An electrical-shock hazard is prompting the recall of nearly 40,000 laser printers made by Lexmark International Inc. and sold in the United States.


NEW YORK Dec 6, 2004 - Former president Bill Clinton on Monday helped launch a new Internet search company backed by the Chinese government which says its technology uses artificial intelligence to produce better results than Google Inc.


Avrebbero reso fino a un milione di euro. Quattro denunce


Brescia, 18:04 - CALCIO, BRESCIA-JUVE: CAMPO NEUTRO O PORTE CHIUSE

Niente da fare per Brescia-Juventus il 10 marzo al Rigamonti. Nei giorni scorsi una delegazione dell...


Ornette Coleman, who earlier this year became only the second jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music, swept the top honors at the Jazz Awards 2007 on Thursday, winning in four categories, including musician of the year.


Police say it is too early to tell what started a huge fire at Camden's famous market in north London.


Gates: Bombs tie Iran to Iraq extremists

Serial numbers and other markings on bombs suggest that Iranians are linked to deadly explosives used by Iraqi militants, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday in some of the administration's first public assertions on evidence the military has collected.


Twenty-year-old Miss Peru has been crowned Miss World in a southern Chinese resort town, as China looks to become the regular host of an event that would have once been deemed heretical by its Communist leaders.


Rescue crews end efforts at Egypt Hilton

With Israeli rescue workers pulling out, the Egyptian military sealed off a bombed luxury hotel today to clear more debris and collect evidence for investigators tracing the explosives and vehicles used in the attack that targeted


Former President Jiang Zemin resigns his post as head of military.


A Film Year Full of Escapism, Flat in Attendance

Despite a modest increase in 2007 box office receipts, moviedom is trudging into January with a droop in its shoulders.


When Joe Torre held his season-ending session with reporters after the American League Championship Series, he was asked about Bernie Williams' place on the 2005 Yankees.


After all the fuss and fracas, the opening of the city's new Arabic school turned out to be much like any other first day of class. The 55 sixth-grade students enrolled at the Khalil Gibran International Academy were greeted Tuesday morning by only supportive faces as they made their way into the space they share in Brooklyn with another middle school and a high school.


McCartney Pledges No Wardrobe Malfunction at Halftime Show

Ask just about anyone what they remember most about the New England Patriots' dramatic 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers in last year's Super Bowl and chances are you will get the same answer.


Bush writes Gaddafi to strengthen ties: news agency

U.S. President George W. Bush has written Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi saying Washington wants to strengthen ties with Libya, Libyan news agency Jana reported.


Japan's Unemployment Rate Drops in Sept.

Japan's unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent in September, the government said Friday in the latest sign of a recovery in the job market of the world's second largest economy.


Patterson, Orioles OK $4.3M, 1-Year Deal

BALTIMORE -- Center fielder Corey Patterson avoided arbitration with the Baltimore Orioles, agreeing Friday to a $4.3 million, one-year contract.


The dangers of software patents for free software have always been a hot issue.  But with the news that Red Hat and Novell are being sued for alleged patent infringement by IP Innovation, the matter has moved from theory into practice.  In fact, in the battle against software patents, it turns out that the open source world already has a rather powerful weapon in its armoury â even if it's one that few people know about. read more


Rally a Londra, il metallo segna un progresso del 12%


TONY ROCHE has coached two vastly contrasting former world No.1s: Ivan Lendl, consummate professional with lethal groundstrokes, and Pat Rafter, the congenial exponent of serve-volley.


A 39-year-old Douglas County resident has the flu. The Douglas County Health Department ran confirmation tests on cultures Tuesday.


At Christmas, President Urges Aid to the Needy

Bush exchanged gifts with his family, posed for photographs with Marines, and issued a Christmas day radio address urging Americans to care for the sick, the elderly and the poor.


Television executive Judy Girard, who led the Food Network to prominence, announced Monday she will retire as president of sister cable network HGTV.


Shortstop Craig Counsell returned to the Arizona Diamondbacks, agreeing Wednesday to a $2.7 million, two-year contract. Arizona traded Counsell to the Milwaukee Brewers after the 2003 season


NEW ORLEANS -- Courts already inundated by a wave of litigation against insurance companies over damage from Hurricane Katrina are bracing for a last-minute barrage of lawsuit filings as a deadline nears next week.


IU researchers target video game violence

By the numbers. By Shari Rudavsky. Jon Steinberg, 18, takes careful aim and shoots. Red spray fills the air, and the target falls dead, as Steinberg laughs lightly and says, "There's the blood.


Officials: Private Records Posted Online

In another black eye for Florida's child-welfare agency, officials acknowledged that confidential records for nearly 4,000 abused and neglected children were available on the Internet until this week.


"I'm not sure I can think of any scenario more enjoyable than making 55,000 people from New York shut up," the Boston Red Sox ace said Monday, a day before starting the opener of the AL Championship Series against Mike Mussina.


La zona dello sbarco sorvolata da elicotteri della Marina


British couple murdered in Thailand named

A British couple who were shot dead near the Bridge on the River Kwai in Thailand have been named. Adam Lloyd, 25, and Vanessa Arscott, 24, got into an argument at a small restaurant near Kanchanaburi, around 80 miles west of Bangkok, according to police.


China slave scandal brings resignation calls

Chinese police have detained 168 people accused of involvement in slavery that trapped victims in scorching brick kilns, state media said on Monday, as outrage over official complicity rippled through the usually tame press.


Temperature record a Roma, a Napoli 45 gradi percepiti


Italy, Britain committed to Iraqi peace, two leaders say

ROME, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday the two countries were committed to ensuring a peaceful future to the Iraqi people and defending their holy shrines, according to the ...


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- IBM Corp. said Wednesday it would take a $320 million charge toward its third-quarter earnings as part of an agreement to resolve certain claims in a lawsuit brought against its pension plan.


Yankees Take Dramatic 12-Inning Victory Over Twins

Hideki Matsui hit a sacrifice fly to score Derek Jeter in the bottom of the 12th inning, giving the New York Yankees a dramatic 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the American League Divisional Series Wednesday.


But Australia has overwhelmed the apparent next best one-day team in the world with a seven-wicket win over New Zealand set up by Glenn McGrath's early burst and finished off by a brutal knock from Andrew Symonds.


Spain to jail people for drugs trade with sportsmen

Spain plans to jail people who sell drugs to sportsmen and women as part of a zero-tolerance crack down on banned drugs, sports minister Jaime Lissavetsky said on Tuesday.


Russian Legislators Vote to Ratify the Kyoto Protocol

Russia's lower house of Parliament voted overwhelmingly today to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, clearing another hurdle for the international treaty aimed at reducing emissions blamed for global warming.


Merkel and Sarkozy call for stronger regulation of markets

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a joint call here on Monday for greater regulation of international financial markets.


THERE WILL be an asterisk next to Barry Bonds' home-run records. It may not appear in Major League Baseball's official archives, but it will be ingrained in the public mind.


NAJAF, Iraq - Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf on Monday amid fierce battles between U.S. forces and Shiite militants, who remained in control of a revered shrine here as negotiations dragged on for its handover to religious authorities...


Ajax technical director Louis Van Gaal has resigned from his post following differences with the Dutch clubâs coach Ronald Koeman.


VATICANO - AVE MARIA a cura di don Luciano Alimandi - ÂCercate le cose di lassÃ¹Â CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Cielo non Ã¨ una favola raccontata ai piccoli, ma una certezza che GesÃ¹ ha donato ai suoi discepoli, a tutti coloro che credono in Lui e fanno la sua volontÃ . Lo ha espressamente promesso: Ânella casa del Padre ...


Information Appliance Associates is offering an application that links the  BlackBerry mobile e-mail platform with Mac OS X, further extending BlackBerry's considerable reach.


Iran says provisional agreement reached with Europeans on nuclear ...

TEHRAN, Iran Iran and European nations have reached a provisional agreement over Iran's nuclear program at talks aimed at avoiding a UN showdown.


Chavez Vows to Find Prosecutor's Killers

President Hugo Chavez vowed Friday that Venezuela's intelligence services would identify the assassins of a state attorney who intended to prosecute backers of Venezuela's 2002 coup.


Prezzi lievitano fino a 70 volte per dolci e biscotti


Sottoposta a cure tre volte alla settimana per 4 anni


Elton John warmed up his vocal chords for a concert early yesterday morning in Taiwan by telling photographers to "fuck off" and that they were a bunch of "rude, vile pigs.


Japanese Invention Allows Women To Doze With Man Pillow

Linen maker Kameo Corp.'s new "Boyfriend's Arm Pillow" -- which consists of a headless torso and a stuffed arm that curls around the sleeper -- might make some people uneasy. But not the 1,000 people in Japan who have bought the pillow, which Kameo says is the first of its kind.


Gallaudet students protest new president

Protests over Gallaudet University's choice for president of the school for the deaf escalated Friday as about 200 students blocked access to a campus building.


Until this year, the fact that Andy Roddick has failed to claim a second major since his 2003 U.S. Open victory hasn't diminished the buzz surrounding him each time he takes a whack at his country's most coveted tennis title.


Raj Bahadur is still close friends with Rajnikanth.


Bush visits friendly countries in Europe

Bulgaria has lost 13 soldiers in Iraq, but says it is committed to the U.S.-led coalition at least until next spring, and Albania professes such an affinity for America that it has issued three stamps featuring President Bush's likeness and the Statue of Liberty.


The disappointing resuslts sent shares down more than 10 percent amid concerns about its flagship cholesterol drugs.


FCC chief wants Logan to allow airlines' WiFi

The nation's top telecommunications regulator is pushing to overturn a disputed ban Logan International Airport officials imposed two years ago on wireless Internet services offered by airlines at Logan, according to a published report.


Indonesia files civil lawsuit against Suharto

Indonesian prosecutors on Monday filed a civil suit against former dictator Suharto, seeking more than 1.5 billion dollars in damages over funds he allegedly stole during his three decades in power.


370,000 homeowners aided in second half of '07

About 370,000 strapped U.S. borrowers averted foreclosure last year as a large number of homeowners responded to a government-backed effort by the mortgage industry to stem surging delinquencies.


The US military says all the extra troops sent to Iraq in the "surge" strategy are in place,  ready to operate fully.


Ex-central banker and ex-speaker join Thai PM pool

A former Thai central bank chief and a   former Senate speaker on Saturday joined a speculative pool of   candidates for the military to name as prime minister, four   days after their coup.


