open XML will be again reconsidered for a standard by the technical committee and BIS after Microsoft makes the required changes to the document format, Phatak said. Microsoft said in a statement that it respected the decision taken by the BIS, but it was important to note that all the BIS members unanimously supportÂ  the need for multiple standards. The company will work with the BIS and the committee members on the comments noted during the ballot resolution process, the statement added. Â


How to Protect the President in the Mideast

Bring in three planeloads of equipment (including bomb-sniffing dogs) and make sure all the roads are sealed. And that's just in Israel


Afghan soldiers storm jail to end standoff with inmates

Afghan troops stormed a notorious prison Friday in an assault aimed at ending a standoff sparked by a bloody escape attempt by four


Cheney Health Scare Just a Cold, Wife Says

Vice President Dick Cheney, back home after a brief hospital visit, has nothing more than a bad cold and his heart is fine, his wife and an adviser said Sunday.


President George W Bush asks the US Congress for $500m to help Mexico in the fight against illegal drugs.


Signs emerge of a football frenzy as long-suffering fans see their team destined for the playoffs.


September 11th & Google Google Operating System, one of my favorite blogs on and about Google, took the time to remind us today how the Google homepage covered the September 11th attacks 5 years ago. In an effort to help web users find more information on exactly what was happening in the US at the time, Google [...]


Airbus and staff face crisis day, minister says factories saved

Airbus, the European airliner maker caught in a five-month crisis over restructuring and cutbacks, faced a watershed on Wednesday with the announcement of the plan to make huge cost savings and reorganise the business.


Itâsa painful lesson, and Michigan knows it well. If you play against Notre Dame in the fabled old stadium, and you squander chances and wait around


MS, Intel Shepherd New Web Services Spec

A host of companies led by Microsoft (Quote, Chart) and Intel has revised and released a specification for making sure computer systems have a common way to communicate.


THE North Korean Government will allow the British ambassador to Pyongyang to travel to its border with China this week to investigate the explosion that occurred there five days ago -- initially reported as a nuclear blast, but now said to have been


Fixtures and fittings from Damien Hirst's restaurant Pharmacy sell for Â£11.1, Â£8m more than expected.


Japan-North Korea talks on normalising ties are cut short for a second day, with no plans for a resumption.


Movie pirates nabbed with night-vision goggles

You'd think catching movie pirates would be as easy as preventing anyone with a camcorder from entering a movie theater. Or throwing a net over Johnny Depp's house. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Feds snub open source for 'smart' radios

New FCC rules say open-source code for next-gen mobile tech has "high burden" to show it's secure. Some industry and security experts beg to differ.


Microsoft to authorize Yahoo proxy battle: report

Microsoft Corp will authorize a proxy  battle for Yahoo Inc this week to convince the Web company's  shareholders to agree on a takeover deal that the Yahoo board  so far has rejected, the New York Times' DealBook blog said on  Tuesday.


Surgery fully separates Peru baby's legs

Peru's "miracle baby" on Thursday underwent a successful second operation to fully separate her legs and allow her to walk unassisted, according to the lead doctor on the eight-person team performing the surgery.


W.Va. Telescope 1st to Get Saturn Signal

West Virginia's Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope was the first to trace the faint radio signal of the European Space Agency's Huygens landing craft as it descended through the dense atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon and approached its never-seen, ice-strewn surface.


April new home sales jump as prices fall

Sales of new U.S. homes rose 16.2 percent in April, the sharpest climb in 14 years as builders slashed prices a record 11 percent, a government report showed on Thursday, signaling stabilization in the housing sector.


President Hu Jintao shook hands with AIDS patients in a Beijing hospital yesterday afternoon, encouraging them to "persist in medical treatment and remain confident for an early recovery.


Ford mulls Russian expansion, eyes Romania bid

Ford Motor Co will consider adding production capacity in Russia to meet rising demand in Europe's fastest-growing major market, the head of the automaker's European operations said on Wednesday.


CEO Mark Hurd promised a major transformation of Hewlett-Packard's IT infrastructure to set an example to enterprise customers of how they can use HP hardware, software, and services to lower their own business IT costs.


It's real versatile, man Had you 'Rip van Winkled' your way through the first half of this decade, you could have fallen asleep thinking virtualisation was merely a means of slicing-up large servers. However you would have awoken to discover it is in fact one of the most versatile tools in IT.â¦


Cagliari, 19:38 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; COLOMBA: DOPO IL 2-0 TUTTO PIU' DIFFICILE

'Non è un momento felice, nel primo tempo abbiamo creato diverse opportunità e abbiamo...


An earthquake in Ojiya in the Niigata province in Northern Japan measured 6.8 on the Richter scale and shook Tokyo, Japan's capital, 256km to the south.


Oil prices fell further from record  highs on Monday as easing concern about winter supplies  prompted big-money hedge funds to switch money away from oil  and into other financial markets.


U.S. Panel Mulls Dispute Over Uganda AIDS Trial

A study aimed at showing whether a  single dose of an AIDS drug could prevent mothers from passing  the virus to their newborns was so sloppily run that it should  be disregarded, a fired oversight expert said on Tuesday.


'Grande partecipazione allla Giornata del Silenzio'


Brad Renfro, Former Child Movie Actor, Dies at 25

Mr. Renfro played a witness to a mob lawyerâs suicide in the 1994 legal thriller âThe Clientâ and a suburban youth tutored in evil by an elderly Nazi war criminal in the 1998 film âApt Pupil.â


Monthly set of security patches does not include a fix for Word bug that was identified last week.


Neighbours are evacuated from their homes as firefighters battle a fire in a Glasgow nightclub.


Russian envoy to meet Georgian president

Russia's newly returned ambassador to Georgia met with the foreign minister on Tuesday, as the two countries moved to improve ties badly strained when Georgia briefly detained four Russian military officers it accused of spying.


