Ukraine's Supreme Court agrees to hear a final appeal by Viktor Yanukovych over the re-run presidential poll.


Car Bomber Strikes Foreign Convoy in Iraq

A suicide car bomber struck a foreign convoy on Baghdad's dangerous airport road Thursday, destroying several vehicles, Iraqi police said. No casualties were immediately reported.


A Ukrainian mother and her five children, some without shoes, are rescued in the snowy Swiss Alps.


Gotham Geek Guidebook: AOL's new downtown digs

A look at the historic building where the once-mighty media company is attempting to slither into the neighborhood.


Streamlined multifunction device aimed at helping company gain ground in business copier market.


Napoli, 21:57 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: IN RITIRO PER PREPARARSI A CICLO DI FUOCO

Dopo il giorno di riposo concesso ai giocatori per riflettere sulla sconfitta casalinga di ieri cont...


Lightning defenseman Brad Lukowich signs to play in CHL

Brad Lukowich went from the Stanley Cup champions to the Central Hockey League on Monday. The Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman signed to play with the Fort Worth Brahmas because the NHL has been shut down due to a labor dispute.


Modena, 17:41 - CALCIO, MODENA: UNGARI SALTA IL TEST CON GLI ALLIEVI

Test infrasettimanale per il Modena, che ha affrontato la formazione Allievi di Carlo Regno. Frezzol...


Presidential rivals Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych meet in a fresh bid to resolve the poll crisis.


In a dramatic turn that silenced defense lawyers, a Yemeni poet accused of crafting terrorist propaganda argued on Thursday to represent himself before a U.S. military commission, and then admitted to being a member of al-Qaida.


Applications for U.S. home mortgages  dropped last week as a decrease in purchasing activity offset  an increase in refinancing activity, an industry group said on  Wednesday.


Prince Harry will be serving as a soldier in Iraq by the end of the month, a British newspaper reported Saturday, though government officials called the story speculative.


Grozny, Russia - The Russian government's choice for president of war-battered Chechnya easily won an election that came in the wake of last week's terrorist destruction of two airliners, the ITAR-Tass news agency cited election officials as saying on


Las Vegas is having a hard time these days reconciling its big dreams with an unforgiving new fact of life: It is running out of water.


Israeli soldiers killed nine Palestinian gunmen yesterday as tanks, troops and armoured vehicles continued with the biggest reoccupation in the Gaza strip since the Palestinian uprising began almost exactly four years ago.


Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice to put Manchester United into the last 16 of the FA Cup after an entertaining tie.


All the Worldâs a Soundstage for the Writer-Director-Star

âSlipstreamâ is Anthony Hopkinsâs third film as a director and his first as a quasi-avant-garde filmmaker working well outside the mainstream.


The Wizards look to prove they are better then their 5-9 record indicates and need more consistent play from Gilbert Arenas, above, Antawn Jamison and the bench to finally get their first road victory of the season.


Andrei Zmievski's Blog: PHP 6 and Request Decoding

Andrei Zmievski has posted something new to his blog today about a feature of PHP6 that's finally been hammered down - HTTP input (request) decoding.   There have been no fewer than 4 different proposals floated before, but this one combines flexibility, performance, intuitiveness, and minimal architectural changes, and has only a couple of small drawbacks. Let's take a closer look.   He details the functionality - what it is, what's been decided on, and the advantages of the method. The basic approach is a "lazy" one where PHP will only store the request when it comes in, no filtering or anything, until you want to do something with it (i.e. get it via $_GET, $_POST, etc). When the request for data is made, PHP looks at the encoding settings and formats the data accordingly.   Advantages he mentions for this method include removing the guess-work on PHP's part for which encoding the request is and that it removes some of the overhead by not processing the data until it's actually needed.


Guidance on the care of children under five does not encourage a "tick-box" approach, says minister.


Ukraine's political and business elites are looking for a new candidate to take on opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, The Moscow Times reported Thursday.


Radar will likely beat out laser, sonar, and camera technology when it comes to obstacle detection in cars, analyst reports.


Foreign Secretary David Miliband will meet Angelina Jolie in New York this week to discuss global diplomacy, British officials said Tuesday.


Mugabe says ties with Britain could improve after Blair exit

Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe said Harare's diplomatic impasse with former colonial ruler Britain could end after his pet hate, Prime Minister Tony Blair, steps down, a daily newspaper has reported.


It must be hard being Al Lord. Good times, bad times -- it doesn't matter. For Al, it seems that life is an unending series of battles against those who would unfairly deny him what he rightly deserves.


Spain's prime minister outlined on Sunday his government's program to resolve troubles in the Basque region during his first visit there since the armed separatist group ETA shattered a cease-fire in December.Comment


China Arrests 774 in Crackdown on Food and Drugs

Government regulators said the suspects were detained during nationwide inspections of restaurants, food and drug production facilities and food markets.


Armstrong Hints That He Might Skip Tour De France

In his strongest comments yet on next year's Tour de France, Lance Armstrong says he is unsure if he will ride in cycling's showcase event.


Al-Sadr Demands Ceasefire in Najaf Before Disarming, Sky Says

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Iraqi Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al- Sadr demanded a cease-fire before he disarms his supporters in the holy city of Najaf, Sky News said, citing unidentified reports.


A second-place finish in his first tournament since getting married was good enough to take Tiger Woods from third to second in the world rankings.


State's treasurer says Job cuts don't deviate from pledges

BOSTON (CBS.MW) - Massachusetts State Treasurer Timothy Cahill said Bank of America's pledge to honor employment commitments in New England - even as the bank cuts 4,500 jobs -- shows the bank is living up to its promises.


Upgrade for Blind Borrowers of Audiobooks

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has decided to switch to a digital system over the next four years.


Factory activity in the U.S.  Mid-Atlantic region slumped in September to its lowest level in  more than a year, a survey showed on Thursday, spurring fears  the economy's summer soft patch could extend into the fall.


Alto pericolo di rapimenti. Invitati ad abbandonare zona


Proposti Franceschini vice e Agostini tesoriere


Elina Garanca woke up the Metropolitan Opera from its January slumbers.


HANOVER, N.H. -- The domination continues. The University of New Hampshire, ranked No. 15, won its fifth straight Granite Bowl over Dartmouth yesterday, pummeling the Big Green, 45-24.


Gli aumenti concedibili in ragione dei contributi versati


Film/TV directors, producers plan contract talks

Hollywood's major film and television studios said on Friday they would begin formal contract talks with directors as soon as this weekend, marking a key development in the ongoing screenwriters strike.


You better watch out. The Christmas Day collision between Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant has sent visions dancing in the fans' heads of the former sending the latter into the third row of


Baltimore's Ed Reed intercepted a tipped pass with six seconds to play and ran 106 yards for a touchdown in a 27-13 win over Cleveland Monday.


Iran, U.S., Syria set to meet at Baghdad conference

KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraq's ruling Shi'ite leaders on Friday urged neighboring states and Western powers to join forces to help prevent an all-out civil war that could spread across the oil-rich region.


MTV Networks Buys Anime Parody for First Global Deal

MTV Neworks has bought the worldwide  rights to broadcast a Japanese cartoon parody, its first  acquisition on a global scale as it tries to leverage the reach  of its U.S. and international kids channels.


Kidnappers seized six Egyptians and four Iraqis working for the country's mobile phone company, authorities said yesterday, and Muslim leaders in Britain announced plans to


New green group sets U.K end-user agenda

The group's mandate is to figure out practical ways that customers can cut computing's environmental impact.


Apple To Expand European iTunes Presence

"We are well on pace to launch more EU stores. We will do it next month," Eddie Cue, Apple's vice president of applications, told music executives at the annual Popkomm conference in Germany.


The husband of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was released from detention on bail Monday in a move that could improve relations between the country's military leader and one of its main parties.


Chelsea coach Avram Grant told a press conference here Monday that his team was at full strength and would not take Olympiakos lightly in their Champions League first knockout round, first leg match Tuesday.


A magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck just off the northwestern Japanese coast Monday morning, knocking down several small buildings and resulting in at least 20 injuries, authorities reported.


Philips Begins Mass Production of Sixth-Gen TFT-LCDs

LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd. today reported that mass production at its sixth generation thin-film-transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) plant in Gumi, South Korea, began last month.


Christmas Charity Single Storms British Charts

Band Aid charity single "Do They Know  It's Christmas?," a re-recording by top British artists of the  1984 hit that raised millions for African famine relief, soared  straight to number one on the UK pop charts Sunday.


Santiago del Cile, 18:56 - CALCIO, ACOSTA RITIRA DIMISSIONI E RESTA CT DEL CILE

Nelson Acosta ritira le dimissioni: continuerà a guidare la nazionale cilena fino alla scaden...


Serbia makes new arrests for Kosovo killings

Serbia has arrested four suspects in  the killing in 1999 of three jailed U.S.-Albanian brothers who  had joined a guerrilla war in the breakaway Kosovo province,  Serbia's war crimes prosecutor said on Wednesday.


Ex-Oversight Commissioner Al Hutchinson is to appointed as police ombudsman, the BBC understands.


Ortiz sets Red Sox record with 51st home run

Boston slugger David Ortiz made history   on Thursday, belting his 51st home run over the bullpen to set   a single-season Red Sox record.


Iraqi Forces Move Close to Najaf Shrine - Witness

NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraqi security forces advanced to  within 400 yards of Najaf's Imam Ali shrine on Tuesday, a  Reuters witness said.


White House hopefuls dashed  across Iowa in a hunt for votes on Wednesday, with Hillary  Clinton and her two top rivals scrambling to avoid third place  in a tight opening round of voting for the U.S. Democratic  presidential nomination.


Our position is: Congress needs to add a federal judgeship in Indiana to make the workload more manageable. Marion County courts aren't the only ones facing budget constraints.


Nintendo Co. of Redmond, Wash., says its new hand-held videogame device will be available in the United States in time for the holiday retail season.


Seven people - including a mine owner - are jailed for the fatal beating of a journalist at a coal mine in China.