Absence of linguistic skills could hamper thinking ability

Not being part of a culture with a highly developed language, could limit your thoughts, at least as far as numbers are concerned, reveals a new study conducted by a psychologist at the Columbia University in New York.


Gerry DiNardo, Gary Crowton and David Cutcliffe all became unemployed coaches Wednesday, upping the total coaching vacancies in Division I-A to 15.


Racing: Typhoon cancels Japanese GP qualifying until Sunday

SUZUKA, Japan : The qualifying sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix were cancelled and moved to Sunday because of the threat of a typhoon scheduled to hit the Suzuka track.


No TV, except for sports, for Peterson jurors over weekend

Jurors considering the fate of Scott Peterson on Friday afternoon faced a choice imposed by the judge â-ither wrap up deliberations quickly, or look forward to a long weekend


Ex-premier Abbas pledges to follow in Arafat's footsteps

Palestinian interim leader Mahmoud Abbas talks to journalists as he leaves a meeting of Fatah Central Committee in the West Bank town of Ramallah, November 22.


Rossi regains control of World Championship title

Motorsport.com. The 25 year-old living legend, Valentino Rossi, stamped his authority at today's Portuguese GP at the Estoril circuit, by taking his sixth GP victory of the 2004 season and 65th of his career.


Palermo, 13:39 - CALCIO, PALERMO: CONVOCATI PER EMPOLI

Questi i convocati del Palermo per la gara di domani contro l'Empoli.


Officials are trying to figure out why workers at a meat plant were stricken with a strange neurological illness.


CHIESA ITALIANA: QUANTE DIVISIONI HA RUINI

(ASCA) - Roma, 28 ago - '''Quante divisioni ha il Papa?'', si interrogava, secondo la ''vulgata', Stalin, all'epoca in cui lo spauracchio che i cosacchi abbeverassero i loro cavali in Piazza San Pietro veniva proposto come un pericolo imminente.


Bloomberg has harsh words for Washington

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who says he's not a candidate for president, chose electoral vote-rich California for a scorching attack Saturday on Washington.


BELGRADE, Serbia -- Serbia's pro-Western president narrowly defeated an ally of late autocrat Slobodan Milosevic in a closely contested election Sunday only days before an expected declaration of independence by the breakaway Kosovo province.


Icahn Files to Buy Stake in Temple-Inland

Billionaire financier Carl Icahn has  filed for regulatory approval to buy up to $1 billion of  Temple-Inland Inc. TIN.N shares, the company said on Friday,  pushing shares in the packaging and building materials maker to  all-time highs.


Truckers of Iraq's Pony Express Are Risking It All for a Paycheck

Lured by paychecks that are double or triple what they earned in the U.S., truckers are risking their lives - and occasionally losing them - working in Iraq.


Defense says hating Peterson not enough reason to convict

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Scott Peterson's attorney is set to conclude his closing arguments later this morning. He'll try to convince the jury his client is a liar and a cheat, but not a murderer.


(InfoWorld) - Sun Microsystems Inc. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President Jonathan Schwartz made it clear Wednesday what kind of customers his company hopes to lure now that long-troubled Sun finally appears to be in the middle of an upswing. "There are two customers we see [in the market]," Schwartz said, speaking at a Sun product launch event in New York. "Customers that look at information technology as a competitive weapon, and those that look at information technology as a cost center. We're obsessed with and focused on the former." Calling New York the "epicenter for those kind of customers" because of the technology-savvy financial services firms and media companies that have headquarters there, Schwartz outlined some of the positives for his company since he assumed the CEO position a little over 100 days ago. While his first 100 days "honeymoon is over," according to Schwartz, Sun is just beginning to see the fruits of a comeback strategy it's been crafting since it took the dot.com bust on the chin in 2001. The company seems to be finally climbing -- albeit slowly -- out of its unprofitable rut, and has shown promising revenue growth over the last couple of quarters as it cut costs by shedding employees. Schwartz said the company even expects to achieve sustainable profitability by its fiscal fourth quarter, which ends June 30, 2007. Schwartz had little new to report about the company's overall strategy, although Sun Wednesday launched some storage and server products -- and one, called "Thumper," that is a hybrid of the two. In a message he's been trumpeting for years, the new CEO continued to stress Sun's commitment to offering a mix of hardware systems, software, storage and services, and helping customers combine those products in heterogeneous IT environments so Sun's products run seamlessly alongside competitive offerings. Schwartz pointed to the success of Sun's open-source version of its Solaris OS as proof that Sun is happy to play well with others if it means winning customers. He said since the company open sourced Solaris last year, nearly 70 percent of its implementations have been on competing hardware from IBM Corp., Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co., not Sun's own servers. Sun to date has distributed nearly 6 million licenses for OpenSolaris, Schwartz added. One analyst who attended Wednesday's event said it was not meant to be a new product-driven launch. Instead, said Jonathan Eunice, an analyst with Illuminata, the event was to show that Sun's investment in open source and new products over the past several years, including its early adoption of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s Opteron chips for its Galaxy server line, is finally beginning to pay off. Sun Wednesday sent a message that it's on the right path now and has something compelling to offer customers who shied away from it since it hit hard times, he said. "This is a drumbeat event," Eunice said. "This was not about the product pipeline, but about customer connections. [This is Sun saying], 'We continue to do the work, continue to get back with quality customers.'" Sun's announcement Wednesday that it has renewed its relationship with systems integrator Accenture Ltd., which is setting up an identity management practice on Sun's technology, is particularly important to reaching new customers or some it has lost since its downturn, Eunice said. "It's a very critical way for Sun to get new business and revenue," he said of the Accenture deal.


Woman's loss of dreams helps brain researchers make gains

Swiss doctors may not yet know what makes us dream, but they're closer to understanding where they unfold in the brain by studying an elderly patient who lost her ability to dream following a stroke.


Ivory Coast army says uncovers coup plot

War-divided Ivory Coast's armed forces said on Tuesday they had evidence a group of soldiers and civilians were plotting to assassinate the West African state's president and several top military officials.


Dominican New Yorkers had a message yesterday for the newly elected president of their homeland: Let there be light.


Milano, 19:35 - CALCIO, INTER: DOPPIA SEDUTA, CORDOBA IN GRUPPO

Allenamento di ripresa per l'Inter con una doppia seduta. In mattinata lavoro atletico: differenziat...


The dismal performance of Reliance Power's much-anticipated market debut is the latest Asian IPO to turn sour


One dead in Michigan school shooting: report

One person shot himself to death after wounding a 17-year-old girl inside a high school in Midland, Michigan, media reports said on Wednesday.


Fashion Wire Daily - Typically in Milan, the true acid test of what women will be wearing six months from now is a Max Mara show, which is a genuine worry given the lackluster and mundane Spring/Summer 2007 collection presentation in Milan on Thursday, September 28th.


Islamic militants in Iraq claim to have killed 12 Nepalese migrant workers who were kidnapped last month on their way to low-level reconstruction jobs there.


SANTIAGO, Chile  - Thousands of Chileans, some praying and many in tears, filed past the coffin of Augusto Pinochet on Monday as his family criticized the government for denying the former dictator a state funeral.


UN Chief Urges 'Unprecedented Action' on Climate Change

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 24--U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said Monday that a 15-year international effort to stem global warming has failed to halt the buildup of greenhouse emissions and called for governments to undertake "unprecedented action" to reverse the trend.


Buying a new PC? 'Windows Vista Capable' barely hits the mark

Configuring a PC around the minimum hardware requirements of an application or operating system may not be the best idea for users who hope to get the most out of Windows Vista.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Marijuana possession charges against Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony were dropped Wednesday. Anthony, 20, was cited with possession Oct. 15 when less than an ounce of marijuana was


Posted November 10, 2004 -- Not more than 24 hours after John Ashcroft resigned his position as Attorney General, President George Bush has named Alberto Gonzales to fill Ashcroftâs shoes and become the first Hispanic to serve in the position.


Milano, 15:31 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; MARINO: CASSANO SOGNO CHE PUO' DIVENTARE INCUBO

Pierpaolo Marino ha parlato di mercato a margine dell'assemblea della Lega di serie B a Milano. ''Il...


Kids Need Help Staying Slim, Congress Told

Schools may need more money and  regulators may need more authority to help America's children  from spiraling into obesity, experts and politicians told  Congress on Tuesday.


Bordeaux, 12:47 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: BOUMSONG NEL MIRINO DEL BORDEAUX

Il difensore francese della Juventus, Jean-Alain Boumsong, sarebbe nelle mire del Bordeaux. Lo scriv...


Playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn is to step down as artistic director of Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre.


Police closed off a hospital here after a shooting was reported inside the building Sunday.


Israeli occupation troops have shot and killed a Palestinian gunman in the Gaza Strip as he approached the border fence. Field Commander Lieutenant-Colonel Ari told Israel Radio on Sunday : "Forces in the area noticed suspicious movement .


A 12-year-old boy collapses and dies after being chased by two older youngsters in Sunderland.


Developing nations will stand firm on key issues at upcoming world trade talks, Brazil's foreign minister says.


Congressman Named to Fill Lottâs Senate Seat

Gov. Haley Barbour appointed a seven-term congressman, Roger Wicker, to fill the seat of departing Senator Trent Lott.


NBC in talks to remove program chief Reilly: report

NBC Universal is in talks to sever  ties with Kevin Reilly, president of its entertainment division  and the network's chief programmer, according to an article on  the New York Times Web site on Monday.


Real Madrid insist former Newcastle United defender Jonathan Woodgate is still on course to make a "total recovery" from his thigh injury - despite his latest setback".


Her followers are ecstatic, but terrorists are gunning for her and crises are erupting even as she seeks to form a ruling troika with Musharraf and the military


Milano, 11:21 - CALCIO, FALSO IN BILANCIO: UDIENZA INTER-MILAN RINVIATA 18/12

E' stata rinviata al 18 dicembre prossimo l'udienza preliminare, davanti al Gup milanese Paola Di Lo...


Pays $1bn for Web's favourite free database Sun Microsystems is to pay $1bn for open source database developer MySQL.â¦


Stocks higher on latest GDP reading, lower oil prices

By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Investors continued to balance their portfolios on Wednesday in advance of the end of the third quarter.


US Stocks Set for Flat Open: Oil Falls, Data Awaited

US stock futures pointed to little change when Wall Street opens on Thursday, as investors look to jobless claims and other data for guidance while drawing comfort from a fresh fall in crude oil prices.


