Kerry Camp Makes Video to Defuse Attacks

Sen. John Kerry's campaign released a video Saturday comparing the controversy over Kerry's Vietnam service to attacks on John McCain during the 2000 Republican primaries.


The Iraq war may not dominate U.S. news reports as the carnage drops, but a new report underscores the financial burden of persistent combat that is helping run up the government's credit card.


Sport: England manager Fabio Capello gives Under-21 manager a job in senior backroom


NBA Wrap: James Guides Cavs to Victory Over Hawks

LeBron James had 40 points, nine rebounds and seven assists two days before his 20th birthday to guide the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 111-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks Tuesday.


Australia's Howard Recommits Australia to War Against Terrorism

Australian Prime Minister John Howard, elected at the weekend to a fourth term, used the second anniversary of the Bali bombings to recommit the nation to the fight against terrorism.


Nokia joins secure digital memory card group

With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.


Victims of Hurricane Ivan Vow to Rebuild

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Their homes are in ruin, many have only the shirts on their backs...


Roma, 19:01 - CALCIO, AREZZO; CONTE: HO POCO RISPETTO PER LA JUVE

Antonio Conte è amareggiato dopo la vittoria sul Treviso che non è bastata a garantire...


Monday, Ukraine's Supreme Court examines the election that is testing whether the country can survive as one nation.


Nintendo's Wii, TMX Elmo make "Hot Dozen" toy list

High-priced, technology-infused toys -- like a miniature toy pony, a robotics toolset and Nintendo Co. Ltd's Wii -- made the "Hot Dozen" list of must-have holiday toys released by Toy Wishes magazine on Wednesday.


Federer, Hewitt to Face Off in Masters Cup Final

World No. 1 Roger Federer will try and cap off a career year Sunday, adding a Masters Cup title to three slams when he faces Lleyton Hewitt in the final of the 2004 Masters Cup.


Modena, 19:52 - CALCIO, MODENA: DOPPIO ALLENAMENTO

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Modena nel ritiro di Montese: test atletici in mattinata e sedut...


Microsoft Corp.'s latest instant messaging program is ready for prime time, the company said Monday.


If the bulls don't get you, a mosquito might, as Spanish bullfighter Jose Maria Manzanares has discovered to his cost.


Carter's Nets Debut Is Impressive and Painful

With the Nets enjoying a rare fourth-quarter lead and center Nenad Krstic at the free-throw line, Jason Kidd and Vince Carter stood side by side at center court and shared a laugh.


WASHINGTON -- State finances remained stable so far this fiscal year, with revenues on target or better and fewer states spending more than they planned, the National Conference of State Legislatures reported.


Poll: Kerry Continues to Hold Edge in Pa.

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry is maintaining a slight lead over President Bush in the battleground state of Pennsylvania with crucial support from veterans and military families, according to a poll released Wednesday.


Crossings pushing Gaza into disaster, says UN

Â· Agency asks Blair to visit Hamas-controlled strip Â· 68,000 Palestinians lose jobs in one month


The single biggest factor holding people like you back from fulfilling their dreams is unwillingness to take risks. Cycles aside, the high-tech job market will be booming for years to come; that's a safety net you should be taking advantage of.


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Siena, 22:52 - BASKET, EUROLEGA: SIENA KO IN CASA CON LO ZALGIRIS

Nella tredicesima giornata del girone B di Eurolega, il Montepaschi Siena, giÃ  qualificato alle Top ...


It is launching a test service to allow people to publish blogs, or online journals, called MSN Spaces. Microsoft is trailing behind competitors like Google and AOL, which already offer services which make it easy for people to set up web journals.


Estoril, 12:00 - MOTO, GP PORTOGALLO: DOVIZIOSO LEADER IN WARM UP 250

Andrea Dovizioso è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nel warm up della classe 250 del Gp del Portogallo in ...


After 15-year search for funds, "Ray" becomes box office hit

It took Taylor Hackford 15 years to find financing for his film on Ray Charles, a no-holds-barred story about how a blind black boy from impoverished rural Georgia became a rhythm and blues legend.


With sentiment growing that Iraq's Prime Minister needs to be replaced, the potential successors inspire little confidence


Nigerian Strike Over Fuel Rates to Go On

ABUJA, Nigeria - Security forces released the head of Nigeria's main labor organization on Sunday after a brief detention, but a nationwide strike will go ahead as planned, a spokesman for the labor group said.


Jodhaa Akbar controversy: Gowarikar sad, but unapologetic

In a hurriedly-called press conference in Mumbai, Gowarikar said that his film was based on historical facts and that he had done no wrong.


'Shark Tale' swims away with first place

DreamWorks' animated "Shark Tale" took another big bite at the boxoffice this weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.


Ever since Juan Pablo Ãngel joined the Red Bulls this season on a free transfer from Aston Villa of the English Premier League, he has been a goal-scoring machine.


HAITIâS interim prime minister has accused ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide of directing violence from exile. Gerard Latortue has also claimed that the South African government hosting Aristide is violating international law.


Peterson Jury Ends Deliberations for Week

Jurors in Scott Peterson's murder trial deliberated for a third day Friday before retiring to a hotel for the weekend.


Sports car ace Ron Fellows nearly pulled off what arguably would have been the biggest upset in NASCAR history, finishing second after starting last yesterday at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.


Crude Futures Ease on News of Good Supply

Crude futures eased slightly Thursday after a US government report showed another boost in supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.


SocGen controls lacked depth: internal SG report

An internal investigation by Societe Generale  into a massive trading loss blamed on a single trader has found controls at the French bank lacked depth, a report published by the bank showed on Wednesday.


Police in Thailand are continuing their hunt for a detective colleague who is their main suspect for the murder of a British couple.


The U.S. and its allies are reviewing a proposal that would commit the U.N. Security Council to hold off on new sanctions on Iran if the country stops further development of its uranium enrichment program, diplomats said Friday.


It is as if his pro football life had been authored by Theodor Seuss Geisel.


The dollar hit a fresh four-week low  against the yen on Friday on stronger-than-expected Japanese  data and as Tokyo stock prices showed resilience in the face of  weaker U.S. peers.


Monaco, 15:30 - CALCIO, BAYERN; TONI: POSSIAMO VINCERE TUTTO

Luca Toni ha iniziato la sua avventura al Bayern Monaco. ''Vogliamo vincere tutto'', ha detto l'ex a...


NASA Cassini Titan Flyby Mission Description

The first targeted flyby of Titan occurs on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at 15:30 UTC (8:30 am Pacific time). Cassini's closest approach to Saturn's largest satellite is at an altitude of 1200 km (746 miles) above


Tokyo's benchmark stock index was higher Thursday morning as investors bought stock futures in a technical bounce, but trade was largely directionless after Wall Street's mixed performance. The dollar was slightly higher against the Japanese yen.


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High oil prices results in lower stock prices

NEW YORK As oil prices surge again, moving above the 55 dollars-per-barrel mark, stocks prices are struggling. The Dow Jones industrial average is down 31 points at 98-hundred-34.


Ordinary Chinese bade farewell Wednesday to Zhao Ziyang as security agents watched, filing past a black-draped portrait of the late Communist Party leader in the villa where he spent 15 years under house arrest after being ousted for sympathizing with democracy activists.


In what may be a sign that its investor base is growing restless, Yahoo sent a letter from its chief executive, Jerry Yang, to shareholders Wednesday explaining the Web company's decision to turn down a takeover offer from Microsoft and laying out its turnaround strategy. The letter went well beyond Mr. Yang's previous e-mail to Yahoo [...].


UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland accuses Sudan of fuelling the conflict in the western Darfur region.


See screenshots of the Ultimate version of the new, visually sleek Microsoft operating system before you make the upgrade leap. By Bruce Gain.


Schroeder calls for tolerance towards Arab world

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder appealed tolerance and understanding towards the Arab world on Tuesday.


Australia's conservative prime minister slammed Barack Obama on Sunday over his opposition to the Iraq war, a day after the first-term U.S. senator announced his intention to run for the White House in 2008.


Welsh Cavalry 'confident' heading off to Iraq

SOLDIERS from the Welsh Cavalry were reported to be confident and positive yesterday as they prepared for a move to central Iraq to support American troops.


Warring politicians face deadlock in the wake of ethnic violence that left 250,000 homeless


Le indagini hanno portato ai 'domiciliari' un ex primario


A top U.S. commander completed a review Friday of an investigation into an alleged cover-up in the Haditha case, and a military official said it pointed to errors in the reporting of initial allegations after the killings.


Hamas in control of Gaza border crossing

Hamas gunmen seized control of the Gaza Strip's border crossing with Egypt on Thursday in a ferocious gunbattle with Fatah-allied border guards after Israel blocked the Hamas prime minister from crossing with tens of millions of dollars in aid.


Brazil Ready to Implement Shoot-Down Law

Beginning Sunday, Brazil's air force may shoot down small planes suspected of carrying drugs under a law meant to stem the flow of cocaine pouring into the country at clandestine landing strips in the vast Amazon rainforest.


Bush, Kerry Spar Over Tax Cuts in Oregon

President Bush and his Democrat rival Sen. John Kerry sparred on Friday over the wisdom of giving tax cuts to the wealthy as their two campaigns converged on the battleground state of Oregon.


THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES stood within one victory of the World Series that October night in 1991, and Barry Bonds took center stage behind the closed doors of the clubhouse.


Bodies found in British prostitutes case

British detectives hunting a serial killer who preys on prostitutes discovered two more bodies Tuesday, police said, bringing the total number of victims to five.


Study: Overweight owners lose weight with overweight pets

(National-NBC) Nov. 16, 2004 - In a study of overweight adults and their overweight dogs researchers found both the people and their pets lost weight and kept it off over the course of the one year study.


Private clubs such as golf clubs will be forced to give women equal rights, under government proposals.


Shortages May Force Space Station Evacuation

The station's primary oxygen generator has barely worked this month despite repair efforts by the two astronauts on board. The men have had to tap into backup oxygen supplies.


Walker Leads No. 14 Pittsburgh Past Villanova

Marcedes Walker finishes with 23 points and nine rebounds in her return to Philadelphia, leading No. 14 Pittsburgh to a 72-63 victory over Villanova on Wednesday.


Sport: Former England manager reported to have put pen to paper on a deal to take charge of Manchester City.


A resurgence in sales helped push the brewerâs profit to $214 million in the fourth quarter.