Dracula's castle returned to Van Hapsburg

More than 60 years after it was seized by communists, the Romanian government is to hand back one of the country's most popular tourist sites, the fabled Dracula Castle, to its former owner, the culture minister said Tuesday.


Modena, 19:48 - CALCIO, MODENA: GOZZI NON SI E' ALLENATO

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Modena nel itiro di Montese. Mattinata dedicata al lavoro atleti...


And Blessed Are the Singing, Pole-Dancing Fetishists

âJerry Springer: The Operaâ  uncovers something grand within the small, squalid lives it portrays.


St. Annâs Warehouse in Brooklyn has announced its 2008 season, and one of the shows is so big that St. Annâs has to set up another theater.


City Celebration Canceled Because of Luis Palau's 'Evangelical Beliefs'

Luis Palau dropped from Welsh revival celebration for his 'evangelical beliefs.' By Rob James in Cardiff .


Poland aims for Iraq troop pullout by end of 2005

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. PARIS, France -- Poland said Monday that it aims to withdraw all of its 2,500 troops from Iraq during the course


Microsoft puts dusty, old Office code on web

ODF fans say, 'we're not simple, we're elegant' Microsoft has made technical information for its older binary Office document formats available for download following pressure from participants in the ongoing, somewhat fiery, standardisation debate.â¦


Debbie Rowe upset over children's pictures

Debbie Rowe, the surrogate mother of Michael Jackson's children, is angry that the kids were photographed without their veils.


Spectators have been evacuated from Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium following a bomb scare during the game between the hosts and Real Sociedad.


Description: More than 20 Palestinians are killed in an Israeli raid on the Gaza Strip's largest refugee camp. The Israeli action came a day after a Hamas rocket attack killed two Israeli children.


Deportees use "revolving door" to return to U.S.

When a heavy knock came on the door of her Phoenix home, Mari knew that the immigration police had finally caught up with her. Arrested and held for a month in a U.S. jail, she was sent back to Guatemala on a prison flight.


Roger Federer beats Marcos Baghdatis to become the first man into round three of the US Open.


By SUE SCHULTZ  Randleman Lake won't be filled until next year, but water officials have already started to plan public access.   In Guilford County, the public will be able to use kayaks and canoes on the lake north of the N.C. 62 bridge.


Anti-retroviral drugs are expected to drop from CFA 15,000 per month to CFA 3,000 in October. The Minister of Public Health, Urbain Olanguena Awono, last Friday faced the press within the framework of government communication policy.


US August Inflation Mild, Job Claims Rise

US consumer prices inched up just 0.1 percent last month as gasoline and car prices tumbled, the government said on Thursday in a report suggesting an inflation spike earlier this year was an aberration.


Lawyers for Wayne Williams, blamed for the murders of two dozen children and young men in the late 1970s and early '80s, have asked to perform DNA testing on dog hair, human hair and blood.


Bratz Topples Barbie in Battle of the Dolls

At the ripe old age of 45, Barbie has been knocked off her perch in Britain by streetwise upstart Bratz in the Christmas battle of the dolls.


Torino, 14:53 - CALCIO, TORINO; CAIRO: NON HO PERSO ENTUSIASMO

Urbano Cairo spera di voltar pagina con il ritorno in panchina di De Biasi. ''Adesso siamo tutti mol...


Microsoft Reports Victory in Preliminary ISO Ballot for Office Open XML

BREAKING NEWS - Early this morning, Microsoft reported it had been notified that its Office Open XML format received a 74% positive vote in a preliminary ballot that could pave the way for its final ratification as an international standard.


World Stands Up to Be Counted in Election

At crunch time in U.S. presidential elections, the perennial swing state of Ohio gets plenty of attention, blitzed by the candidates and their volunteers. But this time, Ohioans are also being courted from some unusual, far-flung places.


A second President Clinton might occupy a little less space than the first.


Scientists Obtain Evidence Earth's Spin Twists Space-Time Around ...

An international research team has found the first direct evidence that the Earth is dragging space and time around itself as it rotates, like a spoon spinning in honey.


Millwall, last year's FA Cup runners-up, crashed out of the tournament in the third round after a 2-0 defeat by Championship rivals Wolves.


The Bush administration is defending its refusal to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from new motor vehicles in the first case about global warming to reach the Supreme Court.


Fed declines to comment on discount rate cut rumor

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday  declined to comment on speculation in financial markets that  the U.S. central bank might cut the discount rate imminently.


Iranian Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi issues a bold appeal to outlaw the use of solitary confinement in jails.


Northern Rock shareholder SRM warns the Treasury not to nationalise Northern Rock for less than a fair price.


House GOP Alters Its Rules to Shield Combative DeLay

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — House Republicans changed a party rule Wednesday to allow Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas to remain as majority leader even if indicted in an investigation of campaign finance violations in his home state.


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


Howard defies polls to predict election victory

Australian Prime Minister John Howard insisted Monday that he could win upcoming elections despite a new opinion poll showing him losing further support to his centre-left opponent.


Ontario is set to ban cigarettes from being displayed at store counters, raise taxes and will require all work placed to be smoke-free within two years.


Roma, 18:54 - CALCIO, ITALIA; ZACCARDO: SONO DELUSO PER L'ESCLUSIONE

Christian Zaccardo è deluso per l'esclusione dalla lista dei convocati di Roberto Donadoni pe...


Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Search Marketing Jobs Slow Down? - Making the Most Out of AdCenter - Google Says Internal Duplication Is Ok - Blogrolls and Ordinary Link Exchanging, and more.


Consumers may not notice for another month, but the Federal Reserve yesterday concluded that the that the economy "appears to have regained some traction" and raised its key


The 32- to 52-inch flat-panels that play and charge iPods will debut at CES this week.


No signs yet of North Korea reactor halt: Seoul

North Korea has shown no signs of shutting down its main nuclear reactor and the source of its weapons-grade plutonium since last month's deal calling for it to be closed, South Korea's foreign minister said on Wednesday.


Gunman Loose at Landmark Crystal Cathedral

An employee of the world-famous Crystal Cathedral walked into the complex and opened fire, but no one was hit and children in a church day-care center were rushed to safety, police said.


Dissident soldiers advance on government positions in eastern DR Congo following renewed fighting.


Bill Stewart is promoted to head coach at West Virginia hours after leading the Mountaineers to a victory over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl.


Drew Westen, a professor of psychology at Emory University, argues that the Democratic Party should, for the most part, focus on feelings, not issues or facts.


Anglo unveils $5 bln cash return as profit jumps

Mining company Anglo American Plc   is handing investors back an extra $5 billion after  meeting forecasts with a 44 percent rise in first-half  earnings, lifting its shares more than 4 percent.


All six of Budget DIY's Northern Ireland stores close with the loss of more than 180 jobs.


High Blood Sugar, as Well as Low, Slows the Mind

Many people with diabetes find that they become mentally and physically sluggish during periods when their blood sugar level rises in the course of their daily routines, investigators report.


Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday praised the mass media for helping to spread democracy and knowledge around the world, but lamented that it also tended to hype violence, vulgarity and consumer products.


All the action as top seed and British number one Tim Henman takes on Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia in the third round of the Madrid Masters.


On the eve of his much-anticipated trip to Turkey, Benedict XVI hosted the Archbishop of Canterbury and got a glimpse of the perils of running a worldwide religion like a democracy


Putin "Dictates" new measures of control over Russia

President Vladimir Putin has announced new measures to strenghten the governments power in tackling the fight against terrorism. In a cabinet meeting today, Putin blamed Russian authorities for being inefficient


Cockroaches can learn -- like dogs and us

Cockroaches have a memory and can be taught to salivate in response to neutral stimuli in the way that Pavlov's dogs would do when the famed Russian doctor rang his bell, Japanese researchers found.


Kenyan police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday after disputed elections returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and triggered turmoil that a local TV station said had killed at least 124 people.


UK Economic Boom May Bolster Blair as Election Deadline Nears

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, whose approval rating slumped because of his support for the Iraq war, may win an unprecedented third term as voters give him credit for an expanding economy and falling unemployment, polls show.


Goalkeeper Carroll joins struggling Derby

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Roy Carroll has joined Derby County from Scottish side Rangers, the Premier League basement club announced Thursday.


Powell Will Tour Ravaged Areas With Jeb Bush To Organize Aid

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, seeking to raise the American profile in the international relief effort in Asia, will tour devastated parts of the region next week to


Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday it will buy online audio book seller Audible Inc. for $300 million in a bid to expand its reach in digital audio content.


Nexavar significantly boosts hypertension risk: study

Bayer AG and Onyx Pharmaceutical Inc.'s key cancer drug Nexavar significantly raises the risk of high blood pressure, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


Register to win a $2,400 scholarship for you or a family member. Simply fill out the 3-step form for additional information from any of our colleges and you will automatically be entered.


COX-2 inhibitor, Bextra, Shows Problems in Heart Patients

Two small clinical trials showed heart bypass surgery patients taking Bextra, an anti-inflammatory in the same class as the recently withdrawn drug Vioxx, had an increased risk of stroke and heart attack.


Slittamento rialzo Fed da' ossigeno ai listini


With political fund raising, campaign advertising and organizing taking place in full swing over the Internet, it may just be a matter of time before the Federal Election Commission joins the action.


Jessica Simpson Unveiling Holiday CD, Concert DVD

Jessica Simpson will unveil two new releases on Nov. 23: an expanded edition of a seasonal album previously available only at 7-Eleven stores in North America and a concert DVD.


U.S. general says Baghdad crackdown must succeed

The new U.S. military commander in Iraq said on Saturday the country was doomed to continuing sectarian strife if a U.S.-Iraqi offensive under way in Baghdad failed to curb the violence.


Palestinian leaders will tell Colin Powell, the US secretary of state, who is visiting the occupied territories today, that they want the Bush administration to commit itself to the creation of a Palestinian state by the end of next year.


The GLav can't be far off Google, the company that pits bot against bot in the lucrative eyeball-herding range wars of adland, has extended its reach yet further. Not content with hogging browsers and phones, the search colossus will soon appear on the humble petrol pump.â¦


OGGI SU INTERNET/SPAGNA Riconoscimento ai lavoratori piÃ¹ anziani che hanno dedicato la loro vita professionale alle Missioni Salesiane...