Premiership footballer Titus Bramble has been questioned by police investigating an alleged sex attack at his home.   The Newcastle United defender was spoken to after a 24-year-old woman claimed she was attacked by one man as another watched during a party at the footballer's home.


UN nuclear inspectors pay a "satisfactory" visit to a North Korean atomic reactor for the first time in four years.


Lawmakers to Seek New Pay Plan for Medicaid Drugs

US taxpayers are overpaying for medicines for poor Medicaid patients and the system is ripe for an overhaul next year, lawmakers in both parties said on Tuesday.


Il cda lo ha nominato per un terzo mandato


The author of a new book talks about recent battles in court over church and state


Abbas, Bush discuss restarting Mideast peace talks

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, emboldened by an outpouring of international support in his showdown with Hamas militants, yesterday told a receptive President Bush that it was time to restart Mideast peace talks.


Ecological forum gets greenhouse gas report

A new report on ecological damage from greenhouse gases dominated the sidelines of a UN conference on global warming Saturday as delegates from nearly 200 nations


Company pays for selling soldier's stuff

A soldier whose stored possessions were sold while he served in Iraq has received their full value of $8,000 and an apology from the storage company.


Bush pledges to seek consensus on war policy

WASHINGTON -- President Bush pledged yesterday to seek bipartisan consensus on the way forward in Iraq, as he awaited a panel's recommendations on how to shift course in the unpopular war.


By Michael E Ruane, Washington Post Staff Writer  If you think we have crazy weather, consider this storm:  It's about 7,000 miles across, with winds topping 500 mph and clouds that have recently turned red.  It's a mega-hurricane, sort of.


Ukraine's Face Is Mirrored in a Candidate

The illness affecting candidate Viktor Yushchenko underscores his message that in Ukraine, things are so fundamentally ugly that they must change.


Phishers using Google Maps mashup to locate victims

A Google Maps mashup that pinpoints the physical location of affected IP addresses is just one component of an elaborate phishing scam designed to separate bank customers from their money. The scam targets account holders at firms including Bank of America, Germany's Deutsche Bank, and Australia's Westpac and Commonwealth Bank.


Wireless Power Breakthrough Lights Up Future

BOSTON | Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers made a 60-watt light bulb glow by sending it energy wirelessly - from a device 7 feet away - potentially heralding a future in which cell phones and other gadgets get juice without having to be plugged in.


Report: Sharon, Abu Mazen express willingness to meet

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) each told Newsweek in separate and exclusive interviews released on Sunday that they are prepared to meet each other.


Wariner Succeeds Michael Johnson at 400 Meters

American 400 meters champion Jeremy Wariner succeeded Michael Johnson as the Olympic gold medallist Monday with a personal best of 44.


British insurer and fund manager HHG was back in the black at the half-year stage today as it recovered from losses of Â£902m (â¬1.


(InfoWorld) - Hackers are trying to play on business' fear of legal action from customers to trick them into downloading a harmful program distributed through e-mail. The e-mails purport to come from the Better Business Bureau, an organization that monitors and arbitrates disputes between consumers and businesses in the U.S. and Canada. The e-mails assert that a customer lodged a complaint against the recipient's business, according to a warning on the Web site of Websense, a security vendor. The e-mails contain aÂ Microsoft WordÂ attachmentÂ with the text of the supposed complaint and instructions for how to respond. But embedded in that document is a keylogging program that captures data on the victim's computer and then uploads it to a server in Malaysia. The keylogger is purposely mislabeled with a ".pdf" extension -- Portable Document Format -- another widely used document format, to make it look harmless, said Henry Gonzalez, Websense's senior security researcher. The trick is another variation of so-called "social engineering" methods used by hackers, which entice users to unknowingly install harmful programs on their computers. A Better Business Bureau branch warned of a similar kind of attack in February. At that time, the e-mails contained hyperlinks to malicious Web sites. Some kinds of malicious software can be installed on a user's computer merely by viewing a site engineered to exploit a vulnerability within a Web browser. The latest attack, using the Word document as the delivery vehicle for the malicious software, is a tactic hackers are increasingly employing. Â ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!


Omar Vizquel hopes to revitalize his career with a new team in a new league. The San Francisco Giants just hope the veteran shortstop has a few more good years in him.


A drunken-driving case against opera singer Jerry Hadley — who was arrested while sitting in a parked car — was dismissed at the request of prosecutors.


Battered and grooved: Saturn's moon Tethys

Having now passed closer to Tethys than the Voyager 2 spacecraft, Cassini has returned the best-ever natural color view of this icy Saturnian moon.


A boatload of 59 dazed and exhausted African men arrived Tuesday in the Canary Islands, the latest wave in a constant flood of desperate migrants seeking a better life in Europe.


Harman International Industries yesterday cut its earnings forecast, sending its stock to its worst single-day performance since the District consumer electronics maker went public in 1986.


It is 45 years since Tibet's god-king, the Dalai Lama, fled his homeland on horseback as Chinese shells rained down on his capital.


TORONTO -- TD Bank announced its foray into US retail banking on Thursday, a day after rival CIBC signalled its focus will be on domestic operations, demonstrating how far apart Canadian banks are on their American strategies.


GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares and dollar turn south after US data

European shares turned negative and government bonds were struggling for direction on Thursday after US data showed subdued inflation numbers, flat spending and a rise in unemployment.


More than 600 striking public health workers in South Africa have been sacked, a government minister says.


Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile Ghaznavi

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Monday carried out a succes sful test fire of its indigenously developed short range surface to surface ballistic missile Hatf-III Ghaznavi.


The jury is discharged in the trial of a man accused of murdering five women as one juror had a health problem.


Swedish lawmakers have approved a law that makes it possible for the Scandinavian country to imprison former Liberian President Charles Taylor if he is convicted of war crimes by a U.N.-backed tribunal, government officials said Thursday.


Schools Relax Cellphone Bans, Nodding to Trend

Rather than banning the phones outright, schools are capitulating to demands of parents and market realities, and allowing students to carry cellphones in school.


New publishing rules restrict scientists

The Bush administration is clamping down on scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey, the latest agency subjected to controls on research that might go against official policy.


Microsoft Finally Gets The Competitive Spirit

More competition courtesy of the proposed Microsoft-Yahoo! combo?


A baby who weighed 8.6 ounces - less than a can of soda, when she was delivered by Caesarean section Sept. 19 at Loyola University Medical Center is expected to be discharged


Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson is debating whether to start with Wayne Rooney against Fenerbahce.


Care home workers in web campaign victory

Small mercies A hosting firm caught up in a row over the pay of carers for the elderly has reversed a decision to shut down an online campaign against cuts.â¦


President Bush said Thursday that he believes he made the right decision to invade Iraq and thinks voters will not deny him a second term even if they disagree with the war.


First-quarter growth weak, future looks brighter

U.S. economic growth in the opening quarter this year was the weakest in more than four years as businesses sold off inventories and Americans imported more foreign goods, the government reported on Thursday.


A city program that provides health care to the uninsured and is partly funded by businesses can continue at least until a lawsuit challenging the program is resolved, a federal appeals court ruled.


US President George Bush is set to continue his tour of the Middle East, flying to Saudi Arabia from the UAE.


German jobless face long hard winter as unemployment continues to rise

Unemployment in Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, is continuing to rise and could even reach five million by the winter, new data showed.


Abdul Helil Mamut's good behavior earned him a spot in a medium-security compound at the Guantanamo Bay prison, where he slept in a barracks, shared leisurely meals with other prisoners and could spend more than half the day in an outdoor recreation area.


Indiaâs leader makes peace overtures in Kashmir

INDIA withdrew about 1,000 troops from Kashmir yesterday as Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister, made his first visit to the disputed territory since coming to power.


Russian police stop rally urging truth about Beslan

Russian police on Sunday broke up a  human rights campaigners' rally calling on President Vladimir  Putin to tell the whole truth about the deaths of more than 300  hostages in the Beslan school siege two years ago.


Islamic school sanctions online Muslim weddings

LUCKNOW, India  - An influential and conservative  Islamic theological school in India said on Thursday marriages  of Muslim couples using Internet Web cameras were acceptable  and legal.


Exiled Kenyan former graft investigator John Githongo tells the BBC he wants to return home and resume work.


Oil and drugs support European equity indices

European equity markets pushed higher on Monday, following the lead of Wall Street futures, as defensive drugs and oil groups supported the main indices.


Americans bowed their heads in silence   on Monday where hijackers crashed two airliners into the World   Trade Center five years ago, killing nearly 3,000 people in the   deadliest attack on U.S. soil.


Madden NFL 2005 and Spider-Man 2 are among the dozen video games Nintendo Co. says it plans to offer for is new DS handheld system within a month of the product's November launch.


November Consumer Prices Rise Moderately

US consumer prices rose modestly in November as a surge in energy costs a month earlier moderated, the Labor Department said on Friday.


Hussein deputy al-Douri wasn't caught: Minister

Iraq's Defence Minister is contradicting reports that Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Saddam Hussein's former second-in-command and most-wanted member of the ousted regime, has been captured.


Spanish security forces arrested 266 people described as "terrorists" last year, says Interior Minister Jose Antonio Alonso.


The next election will represent the "last stand of the Thatcherites", predicts Labour's Alan Milburn.


Testaverde tuned out the boos to show why coach Bill Parcells trusts him, throwing a 39-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Crayton with 30 seconds left to beat Washington.


German exports hit record levels last year, helping the trade surplus to its highest level since unification.


U.S. denies Iraqi reports al Qaeda leader dead

The U.S. military and Iraqi government denied reports on Thursday that al Qaeda's leader in Iraq had been killed in a raid but said DNA tests would be conducted on bodies recovered after the attack to make sure.


Oggi la 'corsa dei neutrini' da Ginevra al Gran Sasso

I risultati dell'esperimento serviranno per indagare a fondo sulla nascita dell'universo e sulla sua possibile fine


LA cardinal apologizes, offers record abuse deal

The leader of the largest U.S. Roman Catholic archdiocese apologized on Sunday for what he called a "terrible sin and crime" as the church confirmed it would pay a record $660 million to people who were sexually abused by priests.


Solutions to common Windows networking and hardware problems

Use the tools built into Windows XP and Vista to repair broken network connections and device glitches.


Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google Buys Neven Vision to Boost Photo Management - Biggest Misconceptions People Have About SEO - Importance of Fresh Links - Kanoodle & Moniker: What unique strengths and assets do they bring together? and more.


Hackers update malware toolkit, add first zero-day attack code

The IcePack hacker exploit toolkit has three new tools in its collection, including one that targets a zero-day flaw in Microsoft's DirectX software development kit.


