Libya Cancels Death Sentences Against 6 in Alleged HIV Plot

LONDON, July 17 -- Officials in Libya on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of six foreign health workers convicted of intentionally infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, the latest in a series of steps aimed at closing a case that has severely strained relations between a once-pariah...


Britain, France and Germany Announce Accord With Iran

France, Britain and Germany announced today that they had reached a formal agreement with Iran that commits the country to suspend production of enriched uranium in exchange for an array of possible rewards.


Tom Cruise baby, Suri, makes long-awaited debut

Actor Tom Cruise's infant daughter   made her debut on Tuesday as freshman CBS Evening News anchor   Katie Couric broke the story of Vanity Fair magazine landing   the much-anticipated first photos of baby Suri.


Kidnappers threaten to kill Pinoy, 2 others

A group calling itself the Army of Muslims - said to be a new military arm of the Taliban â-laimed responsibility Thursday for the abduction of Filipino diplomat Angelito Nayan and two other United Nations election workers in Afghanistan, Al-Jazeera


Marine kills injured prisoner in Iraqi mosque

FALLUJAH, Iraq - The US military is investigating the killing of a wounded and apparently unarmed Iraqi prisoner inside a mosque during combat operations here, the Defense Department told NBC News on Monday.


Gubernatorial candidate and professional wiseacre Kinky Friedman was accused Wednesday of making another racially offensive remark — this time in a year-old interview in which he said sexual predators should be thrown in prison and forced to "listen to a Negro talking to himself."


Intel hires HP Itanium processor design team

Intel is to hire HP's 300-member Itanium processor design team based in Fort Collins, Colorado. This will end HPâs processor development attempts within the company.


The US defence secretary is under attack over machine-signed letters to the families of US soldiers killed in action.


Woods has much to do to catch Garcia at Carnoustie

Tiger Woods is likely to be battling against adverse weather plus the fiercely tough Carnoustie links to claw back Sergio Garcia's seven-shot lead over him in the British Open third round on Saturday.


Serena Williams scrambles to win over Zvonareva

Twice former champion Serena Williams was pushed hard for the third successive match as she battled past Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-4 7-6 to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Friday.


Movie Downloads, Coming Soon to An IPod Near You

It is not a stretch to say that the iPod changed, and helped save, the music business. One in five Americans has owned one of Apple Computer Inc.'s sleek little iPods. Consumers have filled their iPods with more than 1 billion songs from Apple's Internet music store, where tunes go for 99 cents...


In New Hampshire, health care sways elderly votes

Derry boasts the hallmarks  of a classic New Hampshire town -- white-steepled churches,  fading red-brick textile mills and autumn foliage that's  exploding in brilliant reds and yellows.


Hunt for climbers: 'Major developments' expected

Good weather Sunday greeted searchers scouring Mount Hood in Oregon for three climbers who have been missing for a week, and at least one search team predicted it would reach the summit later in the morning.


Bush says hopes to solve Iran issue diplomatically

U.S. President George W. Bush said on Thursday he remained hopeful of convincing Iran through diplomatic means to give up its nuclear ambitions.


Watson keeps nerves at bay to shine at Oakmont

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Bubba Watson, better known for his prodigious hitting than his course management, upstaged golf's biggest names by staying in contention at the U.S. Open on Friday.


Asia to outperform this year, lower growth seen in 2005: ADB

Developing Asia is set to outperform this year with higher-than-expected growth of 7.0 percent despite high oil prices but it will slow in 2005 in tandem with the developed world, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.


Zach Randolph had 19 points, including a key jumper with 17.2 seconds left, and the Portland Trail Blazers stopped the surging Seattle SuperSonics 100-94 Tuesday night.


LA VISTA, Neb. - A joke a man played on his mom went to pot. A 22-year-old man walked into a gas station on Sunday and told the clerk that he had a gun. The clerk wasn't worried because she was his mother.


Avva is based on a novel written by Late P Lankesh. Kavitha Lankesh makes a faithful presentation of the novel with all the elements intact.  Shruthi's performance and Madhu Ambat's photography are excellent.


Israel rounded up a Palestinian Cabinet minister and 32 other Hamas leaders in the West Bank before dawn Thursday, trying a new tactic in its campaign to pressure the Islamic militant group into halting rocket barrages from the Gaza Strip.


Kidnapped Italian Journalist Appears On Video Begging For Life

Sobbing and clasping her hands, a kidnapped Italian journalist appeared on a video Wednesday, pleading for her life and calling on U.S.-led troops to pull out of Iraq.


NBA Wrap: Suns Burn Knicks, Sonics Sink Lakers

Amare Stoudemire registered 29 points  and Quentin Richardson added 25 as the Phoenix Suns'  high-powered offense shifted into top gear Tuesday, romping to  a 133-118 victory over the slumping New York Knicks.


IT does/not matter, say PayPal and Wal-Mart

How can two companies come to such widely divergent opinions on technology?


The Football Association have confirmed they will not take any action over Robin van Persie's alleged elbow on Kieran Richardson during Arsenal's Carling Cup defeat at Manchester United.


Thailand announced Monday that a 32-year-old woman is suffering from bird flu, the second person infected with the disease since the country's latest outbreak surfaced in July.


CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush denounced TV ads by outside groups attacking both John Kerry and himself on Monday and called for a halt to all such political efforts. "I think they're bad for the system," he said...


ATHENS -- Conquering sweltering heat and a grueling course over steep hills, Japanese long-distance runner Mizuki Noguchi steamed ahead to win the women's marathon gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games on Sunday.


Roma, 15:17 - MORTE POLIZIOTTO, SCRITTA A ROMA: GIULIANI E' STATO VENDICATO

'Catania: Giuliani è stato vendicato. 3 febbraio 2007'. Anche a Roma stamani è apparsa...


Madonna's Malawi trip in confusion over adoption

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


Oil firm Cairn Energy says the flotation of its Indian business next year will raise about Â£666m.


Space station astronauts abandon solar panel repair

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station abandoned troubleshooting efforts on a jammed solar panel on Wednesday, leaving it half extended, and went forward with the next steps in their mission to rewire the outpost's electrical system.


Serena into third round but far from at her best

Double former Wimbledon champion Serena Williams claimed her place in the third round on Wednesday despite looking far from her best in a 7-6 6-3 win over Australian Alicia Molik.


A STUNNING injury-time Neil Mellor goal gave Liverpool a deserved Premiership win at Anfield today. The defeat was only the second in 55 league games for the champions.


Fujifilm to shift digital camera output to China

Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp said on  Wednesday it plans to shift its remaining digital camera  production to China and cut an unspecified number of jobs as it  restructures its struggling camera operations.


Five words that will bring you riches, revealed.


Genova, 17:00 - CALCIO, GENOA; PARO: DERBY IN A E' BEL REGALO PER LA CITTA'

Il centrocampista del Genoa, Matteo Paro, parla del 'derby della lanterna' di domenica con la Sampdo...


Looking for great stocks? Look beyond the U.S. borders.


Won't somebody think of the industry? The success of 3G phone technology is being put at risk by a patent dispute between Nokia and Qualcomm, Nokia said today.â¦


Gasoline prices extended their slide at the pump Wednesday, while oil and gasoline futures gained on a surprise decline in gas inventories.


Eleanor Clift on Dick Cheney's Dangerous Influence

A longtime confidant of the Bush and Cheney families describes the dangerous influence of the vice president.


(CBS) For years, it was thought that megadoses of Vitamin E were good for you. "Even many cardiologists took high doses of Vitamin E," The Early Show medical correspondent Dr.