Church Commission Calls for Moratorium on Same-Sex Marriage

A senior Anglican Church commission Monday urged US church leaders to apologize for consecrating a gay priest as bishop and called for a moratorium on the blessing of same-sex marriages.


The freefall in oil prices ended Monday on a spate of ominous developments, including a deadly attack on a US consulate in Saudi Arabia and reports that OPEC might cut production this week.


Arists Band Together to Aid Darfur Crisis

It's been labeled the worst humanitarian disaster in the world by the United Nations, but few Americans even know if its existence.


Paws Incorporated, the owner of Garfield the cartoon cat, wins a piracy copyright case against a Chinese publishing house.


Torino, 15:49 - CALCIO, TORINO: DAL VALENCIA ARRIVA FIORE

Ancora un colpo del Torino. Dopo il giapponese Oguro (contratto biennale), dal Valencia arriva in pr...


Democrats lay groundwork for stimulus plan

Democratic leaders in the U.S. House  of Representatives on Tuesday began laying the groundwork for  an economic stimulus plan of about $100 billion that likely  will include tax rebates to help stave off a possible  recession.


Rocker Melissa Etheridge Diagnosed with Cancer

Rock singer Melissa Etheridge has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has cut short her North American concert tour to undergo surgery, her publicist said on Friday.


As of Friday, June 15, 2007, at least 3,520 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,885 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. added to its growing portfolio of security products on Monday, agreeing to buy Protego Networks Inc.


Prosecutors opened the larceny retrial of two former top Tyco International executives with a more focused list of crimes showing "they were systematically looting" the company they were pretending to serve.


Colpevole di aver mentito ai giudici in merito uso doping


High Number of Cancer Cases Likely Due to Chernobyl

According to Swedish scientists, the high instance of cancer patients in northern Sweden is a direct result of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster which took place in 1986.


Exacting Detail Behind Presidential Debate

SPRING GREEN, Wis. Sept. 28, 2004 - There is a lot of fine print in the document spelling out rules for the debates between President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry.


Supporters of late Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet file past his coffin a day after his death in Santiago.


Unione Petrolifera, flessione in particolare per benzina


Symantec Releases Beta of Norton AntiBot

New security software supplements antivirus protection by scanning systems for 'bot' malware that can take over unprotected PCs.


It is Iran's version of "Schindler's List," a miniseries that tells the tale of an Iranian diplomat in Paris who helps Jews escape the Holocaust — and viewers across the country are riveted.


Firenze, 18:53 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: DOPPIO ALLENAMENTO

Doppio allenamento per la Fiorentina in vista della gara di domenica prossima contro il Catania. In ...


PROCESSO JUVE: CHIESTI 3 ANNI PER AGRICOLA E 2 GIRAUDO

TORINO - Tre anni e due mesi di carcere per il medico, Riccardo Agricola. Due anni e un mese per l' amministratore delegato, Antonio Giraudo. Perche' bisogna punire una squadra, la Juventus, che ''avendo usato l' Epo e' diversa da tutte le altre''.


Hurricane Frances Heads to Florida; Millions Evacuate

Hurricane Frances, which may become the costliest storm to hit the US in a dozen years, headed toward Florida, forcing about 2.5 million people to flee their homes.


Thai Govt drops 'peace birds' in attempt to quell unrest

MARK COLVIN: You might call them weapons of mass distraction - the hundred-million "peace birds" made of folded paper that the Thai Air Force has been dropping over southern Thailand.


The European Union's plan for tackling climate change calls for imposing emissions cuts on member states, building more windmills and making it costlier for major polluters, according to documents to be unveiled Wednesday.


A Chinese girl arrives in Beijing after running more than 3,550km (2,200 miles) from the province of Hainan.


Bush Set to Name Zoellick as Deputy to Rice

U.S. Trade Representative Robert  Zoellick is expected to be named deputy to incoming Secretary  of State Condoleezza Rice later this month, U.S. officials  familiar with the decision said on Thursday.


VATICANO - AllÂinizio della Quaresima lÂincontro del Papa con parroci e clero della Diocesi di Roma (2) - Tra i temi in discussione: liturgia e partecipazione, obbedienza e libertÃ , educazione etica, scuola, dialogo CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - GiovedÃ¬ 7 febbraio, nellÂAula delle Benedizioni, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha incontrato i parroci e il clero della Diocesi di Roma per il tradizionale appuntamento di inizio Quaresima. LÂincontro si Ã¨ svolto i...


LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - Taking a cue from the recording industry, Hollywood film studios said Thursday they would start suing those who pirate their movies online.


Memory Makers Expect Rise in DDR3 Demand

DDR3 DRAM will appear in significantly more PCs by the third quarter of 2008, Taiwanese manufacturers say.


In alcune carrozze trovato il bacillo,provoca grave malattia


NBA: Yao Ming Thrills Hometown Fans During Exhibition Game

National Basketball Association star Yao Ming of China thrilled his hometown fans with 14 points to lead the Houston Rockets to an 88-86 win over the Sacramento Kings in Shanghai.


Keyshawn Johnson scores two touchdowns and Jake Delhomme leads a last-minute drive that produces a field goal with 2 seconds remaining, giving the Panthers a 26-24 victory over the Buccaneers.


Airbus Expects 2008 Orders to Decline by Half

Airbus, the European plane maker, said on Wednesday that it expected orders for new aircraft to halve to around 700 this year after a record order intake in 2007.


News Corp expects tough Apple negotiations

News Corp's  president and chief operating officer said on Friday he expected to have contentious negotiations with Apple  over showing its television programs on iTunes.


Obiettivo, raggiungere a fine triennio un utile di 24 mln


EU-led peace monitors end their mission in Indonesia's Aceh province following successful local elections.


The presenter of BBC Radio 4's The World at One programme, Nick Clarke, dies of cancer, aged 58.


Nokia on Wednesday said it will put hologram labels on cell phone batteries as part of a move to help consumers avoid counterfeits.


Top Cleric Looks to Broker Deal in Najaf

NAJAF, Iraq - Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric returned home from Britain on Wednesday to help broker an end to nearly three weeks of fighting in Najaf and is calling on his followers to join him in a march to reclaim the holy city, his spokesmen and witnesses said.    Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani return came as heavy fighting persisted in Najaf's Old City...


UK's Straw Gets Israeli Pledge on Palestinian Vote

Israeli leaders told Britain's foreign secretary on Wednesday they would do their utmost to let Palestinians hold elections but criticized the top presidential candidate for vowing to follow in Yasser Arafat's footsteps.


Aftab Shivdasani talks about his latest, Red.


Causeway Lawsuits Still Alive in Court: Legal Workings Continue Five Years After Tragic Accident

By Laura B. Martinez, The Brownsville Herald, Texas  Sep. 15--Five years after the collapse of the Queen Isabella Causeway, the legal wrangling continues in federal and state court in lawsuits filed by the families of those killed or injured on Sept. 15, 2001.


Copycats suspected in N.Y. swastika, noose incidents

A spate of crimes in which Jews have been harassed with swastikas and blacks with nooses may be the work of copycats in the wake of some highly publicized cases, police said on Thursday.


Crime threatens SAfrica 2010 World Cup - U.S. envoy

The new U.S. ambassador to South Africa said in an interview published on Sunday that few would travel to the 2010 World Cup in the country if crime continued at current levels.


ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals hope to get one step closer to the National League Central Division title, but the Houston Astros are fighting for a playoff spot of their own.


European court upholds  landmark fine and sanctions.


The European Commission calls on the UK government to phase out a tax break for offshore companies based in Gibraltar.


Tutti pazzi per la 500 i vostri messaggi d'amore

MercoledÃ¬ il debutto della nuova versione della storica utilitaria di casa Fiat. E nello spazio messo a disposizione da Repubblica.it foto, ricordi e testimonianze dei lettori


Marc Cherry just found out it's going to be even harder than he   thought it would be to conceal Marcia Cross' pregnancy this season.


One thing about the Republican presidential race is certain Â the nomination won't be by acclamation.


Filmmaker Spike Lee told a crowd at the University of Dayton to "do the right thing" in this year's presidential election.


Low-cost PowerOpen servers roll from IBM

InfoWorld - Hoping to pick off those users looking to consolidate aging servers, IBM on Monday rolled out two low-cost, two-way, Power5-based machines specifically tuned to run versions of Linux distributed by Novell and Red Hat


Doctor battles to save Indian blast victims

MALEGAON, India  - A lone doctor at a small   private hospital in an Indian town struggled on Saturday to   treat some 100 bomb victims, single-handedly operating on   dozens of them to take out splinters and sew up gaping wounds.


Milano, 16:06 - CALCIO, MILAN; KALADZE: KO CON ATALANTA E' COLPA MIA

Kakha Kaladze fa mea culpa per il ko del Milan a Bergamo. "Sul gol ho commesso io l'errore e me ne a...


British Troops Wounded as Families Campaign Against War

A helicopter pilot and a Black Watch soldier were wounded close to Baghdad today as Prime Minister Tony Blair came under pressure from families of serving troops and over the future of Scottish regiments.


GdF Elba scopre enormi quantita' di rifiuti industriali


Siglato da Prodi e Chirac nel corso del vertice bilaterale


Beckhams go to Hollywood, but does US stardom beckon?

Los Angeles welcomes the newest additions to its firmament of A-list stars as David Beckham and his pop-star wife Victoria arrive in the city this week.


Archaeologists unveil new tombs in Egypt

Archaeologists unveiled the tombs Tuesday of a pharaonic butler and a scribe that have been buried for more than 3,000 years — proof, they say, that Egypt's sands still have secrets to reveal.


Airlinesâ vicious circle of weak finances and low morale

It is a management truism that low morale among workers leads to low productivity, low quality, erosion of customer loyalty and, ultimately, lower profits.


The question raised by "Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry" isn't if it's an unbiased account of presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry's service during the Vietnam War.


Hitachi Ltd  said on Tuesday it  is withdrawing from the home personal-computer business amid  sluggish sales, the latest move by a Japanese electronics group  to trim struggling operations.