FRANKFURT Europe has stolen a march on the United States in the global aerospace race, winning a flurry of contracts for Airbus planes and developing a new midsize jet to compete with Boeing.


Alcohol Deaths Spur Changes on Reservation

The Flathead Indian Reservation is shifting its focus to children and retooling tribal policies following the drinking deaths of four boys in a six-month period. The deaths, starting in late 2003, stunned the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, but inspired a gritty resolve to help children deal with alcohol without underestimating the power of generations of alcohol abuse.


Da Como richiesta l'espulsione, il Tribunale di Milano la nega"AffronterÃ  gli altri gradi di giudizio per l'accusa di terrorismo"                                          Estremista lascia il carcere respinta la richiesta di espulsione                                                                                Trasferito al Centro di permanenza temporanea nel capoluogo


Cleveland signs infielder Hernandez for 1-year

Cleveland Indians: Preparing for their first season in 11 years without perennial gold glove winner Omar Vizquel, the Indians added some defensive insurance for their infield Tuesday.


'More Funding Needed for Mental Health Service'

The Government must publish a specific strategy to tackle the state of the mental health service, it was urged today. Labourâs health spokeswoman Liz McManus said efforts must be


Notebook: Council OKs DC stadium funding

WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia Council voted 7-6 yesterday to approve legislation that clears the way for the Montreal Expos to move to Washington next season and be renamed the Nationals.


China to Have Ratings System for Online Games

Policy to be implemented this month aims to protect children from violence and sexual content


Bombers had targeted Casablanca landmarks: papers

A Moroccan who was blown up in a  Casablanca Internet cafe was part of a gang of suicide bombers  who planned to attack landmarks in Morocco's commercial  capital, newspapers reported on Tuesday.


A SPONTANEOUS street party erupted this evening as thousands of supporters gathered outside the home of Malaysia's former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim after he was released from six years in jail.


Studio Cgia, tra il 2000 e il 2005 aumento del 55%


The naked truth about pro sports, television

The term âthrowing in the towelâ takes on new meaning this week, thanks again to televisionâs continuing creative contribution to sport.


Epilepsy surgery can lead to memory loss

NEW YORK  - Severe epilepsy that can't be   controlled with anti-seizure medication may require a brain   operation, but in such cases there's apparently a trade-off.   Surgery, especially on the left temporal lobe, can results in   long-term loss of verbal memory, Dutch researchers report.


President Bush honors veterans today with a wreath laying ceremony and a speech at Arlington National Cemetery. He`s paying tribute to Americans who have served their nation in uniform and those who are fighting


A space capsule set to plunge into Earth's atmosphere with a piece of the Sun this Wednesday has spawned additional projects ranging from spacecraft design to the detection of dangerous asteroids.


Venezuela demands the US extradite one of its nationals wanted for bombing a Cuban jet in 1976.


Ruud van Nistelrooy's apology to Ashley Cole does not look like ending his feud with Arsenal after Arsene Wenger launched another bitter attack on the Dutchman - and his club.


OTTAWA - "It's show, and we don't have the dough," Premier Pat Binns said as he headed into the first day of a summit on health care in Ottawa.


Hamas Member Escapes Damascus Attack, Israel Blamed

Syria blamed Israel's Mossad intelligence service for a bombing in Damascus on Monday which a Palestinian source in Beirut said was a failed attempt to kill a member of the militant Hamas group.


Per estendere banda larga nel territorio nazionale


Belgrado, 19:11 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: PARTIZAN BELGRADO-DNIEPROPETROVSK 2-2

Partizan Belgrado (Serbia e Montenegro) e Dniepropetrovsk (Ucriana) hanno pareggiato 2-2 nell'andata...


UN conference sounds warning on spread of deserts

The global spread of deserts poses a severe challenge to humanity that transcends any international borders, a UN-sponsored conference in Madrid heard Monday.


The M1 and M6 motorways in Leicestershire have been closed after a lorry struck a bridge.


Pescara, 19:31 - CALCIO, PESCARA: ALLA RIPRESA INDISPONIBILI IN SEI

Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Pescara in vista della gara di sabato con il Verona. Il tecnico Bal...


Milano, 14:30 - CALCIO, ROMA: SQUALIFICA REVOCATA MA GARA A PORTE CHIUSE

Confermato l'obbligo di svolgimento a porte chiuse della prossima partita ufficiale, ma revocata la ...


Initial blood tests on sheep on Surrey farm suggest a new case of foot and mouth disease, officials say.


Oh baby: early wedding present for British bride

A British bride went ahead with her frills-and-all church wedding despite giving birth hours earlier to a three-month premature baby boy.


U.S. OKs 10 Guantanamo Prisoners' Status

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - U.S. military review panels have decided not to release 10 Guantanamo Bay detainees, concluding they were properly classified as "enemy combatants," a military official said Saturday...


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U.S. court orders Libya to pay $6 billion for bombing

A federal judge in Washington has  ordered Libya and six of its officials to pay more than $6  billion in damages to families of seven Americans killed in the  1989 bombing of a French airliner, lawyers for the families  said in a statement late on Tuesday.


Tommy Burns' reign as Scotland manager seems destined to be a short one as his young and inexperienced side were outclassed by Sweden.


French philosopher Jacques Derrida, the founder of the "deconstruction theory", dies at the age of 74.


Vivendi chief says music industry gloom overdone

CANNES, France  - Vivendi Chief Executive Jean-Bernard Levy has no plans to spin off the music unit Universal and he said on Saturday he believed the gloom surrounding the industry had been over done.


"Into the Wild" leads surprising SAG nominees

Wilderness drama "Into the Wild," directed by Sean Penn and starring Emile Hirsch, topped a surprising list of Screen Actors Guild nominees on Thursday with four nods overall, including best ensemble cast.


Catania, 00:01 - CALCIO, BALDINI CAMBIA IDEA: CHIEDO SCUSA A DI CARLO

CATANIA - Dopo le accuse del pomeriggio, in serata l'allenatore del Catania ha dichiarato al ...


Ministro Istruzione, Fiorello potrebbe essere testimonial


A Banksy painting showing boules players tossing bombs across a lawn sells for Â£102,000 in London.


Anything seems possible in Arizona The future is a different country; they do things more grandly there.â¦


Sport: Rugby World Cup: Brian Ashton says England must show commitment to win their next two games.


Prezzi export a gennaio aumentati del 2,4% su base annua


Young workers need more help to get on the property ladder, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says.


Travolto da un carrello-trattore in cantiere


Man Utd legend Norman Whiteside backs Wayne Rooney to thrive on the pressure at Old Trafford.


Russian bid to counter Western criticism

New publications tout Putin's achievements and aim to clear up 'misunderstandings.'


Andra' nella stessa casa che ha ospitato Giovanni Paolo II


US may help Syria with Iraqi border security

A US envoy said Sunday that American military experts might work alongside Syrians to stop militants crossing the Syrian-Iraqi border to fight coalition forces.


'Su atti del genere e' utile ricercare apporto coalizione'


It's time Congress cared as much about us human guinea pigs as it does the profits of the drug companies. They've made millions while their customers were experiencing little side-effects such as high blood-pressure, strokes, heart attacks and funerals.


Amazon launches early version of music service

Amazon.com Inc <AMZN.O> launched an early version of its highly anticipated digital music download store, which is seen as a potential rival to Apple Inc's <AAPL.O> dominant iTunes system.


Economists Say Movie Violence Might Temper the Real Thing

A new study challenges conventional wisdom, suggesting that violent films prevent violent crime by attracting and keeping would-be assailants occupied.


You think you've got this being-a-patient thing down pat: You put on your paper gown (opening in the back), flip through a dog-eared People magazine, have your blood pressure taken, see the doctor for five minutes, answer his or her questions, pay your co-pay and get back to work.


BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Phil Mickelson skipped a practice for the second straight day on Thursday, 24 hours before the Ryder Cup gets under way at Oakland Hills.


Dow Jones guadagna lo 0,62%, Nasdaq a 0,76%


A rise in empty secondary school places in England has pushed the overall total to 792,000.


Sony PS2 still a contender in gaming market

LEIPZIG, Germany  - While Sony  battles  with Microsoft  over which of their next-generation  video game consoles will dominate, its seven-year-old  PlayStation 2 still has a lot of life in it.


The Cassini space probe has captured an incredible image of Saturn's tiny moon Mimas, suspended against the grey-blue backdrop of Saturn's rings.


Vienna Snow-Globe Maker Has Global Market

As his grandson tells it, it began as a project by a man trying to build stronger lights for Vienna's operating room. Instead, the first snow globe was born.


THOMASTOWN (Ireland) - It has taken a force of nature to stop Vijay Singh. The world No 1 withdrew from the American Express Championship on Monday, wanting to stay home with his family in Florida and cope with the damage left by Hurricane Jeanne.


Blog: IGE CEO Brock Pierce says the margins for virtual goods are shrinking rapidly, due in large part to Chinese competition.


Associazione, ritardo estrazione causa psicosi e tragedie


U.S. arrests three in major fake luxury goods bust

Authorities announced one of the biggest counterfeit luxury-goods busts in U.S. history on Thursday, with the arrests of three New Yorkers on charges of importing fake items from China worth about $100 million had they been real.


Young Soccer Players Tackle Deadly Disease

Beverly Castriotta lost her husband to cancer two years ago. Her 12-year-old son, Joey, and his soccer teammates are doing their best to help prevent other youngsters from losing loved ones to deadly diseases.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The championship flag may be flying at Gillette Stadium, but what does it mean a year later?


Sale's Sebastien Chabal is dropped by France in favour of Elvis Vermeulen for the game against Wales.


De Klerk cited in SAfrica apartheid case: paper

Former South African president F.W. de Klerk has been implicated by apartheid-era security officials charged with attempted murder for allegedly approving their actions, the Sunday Times weekly reported.


Argentine midfielder Christian Gomez is D.C. United's lone representative on the MLS all-star team, a fact United coach Tom Soehn has mixed feelings about.


Spector prosecutor makes closing remarks

In a hushed courtroom, the dead Lana Clarkson came to life on a video screen Wednesday, smiling, laughing and dancing, her appearance juxtaposed with the testimony of five women at Phil Spector's murder trial as they recounted confrontations with Spector, a gun and threats of death.


Singapore activist ban "authoritarian" : Wolfowitz

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz   aid on Friday that Singapore had damaged its own reputation by   imposing "authoritarian" restrictions on the entry of activists   for the World Bank/IMF meetings.