Ancient code at British stately home 'a message from religious sect'

A centuries-old code carved at a British manor house, according to popular legend the key to finding the Holy Grail, is thought to be a cryptic message from an 18th century Christian sect, experts said.


The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to put independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader on the ballot in the battleground state of Ohio.


"Magic Seeds," V.S. Naipaul's latest and possibly last book, is a quiet and introspective account of one man's drift through a world of revolution and social decay.


Sudan's ruling party has rejected a proposed Security Council resolution to transfer peacekeeping duties in conflict-wracked Darfur to a U.N. force, saying it would violate national sovereignty, official media reported Thursday.


Dark comedy's funny accents a hoot in Germany

COLOGNE, Germany  - Forty miles south of Munich, pushed up against the Alps, lies Hausham, a sleepy town of 8,000 residents. It's an unlikely spot to find the next big thing, but Hausham is home and inspiration to one of Germany's hottest young directors, Marcus H. Rosenmueller.


La canzone italiana perde una delle sue voci piÃ¹ belle. Si Ã¨ spenta la scorsa notte nella sua abitazione milanese la cantante Giuni Russo. L'artista palermitana, il cui vero nome era Giusi Romeo, aveva compiuto


U.S. "imperialism" means new arms race: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of imperialism and starting a new arms race, but Washington said its ex-Cold War foe's foreign policy showed it was behind the times.


Chunghwa Telecom earnings ahead of forecast

Taiwan's leading telecom operator, Chunghwa Telecom, said it had a net profit of 43.45 billion Taiwan dollars (1.32 billion US) in the 10 months to October or 4.0 percent ahead of its full year target of 41.58 billion dollars.


European outrage over Libya death sentences, US vows to seek medics' release

European leaders condemned a Libyan court's death sentence on six foreign medical workers, while the United States vowed to pursue efforts to gain their release.


Angel Raich voted for California's Proposition 215 in 1996 because she thought medical marijuana might help others. Then came the night, a year later, when Raich steered her wheelchair into the bedroom of


Democrats step up attacks on Bush's military record

US Democrats stepped up their attack on President George W. Bush's military service, while a "tell-all" tabloid biography assailing his family values hit the stores as an instant bestseller.


Whether a woman is living with her partner or not when she conceives seems to influence the sex of her child, new research reports.


US lawsuit against tobacco firms that "duped" smokers over low-tar cigarettes get the go-ahead.


The museumâs new home, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2009, will face Central Park and cost about $80 million, according to officials.


Mibtel a -0,06, SP/Mib a -0,16%, sospesi titoli Valentino


Iran Halts Key Nuclear Work to Avoid UN Sanctions

Iran on Monday froze sensitive nuclear  work including uranium enrichment in a move likely to thwart  U.S. efforts to report the Islamic state to the U.N. Security  Council for possible sanctions.


Sugar Open Source 4.5.1 GA Available For Download

The Sugar Team is pleased to bring you the generally available (GA) release of Sugar Open Source 4.5.1.  SugarCRM is a complete CRM system for businesses of all sizes. Core CRM functionality includes sales force automation, marketing campaigns, support cases, project mgmt, calendaring and more. Built in PHP, supports MySQL and SQL Server.   For more information on this release, please see the Sugar Open Source 4.5.1 Release Notes http://www.sugarcrm.com/docs/Release_Notes/OpenSource_ReleaseNotes_4.5.1/toc.html).  Download Sugar Open Source 4.5.1 now! (http://www.sugarforge.org/content/downloads/)  New in Sugar 4.5.1  Here are some additions and improvements new with version 4.5.1.  Campaign Management  Campaign Wizard simplifies the experience of managing campaigns. The Campaign Wizard walks a marketer through a step-by-step process for setting up marketing campaigns. This expedites the process for marketers to design, develop and execute programs.  Campaign Manager with ROI Reports creates tracking URLs for online programs, records impressions and ad program cost information to provide a real-time ROI report based on the opportunity generated and closed by the campaign.  Automated Lead Capture lead capture forms to use on web sites thatcapture leads and automatically associate it to a campaign. The lead form wizard eliminates the need for technical expertise to link form fields to specific campaigns.  Module Loader  The Module Loader has been enhanced to allow you to download modules and upgrades from Sugar Exchange or from your local drive. You can also download new patches, themes, language packs, and dashlets.  -----------------  Upgrading to Sugar 4.5.1 Seminar on February 6 (https://www.gotomeeting.com/register/885896196)  Be prepared for the upgrade! Join us for an informational session that includes a walkthrough of the upgrade process on February 6, 2007, 1:00 pm US Pacific.  Space is limited. Reserve your seat now. This seminar will be recorded and available on Sugar University (http://www.sugarcrm.com/crm/university/schedule) for your viewing. Sugar On-Demand users need not attend.  -----------------  We hope you enjoy the new functionality, improved performance and scalability and all the little usability improvements we put into the 4.5.1 release.  Cheers, The Sugar Team


Iraq Leader Addresses Congress, Vowing Elections in January

Offering a simple, "Thank you America," interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi addressed a joint meeting of Congress.


Conquering Man -- and Beast -- Is Crawford's Goal

Conquering man's fastest runners at the  Olympics is not the only sprint show that may await American  Shawn Crawford; his agent is talking about another go at the  animal kingdom.


'Ora bisogna scavare per capire la qualita' dei candidati'


Culture minister Lord McIntosh meets Labour MPs to explain proposed reforms to gambling laws.


The U.S. Federal Reserve believed  interest rates were too low to forestall inflation even after  it raised borrowing costs in December, according to minutes of  that meeting released on Tuesday.


Casey leads England to victory in World Cup

Paul Casey putted exceptionally well and teamed with Luke Donald to lead England to the World Cup title Sunday with a one-stroke victory over Spain.


Toys "R" Us Inc. swung to a profit in the second quarter from a loss a year ago, buoyed by a reversal of $200 million in income tax reserves.


No. 5 Boston College Beats West Virginia

Craig Smith overpowered a collapsing defense to score 23 points and No. 5 Boston College beat West Virginia 62-50 on Tuesday night to remain one of Division I's two unbeaten teams.


Congress approved a $145.9-billion package of tax relief Thursday that extends three popular middle-class tax cuts, giving President George W. Bush his fourth major tax victory since taking office.


U.S. chases identity theft in biggest work raid ever

A day after federal agents netted 1,300 meat plant workers in the largest immigration sweep in U.S. history, federal officials pledged on Wednesday to continue a crackdown on illegal workers and identity theft.


Darfur Peace Talks Resume Amid Fears of Collapse

Sudanese peace talks over the fate of Darfur faced the prospect of collapse on Wednesday because of a dispute over the garrisoning of rebel forces in the war-torn region.


8th-graders make gains in math on world tests

American eighth-grade students have made gains in math and science compared with their worldwide counterparts, but performance at the fourth-grade level appears to have reached a plateau, according to a major international study released yesterday.


BEIJING, Sept. 21 -- The Rev. Joseph Li Shan, a 42-year-old priest based in downtown Beijing, was ordained as the head of the Beijing Diocese of the state-sanctioned Catholic church Friday morning in a private ceremony. The appointment underscores attempts to improve long-strained relations between...


CPS has 'all evidence it needs' in honours case

Prosecutors say they have 'all the evidence we need to make a decision' on whether to bring charges in cash-for-honours affair.


At least 35 people have been killed in a huge blast in a crowded Baghdad market place close to an Iraqi police station, Reuters witnesses say.


Telefonica looks to sell off Big Brother' TV group Endemol stake

Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica said Friday it might sell all or part of its controlling stake in Endemol, inventor of the "Big Brother" television format, which it has struggled to fit into its business.


Will Google come to regret getting involved in YouTube?

Stumble and fumble Analysis When we said that Google overpaid for the YouTube acquisition we were loudly pilloried and reminded that it paid, after all, only in shares. But the increasing alarm that has emerged over whether or not YouTube is a genuine phenomena and whether in fact it is simply a replacement for the piracy once led by Kazaa, threatens to undermine the value of YouTube radically.â¦


Modena, 19:31 - CALCIO, MODENA: DIFFERENZIATO PER CHIECCHI E ANTONAZZO

Il Modena ha ripreso gli allenamenti al campo Zelocchi in vista della gara di sabato prossimo a Pesc...


North Korea has turned 8000 spent nuclear fuel rods into weapons to deter a possible US nuclear strike, a North Korean minister said.


Pope Condemns Use of Religion for Violence

Pope John Paul II received Muslim, Orthodox Christian and Jewish religious leaders from Azerbaijan, calling their visit Thursday a symbol of tolerance and declaring that religion must never be used for violent aims.


Blaming Margaret H. Marshall is not going to fix what is wrong with the Democratic Party. Marshall's decision on same-sex marriage did not cost the Democrats the White House last week.


Bitingly personal, President Bush called Sen. John Kerry too weak and wavering for wartime leadership Thursday while the Democrat held Bush responsible for missing explosives in Iraq. "The commander in chief is not getting his job done," Kerry said.


Jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson dead at 82

Oscar Peterson, who sat atop the world  of jazz piano for decades with his driving two-handed swing,  technical wizardry and rapid-fire solos, died on Sunday of  kidney failure, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported. He was  82.


North Korea Talks May Be Victim of U.S. Election

Hopes for a September round of six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis were evaporating on Tuesday as Pyongyang hinted it was awaiting the outcome of the U.S. presidential race.


Security tightens in lead up to election

EMERGENCY and security resources are being deployed to strategic locations across the nation amid terror fears in the lead up to election day.


Shell to spend $45B US to replace reserves while selling non-core ...

LONDON (CP) - Royal Dutch/Shell Group said Wednesday it will spend $45 billion US and sell up to $12 billion worth of assets to reinvigorate its underperforming oil and natural gas business.


'OracleSoft' May Change Mid-Market CRM Game

Much has been said about the impact Oracle's (Nasdaq: ORCL) acquisition of PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) is likely to have on the enterprise software market. The U.S. Justice Department thought it would have an adverse effect, creating a de facto monopoly. A federal judge thought otherwise, though, as did the European Commission.


EU leaders agree to start talking with Turkey about membership

With the Turkish prime minister lobbying to the last minute, European Union leaders Thursday night reached a historic decision to open membership talks with Turkey late next year.


Italia 15/a, Germania leader sul potenziale totale


HOUSTON Yao Ming's 21 points and nine rebounds led the Houston Rockets to an 89-to-81 victory over the hapless New Orleans Hornets.


President Bush faces a major rebellion within his own party if he follows through on a promise to push legislation that would offer millions of illegal immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship.