The Motley Fool - The booksellers have been reporting earnings this week, and it seems Borders Group (NYSE: BGP - News) might face the biggest competitive challenges of them all, considering its quarterly loss widened on a year-over-year basis.


WASHINGTON -- Sales of existing homes posted a tiny increase in October, the first gain in eight months, but the median price of homes sold last month fell by a record amount.


Microsoft bows to pressure, offers IE8 update

Microsoft's upcoming Internet Explorer 8 browser has passed a widely-used Web standards test, news that was released after complaints from developers about a lack of information about its support for standards.


The welfare state is bigger than ever despite a decade of policies designed to wean poor people from public aid.


'Grand Theft Auto' back with a vengeance

As the last rays of sunlight fade on the ghetto alleyways, ratty looking palm trees take on the form of sick old men and there's menace in the air.


The government is to blame for the crisis which has hit Northern Rock, says the Tory leader.


The painkiller Vioxx increases the chance of heart attack and death from cardiac arrest more than Celebrex does, according to a large study financed by the Food and Drug Administration.


Eli Manning said he had trouble sleeping Sunday night, so he sat up in bed and watched various cable-sports television shows and talked with his brother, Peyton.


DaimlerChrysler ( DCX ) Chief Executive Jrgen E. Schrempp is the most powerful man at the Stuttgart auto maker.


WEYMOUTH - Frank Murano loves to play ball and, at age 86, he not only keeps up a rigorous game schedule across the country but has earned a spot in the National Senior Softball Hall of Fame.


Chicago police beat, kicked, shocked or otherwise tortured scores of black suspects in the 1970s and 1980s to try to extract confessions from them, prosecutors reported Wednesday.


When it comes to finding a permanent replacement for Don Imus, only one thing appears certain: David Lee Roth is not a candidate.


Ill., Wisc. launch program to buy refill prescriptions abroad

Illinois and Wisconsin on Monday launched the nation's first state-sponsored program to help residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from both Europe and Canada â-espite federal laws banning the practice.


TOKYO -- NTT DoCoMo, Japan's biggest mobile communications carrier, achieved a 1GbpsÂ packet transmission speed using fourth-generation (4G) mobile communication equipment on Aug. 20, the company said Friday.


If you didn't laugh at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the bloggers insist, you're a White House lackey


Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson said Wednesday that the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq has contributed to the sectarian violence rather than bringing stability to the war-torn nation.


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home in the United States for breaking sanctions, rejecting his demand for protection as a political refugee. His lawyers responded on Tuesday by appealing against the decision, which they described as "very regrettable".


EU court crushes Microsoft's antitrust appeal

A European Union court upheld a landmark 2004 European Commission antitrust decision against Microsoft  on Monday in a crucial victory for the European competition regulator over the U.S. software giant.


Accord on One Key Issue Is Reported in G.M. Talks

Negotiators for the U.A.W. and General Motors agreed on the framework for a health care trust, G.M.âs key demand, people close to the negotiations said.


Ghana's President Wins Four More Years in Office

Ghana's President John Kufuor won a second and final four-year mandate in the world's number two cocoa grower on Thursday after taking more than half the votes in the first round of a presidential poll.


Physicists Hope U.S. Budget Will Mean an End to Research Cuts

From physicists, there is cautious applause for President Bushâs proposed 2009 budget, under which research in the physical sciences would receive a hefty boost.


Source: Hollywood to Sue Server Operators

LOS ANGELES Dec 14, 2004 - The US film industry is preparing to sue computer server operators in the United States and Europe who help relay digitized movie files across online file-sharing networks, a source familiar with the movie studios' plans said


St. Paul Stops a Waterfront Developer From Crossing the Mississippi

St. Paul has blocked a well-known local developer from building an upscale mixed-use community directly across the river from the downtown area.


Sony to exorcise 'rootkit' from USB drives

Thumbs down Sony is prepping an update to remove rootkit-like technology that shipped with a range of USB storage devices featuring fingerprint authentication.â¦


British firms face a tough 2008 as they grapple with the credit crunch and high energy costs, the CBI warns.


Heat Waves to Worsen Across America, Europe - Study

Heat waves like those that have hit Paris and Chicago in recent years are likely to get worse, roasting more and more cities with ever-higher temperatures, climate researchers predicted on Thursday.


Thousands march through central London to protest war in Iraq

Thousands of anti-war and anti-globalization activists marched through central London and filled Trafalgar Square on Sunday to protest the US-led coalition's presence in Iraq.


STUTTGART, Germany -- China powered their way to another men's gymnastics world championship Thursday, and now the questions are: Can anyone catch them in time for the Olympics in Beijing, and if so, how?


G.M. to Build Hybrid Research Center in China

The separate, wholly owned research center for advanced vehicle engineering and development in Shanghai could help G.M. keep greater control over new technologies.


UK gilts and short sterling interest rate futures rose on Monday against the trend elsewhere in Europe as mortgage lending figures showed the weakest growth in two years.


U.S. Treatment of Detainees Defies Intl. Law - Group

The United States is violating  international law by holding prisoners in its war on terror  incommunicado and in secret hiding places, Human Rights Watch  said in a report to be published on Tuesday calling for an end  to such practices.


British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw met Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi Tuesday amid uncertainty over the fate of a British hostage held by gunmen in Iraq.


Martha Stewart to Serve Time in West Virginia

artha Stewart's prison stay for lying about a stock sale will take her to West Virginia, farther from home for the holidays, she said today, than she had hoped.


Four men guilty of botched 2005 London bomb plot

Four men were convicted on Monday of plotting to bomb London's transport system on July 21, 2005 in a botched attempt to replicate Islamist suicide bombings that had killed 52 people two weeks earlier.


MIT improves analog circuit for consumer devices

(InfoWorld) - Future models of consumer goods, from digital cameras to MP3 players, could take a leap forward with a new type of analog circuit demonstrated at a trade show Thursday by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The MIT team showed a comparator-based switched capacitor (CBSC) circuit, which could be manufactured with smaller size and better power efficiency than traditional analog circuits using operational amplifiers. The team had presented a rougher version in 2006, and improved on the design this week by unveiling an 8-bit, 200 MHz analog-to-digital converter at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco. The advance could help analog technology catch up to the tremendous pace of improvement in digital circuits, which have shrunk in recent years thanks to software-aided design tools and to manufacturing processes such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology, said Hae-Seung Lee, one of the MIT professors involved in the work. Despite those enormous improvement in digital circuits, electronic devices will always need analog circuits too, because the sights and sounds in the world around us exist as variable analog data, not discrete digital bits. Analog circuits translate between those two languages by amplifying, processing, and filtering natural data and then converting it to digital signals, Lee said. From playing songs on iPods to sending and receiving voices on cell phones, analog circuits are part of most consumer devices. "Analog circuits sit on PC boards; when you put a disc in a CD-ROM drive to play music, the music is encoded in digital format, but what you're hearing is analog. That's a digital-to-analog converter doing that," Lee said. Engineers could use the new CBSC circuit as a more efficient tool to filter and modulate analog data, leading to less expensive, longer-lasting devices. "Current analog circuits consume a disproportionate amount of power, which really drains the batteries. We think we can reduce the power consumption of analog circuits by at least an order of magnitude," he said. In addition to saving space and power, the CBSC circuits could also work with emerging technologies like carbon nanotube or nanowire and molecular devices, a looming challenge for conventional analog circuits. And since they work with CMOS fabrication techniques, the new circuits are immediately applicable to those challenges. Still, products using the new circuits will probably not reach store shelves for several years. "We have demonstrated a proof of concept, so we know the technology is good. But there are still some practical questions to answer, like 'Is it robust enough to work in consumer electronics?' So it will be a couple of years before we see it in stores," Lee said.


Hingis in Tears with Thai Tsunami Orphans

PHUKET, Thailand  - Former tennis world No. 1  Martina Hingis was reduced to tears Monday after meeting  children orphaned by the tsunami in Thailand.


Delta begins United, Northwest merger talks: report

Delta Air Lines Inc  has started merger talks with both Northwest Airlines Corp  and United Airlines parent UAL Corp , and hopes to reach an agreement with one of them over the next two weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.


PepsiCo buys Naked Juice from North Castle

PepsiCo Inc. , the world's No. 2 beverage company, said on Tuesday it will buy premium juice maker Naked Juice Co. from private equity firm North Castle Partners for an undisclosed amount.


Boy-band mogul Lou Pearlman was arrested in an Indonesian hotel early Thursday, turned over to U.S. law enforcement officials and flown to Guam to appear before a judge there, authorities said.


UN urges dialogue after Rwanda vows action

Rwanda insisted on Thursday that it would soon attack rebels inside the Democratic Republic of Congo unless they were disarmed, as the United Nations Security


'Top Gear' presenter's condition improves to stable

Richard Hammond, a presenter for the BBC's "Top Gear" automobile television series, improved to a stable condition after being involved in a car accident which saw him being airlifted to hospital.


China's drug watchdog announced Saturday it has suspended the sale of a drug used to treat acute leukemia and rheumatoid arthritis in the latest move to hit the country's scandal-ridden drug industry.


In her PBS TV series, Karen MacNeil aims to teach Americans how to lose their inhibitions about wine


Trojan Mimics Controversial Lycos Europe Screensaver

According to antivirus company F-Secure, the file inside the e-mail attachment is not the Lycos "Make Love Not Spam" screensaver.


Platinum hits record, palladium at 6-year high

Platinum roared to another record  high on Monday as supply concerns persisted in main producer  South Africa, lifting sister-metal palladium to its best level  in six years.


Documents stolen from the Equestrian Federation of Ireland were linked to the ongoing doping scandal surrounding an Olympic gold medal winning horse.


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Floyd Norris Blog: Eight Years, and Back to the Start

If you fled Wall Street eight years ago â remember Y2K? â and came back today, you might conclude that nothing much happened while you were gone. The Standard & Poor's index of 500 stocks ended the last decade at 1469.25. Now, points out Howard Silverblatt of S.&P., it is at 1468.36. A decline [...].