Georgia gains ground against separatists

Georgian forces have seized strategic heights from separatist fighters in rebel South Ossetia and President Mikhail Saakashvili promised more such victories to fulfil a pledge to reunite his fractious country.


BBC director general Mark Thompson has defended his decision to axe thousands of jobs saying the corporation must "keep up with the pace of change.


DePaul Knocks Off No. 21 Cincinnati 85-66

DePaul made sure from the start the rematch with Cincinnati would be different. Quemont Greer scored 25 points and Drake Diener added 22 to lead the Blue Demons to an 85-66 victory over No. 21 Cincinnati on Saturday.


Intel Officer Pleads Guilty in Abu Ghraib Case

Description: Army Spec. Armin Cruz pleads guilty to maltreatment of prisoners and conspiracy to maltreat prisoners in a hearing related to the Abu Ghraib prison-abuse scandal.


PalmOne unveils 256MB Flash drive T5 PDA

PalmOne launched the Tungsten T5, its first PDA to ship with 256MB of memory and the first to operate as a USB Flash drive, this morning, as anticipated.


U.S. Drops Criminal Inquiry of C.I.A. Antidrug Effort in Peru

Officials said it was the most serious inquiry to focus on the official conduct of C.I.A. officers since the Iran-contra affair.


Milano, 16:43 - CALCIO, FIGC; MORATTI: PANCALLI FARA' BENE, LASCIAMOLO LAVORARE

Massimo Moratti commenta le nomine ai vertici della federcalcio. ''Pancalli è persona talment...


France says Arafat's death should mark birth of Palestinian state

France stressed that the Middle East peace process has to be pushed forward in a way to establish a viable Palestinian state and make late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's dream come true.


Dorsey Levens' 2-yard touchdown run with 1:57 left helped the Eagles clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a 12-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.


For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way

At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.


US police say they still have no idea why a gunman shot and killed guitarist Darrell Abbott and three others at a rock concert.


Storm recovery beginning at Boston's airport; power back

A second runway has opened up at Boston's Logan Airport, where some air travelers have been stranded after an icy weekend storm.


King's Body in US May Return to Homeland

Yugoslavia's last monarch, exiled from his homeland during World War II, ended up in a tomb inside an ornately decorated church outside Chicago, a place that still attracts his loyal followers.Comment


Blackburn Appoints Hughes as Manager, Will Explain Wales Role

Blackburn Rovers, without a league win this season, appointed Wales coach Mark Hughes as manager yesterday and will hold a news conference today to detail his position, the English Premiership soccer club said.


A Roma e nel Lazio il tasso di aumento delle nuove nate Ã¨ del 2,2%il triplo della media nazionale. Malissimo il Sud, rallenta il Nord-Est                                          Imprese, nel 2007 doppio record Aperture e chiusure ai massimi dal '93                                                                                Il bilancio Ã¨ attivo per 46.000 aziende, +0,75%, il valore piÃ¹ basso dal 2002Mondello: "Crescono le societÃ  di capitali, ora si riducano gli oneri posti dalla PA"


No Gold for Phelps As Relay Team Falters

South Africa spoiled the expected duel between the United States and Australia in the 400-meter freestyle relay Sunday night, winning the gold medal in world-record time and assuring that Michael Phelps won't surpass Mark Spitz's record of seven Olympic golds.


General Mills plans nutritional makeover

General Mills announced Thursday it will become the first leading food manufacturer to make all of its Big G breakfast cereals, shown in this undated photo, with whole grain.


A decision is due to be taken on whether 500,000 new home should be built in eastern England.


Eastern Gods and Demons Alight in a Western Space

The Rubin Museum in Chelsea is a splendid new space devoted primarily to the Buddhist works of Himalayan Asia.


Chirac's summit advice to Merkel has ring of truth

French President Jacques Chirac may have presided over the European Union's longest summit, but that did not prevent him from giving Germany's Angela Merkel some advice on Friday on how to keep meetings short.


Taiwan, China Set Deal on Charter Flights

Taiwan and China reached a landmark deal  on Saturday to allow nonstop charter flights over the Chinese  New Year holidays, a move which could ease tensions and improve  ties between the bitter political rivals.


Relics Taken in the Crusades Returned after 8 Centuries

Pope John Paul II yesterday returned two relics taken during the Crusades, who plundered Istanbul (then Constantinople) in 1204, to Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomeos as a gesture of friendship with the Orthodox Church.


The apparel retailer reports higher sales and profits but lower comps.


Tony Blair is expected to outline plans to leave office after a wave of resignations from the government.


Primo episodio 'Don Matteo' seguito da 5.657.000 spettatori


Symantec offers betas for two Norton 2008 apps

Blog: Symantec releases public betas for Norton Antivirus 2008 and Norton Internet Security 2008.


Presidente Nania, 'scostamenti sono fisiologici'


Lake Mead Running Dry; Southwest Facing Water Crisis

Human-induced climate change and an unslakable thirst for water may drain Lake Mead, the West's largest reservoir, by 2021, say researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.


Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City broke the quiz-show money record Wednesday when he won $45,099, bringing his total to $2,197,000. Kevin Olmstead previously held the record of $2,180,000 set in 2001 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?


La perturbazione dall'Atlantico ha causato danni nell'isolaacqua alta a Venezia, nella Liguria occidentale torrenti in piena                                            Maltempo, violenti temporali allagamenti in Sardegna


NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday declared that his government was determined to carry forward the economic reforms process and that he would use his visit to New York to convey this message.


EU antitrust ruling renews hope for developers

Microsoft's defeat in a European appeals courtÂ Monday has left open-source developers hopeful about the future although still dissatisfied with the company's compliance with a 3-year-old antitrust ruling.


Cedono terreno Caterpillar e Alcoa, sale Boeing


Four former chiefs of the defence staff attack plans give Parliament the final say on sending troops to war.


Nyon, 13:47 - CALCIO, PLATINI: POLIZIA PRIVATA ANTI VIOLENZA

Idea di Platini, nuovo presidente dell'Uefa, contro il dilagare della violenza nel calcio. Sostiene ...


Hungarian protesters vow to keep up pressure on PM

Hungarian protesters vowed to keep up  pressure on Thursday for leftist Prime Minister Ferenc  Gyurcsany to resign after his admission he lied to voters to  win elections in April sparked mass protests.


The timing and location of President Bush's announcement were suspect -- during a campaign appearance before an audience of vets while trying to answer John Kerry's details-free promise that he would bring troops home from Iraq sooner than Bush.


Nepal's Government Says Killing of Hostages in Iraq `Shocking'

Nepal's government said reports of the killing of 12 Nepalese workers, who were held hostage by a group in Iraq, are ``shocking.


For Friedgen, 1980 Was Lean but Memorable

Maryland Coach Ralph Friedgen says the oneÃÂ season he spent as William & Mary's offensive coordinator was one of the most memorable years of his life.


Dell Posts Another Quarter of Nice Earnings

Offering a stark counterpoint to rival Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inc. (DELL) reported a nearly 30 percent jump in net income as strong sales of printers, servers and notched double-digit gains in overseas markets...


Taking a page from the music industry's playbook, the movie industry filed lawsuits in St. Louis and elsewhere Tuesday as part of a national campaign to crack down on piracy online.


Lo annuncia De Benedetti.Il 27 sciopero e corteo a Torino


It was an exciting opening night for the North Shore Tech girls' basketball team, which edged Commonwealth Conference rival Greater Lawrence, 58-57, in overtime, the Bulldogs' first victory over the Reggies.