Apple now third-largest US music retailer

Apple Inc.'s  digital music  store iTunes is now the third-largest music retailer in the  United States with 10 percent market share, overtaking  Amazon.com in the first quarter, according to a survey released  on Friday.


Top-seeded Lindsay Davenport claimed her fourth consecutive championship on Sunday with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over second-seeded Vera Zvonareva in the Western and Southern Women's Open in Mason, Ohio.


Karr a globe-trotting teacher in resumes

The American school teacher arrested for the killing of JonBenet Ramsey apparently claimed to have a globe-trotting history of teaching assignments in online resumes he purportedly posted to seek work abroad giving English lessons.


Stem cells show potential to repair lungs in mice

British researchers have successfully implanted lung cells grown from embryonic stem cells into the lungs of mice in a move that may one day provide treatments for humans with severe breathing problems.


A thunderstorm drenched homeless people living on rooftops and sidewalks in Haiti Saturday, adding to the woes of victims of Tropical Storm Jeanne, who are looting aid trucks and attacking food distribution centers in desperation


Greenspan: Appetite for Dollar Will Wane

Investors' appetite for U.S. assets  will eventually dwindle and the United States must reduce its  budget deficit to prevent major economic damage, Federal  Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday, in remarks that  hit the dollar hard.


Doubling of Japanâs Benchmark Interest Rate Isnât Expected to Stem Outflow of Yen

Economist said the rate increase hardly seems enough to interrupt the huge flow of cheap yen out of Japan that now helps prop up global markets.


WEAK job growth figures and record-high oil prices pulled the rug from under US equities on Friday, despite soothing words from General Electric about the state of the American economy.


Consumer groups support ending cell phone surcharges

Two consumer groups back a new bill aimed at cutting fees charged to cell phone customers.


Study: Drug reduces heart-failure rate among blacks

The first study designed just for black patients with heart failure showed that a drug called BiDil reduced their death rate by 43 percent.


Execs face tough digital transition, Diller says

Big media companies and their executives face a tough transition as they seek growth from new businesses on the Internet, IAC/InterActiveCorp  Chief Executive Barry Diller said on Monday.


British Airways PLC and unions signed a pay deal for more than 10,000 ground staff early Saturday, averting a planned 24-hour strike next weekend which would have created travel chaos at British airports.


Indonesia Plans Jan. Talks with Rebels in Tsunami Zone

Indonesia said on Wednesday it hoped to  hold talks with separatist rebels operating in tsunami-hit Aceh  province at the end of this month to try to ease security  concerns amid a massive humanitarian operation.


Hewlett-Packard will stop selling workstations equipped with Intel's 64-bit Itanium processors. HP said its workstation customers want chips that are more compatible with 32-bit software, like Intel's Xeon and the AMD Opteron.


House price inflation appears to have reached a plateau, according to government statistics.


Jellyfish.com's Smack Shopping Makes Paying Into Play

TechWeb - Shoppers have gotten Apple iPods, Microsoft Xboxes, and TiVo Serial 3 DVRs for as much as 46% off.


APEC balks on study for Pacific-wide free trade zone

Business executives came to Chile hoping leaders of 21 Pacific Rim nations would authorize a comprehensive study for a massive regional free trade zone.


Phelps's dreams meet not-so-bad realities

ATHENS Imagine, just for the length of a breezy, sun-kissed summer evening in Athens, that you had not heard a word about Michael Phelps before these Olympics began. That you knew nothing about his childhood in Baltimore; the failed Olympic dreams of his ...


No (Revolutionary) Fire as France Curbs Smoke

Paris was remarkably free of barricades as the government encroached on the liberty of the French to smoke themselves to death


DUP sets out demands ahead of Kent talks

Visual proof of IRA decommissioning; a list of all IRA weapons destroyed; a complete end to republican paramilitary activity, and fundamental changes to the Good Friday agreement are all demands being made by the Rev.


The NHS must do more to put patients at the heart of the health service and give them a say, experts say.


Avoiding Plane Crashes By Crunching Numbers

PHOENIX -- For decades, aviation authorities played the role of homicide detectives. When an airliner went down, they scoured the crash site and flight recorders for clues that often showed how to avert future accidents.


Democrats May Tie Confirmation to Gonzales Papers

The retired federal judge nominated as attorney general enjoyed a warm reception on Capitol Hill yesterday, but Democrats continued sending mixed signals about whether their dispute with the White House over congressional access to sensitive administration documents will be an impediment to his...


Young keep it simple in high-tech world: survey

While young people embrace the Web with  real or virtual friends and their mobile phone is never far  away, relatively few like technology and those that do tend to  be in Brazil, India and China, according to a survey.


Apple Computer Inc. is eyeing a technology that could make the iPod more likely to survive a fall. The Cupertino company has applied for a patent on technology that would allow a portable media player to detect


'TuttoDante' in una prima serata e 12 puntate


LONDON, England -- England could become the latest country to ban smoking in public places, including restaurants and most pubs and bars, under a government proposal.


Israel kills 5 in Gaza; Hamas welcomes Quartet move

Israeli soldiers shot dead five   Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday on the bloodiest day   in the coastal territory in weeks.


German-Armenian Society Berlin series of lectures

PRESS RELEASE German-Armenian Society (DAG) Web: www.dag-online.de Contact: Ilyas Kevork Uyar Gernsheimer Str.


Nervous Republicans are urging President Bush to unveil a robust second-term agenda at his convention next week to shift voters' focus from the unpopular war in Iraq and other issues that are a distraction to his re-election drive. Some contend the party should ditch the GOP-fueled controversy over rival John Kerry's combat record in Vietnam.


Stocks tumbled on Friday, driving major indexes down nearly 2 percent, as data showing the first monthly drop in payrolls in four years stoked fears on Wall Street that the economy was headed into recession.


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FBI aims for $1B biometrics database, Washington Post says

Contract to be awarded next week for what would be the world's largest biometrics database, the newspaper reports.


Golf: Europe is tightfisted about the Ryder Cup

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan Bernhard Langer walked off the plane and cleared customs with his right fist wrapped tightly around the Ryder Cup trophy.


Il premier ha voluto incontrare i genitori di un bimbo morto in un incendio"Il problema dei nomadi rimane ed Ã¨ gravissimo, ma va risolto a livello europeo"                                          Prodi, vigilia da una famiglia rom "Agli italiani messaggio di solidarietÃ "                                                                                "Auguro al nostro paese di correre e di vincereBisogna andare avanti, con un occhio a chi ha sofferto di piÃ¹"


Batting practice a new ballgame on Fox Sports

Like to get to the ballpark  early and take in some batting practice? Folks like to watch at  home, too; the ritual before the game represents the latest  frontier of baseball coverage on TV and online.


Secondo le ultime rilevazioni, l'attore piace al 45% in meno di donnee al 40% di uomini. E cosÃ¬ ora i suoi guru della comunicazione sono al lavoro                                                  Tom Cruise, sondaggi a picco e il divo (finalmente) corre ai ripari                                                                                Il "Sun" rivela: "Allo studio una campagna per ridargli un'immagine di normalitÃ "


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A small plane spun from the sky and crashed into a cornfield in western Oregon on Friday, killing all three men on board, officials said.


Nader Might Go to Court to Make Mass. Ballot

Independent presidential hopeful Ralph  Nader is considering legal action after he failed to make it on  the Massachusetts ballot for November's elections, a campaign  aide said on Wednesday.


The newest version of Microsoft Office arrives this week, complete with a tricked-out user interface intended to impress the Windows-weary. By Scott Gilbertson. Plus: Gallery: Office 2007.


China's top cop said terrorism is the biggest threat at its Olympic Games, and a leading terror expert warned Tuesday that Beijing faces a long-term threat from an Islamic separatist group in its far west.


Fire in Buenos Aires nightclub kills 149

The fire might have been caused by a flare, which are sold on the streets all over Latin America for the New Yearâs celebrations.


Il riconoscimento e' giunto alla terza edizione


Shopping Over, Mets and Yanks Look to Buy

As Omar Minaya and Brian Cashman depart for Thanksgiving vacations with their families, they have a lot in the oven but not much on the table.


Republican gains in Congress could hurt New England

Republican gains in the House and Senate could spell trouble for the Northeast, where moderate GOP lawmakers often align themselves with Democrats on social, environmental and transportation issues.


Health officials say Colorado has nearly completed its bioterrorism preparedness, despite a national study saying it and most other states are lagging.


By Ojala, Marydee  It's human nature to make assumptions. We hear or read something and assume it's true (or untrue) based on our previous experience or on how the information is presented. This can be dangerous.


In parole Napolitano nessun revanscismo o attacco a trattati


Shares in London rose on Tuesday thanks to a rebound in the mining sector.


LT wins rushing title, Bolts gain 3 seed

Norv Turner got just what he wanted in his return to Oakland: a win against his former team, a rushing title for his star running back, and most importantly, the third seed in the AFC playoffs.


A suspected new case of foot-and-mouth disease is discovered 30 miles from the last outbreak in Surrey.


Roy Hibbert, above, and 8th-ranked Georgetown falls into a 21-point first-half hole Saturday and can't climb out while wasting a career-high 26 points from Jonathan Wallace in a 77-70 loss to Syracuse.


US forces seal Fallujah ready for major attack

American forces blocked roads round Iraq's rebel-held city of Fallujah today after mounting air strikes overnight that local hospital sources said killed three people.


Blair to announce British troop withdrawals from Iraq: reports

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was to announce on Wednesday that his country will begin withdrawing thousands of troops from Iraq within weeks, according to media reports.Comment


The line of towering wind turbines stand motionless on the ridgeline above Interstate 70 in central Kansas, Y-shaped silhouettes amid the swirling snow.


Although Google moved fast to stop the original Santy worm, it apparently was not fast enough. Santy variants are making the rounds using the AOL and Yahoo search engines, according to security firms.


In Iran, anger and dismay over Ahmadinejad's reception at Columbia

TEHRAN - Iranians expressed dismay yesterday at the tough reception given to their president in New York, saying his host was rude and only fueled the image of the United States as a bully.


Korea's chances for duplicate gold appear slim

The satisfaction of knowing they should have won gymnastics gold might be all the South Koreans get. While the country's Olympic team met with lawyers Sunday to plan its appeal over the medal given to American


Noteworthy: New releases by Sheryl Crow and Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend's new album is (pardon us) fangtastic, Sheryl Crow returns after personal "Detours."