Goldmanâs Record Year Ends With Modest Gain

Yet investors are growing increasingly worried that Goldman Sachs will fail to match its 2007 performance next year.


PARIGI - La Francia si scopre coinvolta in un conflitto che non ha voluto, anzi che ha condannato, opponendosi l'anno scorso, sul terreno diplomatico e dei principi, alla bellicosa America di Bush. Le disastrose


Family Hands Off Its Business, and Its Philosophy

The wrenching job of handing over a family business to outsiders can be as quirky as the founding family.


Operazione della Digos di Lucca che da tempo indagavasulle attivitÃ  intimidatorie commesse dal gruppo                                          Tifo violento, scattano gli arresti per ultras di destra della Lucchese


Business is brisk for this drilling equipment dynamo.


Baghdad blasts kill 15 as Bush reviews policy

Bomb blasts killed 15 people in Baghdad on Wednesday and suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army base as President Bush ended a three-day review of Iraq policy and said he would not be rushed into making changes.


Japan hosts whaling meet as anti-whalers boycott

A special meeting of the International Whaling Commission began on Tuesday, with host Japan and like-minded countries hoping the gathering will build momentum to resume commercial hunting of the giant creatures.


Parigi, 11:40 - CALCIO, FISCHI A INNO; PRESIDENTE FEDERAZIONE FRANCESE: SCIOCCATO

"Scioccato". CosÃ¬ Jean-Pierre Escalettes, presidente della federcalcio francese (FFF), commenta i fi...


Nokia's low-power link to be new Bluetooth standard

Mobile handset firm Nokia's   ultra low power short-range wireless technology is to be  developed as a new version of Bluetooth to connect devices such  as watches and heart monitors, the company said on Tuesday.


Britain's Blair makes farewell trip to Africa

British Prime Minister Tony Blair makes  a farewell trip to Africa this week, after using his decade in  power to try to rally the world's richest countries to help  ease the plight of the world's poorest.


Anheuser-Busch Inc. will introduce B-to-the-E, or B(E), the first beer infused with caffeine, guarana and ginseng, the company said.


A new Hannibal Lecter book and a movie based on the book are already planned for the coming years. The novel called "Behind the Mask" by author Thomas Harris is set to hit bookstores in fall 2005. It is a prequel to the three other Hannibal nove...


UN Says Cost of Tsunami Disaster Without Precedent

The UN emergency relief agency is struggling to respond to a natural disaster that has brought death and destruction to at least eight countries.


Entertainment: Gellar's `Grudge' grabs top box-office slot

LOS ANGELES "The Grudge" made a match with moviegoers, taking the number-one spot at the box office. The Sarah Michelle Gellar horror flick took in 40 (m) million dollars ahead of Halloween.


CalPERS approves move to curb corporate golden parachutes

Sacramento Companies will be paying their top executives less if the California Public Employees Retirement System has its say. The 167 (B) billion-dollar pension fund says it's seeking limits on expensive


Disaster Sneaks In and a Village Is Pummeled

No one died in Dehiwala, a village south of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, but hundreds have been left homeless.


FDA reviews when Bayer revealed drug risks

In a move that could lead to a criminal investigation, the government is checking its records to determine if drug maker Bayer AG was forthcoming about safety concerns with


U.S. calls Iraqi rape-murder 'inexcusable'

America's two top officials in Iraq on Thursday sought to calm Iraqi anger over allegations that U.S. soldiers were involved in the rape-murder of a girl, promising an open investigation and calling such acts "absolutely inexcusable and unacceptable."


Garrison Keillor, host of public radio's "A Prairie Home Companion," has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, Obama's campaign announced Sunday.


Boxing Oscar De La Hoya has chosen Dedham's Freddie Roach as his trainer for a May 5 super welterweight title fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather's father, Floyd Sr., who has trained De La Hoya since late 2000, turned down an offer to be in the boxer's corner against his estranged son. De La Hoya confirmed yesterday that he offered ...


"Sideways" has taken another step forward with critics, winning top honors from the New York Film Critics Online.


About 20,000 pirate players of Half-Life 2 have been banned from the game.


The families of victims of Harold Shipman condemn a song about the killer by shamed DJ Jonathan King.


Perkins is at the center of team's injury problems

Doc Rivers saw it when Kendrick Perkins set a pick Monday night in Chicago and then was supposed to roll to the basket. Perkins didn't roll. He took one step and stopped. Rivers sat him for the rest of the game.


Health Tip: Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

(HealthDay News) -- Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is common in babies and children under age 10, but it can also affect adults.


Diamondbacks Fire Backman After Four Days

After just four days on the job, Wally Backman was fired Friday as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks because of two arrests and financial problems he kept from the team.


Israel rebuffs call for talks on core issues

Israel on Tuesday ruled out negotiations "at this stage" on the borders of a future Palestinian state, rebuffing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and casting doubt on a U.S. push to tackle the issue.


Heraklion, 22:35 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: GRECIA-UNGHERIA 2-0

La Grecia ha battuto l'Ungheria 2-0 (2-0) in una gara valida per le qualificazione a Euro 2008 (grup...


Pfizer won't ax Celebrex, Street says users may

Pfizer says not to worry, its arthritis pain drug Celebrex won't go the way of Vioxx. Pfizer says it won't withdraw Celebrex, its blockbuster arthritis pain medicine, despite Friday's disclosure


Pacific NW winds kill four, leave 500,000 powerless

The Pacific Northwest was on Saturday recovering from a violent windstorm as about 500,000 remained without power, officials said.


Report says Iran continuing nuclear work

Iran has ignored a U.N. Security Council ultimatum to freeze uranium enrichment — a possible pathway to nuclear arms — and has instead expanded its program by setting up hundreds of centrifuges, the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday. The finding paves the way for new U.N. sanctions.


Court upholds NY judicial nominee system

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upholds New York's system of choosing trial judges is likely to renew calls for legislative reform, but even some proponents of change say their chances of success are slim.