Developing countries are urging changes to a deal drawn up by the US and the EU at the UN climate change conference. The draft agreement emerged late on Friday, after two weeks of negotiations in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires.


Halo 2, one of the most anticipated video games of the year, got an early release date, but not the way fans or its publisher, Microsoft, had hoped.


Following are brief profiles of Palestinian leaders who could become candidates to replace President Yasser Arafat, who has been described as "very, very sick" by officials.


Hurd to share HP board leak investigation analysis

HP CEO Mark Hurd plans to answer questions from reporters on Friday regarding the ongoing HP controversy involving spying on journalists, board members and employees.


Speculation over Israel's strike on Syria

Â· PM Ehud Olmert enforces news blackout on air raid Â· Target believed to have been nuclear project


World number one Roger Federer opens his Masters Cup account with a 6-1 7-6 win over Gaston Gaudio.


South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has telephoned newly re-elected US President George W. Bush to propose that solving the nuclear crisis involving the isolated communist North be a priority for Bush's second term in office.


Because no good joke in Hollywood goes untold again ... and again, the mixed-couple setup receives another extended workout in this modestly amusing sequel.


EU's Barroso says China media curbs are trade issue

China's new restrictions on foreign media raise concerns about its respect for trade rules as well as human rights and freedom of expression, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said.


Renewed violence shatters lull in Baghdad

A suicide car bomber plowed into a Shiite mosque in Baghdad after dawn prayers on Friday, killing 14 people and stoking fears that sectarian divisions over when to hold elections could bring further bloodshed.


The judge in Saddam Hussein's trial throws Saddam Hussein out of court for the third time in a week.


L'inaugurazione dell'anno giudiziario: "Serve una maggiore cooperazione contro il terrorismo"                                                  In Vaticano furti e giustizia lenta "E' ora di potenziare i tribunali"                                                                                "Potremmo aderire al trattato di Schengen"


With opinion polls stacking against him, British Prime Minister Tony Blair is making a crucial speech to his Labour Party conference on Tuesday.


Republican  presidential contenders led by Mike Huckabee and John McCain  ganged up on rival Mitt Romney on Saturday in the first of two  back-to-back debates that could shape tight races in New  Hampshire's nominating contest.


Doctors predict family physician shortage

A doctors group expects a serious shortfall of family physicians in at least five states by 2020.


LSU can thank an Oregon State kicker who could not make extra points for it's season-opening victory. Alexis Serna missed three extra points Saturday night, including one that would have forced a second overtime, and No.


Chicago Sun-Times Reaches Labor Deal with Workers

Unionized editorial employees at Hollinger International Inc.'s Chicago Sun-Times agreed to a tentative new labor contract on Wednesday, averting a threatened strike, a spokeswoman for the employees said.


Ambassadors hurt in east Sri Lanka by rebel shells

The Italian and U.S. ambassadors to Sri Lanka were slightly hurt on Tuesday when Tamil Tiger rebels shelled a delegation of diplomats led by the island's human rights minister to the restive east, officials said.


TechMeme really likes Friday evening's Monkey piece, it's been #1 for almost 24 hours. Even if people still use the Social Graph term, it may have done some good by asking the question -- what's the difference between a network and a graph? In math there is no difference, a network is a graph and vice versa.  I got one thing wrong, apparently the term came from Facebook, presumably as a way of separating what they do from their predecessors.  Dan Farber reported in May. "Zuckerberg describes the Facebook core function that the new third-party applications can tap into as a 'social graph,' the network of connections and relationships between people on the service." Google Trends comparison of "social network" vs "social graph." Fred Wilson posted a comment pointing to a post where he wondered what the graph thing was all about. His post was one that inspired me to write my piece. Buzzwords and phrases are useful if they describe something new. For example, I remember when platform was new, but I didn¹t object to it, because it explained a concept that we needed a word for. Today it's still much in use, and there's little or no confusion about what it means. I was doing audio blog posts before we had the term podcast, and I totally got behind it because we needed a word for what we were doing. But social graph is not needed, it makes something simple sound complicated, and we totally need it to sound simple if the problems are going to get solved. They¹re not trivial problems, they¹ve been there since the Internet outgrew academia and started being used for commercial purposes. Another problem with new names for old things is that it tends to push aside the pioneers and makes it sound like newcomers are not also-rans. Fred had a reasonable gripe as a backer of Wasabe when Mint started getting credit for being a first mover. At least they didn¹t have the chutzpah to try to make it a trend and give it a buzzword.  Someone is being pushed aside with the term ³social graph² likely some competitors of Facebook like MySpace and LinkedIn, and some pioneers are going to lose credit for their innovation if it takes root. It may still take root, but I felt I had to say something. BTW, the title of the post contains a grammatic error because I changed the title to monkey from something else and didn't look carefully at the resulting title.


Bombs Target 2 Iraqi Ministerial Convoys, 5 Killed

Insurgents targeted the convoys of Iraq's environment and education ministers in separate bombings on Tuesday that killed five of their bodyguards and wounded more than a dozen people, officials said.


Awaiting Surgery, Clinton Is Up, Around and Seeing Visitors

The former president remained hospitalized in New York. Who will perform the surgery and when were not disclosed.


Scoperte 12mila irregolarita', 1.221 di queste in Italia


Millionaire tells Commons committee about being asked for a loan


Senators work to revive immigration bill

Key Republican and Democratic senators are reaching for a deal to resurrect their stalled immigration compromise by requiring that some $4 billion be spent on border security and workplace enforcement.


The federal government found an elevated number of cases of a rare blood cancer in northeastern Pennsylvania but uncovered no link to any possible cause in the environment.


Buddhist Monks, Planes Deliver Tsunami Aid

Buddhist monks handed out rice and  curry parcels to grieving tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka and  aircraft dropped food to isolated Indonesian towns on Wednesday  as Asia's disaster relief operation struggled to kick in.


Centralina abitazione indagato potrebbe confermare alibi


Attempt on Afghan President's Life Fails

KABUL, Afghanistan Sept. 16, 2004 - An apparent attempt to assassinate Afghan President Hamid Karzai failed Thurdsday when a rocket that was fired at his helicopter missed by 300 yards, the US military said.


Two years ago, IBM was ordered to produce the source code for its products, which Compuware identified as containing its pirated intellectual property. The code was missing. But lo and behold -- last week, they called and said they had it," ...


Arafat supporters hold overnight vigil outside hospital in Paris ...

CLAMART, France, Nov 4  - Several dozen people on Thursday gathered outside a military hospital near Paris where Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was being kept alive by artificial life support systems.


Reiterates '04 EPS expectations despite Exanta costs

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca shares rose as it said earnings and sales both increased for the third quarter.


Genova, 20:16 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: DELVECCHIO OK CON MASCHERA PROTETTIVA

Solo l'infortunato di lungo corso Accardi e lo squalificato Volpi non sono a disposizione del tecnic...


Social Anxiety Disorder Can Progress for Decades

Crippling shyness, more commonly referred to as âsocial anxiety disorderâ, often begins in childhood or early adolescence and can plague a person for decades, according to a new Statistics Canada study.


IBM and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are jointly developing a new method for implementing strained silicon technology. to improve performance on processors from both companies as early as next year.


The NHS drug watchdog in England and Wales reverses a decision to limit drugs for a leading cause of blindness.


Breast implants after mastectomy are safe

Breast implants after mastectomy to treat breast cancer do not reduce the long-term survival of patients, reveals a study on the long-term effects of breast implants.