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Armstrong, Sorenstam ESPY's top athletes

Lance Armstrong cracked risque jokes as the first athlete to host the ESPY Awards, then picked up his fourth consecutive male athlete of the year trophy Wednesday night.


Twenty seven years after Elvis Presley's death, the King of Rock 'n Roll's financial power was confirmed anew yesterday when his family announced that it had sold a controlling interest in his estate to a media entrepreneur for $100m.


New observations indicate Saturn's iconic rings may be billions of years old - far older than previously thought.


The Nobel prize winner Elfriede Jelinek is known as everything from a genius to Beelzebub in her native Austria. One of the most famous women writing in German she was most controversially quoted in 1980 as


French President Nicolas Sarkozy could marry Italian singer and former model Carla Bruni early next month, a French newspaper reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.


Al-Qaeda operatives targeted Parliament, the Leader of the House of Commons, Peter Hain, has said. Mr Hain has called for an urgent security shake-up after two embarrassing breaches in recent days.


Â· Millennium goals within reach for much of worldÂ· Unsafe water undermines educational reforms


Judge sets class-action against Caterpillar: lawyer

A federal judge in Tennessee has granted class-action status to a 2006 case against heavy construction vehicle maker Caterpillar Inc. regarding insurance benefits, the lead attorney representing more than 4,000 retirees and surviving spouses said on Friday.


Wary U.S. Olympians Will Bring Food to China

The United States Olympic Committee will ship 25,000 pounds of lean protein to Beijing to avoid tainted food.


England wins World Cup with final-round 64

Seville, Spain (Sports Network) - Paul Casey and Luke Donald of England fired an eight-under 64 in the alternate-shot format Sunday to win the World Golf Championships - World Cup.


Britain stuns US in men's 400-meter relay

Britain took advantage of a sloppy handoff in the middle of the race to beat the United States and win the gold medal Saturday in the men's Olympic 4x100 meter relay -- a race the American men usually dominate.


Dementia costs Britain billions per year

Around 700,000 Britons suffer from dementia and the condition costs the nation's economy 17 billion pounds annually, the Alzheimer's Society said Tuesday.


Computer systems running health, energy and other services remain vulnerable to attack, say MPs.


Preliminary results show no party wins majority in Lithuania's ...

Preliminary results of the Lithuania's parliamentary elections released Monday showed that no single party garnered 71 seats, the minimum number of seats needed for a party to form a government .


Serbia to hold presidential poll seen as key to the country's future, with the two candidates neck-and-neck.


Kennedy Items Draw Top Dollar at Auction

A painting of Jacqueline Kennedy with her two children sold for $216,000 on Wednesday, the second day of a three-day auction of property from the Kennedy family homes.


Man Finds 3 WWI Troops' Bodies in Glacier

PEIO, Italy - An amateur Italian historian has found the preserved bodies of three Austro-Hungarian soldiers in an Alpine glacier, 86 years after they were killed in World War One.


Bernanke: Anchored expectations mute price swings

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts  - Swings in volatile energy and food prices will have minimal impact on inflation as long as inflation expectations are held steady, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday.


Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert   will hold his first peace summit with Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas if gunmen in the Gaza Strip release a captive   Israeli soldier, Olmert's senior deputy said on Tuesday.


Citi likely to announce dividend cut, layoffs: report

Citigroup Inc  is likely to announce on Tuesday a significant dividend cut, at least $10 billion of new capital and a writedown of as much of $20 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.


Poutiainen Regains Women's World Cup Lead

Finland's Tanja Poutiainen clears a gate during the women's slalom World Cup race in Zauchensee, Austria, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004.


States want to crack down on metal theft

The thieves weren't interested in the collection boxes or the computer equipment at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church. They were after the copper on the roof and along the sides.


Travel: Jane Dunford tests Angsana's first foray into Asian-style spas in Africa


The Philadelphia Phillies' 48th come-from-behind victory was much easier on the nerves than many of the other 47. Home runs from Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell had the NL East title chasers back in front before the third inning was done.


Soccer: US Faces Off with Panama in 2006 World Cup Qualifying ...

The US men's soccer team continues its 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign with a match Wednesday night against Panama in Panama City.


Arsenal boss: Flamini, Cesc will do job on Chelsea

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has dismissed claims today's clash with Chelsea will decide the title race. He said: "The season is not finished but you can say Chelsea are already better than they were last year.


Two Former Scales Clerks for NYRA Are Cleared

The charges against two former New York Racing Association employees, the retired jockey Braulio Baeza and Mario Sclafani, were dismissed Monday by a Saratoga County judge.


Web-surfers outside the US have been blocked from visiting the official George W. Bush campaign website. UK-based internet monitoring firm Netcraft first noticed the blockage Monday morning.


New RealPlayer allows YouTube video download

Blog: Real Networks announced today that the new version of their RealPlayer will allow users to download and organize embedded internet video content right from their browser.


U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday as oil  prices resumed their retreat and pushed the S&P 500 to a  three-year high, with tech shares lifted by Microsoft  Corp.MSFT.O and online marketplace eBay Inc.EBAY.O


Google U.S. search market share up year-over-year to nearly 64 percent, says Hitwise.


Business leader attacks free trade 'hypocrisy' of France, Spain

The Confederation of British Industry has launched a blistering attack on proponents of free trade, notably France and Spain, who it said sought to block controversial foreign-backed takeovers.


Long Beach Desalination Technology to Receive U.S. Patent Protection

The United States Patent Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Allowance for Patent Protection for a groundbreaking seawater desalination process developed by Long Beach Water Department engineers.


Major archaeological find in Puerto Rico

U.S. and Puerto Rican archaeologists say they have found the best-preserved pre-Columbian site in the Caribbean, which could shed light on virtually every aspect of Indian life in the region, from sacred rituals to eating habits.


NEW YORK - Sen. John Kerry said Monday that mistakes by President Bush in invading Iraq could lead to unending war and that no responsible commander in chief would have begun the war knowing Saddam Hussein didn't possess weapons of mass destruction and wasn't an imminent threat to the United States...


South Africa's president is in DR Congo for talks in an effort to keep the country's shaky peace process on track.


Dato di ottobre su settembre, in un anno aumento dello 0,6%


David Beckham says new England coach Fabio Capello is a manager "players look up to" and hopes to continue his England career under him.


How Nikon bettered Canon with full-frame SLRs

Lenses for Nikon SLRs with small-frame sensors also work on the company's new full-frame D3. Too bad Canon didn't take the same approach to compatibility.


Parents raise safety concerns about an online survey of school children which asked them for their postcodes.


Blog: If you've ever wondered who's driving like a bonehead up ahead, it could be a teen who's behind the wheel, steering with one hand and sending a text message with the other.


PeopleSoft revises severance package plan

Software maker PeopleSoft Inc. of Pleasanton has modified the cash severance benefits and paid health benefits for terminated employees, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Regulators probe KPMG audit of Fannie Mae

Regulators have opened an investigation into KPMG's auditing of Fannie Mae, the mortgage finance company which faces a possible $9bn restatement after violating US accounting rules.


Hamas posts Israeli soldier tape before summit

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Hamas militants in Gaza posted an audio tape of a captive Israeli soldier on the Internet on Monday, just hours before their rivals for power among the Palestinians were to hold a summit with Israel.


McDonald's Corp. MCD.N third-quarter  earnings per share rose a higher-than-expected 42 percent on a  preliminary basis, the world's largest restaurant chain said on  Wednesday, citing strong sales in the United States and a lower  tax rate.


British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon committed British troops to a common European Defense Force, at a meeting with ministers in Brussels Monday.


A former SEC guy is aiming to help you steer clear of ne'er-do-wells.


MODENA, Italy  - Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, died on Thursday after a long battle with cancer, his manager Terri Robson said.


Top Republican aids Lieberman fundraiser

A prominent Republican who chairs I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's legal defense fund co-hosted a fundraiser Wednesday for Sen. Joe Lieberman, who is running for re-election as an independent after losing the Democratic primary.


NEW YORK, NY Monday Nov.1.2004 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- The Best of Both Worlds broke down Friday night when R. Kelly left the stage at New York's Madison Square Garden.


Miss World beauties defend relevance of contest

Miss World contestants united in defending the pageant's relevance and angrily denied it degraded women.


31 to stand trial in CIA kidnapping case

An Italian judge on Friday indicted 26 Americans and five Italians in the first criminal trial over the CIA's extraordinary rendition program.


âMark an area, disarm it, decide on freedom or joint controlâ

ISLAMABAD, OCTOBER 25: Just weeks after he told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New York that he would get back with ideas on resolving the Kashmir issue, Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf floated a new one.


The first U.S. presidential debate this week and a load of data on consumer spending will settle some questions that have been hanging over U.S. stocks, and equity strategists, and traders say the decreased uncertainty could draw buyers back to the market.


Bulgaria's President Doubts Minority Govt Is Able to Handle Financial Policies

Bulgaria's president on Friday voiced doubts that the country's minority government is able to pursue consistent financial policies after Parliament twice altered its proposals of tax laws.


Advocacy groups organize against surveillance bills

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the American Civil Liberties Union are among groups promoting opposition to bills that would create an NSA-run electronic surveillance program.


Orlando, 09:10 - BASKET, NBA: DONOVAN LASCIA ORLANDO PER TORNARE IN NCAA

Ingaggiato da appena tre giorni, Billy Donovan ha deciso di stracciare il contratto firmato con gli ...


Big Waves Will Batter the Coast This Weekend

By Jessie Mangaliman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 15--Waves up to 20 feet high will batter the coast this weekend, creating dangerous conditions for anyone tempted to watch from rocks or even piers, the National Weather Service said today.


Photo in the News: Spiders' Glowing Key to Courtship, Mating

Both female and male ornate jumping spiders are dependent on ultraviolet light to kick off the courtship process—but in entirely different ways.


A cousin of Mexico's first lady was found dead of gunshot wounds just outside Mexico City, authorities said Wednesday.


OJ Simpson charged with kidnapping, armed robbery

O.J. Simpson, the former American football star acquitted of double murder in 1995, was charged on Tuesday with kidnapping, armed robbery and assault in a dispute over sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.