A judge has ruled a seriously ill premature baby should not be revived if she stops breathing.


Believing Scripture but Playing by Scienceâs Rules

As a paleontologist and a creationist, Marcus R. Ross has produced academic work that contradicts his own beliefs.


H&M plans 2nd Madonna fashion collection

Europe's largest fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz has once again sealed a deal to create a fashion line with Madonna, the company said Thursday.


Montgomery Is No Stranger to Playing With Woods

Colin Montgomerie walked off the 18th green in a tie for the lead with Tiger Woods at the Target World Challenge on Friday, and someone told him the tournament was in his hands.


From Irish folk dancing to red-dyed goatees, Boston Red Sox fans are rallying behind their team's quest for a second World Series title in four years.


At least nine Iraqis and four US soldiers are reported to have been killed in renewed violence in Iraq. Hospital sources said clashes between insurgents and US troops saw five Iraqis killed near Falluja and three in neighbouring Ramadi.


Poland's solidarity brings Ukraine closer to Europe

IT HAS taken Russia a long time to find a way to interfere with the eastward expansion of the European Union and Nato.


Like twin Jacques Cousteaus of the political world, President Bush and Congress are probing the depths of public opinion polling as voters exasperated over Iraq, immigration and other issues give them strikingly low grades.


CBS admits "mistake" over memos in Bush military report

CBS star television journalist Dan Rather apologised on prime time television for using dubious documents to back a report that cast doubts on President George W. Bush's Vietnam era military service.


A bear hunter in the mountains of North Carolina found the wreckage of a small plane that crashed six years ago.


A Downtown Star Who Aspired to Be Out of This World

"The Nomi Song" chronicles the short and haunting life of Klaus Sperber, a trained classical singer from Germany who came to New York as a young man in the late 1970's.


Wendy's International Inc. said Tuesday it cut its 2004 earnings forecast, citing recent hurricanes, an increase in legal reserves, higher-than-expected beef costs and short-term challenges at its Baja Fresh Mexican Grill chain.


Wall Street Not Troubled by Oil Rise--Yet

This oil thing is just temporary, Wall Street has been figuring, and figuring and figuring.


Audizione al Senato, serve politica bilancio piu' rigorosa


Disney Is Upbeat Despite Economyâs Troubles

Disney posted a quarterly profit far ahead of Wall Street targets on strong results at its theme park, media and consumer products groups, sending shares up 5 percent.


A little after 11:00 pm on Wednesday night, as authorities settled in at the Mobile County Command Center in Alabama to await Hurricane Ivanâs arrival, a harried plea crackled over the radio.


'Italia sembra repubblica banane dopo dimissioni Tronchetti'


Braciere acceso perche' il riscaldamento non funzionava


The drug maker Eli Lilly & Co. said Friday it is warning doctors to stop using its attention deficit disorder drug Strattera in patients with jaundice or laboratory evidence of liver injury.


Chaos, embargo nurture seeds of al Qaeda in Gaza

A man sits alone, clad in red by his captors, addressing the camera. The Web video is adorned with the symbols of radical Islam. So far, so familiar.


Wal-Mart to offer low-cost Linux notebooks online

Wal-Mart, through Walmart.com, its online vehicle, has charged into the Linux-based notebook market with its US$498 Balance laptop, which runs the Linspire operating system.


Dato su bilancia dei pagamenti del secondo trimestre 2007


Bush, Merkel far apart on climate change

Both President Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have been making optimistic comments about the prospects for agreement on climate change.


Born in Chinaâs Sichuan province, the highly innovative illustrator and graphic designer Qian Qian uses Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and other Mac software to create art that merges Eastern and Western influences from different erasâfrom classical Chinese painting and 1930s Shanghai advertising to Cultural Revolution aesthetics, pop art, and the Japanese manga-inspired Superflat movement. âOther people might have training from an early age with pens and brushes,â Qian says, âbut the Mac is my main tool.â


Thousands of people in southwest England had electricity and water supplies cut on Monday after torrential rain deluged whole towns with water in some of the worst flooding for more than 50 years.


Real Goods Solar gets ready to join the mix.


Hollywoodâs movie and television writers plan to embark on an industrywide strike for the first time since 1988.


Firenze, 21:54 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA E SIENA ACQUISTANO BRASILIANO CAETANO

Fiorentina e Siena hanno acquistato il centrocampista brasiliano Caetano, classe 1984, prelevato dal...


Maybe, say researchers at Rutgers University and other US east coast universities who have found people especially sensitive to bitter compounds in broccoli and other foods tend to be thinner than others.


Venezuela's Hugo Chavez sends helicopters to Colombia to pick up three hostages to be freed by Farc rebels.


If the season of giving is wearing you down, remember the difference you'll make for those who receive your gifts.


Il 'rivale di Freud' colto da un infarto a 93 anni


Earnhardt Jr. Wins Another Talladega Race

Dale Earnhardt Jr. charged from 11th place to a victory and the series points lead in the last five laps of Sunday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race.


Astronauts try to fold space station's solar wing

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station began the delicate task of folding up one of the station's solar power wing panels on Wednesday to make way for a new set to track the sun for power.


BEIRUT: Leaders of the United Nations, the U.S. and France are receiving large Lebanese flags covered in signatures.


FCC Approves Cingular's AT&T Wireless Bid

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it has conditionally approved Cingular Wireless' $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. , clearing the last big hurdle for the deal.


Son Bilawal should not have been made party leader, says clan chief Mumtaz Bhutto


RIO DE JANEIRO, 13 SET - Otto hacker su dieci del pianeta si trovano in Brasile paese in cui vengono creati due terzi dei siti di pedofilia su internet. In base a stime della polizia federale brasiliana 'nel


Fourteen killed in Iraq as video of alleged Mosul bomber released

BAGHDAD  - Fourteen people, including a politician, were killed in Iraq as a militant group released a video claiming to show the suicide bomber who carried out the deadly attack on a dining hall at a US army base in Mosul.