Sen. John McCain sought to weaken support for a resolution opposing President Bush's Iraq war strategy Sunday, saying proponents are intellectually dishonest.


Goodyear Exceeded Expectations in 4th Quarter

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the largest American tire maker, posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit Thursday as it benefited from higher pricing and a focus on more profitable branded tires.


Philips announces new $7.2 billion share buyback

Dutch Philips Electronics  said on Wednesday it plans to repurchase 5 billion euros ($7.2 billion) worth of its own shares within the next two years.


Indonesia's military seeks list of relief workers

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Indonesia's military asked aid groups in tsunami-stricken areas yesterday to draw up a list of international relief workers -- and to report on their movements -- as fears arose for the safety of foreigners helping survivors in a region wracked by rebellion long before the waves hit.


Presidential campaigns are hoarding money for a coming advertising blitz — mostly in Iowa and New Hampshire — during the final three months of the year on airwaves already saturated with candidate commercials.


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


Roger Clemens was scratched from his start for the New York Yankees on Tuesday night at Tampa Bay because of a lingering left hamstring injury.


New Orleans celebrates revitalized Superdome

The Louisiana Superdome, a scene of   misery, frustration and death in the days after Hurricane   Katrina, came back to life on Monday as the New Orleans Saints   took the field for what turned out to be much more than a   football game.


An online petition is launched after Peter Jackson said he was overlooked to direct The Hobbit.


NEW YORK - If PalmOne's Tungsten T5 handheld was an automobile, it would be described as being a facelift rather than a complete overhaul of the model that preceded it, the Tungsten T3.


Polyethylene glycol offers hope for canine and human spinal ...

[Kerala, India]: Washington, Dec 5: Researchers at the Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis, and Texas A&M University have developed a successful method for healing spinal injuries in dogs that offers hope for preventing human paralysis.


'Survivor' Winner Arraigned on Tax Charges

"Survivor" winner Richard Hatch was arraigned Tuesday in federal court on charges that he never paid taxes on the $1 million he won on the hit CBS reality show.


Iraqi Prime Minister Approves Offensive in Fallujah

Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi says he has given US and Iraqi forces the authority to rid the city of Fallujah of terrorists.


Medicine, food and other humanitarian relief piled up in Beirut on Saturday, with only a trickle making it to the tens of thousands of Lebanese trapped in the war zone in the south.


Ciampi: non bisogna avere paura concorrenza

SHANGAI (CINA) - Meno timori e piÃ¹ impegno nelle esportazioni. Lo sviluppo della Cina Ã¨ un fatto Â«inarrestabile, tenerne conto Ã¨ un obbligo, esserne coinvolti Ã¨ una necessitÃ  vitale. A questo l'Italia non puÃ² nÃ¨ intende sottrarsiÂ».


Superdome stadium tells world New Orleans is 'open for business'

One year after it was crime-ridden and packed to the brim with refugees from Hurricane Katrina, the Superdome has held its first football game, proudly announcing to the world that New Orleans was alive and kicking.


Family values first for proud father Tiger Woods

Although driven to become the best golfer possible, world number one Tiger Woods is not going to sacrifice his family for his work.


HSBC warns bad debt provisions will be about 20% higher than expected due to problems at its US mortgage business.


Fifty victims of the Beslan school siege remain in a serious condition in Moscow hospitals.


The United States plans to increase its military force in Iraq by 12,000 soldiers and Marines, bringing combat strength to the highest level since the invasion in 2003.


Intel's fifth-gen Centrino to launch as Centrino 2

Chip giant to make darn sure buyers know it's different Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome Centrino... 2. Yes, despite numerous annual updates since the launch of Intel's laptop platform, the next version, codenamed 'Montevina', will apparently be released as its second generation.â¦


CBS, seeking to fill programming holes left by the writers' strike, said on Monday it will rerun the entire first season of the crime drama "Dexter" from Showtime, its sister cable channel, starting next month. "Dexter," which stars Michael C. Hall (fo...


Bush, Kerry Hope to Win Voters in Debate

CORAL GABLES, Fla. Sept. 29, 2004 - Two candidates, two very different tasks for the first presidential debate. John Kerry has to convince voters they should throw President Bush out of office for his actions


Torino, 20:53 - CALCIO, JUVE; DESCHAMPS: VOLEVO SERENITA', IMPOSSIBILE

In un'intervista a Radio Montecarlo Didier Deschamos ha spiegato i motivi del suo divorzio dalla Juv...


(WebMD) When one spouse suffers from depression, both will have an unhappy marriage, new research shows. There is a growing body of research indicating that mental health and unhappy marriages are closely


The ruling Labor Party opened its annual meeting yesterday with elections looming next year, the opposition gaining favor in polls and Prime Minister Tony Blair eager to head off a rebuke over Iraq from his party's left wing.


NBA Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy, facing a trial on charges of sexually abusing five of his daughters more than 10 years ago, will not broadcast Houston Rockets games this season.


Two top Greek athletes will today learn if they will be banned from competing in the Olympics following a drugs scandal.


Schedati Prodi e Berlusconi Nel pc dell Br oltre duecento nomi

ROMA, 23 OTTOBRE 2004 - Schede, indicazioni di pedinamenti e controlli sul presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, e sul presidente uscente della Commissione europea, Romano Prodi. Sono queste le ultime


FDA says Illinois may open door for drugs from developing nations

WASHINGTON Federal regulators say an Illinois plan to help state residents buy prescription drugs from the United Kingdom may lead to imports from less-developed European nations.


Sri Lanka says it has killed dozens of Tamil Tiger separatists in a sea battle off the eastern coast.


Yankees 7, Devil Rays 6: Bullpen Is Shaky, but Yankees Hold On

The Yankees fell behind twice but rallied twice and defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Sunday thanks in part to three runs batted in by Derek Jeter.


"Martyrdom" over arrest, says Pakistan mosque cleric

A cleric holed up in a Pakistani mosque said on Friday he and his followers would choose "martyrdom" rather than arrest, hours after the government spurned his request for safe passage.


Baghdad Car Bombs Kill at Least 26 as Polls Near

Insurgents detonated a suicide truck  bomb outside Australia's embassy in Baghdad Wednesday and hit  Iraqi security targets with at least three car bombs, killing  26 less than two weeks before Jan. 30 elections.


Half the Viagra tablets sold on the internet may be fakes, the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester was told yesterday by London University researchers who have developed a way of identifying imitations.


Queens Man Questioned in Killing of Therapist

Police officials as of Saturday afternoon had not declared the man, David Tarloff, a suspect.


Scientists enter stem cell patents fight

Some high-profile scientists have jumped into the fight over the University of Wisconsin-Madison's stem cell patents, supporting the effort to have them revoked.


Many women may not recognize bulimia symptoms

NEW YORK  - Many women may fail to recognize bulimia symptoms in themselves, particularly if they don't go to the extremes of self-induced vomiting, new research suggests.


For many media outlets, the scandal involving Fox News star Bill O'Reilly is a story that has an endless number of angles to pursue: unknown single woman, famous married man, money, sex, power and morality.


Data stolen from 146,000 people on Web site

About 146,000 people using a jobs Web site sponsored by the U.S. government have had their personal information stolen by hackers who broke into computers at Monster Worldwide Inc, a government spokesman said on Thursday.


CEO at eBay India subsidiary is released on bail

The Delhi High Court granted bail on Tuesday to Avnish Bajaj, the chief executive officer of Baazee.com India Pvt Ltd., a Mumbai-based subsidiary of eBay Inc.