A suicide bomber killed three British troops and wounded eight others at a British checkpoint in central Iraq, Britain's armed forces minister Adam Ingram told reporters on Thursday.


This happened a year ago, after USC capped its regular season with an all-afternoon assault on the Oregon State end zone. Outside the Coliseum, the parents of some Trojans players celebrated


The comeback is nearly complete for Opie and Anthony. It was just four years ago when the raucous radio duo became shocked jocks, yanked off the air for their infamous "sex in St. Patrick's Cathedral" stunt. The pair are back now as satellite radio stars and terrestrial radio saviors &#151; doing shows in both formats, and luring back listeners lost by David Lee Roth.


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CBS anchor Schieffer prepares to sign off

NEW YORK  - CBS News veteran Bob   Schieffer wraps his 15-month run in the "CBS Evening News"   anchor chair on Thursday, paving the way for Katie Couric's   debut Tuesday.


English soccer plays four games while rest of Europe takes a break

LONDON: While the rest of European soccer shuts down for a midwinter break, England turns up the heat. The big leagues of Italy, Spain and Germany take a breather so that players can heal injuries and aching


Iraq making mixed progress on goals: report

The Iraqi government has made mixed progress in meeting political and security goals, a U.S. official said on Thursday, citing a report that may add to rising calls for a change of course in the unpopular war.


4 Dot-Com Stories You Aren't Hearing About

If an Internet stock story falls in the woods, it does make a sound.


Middle School Gets $25,000 Technology Grant

By Stacy Brandt, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.  May 24--OCEANSIDE -- Two classes at Roosevelt Middle School will begin  using laptop computers for their day-to-day lessons this fall, thanks to a  grant from a national corporation.


Job posting may hint at Facebook IPO down the road

Blog: Tech gossip blog Valleywag points to a posting on Facebook's Web site seeking someone with a strong background in managing stocks logistics at a public company.


By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Atlantis' heat shield is safe enough for the shuttle to return to Earth, mission managers decided Wednesday, a day before the space shuttle was planned to land in Florida. A forecast for thunderstorms appeared to be the main obstacle for its return.


A Bush administration task force recommended strongly Tuesday against letting US citizens import lower-cost prescription drugs from other countries, saying "it


Microsoft Reprimanded for Misleading Linux Ad

The United Kingdom's advertising watchdog group, the Advertising Standards Association, has found that complaints lodged against a Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) magazine ad that stated that Linux was more expensive than Windows were valid.


Sir Elton John and Duran Duran are to perform at a memorial concert for Princess Diana at Wembley next year.


Pamela Anderson Spurs U.S. Gymnast Bhardwaj to Silver

A check for $25,000 from Baywatch  actress Pamela Anderson spurred Mohini Bhardwaj to capture an  Olympic silver medal with the American women's gymnastics team  at the Athens Games on Tuesday.


Brussels, Belgium (Sports Network) - Former world No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne has decided against playing any more tennis for the rest of 2004.


FluMist Announces One Million More Vaccine Doses

MedImmune has made available an additional 1 million doses of its nasal spray flu vaccine. "This is for people who are healthy ... who should not be getting the injectable vaccine," Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said.


ATHENS -- Tony Estanguet won his showdown with Michal Martikan -- after it appeared that Martikan had reclaimed the Olympic title. The Frenchman won the gold medal yesterday in the canoeing single slalom when a post-race review gave Martikan, of ...


Bankinter and KPN in mobile, banking services deal

Dutch telecoms group KPN  has  made an agreement with Bankinter  through which the  Spanish bank will offer mobile phone services at special rates  to its banking clients, Bankinter said on Tuesday.


PEOPLE who want to become computer-savvy and surf the internet can enrol on free courses at the Click Centre, in Holbrook Lane, Coventry.  Webwise, which is a beginners' guide to the internet, is a five- week course from 1pm to 4pm on Thursdays, starting on March 1.


Premier League outlines plans to go global

The English Premier League has taken the first step towards staging some of its matches in Asia, North America and the Middle East.


Morgan Stanley upgrades China Mobile to overweight

Morgan Stanley has upgraded its stock  rating on China Mobile (0941.HK), the world's top wireless  carrier, to overweight from equal-weight on a high earnings  outlook.


Weapons to Become Environmentally-Friendly

Britain's BAE Systems has begun designing a new breed of weapons that will retain their deadly nature while becoming less destructive to the environment.


On a continent that absorbs 75 percent of the world's UN peacekeeping forces and budget, Ivory Coast's violent downward spiral threatens hard-won gains against West Africa's devastating civil wars of the 1990s.


US commanders have asked Britain to shift 650 crack troops from southern Iraq to more dangerous positions near Baghdad, freeing American troops for an anticipated large-scale assault


Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama stepped back from a controversy over race Monday night, agreeing that a prolonged clash over civil rights could harm their party's overall drive to win the White House.


Teams around the Atlantic Coast Conference are getting to know about first-place Miami in a hurry. This week, the Hurricanes take their act to North Carolina, returning to the Triangle a week after defeating North Carolina State.


Three-million-year old mammal remains found in Greece

A group of paleontologists have discovered the tusks and petrified remains of a mastodon, or large mammoth-like mammal, that lived some three million years ago, the head of the team told AFP Monday.


That controversial price cut on the iPhone paid off in big numbers for Apple in the quarter ending Sept. 29. The company announced as well that it set a new sales record for the Macintosh, wowing analysts.


Merci la France: We Will Be Forever Grateful

By honoring President Yasser Arafat, France has honored every Palestinian man, woman and child. For this we will be forever grateful.


This week, NASA has concerned itself with the fact that the astronauts aboard the international space station are running out of food.


Tarvisio, 11:49 - SCI, CDM: MERIGHETTI PIU' VELOCE IN PROVA LIBERA TARVISIO

Daniela Merighetti è stata la piÃ¹ veloce nella seconda e ultima prova cronometrata in vista d...


Felipe Massa leads a Ferrari one-two in the Turkish Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton finishes fifth following a puncture.


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A jury yesterday acquitted a leader of a paramilitary group accused of killing thousands, after a 14-hour murder trial that angered human rights groups and provoked criticism of the new US-backed government.


Buildings are wrecked and people are hit by flying debris when a tornado sweeps through north-west London.


LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 6  â Brian Brohm threw for a career-high 401 yards and 5 touchdowns and Anthony Allen added a team-record 275 yards rushing and two scores as No. 8 Louisville avoided a major upset by holding off Middle Tennessee, 58-42, on Thursday night.


Congress Has So Little to Do, And So Much Time to Do It

Is there no rest for the weary lawmaker? "Members Resist Five-Day Workweek," one of the Capitol Hill newspapers proclaimed on its front page yesterday. Senators were "ready to revolt" and House members were "simmering" over their legislative demands.


Mauritius sugar mill expands, despite European cuts

Boiler-suited builders  scramble along girders as a heavy crane lifts equipment for new  construction at a sugar mill in Mauritius, even as the Indian  Ocean island grapples with a sharp fall in sugar prices.


De-duplication Helps IT Manage Data Growth

Some attendees at the Storage Networking World conference say they're combining backup software and de-duplication technology with virtual systems in an effort to manage ever increasing data stores.


(HealthDayNews) -- Make no mistake. There's no sure-fire way to prevent cancer.


Concerned that a steady diet of TV ads is putting too many pounds on American children, the Federal Communications Commission plans to study links between the ads, viewing habits and the rise of childhood obesity.


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A CBS Newsmanâs Serenade: Give My Regards to Mr. Redstone

âFace the Nationâ anchor Bob Schieffer paid a musical tribute to his boss, Sumner Redstone, at a gala honoring the media mogul.


Nine-man Northern Ireland hang on for draw in Wales

Northern Ireland drew 2-2 with Wales in a bloody World Cup Group Six clash here in a match which saw three players red-carded.


Hib Vaccines Act Differently in Old and Young

Two versions of the Hib vaccine, which protects against serious infections caused by a bacteria called Haemophilus influenzae b, appear to have different effects in elderly adults and infants, new research shows.


Buybacks, earnings forecasts buoy indexes

Stocks rose on Monday on growing optimism about second-quarter earnings and plans by Johnson & Johnson  and ConocoPhillips  to buy back their own shares.


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Portuguese voted on Sunday on whether to legalize abortion in a referendum that could bring the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country closer into line with most other European states.Comment


The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan have concluded another round of peace talks. The talks in Indiaâs capital, New Delhi, set the stage for an expected meeting at the United Nations later this month


Microsoft: Vista won't support older Visual Studio versions

InfoWorld - Windows Vista will not support older versions of Visual Studio, a move that will require many developers writing applications for the forthcoming operating system to upgrade to Visual Studio 2005, a Microsoft executive said Tuesday.


An Aug. 23 story by The Associated Press about a biotech company finding a new way of making stem cells carried an ambiguous headline that said: "Biotech firm creates stem cells without destroying human embryos, but doesn't end debate."


Many foreign nationals deported to their home countries are being   returned to the UK because of documentation problems.


With Wall Street in the year's final stretch and the Dow in record territory, investors believe this week will bring even more holiday cheer.


A motorist admits the murder of a teenage skateboarder in a road rage attack in north Wales.


The number of Indians affected by HIV/Aids may be lower than the UN estimate of 5.7 million, a study suggests.


EUROPE:  Slovaks and Hungarians Clash over Xenophobia

PRAGUE, Sep 25 (IPS) - The case of an ethnic Hungarian student who claims  to have been attacked by Slovak xenophobes has come to symbolise  the persistent clashes that strain relations between two of the  EU (European Union)'s most unfriendly neighbours.


North Korea's claim about mysterious blast might be true: Seoul

SEOUL : Communist North Korea's claim that a huge and mysterious explosion was caused by a civil engineering project might be true, South Korea's intelligence agency has said.


Barroso claims his revamped team will now win backing from MEPs

The unprecedented crisis over the European Commission moved decisively towards a conclusion last night when two would-be commissioners were dumped and a reshuffled team was announced.


Growth of Genetic Tests Concerns Federal Panel

Regulation and oversight has not kept pace with the development of new genetic tests and efforts to sell them directly to consumers.