A review into procedures in dealing with vulnerable people begins, after a 79-year-old woman starves to death.


Fannie Mae's plan to become an anchor for redevelopment in Southwest D.C. was the latest casualty of an accounting scandal that has already cost investors billions and toppled two top executives.


Hollinger International Inc. said Tuesday that it had found cases of inflated circulation at some of its newspapers, including the Jerusalem Post, in addition to previously disclosed problems at the Chicago Sun-Times.


Stock futures rose on Thursday as results from mobile phone maker Motorola Inc  and fellow tech leader EMC Corp  helped ease worries about third-quarter earnings.


Police on Long Island, New York, said they arrested two teens on Friday on charges of conspiring to attack staff and students at a high school.


Edwards slams war on terrorism as "bumper sticker"

The U.S.-led war on terrorism is "a  bumper sticker, not a plan" that has weakened Washington's  global standing, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards  said on Wednesday as he unveiled his defense policy plans.


Ministro petrolio avverte: presentino piani investimento


The worm may have turned for Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL). After years -- decades really -- of instigating, exacerbating, or at least cheering every regulatory swipe at


Turkey says it may launch Iraq incursion

CIZRE, Turkey  - Turkey said on Sunday that a military solution was still on the table to tackle Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq, while Washington urged dialogue to avert an incursion it fears will destabilize the region.


Congo rebel chief says army breaks ceasefire

GOMA, Congo  - Renegade Congolese General Laurent Nkunda said on Friday the Congolese army had attacked his position, breaking a fragile ceasefire negotiated by United Nations mediators in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.


"La lunghezza dei processi genera sfiducia nei cittadini"


Bollywood star feels for princes in Diana programme row

Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty voiced sympathy for Diana, princess of Wales' sons after a British broadcaster ignored their pleas to cut graphic images from a programme about her death.


PC World cuts Â£250 off the price of Apple's MacBook Air

Yes, there's a catch... Want a MacBook Air for Â£949? Pop over to PC World's website and order the skinny Apple and an HSDPA wireless broadband package from carrier 3 and the retailer will knock Â£250 off the price of the Air.â¦


* Monks disrobed at Canadian High Commission after anthrax scare

Oct 25, Colombo: Three Buddhist monks who went to the Canadian High Commission in Colombo this morning were forced to disrobe and shower by High Commission officials after an unknown powder was found in one of their passports.


NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe will resign this week, a government official said Sunday, and a spokesman for Louisiana State University said O'Keefe is a leading candidate to become a chancellor there.


UPDATE 1-Citigroup rating cut by Merrill, shares fall

Citigroup Inc. shares fell more than 2 percent early Monday, after Merrill Lynch analyst Guy Moszkowski cut his stock rating to "neutral" from "buy," citing recent ethics problems.


Nigerian Protection Force Arrives in Darfur

EL-FASHER, Sudan  - An elite contingent of 50  Nigerian soldiers arrived in Darfur on Thursday aboard a U.S.  military plane, the first of 3,000 extra African Union troops  deployed to monitor a shaky cease-fire in Sudan's western  region.


French Hostages Return Home, Paris Says No Ransom

Two French journalists freed after a  4-month hostage ordeal in Iraq returned home to a heroes'  welcome on Wednesday as a relieved government basked in  national joy at their release.


US stocks suffered a lacklustre session as doubts about a plan by world central banks to help alleviate the worst effects of the credit squeeze weighed on sentiment.


The head of US Anglicans accuses other churches, including the Church of England of double standards on sexuality.


The capsule of a Chinese satellite returning to Earth has smashed into a building in southwestern Sichuan province, causing damage but no injuries.


Troops kill 22 rebels in west Nepal as Maoists blockade capital

KATHMANDU : Troops killed at least 22 Maoists in a fierce clash in western Nepal as the rebels torched trucks and enforced a partial blockade of the capital to protest the disappearance of activists in army detention.


New 2300MP digital model offers high brightness and resolution, at a low price.


Out of The Office and into Scarface, the British funnyman talks about video games, short attention spans and his super-popular podcast. Wired News interview by John Gaudiosi.


Courtney Love Pleads Guilty To Disorderly Conduct

Courtney Love struck a plea agreement with New York prosecutors in her third-degree assault case on Wednesday, pleading guilty to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct and thus resolving one of the three criminal cases against her.


Indian Outsourcers Scramble To Meet Need For More Staff      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - A mix of low-cost labor and high-quality software and services has proved a bonanza for outsourcing firms in India, sending American rivals IBM  , Accenture   and others scrambling to cash in.


White House, Democrats clash over prosecutor probe

The fight between the White House and Democratic-led Congress over fired U.S. prosecutors flared on Wednesday when one former official declined to answer a number of questions and another refused to even appear before lawmakers.


The Eagles want to perform well in honor of Reggie White. The Raiders want to excel in tribute to John Madden. Otherwise, Sunday night's Hall of Fame game isn't much more than an NFL preseason opener. That means lots of rookies, undrafted free agents and guys few people have ever heard of on the Fawcett Stadium field.


A judge extended Beanie Sigel's supervised release after the rapper was questioned in federal court about a positive drug test and association with convicted felons.


Live running analysis from the Bill Gates keynote

It is the annual ritual event that officially marks the end of the holiday season: the Bill Gates keynote at CES. BetaNews has a complete team of electronics and grammar specialists on hand to parse every word.


British Media: Security Stopped Several Major Terrorist Attacks

A British television station and a newspaper are reporting that British security services believe they have thwarted several major attacks planned by terrorists linked to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida organization.


Student pleads innocent to NY terrorism charges

The first person extradited by Britain to the United States on terrorism charges pleaded not guilty to supporting al Qaeda in federal court on Tuesday.


Chrysler Sale Gives Daimler First Quarterly Loss Since â03

Daimler posted its first quarterly loss since 2003, with charges of $3.7 billion from the sale of Chrysler, but analysts cheered big gains by its Mercedes-Benz Car Group.