SIRTE, Libya, Oct. 27 -- Mediators from around the world struggled late Friday to salvage talks to end the four-year conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan after at least one leading rebel group pulled out on the eve of negotiations.


The Coming Soon! Box Office Report has been updated with the studio estimates for the weekend. Be sure to stay tuned there for the final figures on Monday afternoon.


The United Nations' human rights agency condemned Friday's bus bombing in southern Nepal, in which seven people died and another 22 were injured, and called on Saturday for action to be taken against the Terai Army.


NASA (news - web sites) Administrator Sean O'Keefe has applied for a new job, as chancellor of Louisiana State University, and he is among the search committee's top candidates.


Republican McCain edges into Florida lead: poll

Republican John McCain opened a narrow lead on rival Mitt Romney ahead of a critical Florida primary after picking up the endorsement of Gov. Charlie Crist, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.


AP Blog: Christmas brownies land in Iraq

AP Correspondent Robert H. Reid covers Iraq events from Baghdad. AP Correspondent Rebecca Santana is embedded with the New Jersey National Guard at Camp Anaconda, Iraq. Antonio Castaneda is embedded with the U.S. Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Regiment.


Japan holds bird flu drill for human cases

Japan held a drill on Monday to test its readiness for dealing with human cases of bird flu, with a limping mock patient -- wearing a white mask and labeled "Mr. A" -- being whisked to hospital in an ambulance and tested.


Lycos Shuts Down Controversial Screensaver

Lycos Europe has shut down its screensaver, makelovenotspam, which delighted many Internet users with the opportunity to flood spammers' Web sites with junk e-mail.


Floria Lasky, Lawyer for Broadway Stars, Dies at 84

Ms. Lasky was an influential lawyer in the theater world who represented some of its biggest names.


Space Shuttle's Spring 2005 Launch Date Delayed

The first shuttle flight since the Columbia tragedy has been pushed back by NASA because hurricane damage and implementation of new safety measures made a spring 2005 launch "no longer achievable."    March or April had been the tentative date selected by NASA's spaceflight council, which announced the delay Friday.    The council, in Houston to discuss the Oct...


President Bush reported progress in Iraq Friday, after hearing Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki brief him on steps being taken by the government in Baghdad. "We appreciate the fact that he's beginning to meet the benchmarks that he set out for his people," Bush said.


Adobe goes after game developers with 3-D engine in Director 11

Adobe lowers the price of its Shockwave graphics tool which adds support for Ageia PhysX and DirectX 9.


Astronauts wrestle with space station's solar panel

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station ran into a jam trying to fold up one of the station's solar wing panels on Wednesday, a key step in the mission to rewire the outpost's electrical system.


Venezuela robbers free most hostages, drive off

ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela  - Venezuelan bank robbers carrying pistols and a hand-grenade sped away on Tuesday from a police siege in an ambulance with a handful of hostages after a deal that freed tens of other captives in a two-day standoff.


Piazza Affari in rialzo con Telecom, vola anche Bnl

Piazza Affari in rialzo sulla scia del riassetto Telecom-Tim, con il Mibtel in crescita dello 0,35% (a 22.906) e lo S&P/Mib in progresso dello 0,23% (a 30.236). Cede invece lo 0,61% a 1.295 punti il Numtel del Nuovo Mercato.


Per aumentare crescita gruppo su mercati esteri


James Rodgers explores Russia's relationship with its stormy history and larger-than-life leaders.


Real Madrid name German Bernd Schuster as their new coach following the sacking of Fabio Capello.


U.S. President George W. Bush plans to give a speech on his Iraq strategy at 9 p.m. EDT on Thursday, the White House said.


Fiat can exercise option to sell Fiat Auto from Monday

The Italian Fiat group can exercise from a disputed option to sell 90 percent of its fragile car making subsidiary to US giant General Motors, after months of still-unresolved wrangling and threats of legal action.


Docs Grow New Jawbone for Cancer Survivor

NEW YORK  - In a new study, researchers  describe a man whose jaw was successfully reconstructed using a  bone that was grown from scratch under the muscles in his back.


BERLIN: Police raided the offices of a German-based group suspected of having links with the radical Palestinian Hamas organisation and two others connected with it hours after a court upheld a ban on the ...


Corus: Tata boss says no guarantees over jobs

Indian tycoon Ratan Tata said he could give no guarantees over the safety of jobs, following his firm's successful bid for Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus Group Plc.


Fa presa su superfici asciutte e bagnate e puÃ² essere riutilizzato migliaia di volte senza perdere in efficaciaSfrutta le qualitÃ  degli animali in natura. E, grazie ai mitili,  funziona anche sott'acqua                                            Il super adesivo sintetico copiato da gechi e cozze                                                                                di ALESSIA MANFREDI


Zona scelta perche' 'abitata da borghesia e sfruttatori'


British Hostage's Mom Pleads for His Life

LONDON Sept. 23, 2004 - The 86-year-old mother of a Briton held hostage in Iraq pleaded with his captors to free him Thursday, days after they beheaded two Americans kidnapped along with him.


Indonesia's ex-leader, 86, is in a critical condition after suffering multiple organ failure for the second time.


HOUSTON -- First-year UTEP head coach Mike Price, who charted every Division 1 football program in the nation last year while hunting for a job, knew the dangers of accepting a position at the football wasteland known as El Paso.


Its oval promotional stickers, colorless and lowercase, are still everywhere, on parking meters, street signs, and lampposts.


Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings  Inc.  is expected to sweeten its bid for CBOT Holdings  Inc. , the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


Messina, 18:33 - CALCIO, MESSINA: LAVORO A PARTE PER SULLO E AMORUSO

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Messina. Sullo e Amoruso si sono allenati a parte; il capitano sta re...


Ex-NFL Player Robbins Charged with Attempted Murder

Former pro football player Barret Robbins  was charged with trying to murder three police officers during  a violent struggle that continued even after he was shot twice  in the torso, Miami Beach police said Thursday.


Negotiators gathered Friday at the World Trade Organization for formal farm talks, capping a weeklong series of informal discussions on ways to reach a wider-ranging liberalization accord by the end of 2005.


With Arafat in Coma Near Death, Conflict Mounts Over Burial Site

Palestinian officials acknowledged Friday that Yasser Arafat was in a coma and struggling to survive, while Israeli officials issued blunt warnings


Israeli commandos prepared Syria strike: paper

A British newspaper said on Sunday Israeli commandos seized North Korean nuclear material in Syria to help secure U.S. approval for an Israeli air strike that destroyed a suspect weapons plant on September 6.


China's retail sales grew at their fastest pace in five months during October, driven by rising wages.


Kimco to buy Pan Pacific for about $2.9 bln

Kimco Realty Corp. , an owner of  shopping centers anchored by supermarkets, will acquire all of  Pan Pacific Retail Properties Inc.'s  outstanding shares  for about $2.9 billion, the companies said on Monday.


Doctors aren't afraid to say it: Practicing medicine has never been more difficult. General practitioners are under intense pressure to see dozens of patients daily.


Russia Reports Evidence of Terror Attack

The Russian government abruptly shifted gears Friday and concluded that at least one of the two planes that fell out of the sky almost simultaneously this week was blown up


Miles steps down for Dick Miles Flint, president of Sony Ericsson, has stepped down to spend more time with his money; to be replaced by Dick Komiyama, current chairman of the board at Sony Electronics, USA.â¦


Womenâs Basketball Roundup: Unbeaten UConn Keeps Rolling by Routing No. 16 West Virginia

Maya Moore scored 25 points and top-ranked Connecticut continued to roll, winning its Big East home opener by 84-48 over No. 16 West Virginia on Wednesday night.