How the Iraq Debate Could Help Afghanistan

As calls to withdraw from Iraq grow louder, the first front in the war on terror may get some much-needed attention


NEW DELHI, 7 September 2004 - India and Pakistan stuck to their guns on the Kashmir issue as the foreign ministers of the two countries concluded their talks yesterday on what was described as a âpositive note.


Marine testifies against accused Haditha ringleader

CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. Marine testified on Thursday he shot to death two unarmed Iraqi men in the town of Haditha and watched members of his squad kill more civilians after a roadside bomb ripped apart a fellow Marine in November 2005.


US forces backed by an air and artillery barrage launched a major attack into the southern half of Fallujah, trying to choke off Sunni fighters within a shrinking cordon, even


Australia's foreign minister is in North Korea, urging the Stalinist state to renounce nuclear weapons.


Republicans clear way for minimum-wage rise

A Democratic campaign promise to boost the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade moved closer to completion on Tuesday when U.S. Senate Republicans lifted a roadblock against it.


WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- The epidemic of syphilis among American gay men may be a product of the natural evolution of the disease, not the result of condom fatigue and more unsafe sex, British researchers suggest.


Producer Aaron Spelling wasn't famous for creating the kind of TV programs that critics and awards shows lavished with praise, but that's just what the late mogul got on Sunday's Emmycast.


US Sen. Trent Lott said he may disagree with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on several defense-related issues, but he is not calling for Rumsfeld's resignation.


Schroeder defends Baltic Sea pipeline and ties to Putin

A controversial Russian-German pipeline being built under the Baltic Sea will not affect Ukrainian or Polish interests, former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said in an interview published Saturday.


FDA Warns Glaxo on Hypertension Drug Marketing

The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration warned GlaxoSmithKline Plc  on Thursday over  misleading advertisements touting its hypertension drug called  Coreg.


To halt brain drain, Germany adopts 'competition' mantra

A German court last week lifted a ban on tuition. 'Elite' is in; 'egalitarian' is out.


When singer Janet Jacksonâs breast was exposed during the Super Bowl halftime show in February, there was little question in the minds of most parents that the actâwhether


Washburn, Beltre lead Mariners over Rays

Jarrod Washburn didn't allow a hit until Ben Zobrist's bunt single leading off the sixth inning, and Adrian Beltre homered to lead the Seattle Mariners over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2-0 Wednesday for a three-game sweep.


Serena Williams muscled her way past Switzerland's Patty Schnyder at the US Open. Picture:Reuters. Serena Williams revealed she had defied the advice of three doctors in order to play in the


Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis leads a  parade to mark the opening of a dedicated jazz centre in New York.


News agency APA said that Coulthard has agreed a one-year deal with Dietrich Mateschitzâs team. The Scot has been the red hot favourite to land a drive with the team ever since bosses Tony Purnell and David


Gunmen have seized six people in Iraq after a gun battle in which one guard and one of the assailants were killed. The kidnappers stormed the compound of a Saudi company in an


Eat right, feel good and perform better!

Back to school! Last week, all six RDD drivers gathered at the Human Performance Centre in Enstone in order to participate in a Nutrition course.


The death toll from days of flooding in Indonesia's capital jumped to 29 Tuesday, according to Jakarta's flood crisis center, as torrential rains overnight forced even more people from their homes.


Study Finds More Sent to Hospitals with Flu

Influenza is sending more people to the hospital in the United States each year and the flu season appears to be getting longer, a government study said on Tuesday.


Hollywood Steps Up Fight Against Online Piracy

The major Hollywood studios today said they are escalating their fight against online piracy by pursuing civil and criminal legal actions against the operators of computer servers that help


Start-up Black Diamond Advanced Technology unveiled the SwitchBack, a rugged ultramobile PC the size of a paperback.


A Danish newspaper, Information, prints cartoons depicting the Holocaust commissioned by Iran.


The Golden Globes press conference will not be a NBC News exclusive, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Friday. The announcement capped a hectic week of haggling between the press association, NBC, the Writers Guild of America, and representatives for the actors who had said they would not cross picket lines to attend the awards show. On Monday the press [...].


Eclipse Reeling in Swordfish as SOA Framework

The Eclipse Foundation is developing an open source SOA framework intended for applications ranging from enterprise environments to embedded systems.


Gap, Wild Planet Get Together on Radio Sweatshirt

Wild Planet, a toy maker known for its  spy gear and adventure gadgets, said on Wednesday it was  teaming up with clothing retailer Gap Inc GPS.N to sell  sweatshirts with FM radios built in at GapKids stores.


Police issue sketch of possible embassy mini van buyer

Indonesian police have released a sketch of a man they believe bought the mini van used in the bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta.


A group of Cuban refugees was released Saturday, a day after landing, some for the second time in a year, at a derelict bridge in the Florida Keys that authorities initially said wasn't U.S. soil.


Mount St. Helens a volcanic 'ring of fire'

Three or four times every minute, Mount St. Helens shivers. Sometimes the majestic peak even shudders, the trembling beneath reaching a crescendo, a magnitude of 3.3.


Parent education helps young kids lose weight

Giving parents the skills to  cope effectively with their young children's weight problems  can make it easier for these kids to slim down, a study from  Australia shows.


The NBA players' union have discussed with the Wizards what the league's owners have asked for as part of the ongoing labor talks.


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SEC Web site gives new view of company data

The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission unveiled a Web site on Friday that lets investors  launch charts and graphs to probe the financial data of a  select group of companies that have signed on to the agency's  interactive data push.


Campaigns Pick Up the Phone to Get Out the Vote

Swing-state voters might want to let the answering machine screen their calls over the next several weeks -- President Bush or Sen. John Kerry could be on the line.


Premier italiano:Roma, Madrid, Berlino propulsori di ripresa


Investors upbeat on US economy, stock prices: poll

U.S. investors remain confident in the health of the economy and most expect the U.S. stock market to hold near its recent record levels or extend them modestly, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.


Rape Charges Dropped Against Actor A. Anderson

A judge has thrown out rape charges filed in July against Anthony Anderson, a star of the 2003 movie "Kangaroo Jack," and another man, the actor's spokesman said on Wednesday.


Angry Greeks Deny Alexander the Great Was Bisexual

A group of Greek lawyers are threatening  to sue Warner Bros. film studios and Oliver Stone, director of  the widely anticipated film "Alexander," for suggesting  Alexander the Great was bisexual.


Detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung  San Suu Kyi met leaders of her National League for Democracy  party for the second time in three months on Wednesday, party  spokesman Nyan Win said.


Devilish debate on end for Church of England

Eyebrows were raised in the House of Commons on Thursday when a motion calling for the Church of England to be disestablished was listed with the number 666, symbol of the AntiChrist.


NEW HAVEN, Connecticut  - A dealer in antique   treasures who admitted stealing more than $3 million in rare   maps was sentenced on Wednesday to 3-1/2 years in prison after   a judge ruled that he deserved leniency for cooperating.


Only Four European Ryder Cup Players Feature at Woburn

WOBURN, England  - Just four of Europe's 12  victorious Ryder Cup players will feature in this week's  European Tour event, The Heritage, starting on Thursday.


Apple sees profits surge 57% in the three months to December, but profit forecast disappoints.


Support Groups Help With Breast Cancer Fears

TUESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- Women with a high risk of breast cancer can find much help and solace in support groups, according to a new study to be published in the Nov. 15 issue of CANCER, a journal of the American Cancer Society.


Turkey's Gul elected president, says party deputy

Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, a  respected former Islamist, won a third round of voting in parliament on Tuesday to become Turkey's next president, a ruling AK Party deputy told Reuters.


Udine, 14:58 - CALCIO, UDINESE; LEONARDI: ESPULSIONE CESAR SACROSANTA

"Mesto starà fuori venti giorni". Il direttore generale dell'Udinese, Pietro Leonardi, non am...


Best-of-breed investing works best when you have the pick of the litter.


A massive earthquake under the sea has sent huge waves crashing into countries in south and east Asia. Thousands of people are feared dead following the quake, which hit 8.9 on the Richter scale - making it the strongest in the world for 40 years.


Retailers aren't the only busy ones this holiday season. Lobster exporters are bustling as well, shipping millions of dollars worth of lobsters overseas to Europe.


Stocks Seen Higher as Oil Eases Its Grip

Stock futures pointed to a slightly  higher market open on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased for a  third day, giving hope to investors that costly oil was  loosening its grip on the stock market.


Stesso numero per l'UE-25, Italia in crescita a 2,4%


Most networks to go live for Discovery launch

If the space shuttle  Discovery lifts off from its Florida launch pad at 3:49 p.m.  EDT Saturday, all but one of the major networks will cover it  live.


Israel "would not dare attack Iran": Ahmadinejad

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that Israel "would not dare attack Iran", after Israel said it tested a missile and warned against Tehran's nuclear program.


A reminder from the government: check those holiday shopping lists to make sure no recalled children's toys are on them.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said August sales at its U.S. stores rose about 2.7 percent from the same period last year. The increase released Saturday was in line with the retailer's forecast of same-store sales growth of 1 percent to 3 percent.


Golf: Europe go on charm offensive as Mickelson takes a day off

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, United States : As Europe went on a charm offensive to win over the American fans, US captain Hal Sutton was coming to terms with Phil Mickelson's decision not to practice.


LONDON: A judge threw out all charges yesterday against three men accused of blackmailing teenage soccer star Wayne Rooney's agent.


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


GAME NOTES: The biggest matchup in the Big Ten this weekend takes place in West Lafayette, Indiana as the 10th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers come calling on the fifth-ranked Purdue Boilermakers.


German Press Review: A Long Way for Ankara

German newspapers on Thursday commented on Turkey coming a step closer to fulfilling a 40 year old dream after the European Commission recommended that the EU begin membership talks with Ankara.


"For us, rubbish is gold," is how one Italian gangster explained the mafia's involvement in waste trafficking to an investigating magistrate in Naples.


Spain Seeks Terror Suspect's Extradition

Spain asked Switzerland on Friday to extradite the suspected ringleader of an alleged plot to kill Spanish judges investigating Islamic terror cases, but it could take months for him to be handed over, officials said.


A 2-year-old girl who was born with four arms and four legs left a hospital in southern India on Saturday, little more than a month after surgeons successfully removed her extra limbs.


International stateswomen join in demanding an end to rape and sexual violence in Sudan's Darfur region.