Relief workers battle bad weather to deliver food and medicine to ...

Relief workers battled rain and choppy seas Tuesday to deliver food and medicine to the country's northeast, while officials raised the death toll from last week's back-to-back storms to at least 740 people.


NORTON, Massachusetts  - Tiger Woods surrendered   his lead in the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship   on Saturday after shooting a one-over par 72.


Al-Qaeda Calls on Muslims To Fight in Lebanon, Israel

Al-Qaeda marked the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with a call for Muslims throughout the world to violently oppose the international peacekeeping force gathering in southern Lebanon and position themselves for direct assaults against Israel and Persian Gulf governments.


NEW YORK - When the owner's away, the rats will play. Video shot Friday morning through the window of a KFC/Taco Bell restaurant in New York caught several rats running around the floor, between counters and tables and on children's high chairs.


Pau Gasol had 23 points, Mike Miller added 19 points and seven rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies survived a strange ending to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 103-102 Friday night.


America Online is launching a program this week to promote and facilitate the creation of what it calls AIM Robots for its AIM instant messaging system.


Cuban leader Fidel Castro is recovering after falling at a rally and possibly fracturing a knee and an arm.


Conta poco partecipazione ministri, molto quella dei giovani


Hill: Glitch holding up NKorean transfer

North Korean funds that have held up a nuclear disarmament pact were in Russia on Saturday but technical problems were delaying final transfer to the country's accounts there, U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said.


The end of a legal battle about ownership of Martha Graham's dances has revealed how wrenching the question of artistic legacy and ownership can be.


India's Ruling Congress Party Wins Key State Election

India's ruling Congress Party has retained power in legislative elections in the country's second largest state of Maharashtra.


Bad guys looking for shiny new botnets, Trojans, rootkits, and spyware this holiday season have plenty to choose from.


Pesano timori attacco turco ai ribelli curdi in Iraq


Nokia Adds Blackberry Software To Series 80 Devices

Nokia announced plans to preload Blackberry software in its Nokia Series 80-based mobile devices, including the Nokia 9500 Communicator.


Researchers Make Tiny Radio From Nanotubes

Transistor radios tinier than a grain of sand, made using nanotechnology, can not only tune in to the traffic report, but may end up outperforming current silicon-based electronics, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


Video-Game Sequels Will Be on Wish Lists

Video game companies always release their marquee titles just as the holiday shopping frenzy starts humming. It's nothing personal, just business: analysts say December alone accounts for more than 50 percent of the industry's annual revenue.


No a societa' di lusso perche' gestiscono troppi marchi


U.S. Newspapers Eye Circulation Units Amid Scandals

Newspaper circulation chiefs generally do not draw much notice outside the publishing world, but a string of scandals over artificially pumped-up circulation data is bringing new scrutiny to their doors.


Montevideo, 10:36 - CALCIO, URUGUAY: DARIO SILVA LUCIDO, NON SA DELL'AMPUTAZIONE

Il dottor Mario Cancela, responsabile del Centro reparto intensivo dell'Asociacion Espanola di Monte...


After a confused 24 hours in which his aides described him as both close to death and near normal, Yasser Arafat bowed to the urging of his wife late yesterday and agreed to be flown to Paris for medical treatment.


Kevin Pietersen says he is not ready to be England's one-day captain.


Arsenal manager Wenger dismisses Real link

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reconfirmed his commitment to the English premier league club on Friday, saying that he would sign a new contract before the end ofthe year.


Insurgents unleashed attacks yesterday that killed at least 19 Iraqis in Samarra and wounded 20 US troops near Ramadi, in an apparent


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Thompson, Obama get most positive coverage: study

NEW YORK  - A new study of campaign 2008 coverage finds that Illinois Democrat Barack Obama and former "Law & Order" actor Fred Thompson, a Republican, have enjoyed much more positive coverage than their rivals.


ENVIRONMENT:  France Confronts an Italian Invasion

PARIS, Sep 1 (IPS) - Burgundy no longer means wines and colours to  French farmers these days. It is now a region being devastated by  the locust Calliptamus Italicus.


InterContinental sells 13 North American hotels

InterContinental Hotels Group is selling 13 hotels in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada to Hospitality Properties Trust for Â£230 million.


Hurricane Jeanne Is 5th Major Storm to Threaten US This Year

Hurricane Jeanne, which moved through the Caribbean today, is the fifth storm to threaten the US this year, putting 2004 on a pace to be the worst season in 88 years.


The âAmerican Experienceâ documentary âGrand Centralâ is such an entertaining wallow for New York PBS viewers that itâs disconcerting to note that it was produced in Boston.


Milano, 14:03 - CALCIO, BRESCIA: SQUALIFICATI 3 GIOCATORI

Il giudice sportivo ha squalificato tre calciatori del Brescia dopo il recupero della nona giornata ...


British detectives say ex-Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto was killed by the force of a bomb blast, not gunfire.


Australia lifts ban on therapeutic cloning

Australia overturned a ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research, despite heartfelt arguments against from both Prime Minister John Howard and the new leader of the opposition.


NASA will try this morning to set a speed record of Mach 10 -- that's 11.2 thousand kilometres an hour -- with an unmanned hypersonic jet.


UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari will return to Burma in early November after the date of his visit is moved forward.


Escape hatch: French Jews visit Israel as anti-Semitism rises at ...

French is one of the common languages spoken around the sparkling blue pool at the David Intercontinental in Tel Aviv, along the sandy beaches of Netanya and Eilat and the hotel lobbies of Jerusalem this summer.


Qimonda to pull plug on memory chip production in Dresden: sources

Qimonda, a unit of German semi-conductors giant Infineon, plans to cease production of memory chips at its oldest factory in Dresden, east Germany, from next October.


CALGARY -- The ink's barely dry on the $41-billion deal, but the federal health minister yesterday found himself defending the package amid warnings from the provinces it won't be enough.