Phillips, Moffitt give US gold and silver in long jump

Dwight Phillips led a 1-2 US finish in the men's long jump Thursday, jumping 28 feet, 2\\ inches on his first try to win the gold medal.


Palestinian Leaders Targeted in Rising Violence

The home of prime minister and the office of the president were attacked today as factional fighting intensified.


Britain agrees to troop redeployment to back Fallujah offensive

On October 21, the Labour government of Prime Minister Tony Blair confirmed that it would accede to a US request to redeploy approximately 850 troops and support staff from their


The House ethics committee met in closed session Friday, indicating the panel could be close to finishing its report on ex-Rep. Mark Foley's improper advances toward former male pages.


Iraq Hampers U.S. Bid to Widen Sunni Police Role

Efforts to recruit Sunni policemen have been met with halfhearted support and outright resistance from the Shiite-dominated national government.


U.N. concerned over severe floods in Mozambique

The United Nations said on Monday it would take urgent measures to help victims of deadly floods in central Mozambique that have driven thousands from their homes.


Top Editor of Newsweek to Step Down Next Year

The move will accompany a reshuffling of several positions, including Ann McDaniel in a powerful new role that oversees both the editorial and business sides of the magazine.


Chennai, 14:52 - TENNIS, ATP CHENNAI: YOUZHNY IN FINALE

Il russo Mikhail Youzhny, testa di serie numero 4, si è qualificato per la finale del torneo ...


At least one person is killed and several injured in a blast in an Israeli town south of Tel Aviv, rescue workers say.


BEIJING, Aug.21(Xinhuanet) -- Denzel Washington's next directing feat will be The Great Debaters, a film based on the true story of an all-black high school debate team in 1935, Shenzhen Daily reported Friday.


3 slain, 1 wounded in L.A. street shooting

A gunman toting an assault rifle got out of a vehicle and shot a child, a teenager and a young man to death on a street Friday before the car sped away, police said.


NetSuite Retools With Analytics and a Recommendation Engine

NetSuite, a growing provider of on-demand CRM and ERP capabilities, has released Version 10 of its application suite, introducing a range of new analytical capabilities aimed at improving management visibility and customer profitability.


Tutto esaurito al Flaminio di Roma per il match contro gli All ...

Gli azzurri sono stati sconfitti 59 a 10 (35-3 al termine del primo tempo). Unica meta azzurra realizzata da Bergamasco. ROMA - La nazionale italiana di rugby Ã¨ stata sconfitta dalla Nuova Zelanda per 59-10


Utah Man Charged in Wife's Death Appears

Mark Hacking, charged with shooting his wife in the head and throwing her body into a trash bin, showed up in a heavily guarded courtroom Monday wearing a bulletproof vest.


Ignazio Visco e Giovanni Carosio vicedirettori generali


Voter turnout for last week's Republican primary to choose a challenger to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was just 5.6 percent, the lowest level ever recorded, election officials said.


U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told an unprecedented summit on climate change Monday that "the time for doubt has passed" and a breakthrough is needed in global talks to sharply reduce emissions of global-warming gases


Ex-Canada PM: Universal Health Care Works

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Sept. 16, 2004 - Canada's former prime minister hesitated to offer advice to a group of eastern Iowa business leaders on how the United States could improve its health care system, which he acknowledged is too complicated.


Senator criticizes Sun, U.S. contracting agency

A U.S. senator ripped into Sun Microsystems and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) during a speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday, but both the company and the agency disputed the senator's information.Sen. Chuck Grassley, a longtime critic of Sun's contracts with the U.S. government, repeated allegations that top GSA managers interfered in contract negotiations with Sun. The GSA coordinates government-wide contracts for U.S. agencies.GSA executives "put pressure on the contract officer to sign a potentially bad contract," Grassley said Wednesday. "All the evidence suggest that this particular contractor had been overcharging the government for years."Sun, still facing a lawsuit in Arkansas over government contracting procedures, has painted Grassley's complaints as a misunderstanding about a disagreement between GSA administrator Lurita Doan and the agency's inspector general's office. The GSA's inspector general has accused Sun of overcharging government agencies by more than $25 million in contracts dating back to June 1997.Grassley, in his speech, accused Sun of cancelling its GSA contract before an audit he requested was completed."Now, if this contract was such a 'good deal for America,' as has been suggested by Sun and GSA management, then you would think Sun would rush to cooperate," he said. "They did not. Instead, for three months, Sun complained to me, procrastinated, withheld information, and fought the audit at every step."Why would Sun cancel a contract it fought so hard to get?" he added. "Did Sun have something to hide?"Grassley called on the GSA to fix its contracting procedures. He forwarded the results of a confidential audit of GSA and Sun to several government officials, he said.Grassley's speech was "not based on accurate information," Sun said in a statement late Wednesday. "Sun produced all the information requested by the contracting officer and, only after that production was complete, did we cancel the contract."Sun cancelled the GSA contract in mid-September. It did not give a reason for backing away from the contract, but said it would continue to fulfill other government contracts not affiliated with the GSA multi-award contract. "We took this step reluctantly, as we have always valued our relationship with GSA and its team of committed professionals," Sun said in a statement then.The GSA, in a statement, also disputed Grassley's information. "He uses false innuendo to impugn the motives of GSA management, and based on his statement regarding his investigation of the Sun Microsystem's matter, this investigation appears to be a conspiracy looking for a theory," the GSA said.The Sun contract was "a good deal for the taxpayer," the spokesman added.The questions about Sun's contracts surfaced in September 2004, when the GSA Office of Inspector General received a hotline complaint about the company's pricing, according to March congressional testimony from Inspector General Brian Miller.In July 2005, the GSA told Sun resellers the agency was cancelling Sun's contract, because the company was allegedly charging government customers more than some commercial customers. Sun avoided the cancellation by agreeing to drop some prices.Sun remains a defendant in an Arkansas lawsuit alleging a multimillion-dollar kickback scheme involving IT vendors' work on numerous U.S. government contracts.In August, IBM and PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) separately agreed to pay the U.S. government a total of $5.3 million to settle the Arkansas allegations that the companies solicited and provided improper payments on technology contracts with government agencies. The lawsuit alleges that Sun and several other tech vendors provided kickbacks to systems integrators in exchange for favorable recommendations to government agencies.Sun has until March 2008 to respond to complaints in the lawsuit, brought by a former employee of PWC and a former employee of Accenture. In August, the U.S. Department of Justice joined the lawsuit against Sun and the other vendors.


: United Airlines has begun reaching out to potential lenders with its revamped business plan for financing to leave bankruptcy, the company said on Friday.


50 Suspects Detained In Najaf Bombingp; Death Toll From Two Blasts ...

_ Iraqi authorities detained 50 suspects in connection with an explosion in the Shiite holy city of Najaf that killed at least 54 people and wounded 142, and thousands of mourners attended funerals for the victims on Monday.


Governors in eastern Ukraine say they will hold a vote on secession if the opposition leader becomes president.


Iran must clarify nuclear questions faster: ElBaradei

The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said he had urged Iran on Friday for swifter cooperation in resolving questions about its atomic activity, which the West fears will yield atomic bombs.


Ex-Goldman Associate Sentenced to More Than 4 Years for Inside Trades

A former Goldman Sachs associate who was accused of masterminding one of the broadest insider-trading conspiracies in years was sentenced to nearly five years in prison.