New York, 11:31 - ATLETICA, MARION JONES: NON SE SE CONTINUERO'

Marion Jones è tornata a parlare dopo la vicenda doping. La sprinter americana era risultata ...


Military leaders are struggling to choose Army units to stay in Iraq and Afghanistan longer or go there earlier than planned, but five years of war have made fresh troops harder to find.


There is anger and frustration in Iran after a surprise government move to ration petrol for motorists.


Dr. Phil cancels his Britney Spears show

Dr. Phil's public brand of tough love sometimes makes him tough to love, particularly among mental health professionals who are accusing television's self-help guru of making an uncalled-for house call on Britney Spears this week.


Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett complete the Â£350m refinancing deal for the Anfield club.


McHale's plans pub on Main St. in Rock Hill

The sounds of Irish melodies soon will be drifting from the Main Street site formerly occupied by Metro Grille.


The UN humanitarian chief calls for restraint in Sudan's Darfur region after a refugee camp was bombed.


A moviegoer caught secretly recording the sci-fi blockbuster "Transformers" has been charged with unauthorized use of a video camera in a theater in the first arrest under a new New York City law that stiffened penalties for pirating films.


Kremlin's Man Wins Chechnya Vote, But Faces Battle

GROZNY, Russia  - The Kremlin candidate won  Chechnya's presidential election but now faces a struggle to  keep the warring region under control and subdue a resurgent  separatist rebellion that has frustrated Russia for a decade.


Journalist Polly Toynbee - not Churchill - should be the Tories' poverty guide, says a key Cameron adviser.


Shortly after the Yankees had demoralized the Red Sox with a second straight victory at Yankee Stadium, I approached Kenny Lofton, the Yankees' veteran center fielder, to get his perspective on what his team had just accomplished. The series was far from over, but in a span of 48 hours the Yankees, who somehow had been cast as underdogs, knocked ...


Bulgaria, Romania to join EU in '07 under tough terms

STRASBOURG, France  - Bulgaria and Romania   received the green light on Tuesday to join the European Union   in January, rather than a year later, but under the toughest   terms imposed on any new entrants.


"Forgotten" debuts top N. America box office

The supernatural thriller "The Forgotten" scares up the biggest bucks at North America box office over the weekend. According to box officer tracker Exhibitor Relations, the


BP Plc, the world's second largest oil  company, reported bumper third-quarter profits on Tuesday  thanks to high oil prices, but analysts said higher capital  expenditure plans raised some concerns about the extent of  future share buybacks.


Prince Charles, Camilla visit Kuwait's Grand Mosque

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla on Wednesday visited Kuwait's Grand Mosque and met with officials to discuss the Gulf state's efforts to promote inter-faith understanding.


Toshiba to Give Up on HD Format, Ceding Field to Sony

The Toshiba Corporation is planning to give up on its HD DVD format, formally conceding defeat to the competing Blu-ray technology backed by Sony.


Firenze, 20:21 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: DIFFICILE RECUPERO DI LIVERANI

A tre giorni dal big match contro il Milan, l'infermeria della Fiorentina è piena. Cesare Pra...


It may have been the last title, but it was hardly the best

Decades of derisive chants, combined with the Nation's obsession with the date, make it natural to believe 1918 was the high-water mark for the Red Sox team that won five of the first 15 World Series.


A LATHAM victory would not affect the willingness of the United States to support the free trade agreement, federal Trade Minister Mark Vaile conceded yesterday.


Radical new plans outlining the future of the BBC will be announced, including including thousands of job cuts. Do you agree with the plans?


The ancient epic "300"  came out fighting at the North American box office during its  first day of release, and immediately staked out what's shaping  up as a potentially record-breaking weekend.


Roddick sweeps aside Safin to reach Kooyong final

Former world number one Andy Roddick beat Marat Safin 6-3 6-3 to reach the final of the Kooyong Classic on Thursday and said a shortened off-season could work in his favor at next week's Australian Open.


Palestinian PM in Tehran nods to Iranian support

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told Iranians on Friday that Palestinians would never bow to pressure to recognize Israel and would keep fighting thanks in part to support from Iran.


Your Money: Never Too Young to Have Your Identity Stolen

The number of identity theft cases in which the victim is under 18 has nearly doubled since 2003.


While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.


Church angry, scientists happy as Spain okays stem cell research

To the chagrin of the Church but the delight of scientists Spain's new Socialist government announced it will allow scientists to go ahead with embryonic stem cell research to help seek cures for diseases such ...


Con Zapatero colloquio costruttivo, il titolo vola in Borsa


Publishing giant Adobe Systems will release a public beta of Photoshop Creative Suite 3 for Windows and Mac OS X. Registered Photoshop users will be able to take the world's most popular digital imaging tool for a spin.


CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh -- India beat Bangladesh by 11 runs in the opening game of their three-match one-day series, with Mohammad Kaif top scoring with 80 for the tourists.


ECM wares seize control of records creation, management

Under the shadow of government regulations IT must comply with, a host of ECM (enterprise content management) vendors are blending previously stand-alone RM (records management) capabilities into their CM and compliance recipes.


Update 3: Oracle Opens Legal Attack on PeopleSoft

Oracle Corp. opened its legal attack on PeopleSoft Inc.'s takeover defenses Monday with charges that ousted chief executive Craig Conway lied to Wall Street analysts about the effect of Oracle's acquisition


com. Poor Chone Figgins. He should have known he was in for a rough one when Manny Ramirez hammered a liner off his glove in the first inning of Boston's 9-3 win over Anaheim in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.


Update 2: Judge OKs Interstate Bakeries' Financing

A federal bankruptcy judge approved a $50 million loan to Interstate Bakeries Corp. on Thursday so the maker of Wonder Bread and Hostess Twinkies can continue operating for another month.


Description: Royal Dutch/Shell agrees to pay more than $150 million to settle fraud charges in the United States and Britain. The company was accused of overstating its proven oil and gas reserves by more than 20 percent.


A Pacific storm strengthened into a hurricane late Wednesday but it was expected to weaken, the National Hurricane Center said.


Mexico leftists silence Fox in election protest

Mexican President Vicente Fox was   forced to abandon his last state of the nation address to   Congress on Friday after leftist lawmakers alleging election   fraud seized the podium and refused to let him speak.


In Fiat Auto Holding B. V., gia' ridotto nel 2002


An election campaign parades the political divide in the community. Yesterday, amid the extraordinary uncertainty about whether Australians had been taken hostage in Iraq, we saw the glue that unites the two sides of politics.


Aon Corp. is under more intense pressure to stop taking so-called contingent commissions from insurers after a rival announced Thursday it no longer would accept such payments.


Capital city clubs Real Madrid, Roma and Paris Saint Germain all suffered shattering defeats at the weekend which put the jobs at least two high-profile coaches on the line.


Pakistan PM due in India for talks as new argument breaks out

NEW DELHI  - Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is due to make his first visit to India this week as as the nuclear rivals argued anew over Kashmir.


MEXICO CITY -- Deadly assaults on two police stations by criminals wearing soldiers' uniforms have raised the pressure on Mexico's new president, Felipe Calderón, to demonstrate that his much flaunted military-led crackdown on organized crime can stand up to the nation's powerful drug cartels.


Tonnes of Iraqi explosives missing: UN agency

Enough explosives to fill almost 40 trucks are missing from a former Iraqi military facility, the UN nuclear agency confirmed Monday.


The introduction of congestion charging in Edinburgh could hit retailers' profits, a report says.


World leaders condemn aid worker's apparent killing

DUBLIN - Mourners lined up at a church in Ireland Wednesday as world leaders condemned the apparent killing of international aid worker Margaret Hassan.


The honeymoons are over for a 26-year-old woman who authorities say has at least 10 husbands.


UK hands over 30 ancient artifacts to Iran...

Customs officials of London's Heathrow Airport handed over 30 ancient artifacts to the Iranian Embassy in London.


Giuseppe Verdi's "Macbeth" unfolds with the intensity of an uninterrupted nightmare in the dark new production that premiered at the Metropolitan Opera on Monday night.


Australian band Butterfly Effect flying high

Having achieved gold certification  (35,000 units) for two separate albums in recent weeks, the  Butterfly Effect's popularity has clearly taken wing in  Australia.


Three French citizens who joined the rebel insurgency in Iraq have been held by coalition forces since being captured there last year, officials said Friday.


FDA issues another recall of medical ventilator

The Food and Drug Administration seldom announces a recall of a recall, but that's essentially what happened when the agency revealed a malfunction in an adaptor meant to correct a potentially


WASHINGTON Sept. 3, 2004 - America's payrolls picked up in August, with the economy adding 144,000 jobs, slightly less than economists were forecasting and highlighting the slow and uneven recovery in the labor market that jobseekers have braved.


Gates Defers Travel Plans To Help With Iraq Report

On the eve of a trip to Central and South America, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates yesterday postponed his travel plans to help the White House assemble a progress report on the situation in Iraq.


Belarus OKs doing away with presidential term limits

Belarusians voted in favor of scrapping presidential term limits, the Central Elections Commission chief said Monday, citing partial results.


WALLABIES fullback Mat Rogers has been fined an undisclosed amount and ordered to do unspecified grassroots development work as punishment for his derogatory comments about the standard of Sydney club rugby.


Microsoft Corp. will sell "affordable" Windows computers aimed at students in India, but the $500 price tag is more than what U.S. consumers might pay for a basic laptop.


Arafat a Parigi: Â«TornerÃ² prestoÂ». Abu Mazen il momentaneo ...

Una pioggia battente attende il raÃ¬s malato allâuscita dalla Muqata. Sono le sette di mattina e le condizioni atmosferiche ben si attagliano allâatmosfera di tristezza che avvolge la cittÃ  cisgiordana.


Oscar-Winning Composer Elmer Bernstein Dead at 82

Oscar-winning composer Elmer Bernstein, who wrote some of Hollywood's most memorable music, including scores for "The Magnificent Seven" and "Thoroughly Modern Millie," has died at age 82, his publicist said on ...


Rape Charge Against NBA Star Kobe Bryant Dropped

District Attorney Mark Hurlbert said he filed the motion to dismiss the criminal case Wednesday because Bryant's 20-year-old accuser was no longer willing to testify.


An airport trains its radar on the ground in search of an enemy that can destroy planes: foreign object debris. By John Hudson.


China's IPv6 Network Officially Up And Running

The China Education and Research Network Information Center (CERNIC) reported that it has implemented the world's first - and largest - Internet based on the new IPv6 (Internet protocol version 6).