Groups at Summit Urge Global Warming Fight

People form a line to enter a Noah's arc replica in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday Dec. 6, 2004. Greenpeace activist built the giant arc and placed it at the Plaza Republica to demonstrate and demand governments


Italian pianist to present benefit concert at WVU Oct. 6

Italian pianist Allessandro Cimino will visit the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts Wednesday, Oct.


JUAN Pablo Montoya has complained that Williams are showing favouritism to his team-mate Ralf Schumacher, who makes his return following a near-fatal crash at the United States Grand Prix in June.


Gamers Go for Maximum Geek Fun at Penny Arcade Expo 2007

Videogame fans get a taste of the latest games, including Rock Band and BioShock, and immerse themselves in gamer-geek culture at the Seattle show.


SEC slaps Black, Radler with fraud charges

WASHINGTON  - US securities officials charged the disgraced former press baron, Conrad Black, and his former deputy, David Radler, with securities fraud in connection with alleged wrongdoing at Hollinger International.


Marlins Win at Temporary Home in Chicago

Chased out of Florida by Hurricane Ivan, the Marlins were forced to play a home game on the road but still managed to close the gap in the N.L. wild-card race.


Art Review | 'The American-Made Alphabet': America the Beautiful and the Altered, From on High

The Boston photographer Margot Balboni presents 26 striking color photographs of the American landscape, made over the last two decades, in the form of an alphabet.


Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sports Network) - Jose Pekerman will replace Marcelo Bielsa as Argentina's national team coach. Pekerman, 55, is Argentina's former youth coach, where he guided many of Argentina's current stars.


MD group making patient files electronic

HealthOne Care System, the state's largest independent doctors' group, will spend $8 million to create electronic medical records for its 600,000-plus patients in Eastern Massachusetts. The nonprofit organization, of which Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates is the largest member, has five medical groups with 700 doctors. HealthOne will adapt a product called EpicCare that Harvard Vanguard already uses. HealthOne will recruit ...


Moon gas may bail out energy-sapped earth

A potential gas source found on the moonâs surface could hold the key to meeting future energy demands as the earthâs fossil fuels dry up in the coming decades, scientists said on Friday.


Now Old Grumpy goes for a (Micro)soft target Column Iâm a fan of shell extensions â those plug-ins for Windows Explorer which provide easy right-click access to all manner of context sensitive actions. For example, my favourite ZIP compressor is WinZip: simply right-click on a folder and you can instantly create an archive containing everything within that folder. Magic! But having said that, shell extensions, like other things, should be used in moderation; they can seriously impact system performance if you invite too many of âem to the party.â¦


Last month was the country's wettest June since records began, provisional figures out Thursday showed, as a flood clean-up continued and a backlog of tennis matches stacked up at rain-soaked Wimbledon.


GAZA CITY: Three Palestinians, one a local Hamas leader, were killed yesterday as Israel pressed a major offensive in the Gaza Strip and imposed a watertight closure on the Palestinian territories ahead of the Jewish New Year.


Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said that despite Afghanistan's rising opium production and violence in the south, "the trajectory is a hopeful and promising one" five years after the Taliban's fall.


A suicide bomber blows up his car near the party headquarters of interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.


Anaheim Angels Team Report - September 25

(Sports Network) - Jarrod Washburn tries to put the brakes on a personal three-game losing streak this evening when the Anaheim Angels continue their critical three-game series with the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium.


China Says Its Seafood Is Now Safer and Better

In an unusual public acknowledgment, Chinese officials said that pollution and water-quality problems had become the biggest challenges facing Chinaâs fish farming.


CIO poll shows optimism over increased tech spending

LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- US technology spending is projected to rise 7 percent next year and continue at about the same rate through 2008, according to results of a survey released Monday that also showed improved optimism on outlays in the sector.


Sleuth: Cannibal May Be Innocent of Murder

More than 130 years after Alferd Packer ate his five companions to survive a Colorado winter, a museum curator is making a case that the notorious cannibal was innocent of murder.


It is believed Lastman suffered the attack on Thursday, but did not check himself into the hospital until Friday, when doctors operated on a blockage and inserted a stent to keep the affected artery open.


Friend to testify in court about OJ Simpson's finances

SANTA MONICA, Calif. One of OJ Simpson's friends is being ordered to testify about the former football star's finances. The order to appear in court was issued yesterday at the request of Fred Goldman, whose


Il simbolo accompagnera' tutte le manifestazioni ufficiali


Japan Ministers Pay Homage at Shrine for War Dead

Three Japanese ministers paid homage at a  controversial shrine for war dead Sunday, the 59th anniversary  of Japan's World War II surrender, a move that drew anger from  Asian neighbors.


Bruxelles, 14:31 - CALCIO, MANCHESTER-EUROPA: LIPPI CONVOCA IBRA

Marcello Lippi, ct della selezione di giocatori che militano in squadre europee che domani sera affr...


Believe it or not, LeBron James doesn't have it all. Not yet. Just shy of his 20th birthday, James has more money than he'll ever spend. He's got a mansion, a Rookie of the Year trophy, the public's fascination, celebrity friends, an Olympic medal, and a newborn son.


Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz says his country stands for peace as he sets off on his first official visit to India.


Studies Say Clearing Land for Biofuels Will Aid Warming

Clearing land to produce biofuels such as ethanol will do more to exacerbate global warming than using gasoline or other fossil fuels, two scientific studies show.


âSteepâ is an undeniably impressive visual spectacle that follows the sport of extreme skiing.


N.Korea allows IAEA team to visit nuclear reactor

North Korea will allow a team of U.N. nuclear watchdog officials to visit the Yongbyon reactor it has agreed to shut down under a disarmament-for-aid deal, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Wednesday.