Poppy eradication risking lives, warn MPs

The lives of British soldiers in Afghanistan are being put at risk because failure to develop a coherent strategy for eradicating the country's opium poppies has led to the Taliban forming an alliance with heroin traders, a highly critical parliamentary report warns today.


UK says to evacuate 400 Britons from Ivory Coast By Reuters. ...

Britain will evacuate about 400 of its nationals and others from the Ivory Coast due to the deteriorating situation there, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday.


Oil: Price below US$50 as downturn resumes

NEW YORK - Oil fell back below US$50 on Thursday, resuming a downturn that has cut prices 11 per cent from record highs and ending a brief rally following President George W. Bush's US election victory.


The European Commission is set to announce that Turkey is ready to begin negotiations on joining the EU.


Taiwan invites China for talks on Lunar New Year charter flights

TAIPEI : Taiwan has invited mainland China to send negotiators to Taipei to discuss direct charter flights for next February's Lunar New Year festive season.


Indice Nikkei perde 113,55 punti rispetto a ieri


Imeem Web social network offers ad-backed music

Imeem Inc., a music-based social  networking site, on Wednesday launched a digital music service  supported by advertising and will share the revenue with the  musicians and record companies.


Art: After 50 Years, the Barnes Way, Still

Harry Sefarbi has become a voluble symbol of all the ethereal qualities that some fear may be lost in the Barnes Foundationâs move to a sleeker space.


Van Gundy named Magic coach as Donovan returns to Florida

The Orlando Magic named Stan Van Gundy as its new head coach Thursday, just hours after letting Billy Donovan out of his contract.


Cosi' l'inviato speciale per Medio Oriente a Lisbona


US Adds $20 Million to Earthquake Relief

US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, speaks during a press briefing at the State Department, Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, in Washington.


Gordon Brown is to call for reform of international institutions on the second day of his trip to India.


Romania Needs More Data for Belene Nuke ... |read|

Business: 25 September 2004, Saturday. Romania's government has asked Sofia for additional information to the environmental report on Bulgaria's second nuclear power plant.


3Com announced on Monday a strategic partnership with Siemens Business Services to provide service and support to 3Com enterprise customers.


Gfk, propensione a grandi acquisti in vista aumento dell'Iva


Iran on agenda for industrial democracies

Iran's disputed nuclear program was on the agenda as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and foreign ministers from the world's largest industrial democracies met in run-up to Russia's debut as host to leaders of the Group of Eight nations next month.


Despite losing his most dependable big man, Chris Mullin believes his offseason moves will help the Golden State Warriors end their long playoff drought.


Eee PC's Sales Success Prompts Competition

Asustek's early success with its sleek, budget laptop is inspiring rivals to enter the market, Gartner says.


Tennis chiefs will next year offer  professional players on the men's tour a range of "safe  supplements," the BBC reported Wednesday.


Pilots at Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N  on Thursday ratified a concession package that will save the  carrier $1 billion a year, in a move the company hopes will buy  it time to restructure outside of bankruptcy.


N.B.A. Roundup: Wilkens Resigns in Seattle; Billups Re-Signs with Detroit

Lenny Wilkens resigned Friday as the vice chairman of the Seattle SuperSonics, and Chauncey Billups agreed in principle to re-sign with the Detroit Pistons.


A court case which will determine the future of the charitable fund set up to honour Princess Diana begins on Monday.


Portsmouth held Liverpool to a 1-1 tie with an injury-time goal in an English premier league match on Tuesday. Liverpool keeper Jerzy Dudek, seen here August 2004.


Michael Howard hit the election trail today with a final rallying cry to Labour and Liberal Democrat voters to "come and join us".


Finland, a perfectly livable little European country with five million of the hardiest hockey fans this side of Moose Jaw, had an inferiority complex.


Barry Zito pitched 6-1/3 strong   innings as the Oakland A's completed a three-game series sweep   of the fading Boston Red Sox with a 7-2 win in Oakland on   Wednesday.


Calif. Warns Residents of Possible ID Theft

State officials warned California residents Wednesday to take preventative steps against ID theft after an unknown hacker gained access to a database at the University of California, Berkeley.


Anger Rises as Does Toll in Remote Indian Islands

PORT BLAIR, India  - Tempers flared over the  sluggish pace of aid efforts in India's remote and restricted  Andamans and Nicobars on Sunday as hundreds of bodies lay  scattered around the islands a week after the tsunami struck.


Militants' families evacuated from Lebanon camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The Lebanese army has evacuated families of Islamist militants who have been fighting troops at a Palestinian refugee camp, a military source said on Friday.


Actor Russell Crowe says he started a fight with his bodyguard at a drinks party on the set of his new film.


How a ââpremiumââ brand manages the dance with the mass market.


Computer giant Apple launches a version of its web browser Safari for Windows XP and Vista.


US Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment soldiers lead Iraqi men suspected of insurgent involvement from the scene of a joint raid by Iraqi National Guard and US forces near a mosque in central Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004.


British troops in southern Iraq start heading north on risky mission

A battle group of British troops began to roll out of southern Iraq on a US-requested mission to deadlier areas near Baghdad in a major political gamble for Prime Minister Tony Blair.


Tech-Savvy Teen is CEO of $200k Podcasting Website: A 17-Year-Old Started a Successful Podcast-Related Business That Has Caught the Attention of a Multi-Million-Dollar Software Company

By Bridget Carey, The Miami Herald  Sep. 22--Weina Scott answers about 100 tech support e-mails a day. The website must be perfect -- one glitch, and 6,000 irate customers will bombard her inbox.   But first, she has to study her physics.


Ferdinand returns to United after eight month drug ban; Howard ...

Rio Ferdinand returned to action after his eight-month suspension on Monday and produced a solid performance as Manchester United beat local rival Liverpool 2-1 to climb five places in the Premier League.


Players from Romanian champions Dinamo Bucharest ended a short-lived strike on Sunday and left for a training camp they had threatened to boycott, a club official said.


Google to offer search service for small sites

Google Inc. is offering to run small websites' search engines for as little as $100 a year, its latest attempt to make more money from technology that already steers much of the Internet's traffic.


Hope you approve, director asks Tolkien at grave

The director of a revamped "The  Lord of the Rings" musical went to J.R.R. Tolkien's grave to  seek the author's posthumous blessing for staging the cult  classic -- and he apologized in case the writer disapproved.


Risultati preliminari sono buoni nelle prime sperimentazioni


Analysts Advise CIOs on Weathering Recession

Review projects, set priorities, and tighten belts--just in case, Forrester Research analysts suggest.


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


Stackhouseâs Late Layup Powers Mavericks

DALLAS, Nov. 19 (Ticker) -- Jerry Stackhouse hit a layup along the right baseline with 55 seconds left to lift the Dallas Mavericks to a 103-101 victory over the New York Knicks.


Lennar Pulls Out of Project at Jax Raceways

By Alison Trinidad, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville  Dec.


The New York Times Company, under pressure from hedge funds that want to gain representation on its board, nominated two candidates of its own, Robert E. Denham and Dawn Lepore.


They have returned to Japan like conquering heroes, although they have not won a race since their team returned to Formula One four years ago.


Vodafone says it expects to cut costs by 2.5 billion pounds per year by March 2008, and has reiterated its guidance for this financial year.


Sport: Cricket: ECB chairman says it is unlikely England players will be involved in 2009 Indian Premier League


Have you ever purchased a refurbished item? If so, did it turn out to be the great deal you expected, a total disaster, or something in between? Share your stories and read one by The Cheapskate himself.