Polish soldier killed, six hurt in Iraq car bomb attack

A Polish soldier was killed and six others wounded in a car bomb attack near Hilla in southern Iraq, a Polish military spokesman was quoted by the PAP news agency as saying.


Scientists pluck the details from chicken-genetics map

In a step forward for biology and agriculture, scientists yesterday unveiled the first, detailed analysis of the genetic blueprint of the chicken - revealing few surprises, but suggesting


AOL Drops Yahoo's Overture for Google in Europe

Time Warner's  AOL Europe has hired Google  to provide advertiser-sponsored search results for its Internet service, replacing Yahoo's  Overture unit, AOL Europe said on Tuesday.


Authorities expelled two Belgians and eight French terrorist suspects Thursday, but an American and another French citizen remained in Egyptian custody, officials said.


Bryant puts Arenas in shade as Lakers sink Wizards

Kobe Bryant scored 39 points to overshadow Gilbert Arenas in a showdown between two of the NBA's top scorers as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Washington Wizards 118-102 on Saturday.


Heat snap skid with victory over Pacers in NBA basketball

Offensive powerhouse Dwyane Wade made the key defensive play that let the Miami Heat end a 15-game National Basketball Association losing streak with a victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.


Abbas wants framework accord at Mideast conference

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas wants a planned Middle East conference to result in a framework agreement for peace with Israel and set a timeline for implementation, a senior aide said on Sunday.


Iraqi Sunni tribal leaders offer help to Shi'ite PM

Sunni tribal leaders who have vowed to   drive al Qaeda out of Iraq's most restive province met the   Shi'ite premier on Wednesday, marking what Washington hopes   will be a breakthrough alliance against Islamist militants.


TUTTO PRONTO PER GLI MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS

Ormai Ã¨ tutto pronto. Lo staff e gli artisti che daranno vita alla grande serata degli Mtv Europe Music Awards sono giÃ  tutti a Roma, pronti a esibirsi sotto la tensostruttura montata all'interno dell'ippodromo


Microsoft: Payout of Sasser bounty hinges on conviction

com September 10, 2004, 1:42 PM PT. Most IT Managers won't question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.


German microchip maker, Infineon Technologies, has been fined $160m in the US after pleading guilty to price fixing.


Hundreds of Palestinians are allowed to leave Gaza to make the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.


SpinXpress Launches Get Media at Pixelodeon Festival

SpinXpress, a company which produces video collaboration tools, today  announced the release of their new product, Get Media, which enables  independent digital media producers to search for and gather Creative  Commons-licensed content.


Mitt Romney on Wednesday swapped talk of resurrecting the auto industry that helped him in Michigan with a pledge to pay attention to textile and other industrial job losses that have punished the South.


Delta Air Lines has warned repeatedly that a bankruptcy filing could come within weeks if settlements aren't reached soon with its pilot union and its debt holders.


Mixed Msw Composting is "Steady As She Goes"

By Spencer, Robert; Goldstein, Nora  Two new facilities came on line in 2006, while one ceased operation and a second is shifting to a new technology. Annual survey identifies a total of 14 plants.


Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari urged Iraq's neighbors Sunday to prevent ''terrorists and killers'' from crossing into his country and warned that the violence in Iraq could spill across its borders into other nations.


Las Vegas, 09:32 - BASKET, NBA; SUMMER LEAGUE: BELINELLI NON BASTA, WARRIORS KO

Ancora una buona prestazione di Marco Belinelli alla Summer League di Las Vegas. L'ex giocatore dell...


Scientists used monkeys' immune system to make them infertile

Now, researchers are pointing to a promising new method -- a shot that prompts an immune reaction to a protein produced in the male reproductive system.


UPDATE 2-Agassi to face Safin in Madrid semi-final

Andre Agassi defeated Spain's Tommy Robredo 6-7 6-3 6-2 at the Madrid Masters on Friday to book a semi-final place against Russia's Marat Safin.


Maryland center Ekene Ibewke will likely sit out his second straight game with a cracked rib when the Terps take on Virginia Tech, who may be without senior Carlos Dixon.


Evidence from the Mars exploration rovers Spirit and Opportunity has led scientists to suggest that water was once present in large quantities on the red planet.


Art Review | âEncompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th and 17 Centuriesâ : Portugal, Conquering and Also Conquered

The Arthur M. Sackler Galleryâs show glows like a treasury, radiates like a compass and seems as rich with potential information as the World Wide Web.


F.D.A. Failing in Drug Safety, Official Asserts

Federal drug regulators are "virtually incapable of protecting America" from unsafe drugs, a federal drug safety reviewer told a Congressional panel.


Scientists have helped women beat incontinence by injecting them with stem cells from their own tissue. Research on stem cells - the ultimate in self-medication - is still in its infancy.


THE STATION NIGHTCLUB FIRE - Judge Weighs Grand Jury Secrecy

By Paul Edward Parker; Journal Staff Writer  Witnesses and jurors might be reluctant to participate if testimony would become public, a law professor argues.


Roma, 15:48 - CALCIO, LECCE; DS ANGELOZZI: VUCINIC E' DELLA ROMA

Mancava solo l'ufficialità, è arrivata anche quella. Vucinic è della Roma. Lo h...


The West End stage musical of Mary Poppins is to close in January after a run of more than three years.


The PeerFear blog is built on top of a custom CMS that I wrote about two years ago.  It doesn't support Atom, trackbacks, and some people report problems when posting from IE.  I installed Moveable Type but to be honest I am less than thrilled.  It doesn't support category RSS feeds and I can't associate images for categories like I'm currently doing.  So it appears I'm stuck...   Anyone have any feedback?  Maybe I should install one of the OSS blogging tools.


The Last Lear well received at Toronto film fest

Rituparno GhoshÂs THE LAST LEAR had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday,   9th September.


Fifty civilians, 6 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq

Car bombs and mortar attacks killed 50 people in Iraq, police and local officials said on Saturday, while the U.S. military said six of its soldiers had been killed in the past two days.


TRACK AND FIELD New Generation Dims the Glow of Sydney

Marion Jones sat inconspicuously on the far side of the track, leaning back on her hands with a fierce look as she waited to take her second long jump of these Olympics.


Day three of the first Test between India and South Africa has been delayed due to heavy fog in Kanpur. The tourists hold the upper hand in the first match of the two-Test series after opener Andrew Hall scored 163 to help steer his side to 459-7.


ON IRAQ: President Bush acknowledged in a news conference Monday that US-trained Iraqi troops are not ready to take over their country's security and cautioned that next month's elections there will be only the beginning of a long process toward democracy


The bigger-than-expected decline in existing home sales came amid continuing turmoil in mortgage markets.


Blair Says Ready to Open Contact with Iraq Captors

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday he was ready to open up contact with captors of a British hostage in Iraq, shown on video begging Blair to save his life.


U.S. Flunks Higher Education Affordability

A new, independent report card flunks America's colleges in a key subject for many students and parents: affordability.    While noting progress in areas such as student preparation, the biennial study by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education drops the country to an "F" in affordability from the "D" it received in the nonprofit group's report two years ago...


Torakichi Nakamura, 92, Golf Pioneer, Is Dead

Mr. Nakamura helped fuel a post-World War II golf boom in Japan by winning the 1957 Canada Cup.


The primary created to keep insurgents from winning the nomination is poised to do it again. That's bad news for John McCain, and music to Mike Huckabee's ears


French President Jacques Chirac today spoke of the âtrue friendshipâ between his country and Britain but again stressed his opposition to the kind of military intervention which started the war in Iraq.


TWO female Italian aid workers were released by their Iraqi captors overnight after three anguished weeks as hostages, sparking scenes of joy at their homes and relief among world leaders.


No U.S.-UN Rivalry in Tsunami Aid Response - Powell

Secretary of State Colin Powell on Friday rejected suggestions that Washington was trying to edge out the United Nations as leader of the international relief effort for the Indian Ocean tsunami.


Top Czechs Renew Rivalries at Home, Not in NHL

TRINEC, Czech Republic  - It's not uncommon for  Ottawa Senators forward Radek Bonk and New York Rangers forward  Jaromir Jagr to meet up on a sheet of ice and play hockey --  unless it's in their native Czech Republic.


That appears to be the flag Sun Microsystems will be waving today as it officially unveils Solaris 10 (even though the OS won't actually ship until January).


British information act set to test Blair over Iraq

Freedom of information laws coming into force on Saturday are set to pose British Prime Minister Tony Blair a fresh test over Iraq as a newspaper tries to unearth his legal case for war.


The use of genetically modified animals in UK labs continues to grow, official statistics released on Tuesday show.


Two British vegetarians convicted of defaming McDonald's Corp. did not receive a fair trial, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday.


As darkness descended in the Valley of the Sun, the Giants flickering playoff hopes may have been all but extinguished in the cool desert air.


Myanmar to Detain Suu Kyi Another Year -- Party

Myanmar's military rulers will keep  opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi isolated under house arrest  until at least Nov. 27 next year, her National League for  Democracy (NLD) said on Wednesday.


Stocks Fall on Security, Earnings Worries

U.S. stocks fell in extremely thin  volume on Monday as security concerns surrounding the  Republican convention in New York and worries about an update  from technology bellwether Intel Corp. INTC.O this week kept  investors on the sidelines.


Bernanke (Fed), e' necessario apportare correttivi


The US trade deficit narrowed in 2007, figures show, after rising exports offset the rapid growth in oil imports.


Web users with fast broadband connections have finally muscled aside dial-up users to form a majority of the American Internet population, according to Nielsen/Net Ratings.


HALIFAX -- The Canadian navy has taken possession of its fourth and final Victoria-class submarine from the British navy. However, the process of equipping the boat with Canadian torpedo and fire-control systems


Once More Diving Into the Vaults, and Surfacing With Cinematic Pearls

Itâs been a good DVD year for old-movie buffs with ambitious and interesting projects from a wide range of distributors.


A little flying saucer not much bigger than a washing machine will separate from its mother ship early tomorrow morning on the last stage of a long journey to oblivion.


In Quest of Sales, Unilever May Simplify Its Structure

Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch food and soap conglomerate, may consolidate its two headquarters to simplify its structure and win back market share.


Republicans and Democrats struggled Wednesday over the final details of an elusive deal that would grant quick legal status to millions of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. and fortify the border


A businessman with a rape conviction attended a fundraising event for the Labour Party, the BBC reveals.


Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first Man Utd hat-trick as they go to the top of the Premier League by thrashing Newcastle.


France's Supreme Court overrules a decision to hand over a genocide suspect to the Rwandan tribunal.