Intervista esclusiva al grande cantante e showman, dopo mezzo secolo fra musica e tv"Combatto con la musica dalla parte degli operai, sono il vero motore del mondo"                                          Buon compleanno Celentano settant'anni a suon di rock                                                                                di GINO CASTALDO


We should be using probes to look for life in space instead of radio signals, say scientists.


Franco Zeffirelli was cheered and showered with roses on the opening night of his new production of Verdi's 'Aida' at La Scala on Thursday night, making his triumphant return after a 14-year absence from the ...Comment


Saudi Arabia Dismissed As 9/11 Defendant

The kingdom of Saudi Arabia, three Saudi princes and several Saudi financial institutions were dismissed Tuesday as defendants in six civil lawsuits accusing them of providing support to al-Qaida before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.


On the Far Side of the Field, a Familiar Face

Perhaps there will be a moment during Sunday's game between the Giants and the Redskins when a coach and his former franchise quarterback will do a double take.


Almost independent, Kosovo seeks flag, anthem

PRISTINA, Serbia  - Kosovo could soon be Europe's newest independent state, but the Albanian majority in Serbia's breakaway province still has to decide on a name, a flag and an anthem.


Outfielder Shane Spencer signed with Japan's Hanshin Tigers after a seven-year career in the majors in which he played on two championship teams with the New York Yankees.


Iraq's New Law on Ex-Baathists Could Bring Another Purge

BAGHDAD -- Maj. Gen. Hussein al-Awadi, a former official in Saddam Hussein's Baath Party, became the commander of the Iraqi National Police despite a 2003 law barring the party from government.


Fla. deputy, 76, killed with his own gun

An inmate handcuffed inside a medical transportation van Wednesday managed to steal a gun from the twice-retired, 76-year-old sheriff's deputy at the wheel, kill him with it and drive off, authorities said.


For Gay Marriage Ruling, Quiet Anniversary

The first anniversary of the court decision sanctioning gay marriage in Massachusetts was marked with little fanfare Thursday, but both sides in the controversy said it was simply the calm before a renewed political and legal storm.


ROMA, 24 DIC - Comincera' domani, all'alba del giorno di Natale, l'avventura della sonda europea Huygens verso la piu' grande luna di Saturno, Titano. Alle 5,08 (ora italiana) di domattina, infatti, la sonda


Online lo schema del decreto con le norme generali e i nuovi orari delle discipline. Anche un forum per i commenti                                                  La riforma delle scuole superiori le novitÃ  sul sito del ministero                                                                                I sindacati: "Un artificio per glissare la partecipazione reale"


In scena al Piccolo Teatro dal 24 al 27 maggio


Sudan orders halt of fighting in Darfur but rebels say attacks ...

Sudan said yesterday it ordered the military to stop fighting in the bloodied Darfur region even as rebels alleged new attacks and said they'd uphold a boycott of stalemated peace talks.


An experimental helmet is being tested by scientists as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease.


Putin: Russia shouldn't be U.S. opponent

President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia's role should not be to counter the United States, adding that Washington was "our principal partner," with close positions on issues such as global security, nonproliferation and disarmament.


David Beckham hopes to end his Real Madrid career on a high by helping the club win the title before he leaves to join LA Galaxy.


Gere assails "big lies" of Bush administration

Richard Gere  launched a broadside at the Bush administration when he picked  up a lifetime achievement award during the San Sebastian  International Film Festival on Sunday.


Palestinian militants kill two suspected collaborators in Tul Karm

Masked Palestinian gunmen killed a suspected collaborator in a public square in the West Bank on Monday, shooting the bound man before hundreds of onlookers, including schoolchildren, witnesses said.


Just a few months after leaving politics, former Foreign Minister Han Seung-soo wants to be called a scholar rather than a politician or bureaucrat, emphasizing his career as an economics professor for 18 years ...


SARS criticism prompts another resignation

A senior Hong Kong hospital official who was criticized for his performance during the SARS crisis will resign at the end of the year.


Following last year's shaky Chick-Fil-A Bowl performance, Virginia Tech quarterback Sean Glennon has rebounded to take command of the Hokies and make believers of his teammates.


Director Oliver Stone accuses the Hollywood film industry of promoting the idea of America at war.


La Ferrari compie 60 anni il mito sbarca in edicola

Storia, piloti, foto, curiosità e le ultime novità. Repubblica e L'espresso presentano una speciale collezione: da sabato 25 agosto il primo fascicolo e il modellino della Enzo


Andrew Corp. Thursday forecast a fiscal fourth-quarter loss on lower revenue, citing rising raw materials costs and weak demand in North America as two large customers that are about to


Toshiba Suits Accuse Hynix of Patent Infringement

South Korea-based Hynix said it would respond to the actions and take appropriate "countermeasures" after reviewing the lawsuits more closely.


PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Still smarting over the loss of their homes, Hurricane Charley's victims turned out by the hundreds in 90-degree heat Tuesday to cope with the storm's latest blow to their lives - the mass shutdown of businesses that has left them without jobs...


In the Hunt: Keeping the Housing Slump at Bay

Not everyone has suffered from the current housing slump. Exceptions include entrepreneurs with deep experience in real estate and those who have carved out a special niche.


The countryâs banking regulator is planning to find out how UBS racked up $10 billion in write-downs related to the subprime lending problems in the United States. âWe have to look how the situation got so farâ into a loss, a spokesman for the Federal Banking Commission, Alain Bichsel, said. âItâs our job.â On Dec. 10, UBS announced the largest subprime write-downs by any European bank and said it would raise $16.8 billion to improve its financial strength. Mr. Bichsel said that the bankâs response to the losses was âvery goodâ and that UBS would not face an âinvestigation in the legal sense.â There is no evidence of any wrongdoing by UBS, Europeâs largest bank by assets, he added. A spokesman for UBS, Serge Steiner, declined to comment.


Wall Street rallies for 2nd day after Fed rate cut

Stocks rose on Wednesday as investors extended a rally a day after the Federal Reserve's bold rate cut, betting that lower borrowing costs would keep the economy from slowing further and boost profits.