Indianapolis Colts running back Dominic Rhodes faces a drunken driving charge after state troopers arrested him Tuesday.


The Boston University men's soccer team is making the most of its penalty kicks -- and the Terriers are on their way to the second round of the NCAA Division 1 tournament. BU (10-7-3) eliminated Dartmouth (7-3-7) on penalty kicks, 4-3, after a 2-2 regulation deadlock last night at Nickerson Field. The Terriers play at St. John's Tuesday at 4 ...


Indonesian quake kills at least 12 people

A powerful earthquake jolted Indonesia's eastern province of Papua Friday, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 100 others.


Primo novembre-meta' dicembre, piu' 25% rispetto al 2005


Football's world governing body, Fifa, has said that it will launch a full investigation into the racist abuse meted out by Spanish spectators at England's recent friendly international.


Red Sox Erase Curse With First World Series Title Since 1918

The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series title in 86 years, completing a four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 3-0 victory at Busch Stadium.


I carabinieri di Olbia hanno colto in flagrante tre animatori conosciutissimi in Costa Smeraldae molto apprezzati dai bambini. Sono accusati di una cinquantina di furti                                          Prestigiatori di giorno e ladri di notte Arrestati in Sardegna i tre del 'Fagiolino Show'


Iomega Offers New Portable Drive, eSATA drive

Iomega introduces its eGo USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive and the eSATA/USB 2.0 Professional Hard Drive, both Mac and PC-compatible.


Morgan Stanley to Pay $12.5 Million in E-Mail Case

The settlement resolves regulatory charges related to e-mails Morgan Stanley said were destroyed in the September 11, 2001, attacks, but in fact were saved on backup files.


America West Holdings Corp. (AWA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it would not bid for assets of bankrupt carrier ATA Airlines, saying the value does not justify the cost.


Terzo successo per gli azzurri della pallanuoto che regolano i modesti africani con un largo 13-4, col quale restano in testa al girone B. ATENE (Grecia), 21 agosto 2004 - Facile e scontato successo per la


British Muslim 'fanatic' jailed for life for soldier terror plot

An Islamist extremist who hatched a plot to kidnap and behead a British Muslim soldier and then publish the footage on the Internet was jailed for life on Monday.


Study: Prescription Drug-Related Deaths Spike

A new report reveals an alarming rise in fatal or debilitating prescription drug-related side effects and raises serious questions about basic medical safety practices.


American Bandstand's Dick Clark suffered a mild stroke on Monday, but is said to be 'doing fine' as he recovers in a Los Angeles hospital.


IP defences tested GraphOn, the Santa Cruz, CA software maker has filed a lawsuit against Juniper Networks, alleging infringement of three patents related to firewall technology.â¦


PeopleSoft, Oracle fight is a canine affair

The wrangling between PeopleSoftÂ  and OracleÂ has once again gone to the dogs.


Brief: Microsoft offers preview of performance management tool

Microsoft today released the first Community Technology Preview of its integrated performance management software, PerformancePoint Server 2007.


Business & money: Fate of supermarket chain in balance, with court to decide today whether to approve rescue package.


Microsoft Warns Spyware Could Bungle Update

Though Microsoft Corp.'s new security update package is all about protecting systems from worms, viruses and spyware, it can't do much about what's already on computers - and that could pose a problem.


Washington Post quarterly profit falls on charges

Washington Post Co.  said on Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit fell 7 percent, dragged down by charges and a profit decline at its newspaper division.


Manny passes field test with flying colors

Granted, Boston's Manny Ramirez isn't much as far as left fielders go. He has the range of a monotone. His throws have been known to spray like champagne.


Varese, 11:57 - CICLISMO, LESIONE LEGAMENTI CAVIGLIA PER NARDELLO

Daniele Nardello ha riportato la lesione alla capsula dei legamenti della caviglia sinistra. Questo ...


Suspect Is Arrested in Duquesne Shooting Case

A female student was also charged in connection with the shooting of five basketball players at Duquesne University.


Decisa anche erogazione prima tranche da 260 milioni di euro


Shares of Tommy Hilfiger Corp. (TOM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell as much as 26 percent on Monday after a federal grand jury subpoenaed documents on commissions paid to a foreign subsidiary of the clothing maker.


Six Muslim imams were removed from a US Airways flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Monday and questioned by police for several hours before being released, a leader of the group said.


NEW YORK -- Wall Street powered higher Thursday after the government's new homes data in April soared to its biggest increase in 14 years, allaying investor concerns that the housing market will tip the economy into a recession.


SIMON JONES put two years of injury frustration behind him to set up England for a historic victory over South Africa in the opening Test.


The former director of a donor program at the University of California, Los Angeles, and an associate allegedly traded body parts that had been donated for medical research.


Americans stood in silence to remember the nearly 3,000 people killed in the September 11 attacks on Tuesday as Osama bin Laden resurfaced to praise the suicide hijackers who carried them out six years ago to the day.


Appiano Gentile, 19:09 - CALCIO, INTER: LAVORO A PARTE PER GROSSO E CRESPO

Doppia seduta d'allenamento per l'Inter in vista dell'amichevole contro l'Atalanta, in programma dom...


Zurich, Switzerland (Sports Network) - Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova highlighted Monday's first-round winners, while former top-10 star Mary Pierce of France was among the losers at the $1.


Company is upgrading current support and service program to draw more mainframe customers.


Nearly 30 percent of U.S. voters will cast their 2004 ballots electronically.


Stilista dice di discendere da impiccata di Salem


China shuns talks with Taiwan after Powell call for dialogue

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. BEIJING -- China Wednesday again rejected a call by US Secretary of State Colin Powell to engage Taiwan in dialogue


Irish govt slammed over MIT Media Lab Europe fiasco

'Unfit to spend taxpayers' money' Ireland's Public Accounts Committee's report on the Media Lab Europe collapse proves the country's government is 'unfit' to spend taxpayers' money, an Opposition spokesman claims.â¦


Signora 'stupita' da voci su presunta malattia del consorte


Olympic laurels. NBC swept the Nielsen ratings medals, with its first three nights of coverage in Athens taking the top three prime-time spots last week (Aug. 9-15) in viewers and advertiser-coveted young adults. The surge ...


US forces intensify offensive in Fallujah

Iraq's official Sunni Muslim political party has threatened to quit the US-backed government unless a full-scale military assault on the rebel-held city of Fallujah is halted.


LOS ANGELES: Academy Award-winning composer Elmer Bernstein, who penned scores for blockbusters ranging from To Kill a Mockingbird and The Magnificent Seven to Ghostbusters has died at the age of 82.


MANCHESTER United striker Wayne Rooney insisted his club can catch Premier League pacesetters Chelsea after scoring twice at St James' Park today.


Attacks threaten Oxfam's Darfur operation

Oxfam could withdraw from Darfur if security worsens, its country director said on Monday, amid reports of 10 attacks in the past four days in Sudan's violent and remote west.


Congressional Democrats are marking "Sunshine Week" with bills to increase public access to government activities and protect whistle-blowers who expose wrongdoing


Judge Imposes Stricter Rules on Navy to Protect Marine Life

A federal judge has ordered the Navy to adopt stringent new safeguards intended to improve protection of whales and dolphins during its sonar training exercises off Southern California.


Le Figaro:ordine oltre 600 mld, gruppo francese non conferma


Russian Government to Discuss Approving Kyoto Pact

The Russian government said on Wednesday it would discuss ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on global climate change to which Moscow holds the key.


The index of leading economic indicators edged higher in September, suggesting the economy might grow at a modest pace despite a worsening housing slump.


AIDS hits blacks harder than other groups: CDC

African American men are nearly seven times more likely to be diagnosed with HIV than white men, according to a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Thursday.


ULIVO: D'ALEMA A PRODI, CONSIGLIEREI PRUDENZA SU PRIMARIE

Telese Terme (Bn), 4 set. - (Adnkronos) - ''Le primarie hanno un senso se ci sono delle alternative reali''. Massimo D'Alema dice di comprendere ''il senso della posizione di Prodi che vuole chiarezza'', ma


Super Bowl, "Minds" meld in CBS' plum postgame slot

CBS has selected the hot  sophomore drama "Criminal Minds" to air after the network's  broadcast of Super Bowl XLI on February 4.


The iMac G5: A PC user migrates to a Mac

Computerworld columnist Yuval Kossovsky touts the new iMac G5 to his wife and she makes the switch from her PC -- with the help of a few migration tools.


Maliki warns insurgents of wider crackdown

Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday told insurgents fighting his U.S.-backed government to accept an olive branch or face a security crackdown that will cover "every inch" of Iraq.


ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- By the sheer numbers, they seemed equal enough. What separated them, like what has separated Drew Bledsoe and Tom Brady for most of their careers, had nothing to do with arm strength or raw talent.


While officials across the nation are urging healthy adults and schoolchildren to skip their annual flu shot, parents are mulling their options.     The news that British regulators have shut down a major flu-shot supplier carries particular concern in Colorado, which was the epicenter of last year's flu season with 12,885 reported cases and the deaths of 12 children...


A European Union court will rule in mid-December on an appeal by US software giant Microsoft to suspend EU sanctions.


The board of Indian conglomerate Reliance has agreed a share buy-back, to counter the effects of a power struggle in the controlling family.


With Yacht Foundering, Daring Rescue Is Planned

The 60-foot yacht of a British sailor competing in an around-the-world race nearly capsized Thursday in the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean.


Judge suspects CIA duped court in destroying tapes

A U.S. judge deciding if the CIA should be held in contempt for destroying video tapes of interrogations of suspected Islamist militants said on Thursday he believed the court had been deceived by the agency.


Bayern beat Wolfsburg 2-0 to narrow gap with league leaders

Bayern Munich reined in German first division leaders Wolfsburg on Tuesday with a 2-0 victory, courtesy of a double strike from Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro in his first match in a month.


Brady, Moss Connect for New England Victory

Ellis Hobbs sets an NFL record by returning a kickoff 108 yards to score and Randy Moss grabs nine passes from Tom Brady, one for a touchdown, and the Patriots beat the Jets, 38-14.


Economy Fitful, Americans Start to Pay as They Go

Some analysts see consumersâ shift toward thrift as a cultural inflection point, one with huge implications for an economy driven largely by consumer spending.


Gangsterism as Allegory for Lifeâs Basic Themes

âThe Air I Breatheâ is an ingenious contraption that holds your attention for as long as it whirs and clicks like a mechanized Rubikâs Cube.