Joe Torre may not have slept well on Sunday night after watching his team lose Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, but it wasn't because he was up second


We'll help you understand what sets them apart from each other.


Although an announcement from the club won't come until Tuesday, the Miami Dolphins have chosen Jay Fiedler as their starting quarterback for Sunday's regular-season opener against Tennessee


Austrian Panel Approves Siemens' Bid to Take Over VA Technologie

Austrian regulators have approved Siemens AG's bid to take over engineering competitor VA Technologie AG, Austrian radio said Friday.


U.S. State Department to ease third party access to passport data

Changes to the State Department's system of records notice (SORN) could soon release personal data to third parties.


Portavoce Perino esclude che sia in corso recessione


Apple says its much-anticipated iPhone product will hit US stores on 29 June, at a cost of $499 for the entry product.


Sopra pantaloni maschili Skin indossa top con 1000 diamanti


Zap! Pow! Fast! A hybrid silicon-based chip that can produce laser light capable of sending data between chips in a computer has been created by researchers at Intel and the University of California.â¦


Halliburton not notified on contract ban in Nigeria: spokeswoman

US company Halliburton said Nigeria has not notified it about its decision to place an embargo on awarding government contracts to the oil services giant's subsidiary in the west African country.


Spammers employ stripper to crack CAPTCHAs

'Melissa' disrobes in distributed-processing ploy that relies on people, not CPUs, to crack squiggly codes.


It's 8 a.m. in "Sin City." Many of the "what happens in Vegas . . ." tourists are either asleep or just getting to their hotels. As for Celtics new star forward Kevin Garnett, he's already up and working out on Labor Day.


Several killed in attack in Afghan south

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - At least eight people were killed in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Sunday in a suicide car bombing against NATO troops and subsequent gunfire by the soldiers, police and witnesses said.


Blair seeks secret of Silicon Valley's success

A risk-taking culture and  close ties with universities are big reasons for the success of  the U.S. computer industry, some of Silicon Valley's brightest  stars told Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday.


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Twenty-two killed in Afghanistan after Kandahar suicide blasts

Twenty-two people, most of them Taliban, were killed in new unrest in Afghanistan, as the southern city of Kandahar struggled to recover following a pair of deadly suicide blasts.


The government offers new compensation deal for miners' widows offering Â£1,300 or Â£1,000 to next of kin.


EU court to rule on Microsoft case mid-December

The European Union (EU)'s Court of First Instance will decide between 18 and 20 December whether to suspend the European Commission's sanctions against software giant Microsoft


Frank-talking Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has revealed he will seek the French presidency, pledging to recharge the country by breaking with coveted job protections and better integrating disillusioned minorities.


Resolving one of the mysteries in a brother-against-brother story that has transfixed Colombia, the nation's chief federal prosecutor confirmed Monday that a skeleton dug from a shallow grave belonged to warlord Carlos Castano, the founder of the far-right paramilitaries who mysteriously disappeared two years ago.


French Seek Arrest of Italian Ex-militant

Prosecutors are seeking the arrest of a former Italian left-wing militant and convicted murderer who found refuge in France after escaping from prison in the 1980s, the French Justice Ministry said Sunday.


Ford confirms that India's Tata Motors will be the likely buyer of its UK-based Jaguar and Land Rover brands.


It's too bad "Shoeless" Joe Jackson isn't still alive. It sounds like he's got an ally in presidential candidate Bill Richardson.


Bush tightens sanctions on Sudan over Darfur

President George W. Bush imposed new U.S. sanctions on Sudan on Tuesday and sought support for an international arms embargo out of frustration at Sudan's refusal to end what he called a genocide in Darfur.


Cloaking himself in Yasser Arafat's legacy, interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas opened his campaign for president Saturday with a pledge to fulfill Palestinian dreams of statehood.


DuPont to Reduce Pesticide Output and Cut 1,500 Jobs

The DuPont Company will eliminate 1,500 agriculture jobs and cut output of herbicides and pesticides in a plan to increase spending on genetically modified seeds, the company said yesterday.


Iraq elections still on target despite security concerns

BAGHDAD  - Iraq's landmark January polls looked set to take place as planned, although ongoing violence did nothing to alleviate the security concerns of the proponents of a delay.


Mobile phones, coffee found unlikely to cause cancer

Drinking coffee, using mobile phones or having breast implants is unlikely to cause cancer, according to a risk ranking system devised by an Australian cancer specialist to debunk popular myths.


The Catholic Church accuses the BBC of a prejudiced attack on the Pope over claims of a cover-up of child sex abuse.


Dark Days Follow Hard-Hitting Career in N.F.L.

Ted Johnson is among a growing number of former N.F.L. players who are questioning whether their serious health issues are related to injuries they sustained on the field.


Iraq War Crime Trials Could Begin Next Week

Iraq's interim government says war crime trials of members of the former regime of Saddam Hussein could begin as early as next week.


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Al via 16 negozi nel mondo e una nuova linea di orologi


A new device capable of detecting and throttling encrypted BitTorrent traffic hits the shelves. The game of cat and mouse between ISPs and BitTorrent users continues. In Monkey Bites.


Giuliani hospitalized with flu-like symptoms

Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani was taken to a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, with flu-like symptoms and is spending the night there, a Giuliani spokesman confirmed to CNN early Thursday.


Scores of armed rebels approached Gonaives and some sneaked into the city despite opposition from U.N. peacekeepers, ratcheting up more tension in the city of a quarter million devastated by floods more than a week ago.


NBC Sports Exec Injured in Colo. Jet Crash

NBC Sports Chairman and President Dick Ebersol survived a charter plane crash on takeoff Sunday at Montrose Regional Airport, NBC said in a statement through its Denver affiliate KUSA-TV.


Robert Gates is sworn in as US defence secretary in a private event at the White House.


Wall of Smoke Stalls Chinese Rescue, Hope Fades

A wall of thick smoke blocked rescuers on Monday from 141 Chinese miners trapped after a gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China that killed at least 25, and


The New York City Board of Health voted unanimously yesterday to require the city's roughly 20,000 restaurants to stop cooking with trans fats, making New York the first major U.S. city to adopt such a ban.


The Internet's chock-full of information and persuasion to help you solidify your vote.  Here's a quick guide.


Revenue was up, but discounting the impact of recent acquisitions and other factors, CA's net income was $50 million, down 14% compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2006.


A photo of a blonde child in Morocco is to be examined by experts working on the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.


BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe  - England captain Michael Vaughan and Geraint Jones put in a superb 150 partnership on their way to setting Zimbabwe a 262 target to avoid a 4-0 series whitewash.


Seeking Unity, Obama Feels Pull of Racial Divide

Barack Obama had hoped to be above racial tensions, but his campaign has been pulled into them from early on.


Clipboard: William C. Rhoden discusses the Patriots' legacy, Coach Bill Belichick's approach and how the underdog Giants and Tom Coughlin should approach Super Bowl XLII. (mp3) William C. Rhoden says that the New England Patriots are "the greatest professional football team in regular-season history." But we won't know until Sunday night exactly where they fit in [...].


A B-52 bomber flies from North Dakota to Louisiana with a nuclear payload it didn't realize it had.


Google, Set for Offering, Cuts Share Price by About a Quarter

Google cut its price range to between $85 and $95 a share, down from $108 to $135, valuing the company at as much as $25.8 billion.


Malaysian Premier Abdullah Badawi dissolves parliament more than a year before its term was due to end.


Sheffield made some adjustments along way

He has been around the block, and then some. Dating back to 1986, when he was a raw talent in the rookie league at Helena, Mont., he was better known as Dwight Gooden's nephew.


Typo-squatting grifter faces the slammer

Bogus attorney pleads guilty to domain scam A cybersquatter who posed as a high-powered lawyer in a bid to trick rightful owners into handing over their domain names faces a possible prison term after confessing to the scam.â¦


Roma, 18:01 - CICLISMO, VUELTA: PRIMA TAPPA A BENNATI

Daniele Bennati (Lampre) ha vinto la prima tappa della Vuelta di Spagna, la Vigo-Vigo di 145 km, bat...


A second man accused of running a gambling ring with former NHL player Rick Tocchet will plead guilty and agree to cooperate with authorities, according to a report published yesterday.


Radio listeners in the UK are to be offered tailor-made satellite radio services by 2010.


As we head down the stretch of the season, the significance of each game will be amplified. While it is difficult to envision any team looking past an opponent at this juncture of the season


Gilmore Drops Bid for GOP White House Nod

The dark-horse Republican presidential bid of ex-Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore is over. Gilmore, also a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, posted an announcement on his campaign Web site Saturday that he has ended his bid for the 2008 GOP nomination.


Jeff Zucker, newly installed as the chief executive of NBC Universal, announced a series of executive promotions.


Rumsfeld, 18 Allies Discuss War on Terror

In a cramped war room below deck, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Saturday joined 18 of his counterparts from an unusual collection of U.S. partners in the terrorism fight in discussing the way ahead in Iraq and Afghanistan.


U.S. Navy medic admits part in killing of Iraqi man

CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. Navy medic admitted on Friday taking part in the kidnap of an Iraqi civilian killed by his squad and said the murder was prompted by his patrol leader's anger at the release of a suspected "terrorist" from Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison.


Why do I sometimes become dehydrated when I take antihistamines?


MTV is delivering "The  Paper," a series that follows Florida students working on their  high school newspaper.


Bush Predicts Completion of Mideast Treaty

RAMALLAH, Jan. 10 -- President Bush, having rumbled by car past Israeli checkpoints to this Palestinian city, said he thought a Palestinian-Israeli peace treaty could be signed within the year, setting the stage for a "two state solution" to decades of conflict.


'Siamo in prima linea in assistenza in un paese devastato'


The Dow Jones industrial average on   Thursday briefly traded above its all-time closing high for the   first time in 6-1/2 years, extending a recent rally on a   bullish view about corporate profits.


Doubts Are Raised Over Push to Supply Anthrax Vaccine

The federal government ordered a new $877 million anthrax vaccine last month, but the vaccine is still unproven in humans.


Cosi l'ad Polegato commenta la crescita del 28% del gruppo


Whistle blown on Wiki site for whistle-blowers

It had to happen. A Web site set up to encourage anonymous leaks of controversial government secrets has been exposed before its launch.


England midfielder Steven Gerrard could be back in Liverpool's lineup against Middlesbrough on Saturday after being sidelined for two months with a broken bone in his foot.