Australia to tell Russia no uranium sales to Iran

Australian Prime Minister John Howard  said on Thursday he would tell Russian President Vladimir Putin  that he would not approve the sale of uranium to Moscow if  there was any possibility it could be resold to Iran or Syria.


Pop star Madonna visits Judaism's sacred Western Wall in the dead of night to avoid being mobbed by waiting photographers.


Be careful what you wish for, Force Protection investors.


KANPUR, India: Opener Andrew Hall hit a record 163 for his maiden Test century to put South Africa in command on the second day of the first Test against India yesterday.


Gurkhas are to help evacuate British nationals from the trouble-hit west African country Ivory Coast.


FLORIDA STATE Coach: Bobby Bowden (32d year, 293-81-4). 2006 finish: 7-6, 3-5 (fifth). Players to watch: QB Drew Weatherford (2,154 yards, 12 TDs), RB Antone Smith (5.2 yards per carry), DT Andre Fluellen. Outlook: The Seminoles could climb back atop the ACC heap, but it might take a year to adjust to the numerous staff changes. Nonconference games against Florida ...


Los Angeles, California, Dec. 7 - Pop star Michael Jackson has voluntarily given his DNA sample to Police investigators from Santa Barbara County who raided Jacksonâs Neverland Ranch this weekend in connection


Il ministro ha commentato le anticipazioni su dati calcolati


Salone di Francoforte al via il maxi show tedesco

La polemica fra le case automobilistiche e la Ue sulle emissioni, tutte le novità marca per marca e le foto: viaggio nel futuro del mondo dell'auto


Cedute 11,7 mln azioni a 22,45 euro per 2,053% capitale


Stores, sweets, and songs will color in the week that lies ahead.


Kerry, Bush Remain Tied at 45 Percent in Reuters/Zogby Poll

President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry remain tied in the Reuters/Zogby daily tracking poll of likely voters. Surveys by the Washington Post and CBS News/New York Times show the race a statistical tie.


International Olympics Committee members visit London to check on the 2012 Games preparations.


Update 5: Tokyo Stocks Fall, Dollar Higher

Tokyo stocks slid Friday for a sixth straight session as concerns about rising oil prices and Wall Street's overnight weakness combined to knock Japanese blue chips lower.


A female councillor who was born a man is due to become the UK's first transgender mayor today, the Local Government Association said.


Wal-Mart to Offer $4 Generic Prescriptions

The pilot program appeared to mark the first time that Wal-Mart has used its unrivaled influence in the U.S. economy to lower health care costs.


Cabbies Plan 2nd Strike to Protest New Devices

The New York Taxi Workers Alliance is planning a 24-hour strike beginning at 5 a.m. Monday.


Ernst, Deutsche may face fines in tax shelter case: report

Ernst & Young  and Deutsche  Bank (DBKGn.DE) could face monetary sanctions rather than  criminal charges in a U.S. tax shelter probe, The Wall Street  Journal reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.


ICANN's Whois privacy reforms stalled again

A move to devise privacy policies for ICANN that might shield information on people who register domains has stalled for now, continuing a long-running stalemate  on reforms to the way the WHOIS database is handled.


ANALYSIS: Ruling on vote in Ukraine is major step

Once again, the Kremlin-backed candidate will face the opposition leader who favors closer ties with the West. But little else will ever be the same for Ukraine, where a


Former Boeing Official Druyun Sentenced to Prison

Former Boeing Co. official Darleen A. Druyun was sentenced to nine months in prison for secretly negotiating a job for herself while representing the Pentagon in talks with the company


And Thanks to My Agent, My Skin Doctor ...

The weeks between the Golden Globe awards and the Oscars constitute a kind of Hollywood advent calendar for the doctors responsible for the care and feeding of celebrity skin.


Miguel Tejada homers twice and drives in five runs, rookie Daniel Cabrera throws six strong innings and the Orioles beat up on the Twins, 12-3, Saturday.


Foonz Launches First Mobile Voice Social Networking Service

Talking to groups of people on your mobile phone has never been easier.  Today Foonz introduces the first service that lets anyone call a group  of people instantly, for free, from any phone regardless of the carrier  or service provider.


Aer Lingus, the Irish airline, has just revolutionized pricing from the United States to Ireland.


Governo, incarico a Marini ma è muro contro muro

Colloquio al Quirinale: il presidente del Senato proverà a formare un governo per la riforma elettorale. Montezemolo: "Lo stimo molto". Berlusconi: "Tempo perso"


Qantas Board Accepts Offer of $8.7 Billion for a Buyout

Australiaâs largest airline agreed to an $8.7 billion buyout offer from a consortium led by Macquarie Bank and the Texas Pacific Group.


Senior Level Manager With Extensive Yellow Pages Experience Joins Knowledge Networks/SRI to Lead Directory Research Practice

CRANFORD, N.J., May 30  /PRNewswire/ -- Knowledge Networks/SRI has appointed Jane Dennison-Bauer -- a respected manager and expert YP marketer -- to lead its Directory Research Practice, including the Yellow Pages Market Reporter(SM) syndicated service.


The furniture maker's management says past is not prelude.


Company says it won't sell equipment using the next-generation Wi-Fi standard, as Intel and others are, until it's IEEE-certified.


Riots erupt after Aboriginal man dies in custody

An angry mob of nearly 300 Aborigines who went on the rampage on an island off the Queensland coast today burnt down a police station and threatened to kill its officers as well as several local council officials.


Eleven police officers are injured during disturbances in the New Lodge areas of north Belfast, the police say.


Notoriety of President Morales Roils Area's Bolivian Community

On weekend nights, the dance floor at Cecilia's Club in Arlington County pulsates with strobe lights and salsa dancers. But one recent Saturday afternoon, this social hub of the region's large Bolivian population became a sober forum for debate on the political storm that has convulsed the...