Curt Schilling needs surgery on his injured right ankle, but the Red Sox hope he will still be able to pitch Game 5 of the ALCS on Sunday.


When police, citing safety reasons, halted the first bus of supporters on their way to a rally for a popular opposition presidential candidate, Oleksiy Kozachenko was annoyed.


Not in a generation has a presidential election been so close for so long. Now, as President Bush is pulling a bit ahead of Sen. John Kerry, every step â-nd misstep


People in the UK are buying and playing more games than ever before, a report has found.


Pfizer Shares Fall on Report of Celebrex Deaths

Pfizer Inc.'s shares fell as much as 6.2 percent on Thursday on a Canadian newspaper report linking its arthritis drug Celebrex to 14 deaths.


Highlights from the SEW Blog: January 1-4, 2008

Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.


I remember the major turning point that took Linux from an OS that Microsoft used to call competition during their anti-trust case to a serious commercial operating system.


Trying to comprehend how Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James can be so good, so young. On Saturday night at Gund Arena, James became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 2,000 points for his career.


Bernanke: Fed ready for "substantive" action

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday that the U.S. economic outlook had worsened, and more interest rate cuts may be needed.


U.S. Open: Henin Puts Finishing Touches on Another Open Crown

Justine Henin, the worldâs No. 1 tennis player, beat No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova for her seventh Grand Slam title.


Stars Seize Their Chance to Shine at SAG Awards

In a year when a writersâ strike has all but shut down much of Hollywood, the Screen Actors Guild Awards drew an inordinate amount of star wattage.


Revisione stime innescata da crisi mutui subprime


World energy revolution needed for climate: U.S.

U.S. Secretary of State  Condoleezza Rice said on Monday the world needs a revolution on  energy that transcends oil, gas and coal to prevent problems  from climate change.


European Commission  head Jose Manuel Barroso says the EU should give Turkey a clear date to start entry talks.


Japanese lawmakers pass a bill compensating people infected with hepatitis C by tainted blood products.


Blog: Adobe Premiere, After Effects and other digital design and editing software are now available within the CS3 packages.


At the dizzyingly diverse but unpretentious Toronto International Film Festival, to see one movie is to miss about seven others.


Grand Central spiffs up integration service

Company enhances online service for moving business information between corporations.


THURSDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDayNews) -- Laptop computers pose a long-term threat to the fertility of young men who use them because they can reduce sperm formation by raising temperatures in the genital area, a small new study says.


Hitachi to recall 16,000 Sony-made batteries

Hitachi Ltd.  said on Friday it  will recall 16,000 batteries made by Sony Corp.  for  laptop computers, joining a growing list of PC makers recalling  Sony batteries.


UPDATE 2-UBS cautious as weak trading hits quarterly profit

Banking giant UBS (UBSN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) was cautious over prospects for the rest of the year after a seasonal lull in trading hurt its third-quarter


The Dow Jones industrial average  (.DJI) is adding Bank of America Corp  and Chevron Corp   while dropping Altria Group Inc  and Honeywell  International Inc , Dow Jones said on Monday.


British tsunami victims will get death certificates even if no body is found, the Foreign Office announces.


Labour peer Lord Ahmed speaks of his shock after he is involved in a fatal crash on the M1 motorway.


Netflix to allow unlimited streaming on select plans

Netflix subscribers who have unlimited rental plans will now be able to stream an unlimited number of movies or TV shows on their PCs at no additional cost.


Music Biz Heads to Australia for Kazaa Trial

Industry eyes are turning toward Oz as more than 50 lawyers begin waging a courtroom battle over Kazaa, the peer-to-peer technology owned by Australia-based Sharman Networks


Macerich Co. MAC.N on Thursday said  it would buy Wilmorite Properties Inc. and Wilmorite Holdings  L.P. for $1.45 billion in a deal that expands its portfolio of  shopping malls.


I'm sorry Dave, I can't delete that Storage arrays are getting too clever for their own good, and users may need to hack into them to get through the layers of obscuring software, according to storage guru Jon Toigo, speaking at Storage Networking World in Frankfurt.â¦


U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday,  as investor worry about high fuel costs crimping consumer  spending and hurting company profits eased after crude oil  prices fell from their peak.


Federal judge throws out Pa. child porn-blocking law

PHILADELPHIA A federal judge has tossed out Pennsylvania's law that requires Internet service providers to block child porn Web sites.


The British prime minister and the leader of the opposition are both to sound the alarm over climate change.


Powers seek elusive deal on tougher Iran sanctions

The world's major powers will try Tuesday to overcome differences over imposing more sanctions on Iran and to keep up pressure on the Tehran leadership to curb its nuclear program.


Navarro conferma Wojtyla a Colonia per Giornata Gioventu'


Global firms find India strict on booze, cigarettes

Diageo's office in a large complex in   midtown Mumbai is often mistaken for a pub, with prominent   displays of Johnnie Walker whisky, Smirnoff vodka, Guinness   beer and other brands on the walls of its sleek lobby.


Plans are afoot for excess wine to be turned into ethanol for the European alternative fuel market -- but not in Italy where the fruit of the vine is sacred. By Bernhard Warner from Wired magazine.


Appiano Gentile, 16:07 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: A GENOVA PUNTO SU CRESPO-IBRA

L'allenatore dell'Inter Roberto Mancini conferma che contro la Sampdoria Adriano non giocherà...


Could the rock island arsenal be called upon to help even more with production for our US military? Currently workers are busy making armor plated doors Like these for hum-vees in Afghanistan and Iraq.


Aid workers travel to a remote Niger rebel base, where 72 soldiers are being held, to deliver medicines.


Apple on Monday released updates for its digital jukebox software iTunes, as well as an update for QuickTime.


Rower Matthew Pinsent wins his fourth gold medal Saturday after his boat edges Canada by .08 seconds in the coxless four.


McGahee, Bills still dreaming of playoffs

ORCHARD PARK, NYâIn a town that made its culinary reputation on leftover chicken meat, pretty doesn't count for much. Buffalo is a working class town and nobody at a sold out Ralph Wilson Stadium yesterday


Enzo Biagi torna in Rai l'annuncio da Fazio

Dopo 'l'editto bulgaro' un nuovo programma su RaiTre. L’annuncio a Che tempo che fa  Di' la tua


New Zealand tells Japan to move crippled whaler

New Zealand has pressed Japan to move a crippled and burning whaling ship away from the Antarctic coast, fearing an ecological disaster if it remains there.


Funding Shortfalls Said to Hurt Yosemite

Funding shortfalls at Yosemite National Park have triggered cuts to staff, trail maintenance and educational activities that are affecting the quality of tourists' visits, advocates said Monday.


Tim Henman was defeated in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors in Basle last night by the Czech, Jiri Novak. The British No 1 must now pick up ranking points at the Paris Masters to ensure qualification


The US presidential debate took place between President George W Bush and Senator John Kerry last week in Coral Gables, Florida. Anyone coming to the conclusion that President Bush had the upper hand, would


Shares of Western Union Co.  rose more than 4 percent in their market debut on Monday, after a spin-off from First Data Corp. .


Critic Disinvited to FDA Painkiller Meeting

The US Food and Drug Administration says it plans to convene a panel of experts in February to discuss the safety of painkillers in the same class as the now-withdrawn drug Vioxx, but one member of the panel was asked not to come.


Bill O'Reilly is holding his tongue these days, thanks to a   certain lawsuit factor.


Autism Debate Strains a Family and Its Charity

Fissures in the autism community over the cause of the disorder have made their way into the Wright family, founders of the charity Autism Speaks.


Prime misure governo, stop a blocchi biglietti per trasferte


By Foster, John Bellamy  I would like to begin my analysis of what I am calling here "the ecology of destruction" by referring to Gillo Pontecorvo's 1969 film Burn!.1 Pontecorvo's epic film can be seen as a political and ecological allegory intended for our time.


Japan ex-Internet icon pleads not guilty

Takafumi Horie, the former CEO of  Internet firm Livedoor Co. who came to symbolize a freewheeling  capitalism that clashed with Japan's cozy corporate norms,  pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of breaking securities  law.


North Korea Calls for End to âHostileâ U.S. Policies

Kim Jong-il made no mention of the Dec. 31 deadline the country missed to declare all its nuclear activities.


Thai Rescuers Save Trapped Dolphin But Calf Missing

KHAO LAK, Thailand  - Rescuers saved a rare  dolphin swept over a Thai beach by the tsunami which devastated  shores around the Indian Ocean, but failed to find her calf in  a filthy lake left behind by the giant wave.


Israeli airstrike in Gaza kills Palestinian

An Israeli airstrike has killed a Palestinian in northern Gaza, medics said, as Israel continued one of its largest offensives in the area in four years in conflict.


Reports: British troops could be moved to Baghdad to provide cover ...

British troops could be moved to Baghdad to provide cover for American troops as they carry out offensive operations against insurgents in Fallujah and elsewhere in the country, media reports said Saturday.


A British Airways plane en route from Berlin to London landed at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport after a security alert, a BA spokesman said in the Netherlands.


About 75 percent of African Internet traffic is routed through Britain, or even the United States, making it the least connected region in the world.


Open-Police defend use of pepper spray at Australian Open

Victoria Police vigorously defended its use of pepper spray on a section of the crowd at the Australian Open on Tuesday night, saying its officers had feared for their own safety.


Pakistani police released a photograph on Saturday of a suicide bomber who killed at least 139 people, as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto worked out her next step after the bloody start to her comeback campaign.


Rockets Deliver Daily Terror To Residents of Israeli Town

At the Panic gift shop, the checkout counter chatter is dominated by Qassams, the crude rockets that Palestinians frequently fire at this ragged industrial town of nearly 20,000 two miles from Gaza's northeast corner.


Public schools call it winter break. Shopping mall clerks say "Happy Holidays" as they hand over purchases. Store ads announce holiday sales.


Ucciso dal cognato e da due amici, dopo una lite scoppiata con la moglie, dalla quale viveva separato, per l'affidamento della figlia. La vittima e' Nicola Primiani, 40 anni, di Ururi (Campobasso). I quattro


Leading shares have closed higher, reaching day highs, with the mining sector in fine fettle as the rumour mill resuscitated talk BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto could be sizing up Alcoa, which was among the gainers that led Wall Street higher.


Banks are being accused of pressuring customers into taking out costly loans to try to clear their debts.


Tertiary index comes in at almost double expectations, drives up yen and helps Nikkei overcome oil. LONDON  - The yen hit a four-week high against the dollar Friday as stronger-than-expected Japanese service sector data raised optimism about the ...