N. Ireland deal hinges on IRA disarmament

British and Irish Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern were preparing to head to Belfast, hopeful of a breakthrough in the protracted deadlock over power-sharing in Northern Ireland.


France Minister Seeks Funding for Mosques

France's finance minister, a presidential hopeful, says mosques need state funding and it's time for a century-old law banning financing for religious groups to be modernized, according to excerpts of a new book hitting the shelves on Thursday.


Allstate Profit Drops 37% on Storm Losses

CHICAGO  â The Allstate Corporation, the property and casualty insurer, reported a 37 percent decline in fourth-quarter profit Tuesday on higher catastrophe losses and increased costs.


Following Chad Penningtonâs poor performance, Jets Coach Eric Mangini made Kellen Clemens his starting quarterback for at least Sundayâs game against the Washington Redskins.


'Ovviamente la stessa cosa dovra' farla Fi'


TORONTO, June 17 -- On April 30, Brandon Watson failed to get a hit for Class AAA Columbus. When Watson singled in the top of the sixth inning Sunday at Ottawa, the top affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, he had at least one hit in his 43rd straight game, breaking a 95-year-old International...


Chambers: Cisco, Fujitsu Team On Japan Networking; 2005 Product ...

Land of the rising routers. Cisco Systems (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people ) and Fujitsu (otc: FJTSY - news - people ) will join forces to develop high-end routers for Internet networks in Japan.


Rich nations must not demonize us, say state funds

DAVOS, Switzerland  - The United States and other countries must not demonize sovereign wealth funds as they come to the aid of troubled U.S. banks, some of the world's biggest state-run investors said on Thursday.


Northern Lightâs New Business Research Engine

Northern Light’s New Business Research Engine Northern Light (yes, the Little Blue Folders pre-Google domination era Nothern Light) today announced that it is releasing a new version of its Business Research Engine which now opens the service to all users. Wow, Northern Light (pause), file this in the Blast From The Past Search Engine News category. Here’s [...]


Consumer products using extremely small particles of silver to kill germs will need Environmental Protection Agency approval, part of the government's first move to regulate the burgeoning nanotechnology industry.


D.C. zoo shows off 3 Sumatran tiger cubs

The National Zoo introduced three Sumatran tiger cubs to the public Saturday, more than three months after they were born.


A Dutch diplomat denies trying to "get rid" of his adopted South Korean daughter after putting her in foster care.


Once Again, Brady Missing From Locker Room

For the second consecutive day, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady wasnât in the locker room or at practice when reporters and cameramen were allowed inside Friday.


Bumper cannabis crops -- and tighter border controls -- are creating a looming internal drug problem for the country


Gordon Brown appoints surgeon Professor Sir Ara Darzi as a minister charged with improving patient care.


Why Toyota Is Becoming the Worldâs Top Carmaker

Toyota is on track to pass General Motors this year as the world's No. 1 auto company. How GM plans to fight back.


Rob Chappell never thought he'd be able to play college hockey when he found out he had diabetes 12 years ago. Hockey Hall of Famer Bob Clarke convinced him otherwise, and today Chappell is a defenseman for the University of Nebraska at Omaha.


The Philadelphia 76ers, who scored the final 6 points of regulation and the first 7 points in overtime, somehow rallied for a victory over the Nets.


Cops Smash Global Pedophile Ring, Nab 700

LONDON - Police shattered a global Internet pedophile ring, rescuing 31 children and rounding up more than 700 suspects worldwide, British authorities said Monday.  Some 200 suspects are based in the United Kingdom, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection center said.


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


Smell of vapourware 3GSM It must be a little galling if you go all the way to Barcelona to present a shiny new range of phones, many with music players, only to be asked questions about a competitor who has yet to show anyone an actual product.â¦


Reno flights resume after FAA repairs equipment

RENO, Nev. - Flights resumed at Reno-Tahoe International Airport Wednesday night after the Federal Aviation Administration repaired equipment that had caused numerous delays and cancelations over more than five hours.


Razzia di gioielli sotto la minaccia delle armi


Fed: Trade frictions threaten resilient economy

BILOXI, Mississippi  - Officials from the Federal Reserve on Saturday warned of dangers from a rising tide of trade disputes and the harmful impact on what one otherwise termed a "resilient" United States economy.


EMC Corp , the No. 1 maker of  corporate data storage equipment, reported higher quarterly  profit on Thursday on an increase in sales of both hardware and  software.


Rise in oil prices ahead of OPEC meeting, sales forecasts by 2 chipmakers send futures lower. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Stocks will struggle early Thursday due to another rise in oil prices ahead of Friday's


Rescuers were anxious to discover the fate of 30,000 people unaccounted for in Andaman and Nicobar islands on Tuesday as the nationwide death toll from weekend tidal waves reached nearly 7,000.


Browns QB Brady Quinn denies altercation

Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn denied that he was involved in an altercation on New Year's Day in which a man claimed on an emergency phone call that Quinn made a slur at him.


At Least 19 Dead in Turkish Copper Mine Fire

At least 19 people have been killed in an underground fire at a copper mine in northern Turkey. Workers recovered the bodies Wednesday and rescued 17 others at the site, about 300 kilometers north of Ankara, near the town of Kure.


The video giant lowers rental fees again. Sounds desperate.


On Torture, 2 Messages and a High Political Cost

Six years after the Bush administration embraced harsh physical interrogation tactics, the taint of torture clings to American counterterrorism efforts.


Unisys Corp. plans to cut 1,400 jobs, or nearly 4 percent of its work force, and consolidate some facility space, moves that will help yield annualized savings of about $70 million a year by 2005.


A gunman killed five people in a Salt Lake City shopping mall on Monday evening, before he was fatally shot, police said.


CNN's Dr. Gupta also making calls at CBS

CNN correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta will be making some house calls for CBS News in 2007. Gupta, who has reported medical stories for CNN since 2001, will contribute as many as 10 stories to the "CBS Evening News With Katie Couric" next year, CBS announced Thursday. His stories will be part of the newscast's expanded coverage of health and medical issues, said Sean McManus, president of CBS News and Sports.


Italian, Egyptian Hostages Freed in Iraq

Two female Italian hostages seized in  Baghdad three weeks ago were set free on Tuesday along with  kidnapped Iraqis and Egyptians in a flurry of releases, with  two French journalists also close to being freed.


Palestinian municipal elections launched in W. Bank

More than 140,000 Palestinians in the West Bank are heading to 26 ballots on Thursday to elect mayors and municipal councils for their towns and villages.


A 'Viva Radio 2' sciopero delle gag per solidarieta'


Reform Advocates in China Hope for a Birthday Present

The Communist Party is using the 100th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping's birthday to emphasize the urgency of overhauling the one-party political system.


Record cocaine bust; 6 arrests in Kalamata

In the biggest cocaine haul ever made in Greece, police in the southern Peloponnese yesterday seized over 700 kilos of the drug and arrested six suspected smugglers.


How human rights and the German economy stand to profit from ...

On October 6, the EU commission is due to publish its final report on whether Turkey should enter talks for European Union membership.


The legacy from environmental irresponsibility still hangs heavily over the city of Bhopal in India. Two decades after the world's worst industrial disaster, the site still needs to be cleaned up.


US urged to negotiate with N. Korea, improve image in Asia ...

Time is running out for a peaceful resolution of the North Korean nuclear issue and the United States must negotiate directly with Pyongyang if it truly wants a solution, Asian experts warned on Monday.


Russia released a detained Japanese fishing boat captain Thursday because of a chronic medical problem, a week after his boat and three others were seized in waters claimed by both countries, Japan's Foreign Ministry said.


Like many teenage girls, Lee Ann Thill was obsessed with her appearance. A diabetic, she was already suffering from bulimia — forcing herself to throw up to lose weight. But it wasn't enough, and she'd recently put on 20 pounds.


Nicolas Sarkozy touches down in Kabul for a visit to French troops and talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.


There are strong indications in Washington that the US President, George W Bush, has chosen Condoleezza Rice to succeed Colin Powell as Secretary of State.


Gossip, e-mailing "all" among top office peeves

Work colleagues who spend their day  gossiping, organizing their home lives, or who press "reply  all" on e-mails are among the biggest nuisances in the office,  according to a survey released on Monday.


NEW YORK  - An herbal medicine used in Asia  for 2,000 years can reduce the impact of dementia, a small  study suggests.


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Mars Spacecraft Set to Reach Milestone While Battling Problems

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft this month is set to surpass the record for the most science data returned by any Mars spacecraft.


Salvation Army using cardboard bell-ringers to stoke donations

There's a reason that smiling Salvation Army bell-ringer looks a little stiff this Christmas season, and it's not the cold weather.


Study may allay drug-coated stent concerns

Patients who get the leading drug-coated stents to prop open coronary arteries rather than bare-metal stents run no higher risk of death, according to a new report by a multinational team of doctors.


Navy and Maryland will renew its on-again, off-again football rivalry at the beginning of the 2010 season, the schools announced Wednesday.


After a drop off earlier this fall, more fraudulent Web sites are popping up.


Inferiori alle stime della societa', nonostante sconti


L'emittente satellitare, e' colpa "dell'indifferenza"


Blades, appliances and software â oh my Brocade left the product announcement spigot on over the Memorial Day break, churning a flood of new and upgraded software and hardware. This week's broad launch covers performance boosts, data protection and virtualization for the company's SAN (storage area network) and FAN (file area network) lineup. Grab a bucket.â¦


'Perfect day' as Aussie turned Austrian wins Tri gold

The women's Olympic triathlon was expected to be a wide open race - but not so open that it could be won by a 34-year-old, ranked 41 in the world, who only took up the sport eight years ago to accompany her husband.


LIMA, Peru  - The leader of a 200-strong armed  group that killed four policemen and seized a police station  and part of a southern Peruvian town, to demand the resignation  of President Alejandro Toledo, said it would hand over its  weapons on Monday.


Former champion Serena Williams  blasted her way into the third round of the Australian Open on  Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-0 thrashing of Dally Radriantefy of  Madagascar.


Fraudulent botulism treatment was killer dose: study

A botulinum preparation a Florida doctor injected in himself and three others for cosmetic purposes two years ago was up to 40 times more lethal than what it takes to kill a person, according to a report published on Tuesday.


Analysis: Huckabee, Thompson drop gloves

Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee went from Mr. Nice to Mr. Nasty when rival Fred Thompson started calling him what he considered a bad name Â a liberal.