BUDAPEST Hungary's ruling Socialist Party on Wednesday chose Ferenc Gyurcsany, a charismatic millionaire, to be the country's new prime minister.


U.S. Says Falluja Air Strike Kills Zarqawi Ally

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes attacked a  suspected safe house used by the network of al Qaeda ally Abu  Musab al-Zarqawi in the Iraqi city of Falluja early on Tuesday  and killed one of his associates, the U.S. military said.


HONG KONG Standard Chartered, which makes most of its profit in Asia, said Monday that it was promoting Peter Sullivan to chief executive of its Hong Kong operations, replacing Peter Wong, who will step down on Friday.


Polygamist leader Jeffs still a force from jail

HILDALE, Utah  - From a cell in the Purgatory jail 10 months after his arrest, fundamentalist Mormon leader Warren Jeffs is still God's voice on Earth to thousands of polygamists in this isolated community.


UK Group Complains of Higher ITunes Cost

A consumer's group said Wednesday it has complained to government regulators about the cost of downloading music from Apple's iTunes system.


Duel of the fates The UK's Jedi community today expressed concerns that government plans to ban Samurai swords could hinder their freedom to wield lightsabres in public.â¦


Sudan Promises Not to Force Darfur Refugees to Return Home

The Sudanese government has pledged it will not force more than one million people displaced by civil war in its Darfur region to return home against their will.


The High Street perked up in September,   but consumer confidence is falling as a result of higher interest rates and concerns over the housing market,  figures reveal.


Afghan jailbreak inmate to be questioned

An inmate injured in a deadly Afghan prison shootout will be questioned to determine if he and four comrades, all once suspected of belonging to al-Qaida, were trying to escape or were attempting to attack three American prisoners, the jail warden said


Americans in Afghan Trial Ask FBI for Documents

KABUL, Afghanistan  - Three Americans standing  trial in Afghanistan Monday for imprisoning and torturing  Afghans were given a week to provide evidence, which they say  was withheld by U.S. authorities, proving that they had  official clearance.


The Web is a window on personal lives, and employers can peer in.


Read/WriteWeb has the scoop on the new MyYahoo personalized homepage which has gone ‘Web 2.0′ and includes a hovering Ajax powered RSS reader! Beta test the new MyYahoo now! Here are the other features:  * pre-built personalized page for each user, based on data Yahoo has already gleaned from their usage of Yahoo properties - the design [...]


After years of high hopes and high drama, Eric Lindros could've been excused for letting out a sigh of relief Monday after signing a one-year bargain deal with the Dallas Stars.


Two more men will be appearing in court in connection with an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airliners bound for the US.


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Il Livorno deve vincere ad Auxerre per passare al turno successivo di Uefa, mentre ai francesi basta...


Google shares fall despite analyst price upgrades

Strong revenue growth for Web search leader Google Inc. prompted analysts to raise share price targets for the company on Thursday, but investors failed to take the cue, sending the stock down 3 percent.


Lawmakers vote to hold Bush aides in contempt

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to hold two men who have been top aides to President George W. Bush in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas in its probe of the firing of federal prosecutors.


Researchers have discovered a gene mutation which prevents otherwise healthy carriers from feeling pain.


A mammogram may be less effective if a woman is on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), a new British study finds. Mammography's ability to detect and exclude


German national kidnapped in Afghanistan: officials

A German national was kidnapped in western Afghanistan and it was not immediately known if the Taliban were responsible, officials said on Monday.


SAN CARLOS, Calif. - For back-to-school shoppers, a new alphabet reigns, and it starts with E for electronics...


The US military in Iraq says it has captured a suspect in the killing of a Sunni tribal leader in Anbar province.


Actress Emily Perry, who played Dame Edna Everage's companion Madge Allsopp, has died aged 100.


Palestinian Administration Condemns Attacks in Tel Aviv

The Palestinian administration condemned the bombing that killed at least four people in Tel Aviv earlier today. The Palestinian People Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the attack.


Chechen Warlord Threatens More Attacks After Beslan

Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed  responsibility on Friday for the Russian school siege in which  more than 320 hostages were killed, half of them children, and  threatened more attacks by any means he saw fit.


Amid soaring crude oil prices, gasoline costs have been dropping. But don't expect that to last, economists say.


It's a different winner every day in the Republican presidential race.


Indians outfielder Jody Gerut needs surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and could miss the start of next season.


com September 13, 2004, 6:00 AM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.


Study: Yahoo Benefits From New Search Ad System

People are clicking more often on ads served up by Yahoo Inc.'s search engine since the company switched to a new ad-ranking system earlier this month, according to comScore Networks Inc., a firm that measures Web usage and traffic.


EU warns Kosovo against declaring independence

The European Union warned  Kosovo on Thursday against an "irresponsible" declaration of  independence after Russia again rejected a Western-backed  United Nations resolution that would effectively grant the  move.


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Toyota Will Offer a Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle by 2010

The move puts Toyota in direct competition with General Motors, which plans to sell its own plug-in hybrid, the Chevrolet Volt, sometime around 2010.


Coast Guard Makes Illegal Catch: Mexican Crew Believed Fishing U.S. Waters Jumps Ship

By Jose Borjon, The Brownsville Herald, Texas  Jun. 23--Mexican nationals caught illegally fishing in U.S. waters were rescued from the Gulf of Mexico Friday morning. The four men leapt or were thrown from their boat after crashing into a U.S. Coast Guard vessel.


Celgene says Barr seeking generic of thalidomide

Celgene Corp.  said on Wednesday that Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.  has filed an application seeking U.S. approval for a generic version of thalidomide, a treatment for leprosy complications.


Many people don't pay all that much attention to their e-mail software. After all, it takes a real geek to care about the fine points of one program or another, especially when they all do more or less the same thing.


Up to 80 whales, dolphins die on Australia's southeast coast

Up to 80 pilot whales and bottle nose dolphins died after a mass stranding on King Island off Tasmania, Australia. The number of dead mammals is lower than that in earlier


U.S., Iraq forces set for Baghdad Sadr City push

U.S. and Iraqi troops will soon launch a major sweep in the Shi'ite militia bastion of Sadr City, military officials said on Thursday, a pivotal moment for the make-or-break security crackdown in Baghdad.


British Airways places orders for 12 Airbus A380 and 24 Boeing 787 aircraft, its largest order since 1998.


Kenya's streets tense after bloody protests

Kenyan riot police patrolled the capital on Saturday after at least 23 people were killed mostly by police, in three days of protests called by the opposition over a disputed election.


Declaring "I've got the will of the people at my back," President Bush yesterday outlined a broad agenda for his second term that will include attempts


The Army has announced they are investigating up to 19 members of a platoon from the 343rd Quartermaster Company (currently deployed to Iraq) for refusing to deliver supplies, as they felt the mission was "too dangerous.


Nations fail to agree Iran nuclear sanctions plan

Six world powers failed on Tuesday to agree a draft U.N. resolution to slap sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, and after months of haggling France said several key differences remain between the West and Russia.


Chinese astrologers offer Year of the Rat stock tips

Forget about graphs, charts and economic forecasts. Wary investors in Asia are turning to feng shui masters to tell them which way the markets will head in the Chinese Year of the Rat.


Bush says confident Iran provided weapons in Iraq

President George W. Bush on Wednesday said he was convinced a unit of Iran's military gave explosive devices to Iraqi militants but he could not prove Iran's leaders ordered the move.


Jury Rules Sept. 11 Attacks Were 2 Events

A jury decided Monday that the attacks on the World Trade Center were two separate events for insurance purposes, meaning leaseholder Larry Silverstein can collect up to $4.6 billion for rebuilding efforts.


U.S. Treasury prices rose on Friday  after an unexpected decline in August producer prices suggested  that official interest rate increases might come at a slower  pace than currently expected.


US consumer prices in October rose by their biggest amount in five months as households were faced with higher energy and fresh food costs.


With one swing of the bat, Lance Berkman revived the Houston Astros' playoff hopes - and gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a much-needed reprieve. Berkman hit a three-run homer off Dustin Hermanson, highlighting a five-run ninth inning that sent Houston to a 7-3 win over San Francisco on Thursday night...


A probable active glacier is identified on the surface of Mars for the first time.


Bush clarifies security review of foreign deals

U.S. President George W. Bush issued an order on Wednesday to clarify procedures for a law strengthening national security reviews of foreign deals, and said the United States welcomed foreign investment.


Spurs' England winger Aaron Lennon could be out for some weeks with a knee injury.


Civilian deaths from violence in Iraq rose in August, with 1,773 people killed, government data showed on Saturday, just days before the U.S. Congress gets a slew of reports on President George W. Bush's war strategy.


Steve Jobs, chief executive of Apple, today unveiled a new iPod music player model that that is able to display digital photographs on a screen.


LA County Health Department to Give Free Flu Shots

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County health department today will give free flu shots to at-risk residents at 16 clinics across the county.


Sword-carrying gunman arrested near Capitol

A man carrying a sword and a shotgun was arrested a block from the U.S. Capitol on Friday but there were no shots fired or injuries, police said.


PC World in non-misleading TV ad shocker

What in the world? The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rejected complaints against a PC World laptop advert which claimed the technology on offer was "pretty much future-proof".â¦


North Korea says has funds, awaits U.N. team

North Korea said on Monday it would start implementing a nuclear disarmament deal struck in February and awaits a visit by U.N. inspectors now that a dispute over its funds frozen at a Macau bank had been resolved.


An ex-leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, Col Karuna, is jailed for nine months in the UK for identity fraud.


Watchdog group: More neo-Nazis in military

The number of neo-Nazis and skinheads in the armed forces is increasing, according to a watchdog group that claims the military is relaxing standards amid pressure to sign up recruits during the Iraq war.


Low Turnout Sinks Macedonian Bid to Kill Rights Bill

A referendum bid to block a law that  gives Macedonia's Albanian minority more rights failed on  Sunday, upholding a Western-brokered peace plan which ended  ethnic fighting in 2001.