The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:.


BP PLC reported a 53 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit Tuesday as oil prices surged, but full-year profits fell due to refining outages and rising costs.


Ivan Rodriguez hit his 250th career homer and Jeremy Bonderman threw a four-hitter to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-0 in the opening game of a doubleheader Thursday.


Chris Hartjes' Blog: Zend_Service_Audioscrobbler Update

Chris Hartjes has posted an update on the Zend_Service_Audioscrobbler package for the Zend Framework, including writing the unit tests to ensure it's complete functionality.   In my spare time I've been banging away at writing the required unit tests for the Zend_Service_Audioscrobbler component that Derek and I had started. I finished all the unit tests for the user based functions, which is a nice milestone. Then I decided to go back and actually read the comments made from the proposal. Oops. I discovered there were a bunch of changes that the folks at Zend said needed to be made in order to accept them. I agree with most of them.   He also lists some of these comments/changes/suggestions for the package that were given to help it fit in better with the rest of the framework.


Solana says talks with Iran envoy constructive

European Union foreign policy chief  Javier Solana said his talks on Saturday with Iran's nuclear  chief were constructive and he hoped for another round in three  weeks.


Tommy Sheridan MSP says those who told the truth during his defamation trial need not fear a police probe.


Mildred M. Singleton, 70, 1956 Olympic gold medalist

PASADENA, Calif. -- Olympic gold medalist Mildred McDaniel Singleton, one of the world's top female athletes of the 1950s, died Sept. 30 of cancer at a convalescent home. She was 70.


THE men exposed as plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea are the scum of the earth. Next time someone demands that the West should "take over and sort out Africa", remember this scandal and the real face of Western intervention it reveals.


Boselli, industria torna a salire dopo 4 anni di calo


Necessario, per garante,rimodulare il sistema di provvidenze


Violence kills 2 Israelis, 9 Palestinians

A Palestinian rocket killed two Israeli children near the Gaza Strip yesterday while Israeli soldiers killed nine people in the West Bank


Sun sets lofty operating margin goal for FY09

(InfoWorld) - Sun Microsystems, buoyed by its first profitable quarter in more than a year and a half, said Tuesday it has a goal of generating an operating margin of 10 percent by its 2009 fiscal year. Sun executives set the goal, though they cautioned that a lot of things have to happen in order to reach it, during a conference with analysts Tuesday in San Francisco. Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz said increased adoption of Sun's freely-distributed Solaris operating system,Â its recently announced partnership with Intel, and other strategic moves, will help it grow revenue. At the same time, said Sun CFO Michael Lehman, the company will continue to reduce its cost structure using a number of levers, though not employee layoffs. "Our cost structure is still too high," Lehman said, "but we do not intend to have a big layoff and just lower the numbers." The company is going to reduce general and administrative expenses and research and development spending as a percentage of revenue so that those expenses provide a better return, he said. For example, Sun is converting its own business software infrastructure to standardize on Oracle's 11i bundle of enterprise resource planning software, including general ledger, payroll, andÂ CRM software. The conversion is expected to cost more than $200 million, Lehman said, but it will save Sun the expense of having to manage 1,000 different types of software throughout its company. "We have put a stake in the ground, and we are on a journey," Lehman said. Sun posted net income of $126 million, or $0.03 per share, on $3.566 billion in revenue, in its fiscal 2007 second quarter ended Dec. 31, 2006. It was Sun's first profitable quarter after five successive quarterly losses. Sun recorded an operating margin of 2.9 percent in the second quarter and forecasts a 4 percent operating margin in its fourth quarter. On the revenue side, Schwartz said the company's decision to give away its Solaris operating system and open source its Java software create opportunities for Sun to sell hardware and services to those users. Sun's recently announced deal with Intel to install Intel processors in its servers, while Intel markets Solaris, will also create new sales opportunities. "We are now fully outfitted to pursue 100 percent of the market. There is no opportunity that we are precluded from bidding on. There is no customer that we cannot serve," Schwartz said. Sun's turnaround strategy is finally showing up in its financials, said Nathan Brookwood, an industry analyst with Insight 64, a research firm. "You had to take it on faith a year ago." Sun previously only sold servers and workstations running its Sparc processors. Now, because it also uses Intel and AMD processors, it can appeal to broader markets, said Brookwood. "Three years ago if you wanted to buy hardware from Sun, you had to sign up for the Sparc religion. Some people believe in other religions, and they didn't want to have to do a religious conversion to buy from Sun," he said. Sun's operating margin goals seem "conservative" to Sun financial analyst Andrew Neff of Bear Stearns & Co. In a research note to investors, Neff, who also attended the conference, said "Sun has more work to do on costs, [but] we believe its outlook can further improve."


After falling onto the edge of the judges' table on the landing of his vault, Paul Hamm performed two of the most spectacular routines of his career to win the men's all-around gymnastics title by the closest Olympic margin ever.


Sir Hugh Orde will be asked by the Policing Board to describe the current threat posed by dissident republicans.


Barry makes political comeback in Washington

Marion Barry, the former mayor of Washington who was caught taking cocaine, has made a new political comeback in the US capital.


The terrorist network Al-Qaida will likely leverage its contacts and capabilities in Iraq to mount an attack on U.S. soil, according to a new National Intelligence Estimate on threats to the United States.


FDA issues Depo-Provera warning, testifies on Hill

Injectable contraceptive causes bone loss during long-term use; FDA defends actions in House, Senate testimony. A black-box warning about bone density loss during long-term use of Depo-Provera Contraceptive


Bonino, la decisione puo' essere presa in un secondo momento


Firmata da Ronconi per denunciare tagli economici


8 New Weapons to Fight the Talent Wars in '08

Savvy CIOs, recruiters, headhunters and other hiring managers are trying out new or updated weapons to fight for IT talent. Here are eight that you may want to wield in the coming year.


In box office terms, this was the morning after the night before. Following last weekâs bumper bonanza, propelled by the Thanksgiving weekend, the US box office resumed normal service this weekend, with


The Redskins' patched up offensive line faced its first major test against the Panthers' dominant front four on Saturday night at FedEx Field.


Bomb Kills Venezuela Prosecutor, Gov't Swipes at US

CARACAS, Venezuela  - A Venezuelan prosecutor  probing a 2002 coup against President Hugo Chavez was killed by  a car bomb that the government blamed Friday on radical  opponents it said were training in the United States.


Woods goes for three straight _ if he gets to the first tee

THOMASTOWN, Ireland -- Tiger Woods realizes the only way he can reclaim the No. 1 ranking from Vijay Singh is to win golf tournaments.


Vince Carter finished with 29 points Sunday, including 5 during a 21-0 Nets run that covered the stretch between the second and third quarters.


Fool Video: The Future of Baidu and Intuitive Surgical

How will the Nasdaq 100's top two performers in 2007 perform in 2008?


Briefly: Salesforce.com reports subscriber surge

roundup Plus: RealNetworks signs up Red Flag Linux...Microsoft ships Virtual PC 7...SGI warns of lower revenue, deeper loss.


Republican Rudy Giuliani challenged political convention in shrugging off early primaries while staking his presidential candidacy on delegate-rich, later-voting states, a strategy that could be a colossal failure or a masterful calculation.


BP Plc, the world's second largest oil company, reported bumper third-quarter earnings on Tuesday on the back of high oil prices.


Rocker Stephen Stills battles prostate cancer

Singer/songwriter Stephen Stills, best  known for his work with folk-rock trio Crosby, Stills and Nash,  has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to bandmate  Graham Nash.


The announcement came from eight different departments of the Chinese Government. According to reports, CERTNET2 is now being called the biggest network running the next generation Internet since it connects 25 universities in about 20 cities.


CMS talks Feb: ecclesiastical courts & early Christian identity

The next two talks in the Centre for Manx Studies' seminar series will be given by two doctoral students.


Kerry Edges Into Narrow Lead in New Jersey -Poll

Democratic challenger John Kerry leads President Bush by 49 to 46 percent among New Jersey's likely voters, a gain for Kerry who was tied with the president at 48 percent in late September, Quinnipiac University Polling Institute said on Wednesday.


Straw demands 'effort' from Khartoum to stem crisis

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw urged the Sudanese government today to make a "real effort" to ease the suffering caused by its bloody clampdown in Darfur, as he visited some of the million-plus people who have been displaced.


Bountiful Victoria National Shows What Could Be for Wildlife

By Steve Ford  Not all the talk around Victoria National Golf Club has centered around the USGA Senior Amateur Championship that runs through Thursday.


Military-backed government of Thailand obtains second arrest warrant for ousted prime minister.


Kragthorpe: Greece played host to a truly memorable Olympics

ATHENS, Greece - Walking down the 18th fairway at Augusta National Golf Club in April, I looked wistfully across the course as the sun was fading into the pines, creating a surreal mixture of light and shadows.


A couple managed to bypass tight security and walk straight into Downing Street, it emerges.


Analysis: Even as its effort to join the European Union faces growing obstacles, Turkey's economy is making it more European than ever


Petrucci: "Anche l`Iraq avrÃ  il lutto al braccio

"Anche la nazionale irachena di calcio porterÃ  il lutto al braccio in segno di solidarietÃ  con l`Italia per l`uccisione del giornalista Enzo Baldoni avvenuta giovedÃ¬ in Iraq". A comunicarlo Ã¨ stato il


Washington Post Company Buys Slate Magazine

The sale completes Slate's transformation from an experiment in the new media in 1996 to a respected brand name in journalism.


SitePoint PHP Blog: The Joy of Regular Expressions [3]

Harry Fuecks has gotten busy and posted the third part of his "Joy of Regular Expressions" series over on the SitePoint PHP Blog today.   Following on from the last part, this one is more of an intermission-a round up of regex syntax seen so far and a couple of links following feedback.   He looks at two different topics:  A "must reads" section of resources for getting the most out of regular expressions A comprehensive "cheat sheet" with tips on expression delimiters, literals, pattern modifiers, character classes, quantifiers, assertions, sub-patterns, and working with the blackslash.


Finnish media giant Sanoma has agreed to pay 142 million euros ($186 million) for all of Dutch-owned Independent Media, the largest publisher of consumer magazines in Russia, both companies said Wednesday.


Genentech Inc.  on Wednesday said second-quarter profit rose 41 percent, fueled by growth from key cancer drugs Avastin and Rituxan, and it boosted its full-year profit forecast.


Police investigating the murder of a pregnant schoolgirl study CCTV pictures of her the night before her body was found.