Hill Powers Arizona to Sixth Straight Win

Jordan Hill has 15 points and 10 rebounds as No. 19 Arizona defeats San Diego State, 74-58, on Saturday, the Wildcats' sixth win in a row.


Ottimistico il tenore delle prime dichiarazioni a Berlino


Australia court clears Citigroup of insider trading

Citigroup  was cleared of insider  trading charges on Thursday by an Australian court, which ruled  the U.S. bank's "Chinese Walls" were not breached when it  traded shares in a company it knew was a takeover target.


TORONTO - A former US Marine staff sergeant testified at a hearing yesterday that his unit killed at least 30 unarmed civilians in Iraq during the war in 2003 and that Marines routinely shot wounded Iraqis and killed them.


Kosovo expects quick recognition by "100 countries"

PRISTINA, Serbia  - Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said on Friday about 100 countries were ready to recognize the province's independence from Serbia, which political sources say could be declared on Feb 17.


U.S. Treasury prices edged lower on  Friday as oil prices retreated from record highs, but trading  was thin as a dearth of data prompted many investors to take  off for an early weekend.


Ferrero replaces Nadal in Davis Cup final doubles match

Spanish captain Jordi Arrese named Juan Carlos Ferrero Saturday to play doubles with Tommy Robredo, replacing 18-year-old Rafael Nadal.


Nextel Communications is in advanced talks to merge with the Sprint Corporation, a deal that would form the third largest cellphone company in the nation.


The sequel to the best-selling Xbox game, Halo, is finished, say its makers.


France, Spain Veto Controversial Migrant Camp Plan

France and Spain moved Monday to sink a controversial Italian-German plan to create holding centers in North Africa for would-be refugees.


Day of big gains harkens back to bull's birth

It was a day unlike many on Wall Street. Investors, recently prone to bouts of risk aversion on concerns about a flagging U.S. housing scene and deepening troubles in credit markets, swallowed their fears and bought stocks as quickly as they could.


Yousuf's record haul pushes Pakistan nearer series win

Big-scoring Mohammad Yousuf broke two world records including the most runs in a calendar year to put Pakistan on the verge of winning the third Test and the series against the West Indies.


The first US presidential debate this week and a load of data on consumer spending will settle some questions that have been hanging over US stocks, and equity strategists


Granderson leads Tigers to win over Cubs

Nate Robertson pitched seven effective innings and Curtis Granderson doubled, tripled and scored twice to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.


United Utilities shares surged 12 to 559p yesterday after a robust set of interim results set the stage for next Thursday's critical review by Ofwat, the water regulator.


Just when Portsmouth had their heavyweight visitors on the ropes, when an ecstatic Fratton Park's Pompey Chimes rang like alarm bells in Arsenal ears, Sol Campbell strode


Jerry Bailey Fractures Wrist; Sidelined One Month

Jockey Jerry Bailey will be sidelined for approximately four weeks after suffering a non-displaced hairline fracture of his left wrist.


A HEARSE entered the grounds of Percy military hospital Clamart, France shortly after 06:15am (1615 AEDT) today following the death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.


Community News: Latest PECL Releases for 09.25.2007

Latest PECL Releases:imagick 2.0.0RC3memcache 2.2.0PAM 1.0.1pdflib 2.1.4


High Court to Review Arthur Andersen Case

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider overturning the conviction of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm for destroying Enron Corp.-related documents before the energy giant's collapse.


Computer Associates Launches Usage-Based Pricing

As the program name suggests, Computer Associates' new Measured Workload Pricing bases licensing costs on how much the system is sued rather than on total potential hardware capability.


Empoli, 13:34 - CALCIO, CAGNI: ALMENO DUE MESI PER VEDERE IL VERO EMPOLI

E' un Gigi Cagni tranquillo quello che prepara la gara di domani contro la Sampdoria: ''Marassi &egr...


2010 Games begin scheduling "chess game"

VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - The Winter Olympics in Vancouver may be more than two years away, but organizers are already playing the "chess game" of trying to keep individual sports happy as they vie to get time in the international spotlight.


The Belarussian authorities ask Interpol to help find a girl at the centre of a diplomatic row with Italy.


HBOS perfectly justified to play the EU card on RBS

HBOS is absolutely right to ask for a European Union investigation into the ongoing alliance between Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander.


Dal 2008 in vendita banche, porti e casino'


Chuck Hagel's antiwar stance could make him a serious Republican candidate for the White House in 2008. But it's causing him headaches back home.


Vioxx Faces Challenges from Insurers, Lawyers

Merck & Co. faces a dual threat from health insurers and patients' lawyers, after a U.S. study suggested its Vioxx arthritis drug carries a greater risk than rival medicines.


Swede Robert Karlsson broke two clubs at one hole in the British Masters second round on Friday but, thanks to the help of a young fan, had both replaced only three holes later.


Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were paired for the first time in Friday's opening match of the Ryder Cup, a dynamic twosome that hoped to get the United States rolling toward bringing the chalice back to this side of the Atlantic.


Piersilvio: 'Sogno Fiorello, non Simona Ventura'

Berlusconi jr annuncia l'anticipo della prima serata alle 21:10 e commenta la campagna acquisti Mediaset: "Farei qualsiasi cosa per avere Fiorello, mi piace Insinna, non sentiamo il bisogno di Simona Ventura"


Reports: Opposition leads in Taiwan poll

Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party surged to a big lead in early vote counting in the island's legislative elections Saturday, TV reports said.


The blasts come hours before Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, is expected to address the nation over the deaths of Muslim protesters.


Intel 65nm-to-45nm crossover coming in 2008

45nm CPUs to raise clock frequencies once again? Intel expects to begin shipping more 45nm processors than 65nm chips - the so-called 'crossover point' - in 2008, a company staffer revealed this week.â¦


Steven Gerrard has claimed England 'need to move up to the next level' before they are good enough to win major tournaments.


Tom Brady threw for two touchdowns as the New England Patriots held off the visiting Cincinnati Bengals for a 35-to-28 victory Sunday.


An Afghan court sentenced three Americans to between eight and 10 years in prison for illegally running a private jail and torturing suspects in a "private war on terror".


Arafat Cannot Not Be Buried in Jerusalem: Sharon

Yasser Arafat cannot be buried in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his Cabinet, while affirming his pledge to let the ailing Palestinian leader return to the West Bank if he recovers.


1st lawsuit filed against instant-message spam

WASHINGTON, Washington, United States of America -- The first known lawsuit against instant-message spam, sometimes called âspim,â was announced by America Online as part of a campaign to stem unwanted computer messages.


Actor Jim Belushi Sues 'Catwoman' for Harassment

Actor Jim Belushi says his next-door neighbor, actress Julie Newmar, is spying on him, destroying his property and calling him names behind his back.


Zeta-Jones' Alleged Stalker Ordered To Stand Trial

A judge has ordered Dawnette Knight to be tried on one felony count of stalking and 24 felony counts of making criminal threats -- like a letter that said "we are going to slice her up like meat on a bone and feed her to the dogs.


Kashmir separatists to discuss peace plan

Kashmir's main separatist politicians are to meet to decide if they should revive a dialogue with New Delhi, a day after the Indian prime minister offered unconditional talks.


High Protein Diets May Boost Cancer Risk

THURSDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Eating a low-protein diet may protect against certain cancers, while a diet high in protein may increase the risk for malignancies, a new study suggests.


Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was preparing Saturday to meet in London with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the BBC reported.


Union leader to ask members to ignore calls for an academic boycott of Israel.


Software As a Service Is Poised for Rebound

Ziff Davis - The services we once expected from ASPs are back, but now we refer to them as business process outsourcing.


Firefighters battle to rescue dozens of residents by boat after they became stranded by flood waters.


Lettuce implicated in Taco Bell outbreak

Lettuce was the most likely source of an outbreak of E. coli linked to Taco Bell, federal health officials said Wednesday.


Larry Gelbart, whose writing for the war sitcom "M-A-S-H" defined television in the 1970s, collected his second Humanitas Prize for screenwriting on Tuesday: this time for his lifelong career.


"Into the Wild" leads surprising SAG nominees

Sean Penn's wilderness drama "Into the Wild" topped a surprising list of Screen Actors Guild nominees on Thursday with four nods overall, including best ensemble cast and best actor for its star Emile Hirsch.


Ukraine's outgoing President Leonid Kuchma accused the opposition Saturday of reneging on compromise agreements and called for quick foreign mediation of his nation's post-election political crisis.


The Senate on Wednesday rejected a move by Democrats to stop the Pentagon from using cluster bombs near civilian targets and to cut off sales unless purchasers abide by the same rules.


DiVitas turns mobiles into enterprise clients

Presence and email on your phone, and seamless VoIP roaming Californian start-up DiVitas has claimed that its mobile convergence system can link smartphones to enterprise applications, including voice over IP (VoIP), email, instant messaging, and others such as CRM. It also provides cellular to Wi-Fi roaming, the company said.â¦


PHOENIX -- Wally Backman was hired Monday as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, taking over a team coming off one of the worst seasons in major league history.


England marched into the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy as the Duckworth-Lewis method saw them secure a 49-run victory over Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl.


Rogge Warns Five 2012 Bid Cities To Stop âBickeringâ

The five cities bidding to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games should heed the advice of Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), when he meets with the candidate cities Friday morning.


Pot (of soup) boils over in Arsenal-Manchester feud

Accusations of vicious fouls, cheating, refereeing mistakes and a disputed penalty kick followed the latest confrontation between two of the giants of English soccer -- a 2-0 victory by Manchester United that ended Arsenal's record unbeaten streak of 49


Enough of grievance politics By David Howell

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been in the Middle East recently, asserting that the Israel-Palestine dispute is "the most important issue facing the world today." Most Arab leaders would certainly agree ...


Riot police used water cannons and tear gas Friday to break up a demonstration by hundreds of rock-throwing protesters before more than 20,000 people marched to vent their anger at Pacific Rim leaders, particularly President Bush.


Gas prices have dropped nearly 5 cents in the past three weeks with an increase in supply, but soaring crude oil prices could cause rates to rise again soon, an industry analyst said Sunday.


By Mary Ann Ford, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Feb. 9--BLOOMINGTON -- A controversial wind farm proposal has been recommended to the McLean County Board.


LONDON -- Britain has agreed to a US request to redeploy British troops from southern Iraq to an area closer to Baghdad. The british defence secretary made the announcement in the House of Commons.


MANCHESTER, England - His driving was too swift, but his thinking wasn't. A 28-year-old man who blew up a speed camera, hoping to destroy evidence of his speeding, was sentenced to four months in prison on Wednesday.