Taking the concept of mobile Internet beyond e-mail and sports scores, Nokia yesterday announced the N80 Internet Edition, an upgraded version of its Web-enabled cell phone. In addition to a fully-featured browser, 3-megapixel camera, music player and hard drive, the device even allows users to place wireless Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone calls.


Dow soars to all-time high as oil price drops

The Dow Jones industrial average hit an all-time high on Tuesday, surpassing the previous record set in 2000, as investors bet that sliding crude oil prices will stimulate spending and lift profits even as the economy slows.


Oil prices pushed through new highs above 55 US dollars a barrel Monday amid concerns over high demand and tight supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.


NEW YORK The AFC championship game will be played 6:30 PM Eastern time next month. That means potentially frosty conditions if Pittsburgh or New England make it that far.


The BBC will meet with FA officials on Monday to resolve what evidence it will provide after its bungs documentary.


Bush, Kerry Both Seen Pressed to Curb Drug Prices

The pharmaceutical industry is expected to face pressure to curb rising prescription-drug costs no matter which candidate wins next week's U.S. presidential election.


(InfoWorld) - Hackers may want to avoid Germany, after the approval of a law that makes their activity a punishable crime. The legislation, which theÂ German government proposedÂ earlier last year and approved Friday with no changes, aims to crack down on the sharp rise in computer attacks in the public and private sectors. Although Germany already has a comprehensive penal law against attacks on IT systems, the new legislation looks to close any remaining loopholes. It defines hacking as penetrating a computer security system and gaining access to secure data, without necessarily stealing data. Offenders are defined as any individual or group that intentionally creates, spreads or purchases hacker tools designed for illegal purposes. They could face up to 10 years in prison for major offenses. Other punishable cybercrimes include DOS (denial-of-service) attacks and computer sabotage attacks on individuals, which would extend the existing law that limited sabotage to businesses and public authorities. The new law, however, has drawn criticism by several groups, including the hacker club Chaos Computer Club e.V., which points to the work of "good" hackers, also known as "white hats," who work for security companies. These computer experts, the club argues, could be restricted in their ability to help software makers develop secure products and businesses to deploy them. That opinion is shared by some hackers as well. In an e-mail, a hacker, known by the pseudonym van Hauser, wrote that if hackers are unable to share their tools with the public, white hats will not be able to get them and use them internally for testing or external security consultants won't be able to do security testing. "It's a win-lose law in favor for the bad guys," he wrote. Chaos Computer Club also warns that the law could make it much easier for the German government to allow law enforcement officials to install spyware on computers of suspected criminals without their knowledge. The club is concerned about the ability of consumers and businesses to protect their systems from government spyware without support from the hacker community. In February, the country's High Court handed down a landmark decisionÂ banning police from installing spyware, delivering a blow to the plans of the German Interior Minister Wolfgang SchÃ¤uble to give the Federal Criminal Police Office greater power to monitor terrorists and other criminals online, and peek inside their computers. But SchÃ¤uble is seeking ways ever since to have the court revise its decision. Â


Japan negotiating summits with China, S.Korea

Japan is trying to agree on dates for fence-mending summits between its new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and the leaders of China and South Korea, a senior Japanese foreign ministry official said on Monday.


Experts Astonished to Learn Windows Update Updates Itself

A Microsoft program manager found himself conducting a tricky bit of PR yesterday, providing for his team's blog a lengthy explanation of a documented feature in Windows that independent researchers discovered only this week: the ability for the Windows Update service to update itself, even when the user's setting for Automatic Updates is "off." Researchers had charged the company with updating software on users' systems without their consent.


U.S. reality TV star Nicole Richie  was charged on Friday with driving under the influence,  stemming from her arrest in December when police said she was  driving the wrong way on a Los Angeles freeway.


Shiite Muslims continue to riot in protest of bombing at mosque

Thousands of minority Shiite Muslims rampaged through this eastern Pakistan city for the second straight day yesterday, burning a police station and the mayor's office after a mass funeral for 31 people killed by a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque.


Risarcimento diretto abbassa il costo dei sinistri del 7-8%


Back in England, Ryder Cup stars start slow in Heritage Tournament

WOBURN, England (PA) -- A birdie-eagle finish on Thursday had Colin Montgomerie smiling yet again as he returned to the European Tour after his Ryder Cup heroics.


Next up for Salma Hayek is a wedding — and a baby carriage.


Millions of workers across Italy are expected to take part in a general strike against the economic policies of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.


Iraqis, U.S. dispute deadly raid in new friction

Iraqi and U.S. officials disputed each others' accounts of an overnight raid and air strike on Friday that killed up to 20 people in a new sign of friction over allegations of American troops killing civilians.


Russia's Lavrov to meet Ahmadinejad on Tuesday

Russia's foreign minister is due to hold talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran on Tuesday, less than a week after Moscow criticized new U.S. sanctions against the Islamic state over its nuclear work.


Insurgency 'is getting worse,' Powell says

WASHINGTON In contrast to statements last week by President George W. Bush, Secretary of State Colin Powell has conceded that the Iraq insurgency is growing more violent.


Leggenda rock a Summer Jamboree, anche Dita Von Teese


User-driven sites such as MySpace.com can help advertisers reach coveted youths as long as the marketers are willing to break free from traditional approaches, a MySpace executive said Friday.


Skiers Bristle Under New Rules Meant to Tame Rowdy Team

United States Ski and Snowboard Association president Bill Marolt's strict code of conduct has created a gulf between him and some of the nationÂs top skiers.


MySpace's agreement with 49 attorneys general to create a social-networking safety plan is a step in the right direction.


For months on the campaign trail, John Kerry has criticized President Bush for running advertisements assailing the Democrat's record. Now, Kerry is the one on the attack.


'L'uomo di marzo', pensieri e parole di un poeta del '900


Poll: Half of Americans Worry About Debts

Shoppers are racing from store to store this holiday season, with credit cards clutched tightly in hand and visions of future bills dancing in their heads. One-half of Americans say they worry about the money they owe, and many say they worry most of the time about their overall debts, an Associated Press poll found.


The government is squandering tens of millions of dollars in Hurricane Katrina disaster aid, in some cases doling out housing payments to people living rent-free, investigators said Wednesday.


Moscow police hold two Chechens over the July murder of Forbes editor Paul Klebnikov - a US citizen.


Pyongyang Says Japanese Sanctions Would Amount to 'War'

North Korea has warned Japan that any sanctions against the communist state would be regarded as a declaration of war. Opinion polls show about two-thirds of the Japanese public supporting


Microsoft shareholders drive down value of Yahoo bid

Thanks to a decline in Microsoft shares, the stock portion of the company's offer has dropped. That means that as of now Microsoft is offering less than it was four days ago. To match its original $31 per share offer, Microsoft would have to boost the exc


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Putin flies to Chechnya for tribute to slain president

THE Russian president, Vladimir Putin, made an unannounced visit to Chechnya yesterday to lay flowers at the grave of the regionâs assassinated president a week before the election to replace him.


MySpace will open platform to external developers

Social networking giant MySpace will open its platform to outside application developers, a move that was made months ago by its close competitor Facebook and helped boost its popularity.Chris DeWolfe, MySpace's CEO, made the announcement during an appearance at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco on Wednesday.The first step in opening the platform will be the creation in the next week or two of a catalog of existing widgets from third-parties that MySpace has allowed on its social network for the past four years.Then MySpace will open its platform broadly to outside developers at some point in the coming months, said DeWolfe.MySpace will have a "sandbox" where applications will be given test-drives by a portion of its members, to make sure the applications are safe and secure, before they are deployed to all users, DeWolfe said.However, DeWolfe said that the overall intention is to make it easy to incorporate the applications into MySpace. "The idea is that, at the end of the day, most of these applications will come to MySpace," he said.MySpace will also let developers generate advertising revenue from the applications they build for the site, he said.Since opening its platform to external developers in May, Facebook has built up a catalog of about 6,000 applications, which it credits with increasing its members' engagement on the site and their enjoyment of it.Facebook's popularity has grown very quickly this year, as the site has grown to 47 million active users today from 12 million in December, according to company statistics. Over half of its active members return to the site daily.In June, MySpace had 114.1 million unique visitors worldwide, up 72 percent from the same month last year, according to comScore Networks. Meanwhile, Facebook had 52.2 million unique visitors in June, up 270 percent from June 2006, according to comScore.Until now, MySpace has granted access to its platform on a case-by-case basis to developers that request it, but it doesn't have open APIs (application programming interfaces), a source of much criticism for the company in this Web 2.0 age when mashing up applications has become so popular.DeWolfe shared the stage with Rupert Murdoch, CEO of MySpace's parent company News Corp., and both answered questions from conference chair John Battelle and from audience members.With some people putting Facebook's value at around $15 billion, Murdoch was asked how much he thought MySpace would be worth and whether he would consider "unlocking" that value by selling the company or taking it public. Murdoch said nothing of the sort is being considered for MySpace.The Web 2.0 Summit ends on Friday.


Indian Police Kill Country's Most Wanted Bandit

Indian police have killed the country's most wanted bandit Koose Muniswamy Veerappan in a shootout in southern India, officials said on Tuesday.


Malware researcher developing stronger Blue Pill

Joanna Rutkowska, the malware researcher who developed the Vista-hijacking Blue Pill, announced at this week's Hack in the Box conference that shes developing an even stealthier version of the software.


12/09/2004: "Disney backs Sony's Blu-Ray high definition DVD ...

In news that has shocked the already rocky state of today's DVD industry, the Walt Disney Company yesterday announced that it intends to back Sony's high-def Blu-Ray format in the upcoming war between two competing technologies.


Those trailers the Federal Emergency Management Agency bought to house Hurricane Katrina victims were at the center of the storm again yesterday -- and not in a way that's going to make folks at the beleaguered agency any happier.


A list of the world's 10 most polluted towns and cities is published by a US-based environmental group.


Broadcasters Object to Planned Digital TV Bill

U.S. television broadcasters on Monday labeled as inadequate planned legislation to ensure millions of consumers can still watch television once broadcasters begin airing only in digital.


Failing to admit its problems in a timely manner is making the company's situation worse.