Hackers claim to untie Apple's iPhone from AT&T

Hackers have found a way to use Apple Inc's iPhone on networks other than AT&T Inc's, opening up the coveted device to rival carriers and overseas customers, according to a Web report on Friday.


Iraqi Environment Minister Survives Suicide Attack

Iraqi environment minister Mishkat  Moumin said she survived a suicide car bomb attack in Baghdad  on Tuesday that killed four of her bodyguards.


House Democrats aim at oil industry subsidies

Democrats in the U.S. House of  Representatives on Friday introduced a bill that would rescind  billions of dollars worth of tax incentives extended to U.S.  energy companies and put the money into a fund earmarked for  renewable energy.


US Republican presidential hopeful John McCain denounced Friday's suicide bombing in Baghdad and vowed to keep US troops in Iraq until victory was achieved.


Car plows into crowd at Indiana boat race

A car plowed into a crowd Sunday at a speedboat race on the Ohio River, sending as many as a dozen people to a hospital, according to reports.


Veto Stands on Measure to Expand Health Plan

Democrats cited the economyâs downturn as a reason to expand a health insurance program for children, but the House sustained President Bushâs veto of the measure.


The new Nicole Kidman movie, "Birth" has been stirring controversy even before its release. The story of a middle-aged woman falling for a 10-year-old boy goes too far, say some.


FEMA ordered to restart Katrina payments

For the second time in eight days, a judge ordered the Bush administration to immediately resume making housing payments to thousands of families whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Katrina.


Insurgents in Iraq carry out a series of bomb attacks to coincide with the start of the holy month of Ramadan.


The group led by wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has said it has abducted a member of Japan's armed forces and is threatening to behead him if the Japanese government does not withdraw its troops from Iraq within 48 hours.


Before troops can leave Iraq, the U.S. must learn who, if anyone, is in control of the gunmen.


Czech police have arrested 26 people on suspicion they were members of an international car stealing ring, Prague Radio reported Thursday.Comment


Microsoft Offers a Year of Free Software to Louisiana SMBs

Software giant offers Windows and Office free for a year to small businesses still feeling the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.


[TS] Talking Business: Giving Nepotism a Good Name

While corporate Americaâs family sagas are often mired in public drama, Comcastâs smooth father-to-son handoff offers a different model.


The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will raise the flag on its $3.5 million Urban Grand Challenge.


House set to pass post-Virginia Tech gun bill

Spurred by the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history, the Democratic-led House of Representatives is expected to approve a bill to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill, lawmakers said on Tuesday.


Campaigning Mexican anti-drug journalist dies

Respected Mexican journalist  Jesus Blancornelas, often threatened and once shot for  campaigning against violent drug traffickers on the U.S.  border, died of a long-term illness on Thursday aged 70.


Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna left Sundayâs game in the second quarter with a concussion, returned in the fourth and led the Lions to a 20-17 victory in overtime.


EMI, Google, YouTube Ink Content Agreement

British music giant EMI Music reached an agreement with U.S. Internet giants Google and YouTube, giving YouTube users access to EMI audio and video libraries.


Wall Street futures down; eyes on Monsanto

Stock index futures fell before the start of Wall Street trading on Thursday with the focus on quarterly earnings from agriculture company Monsanto , jobs data and the Iowa presidential election caucuses.


IRA willing to resume disarmament: Sinn Fein

BELFAST, Northern Ireland - The Irish Republican Army is willing to resume disarming, but will not accept conditions designed to humiliate the outlawed group, Sinn Fein chief Gerry Adams said Tuesday as efforts to strike a new Northern Ireland peace


Leona Lewis wins the live final of X Factor, beating teenager Ray Quinn to a Â£1m recording contract.


U.S. consumer prices rose an  as-expected 0.2 percent last month, a government report showed  on Tuesday, but a sharp jump in lodging costs helped push  so-called core inflation up at its fastest pace in five months.


The fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks will be marked in the UK with a low-key commemoratative event in London.


Toyota Prius Setting New Standards for Competition to Match

The European Car of the Year 2005 Toyota Prius added more feathers to its cap recently when it created a record of sort for the Land Speed Record for Hybrid Cars.


Blu-ray Disc supporter backs rival format too Optical drive maker Lite-On has decided to support the HD DVD next-generation optical disc format as well as rival technology Blu-ray Disc. Lite-On's first, half-height HD DVD drive will come to market in March 2007, it said.â¦


Young banned for life after 2nd doping violation

United States sprinter Jerome Young was banned for life by the US Anti-Doping Agency yesterday following his second positive test for an illegal steroid in a case that could affect a US relay team's gold medal from Sydney.


President Bush will tell the nation this week he plans to reduce the American troop presence in Iraq by about 30,000 by next summer


Pitcairns prosecutions a 'set-up', says islander

Pitcairn islander Mike Warren has said he believed the prosecutions of a number of men from the island on sex abuse charges were a British âset-upâ.


The Russian Cabinet on Thursday approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on combating global warming, clearing the way for parliament's vote on the pact, which needs Russia's support to take effect, the Interfax news agency reported.


Bumble Bee buys two food companies for $138 million

Bumble Bee Seafoods, the canned tuna producer acquired by Connors Bros. Income Fund earlier this year, agreed Wednesday to buy Castleberry/Snow's Brands and Sara Lee Corp.


Sudan's rebels and government broke off internationally brokered peace talks for the bloodied Darfur region Wednesday after three weeks with little progress and no deal.


com. Newly named Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin admitted that the conditions of his hiring Friday were unusual, but he was thrilled to be at the helm, despite having lost the job to Wally Backman four days ago.


Scott Verplank has set himself up for the chance at a rare Texas two-step on the PGA Tour.


BBC correspondent kidnapped in Gaza: police

A BBC correspondent was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip on Monday by unknown assailants, Palestinian security officials said.


CLEVELAND -- Butch Davis is out as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, according to several media reports. ESPN reported that Davis was fired Monday night, but the Associated Press reported on Tuesday that Davis resigned.


Stock index futures looked set for a  weaker Wall Street open on Tuesday before a key economic report  forecast to show a dip in manufacturing activity last month.


Putin warns Georgia not to provoke Russia

President Vladimir Putin warned Georgia on Wednesday not to provoke or blackmail Russia as Moscow tightened the screw on its southern neighbor.


EU presidency seeks Serbia accord by end Jan

New European Union President Slovenia said on Tuesday it wants Serbia to move towards membership as soon as possible but acknowledged some EU states needed to be convinced.


Sarah Schleper finished fourth in a giant slalom in Semmering, Austria, on December 28, as the womenâs World Cup resumed racing after a brief Christmas break.


World Bank urges global trade breakthrough at G8

Global trade talks are on the cusp   of collapse and leaders of the world's most powerful   industrialized and developing countries must break the impasse   at a summit in Russia next week, World Bank President Paul   Wolfowitz wrote in a letter to each leader.


Englishman, Irishman, travel writer, comedian: Pete McCarthy dies

Pete McCarthy, the Englishman with Irish blood who traded on his name to bring the craic and the characters of thesaloon bars of the Emerald Isle to millions of readers, has died at the age of 51.


Sun Finalizes Open Document Format Translator

Sun has released the final version of its Open Document Format (ODF) plug-in for Microsoft Office, designed to allow the ODF standard to better compete with Microsoft's dominant Office formats.


Shorter Intern Shifts Mean Fewer Medical Errors

Harvard University's teaching hospital is introducing what would seem to be a common-sense move but is really a revolution in medical education: a 16-hour limit on the


Announcement of ceasefire with rebel groups to come at start of weekend peace talks, ambassador says.


Some members of the Paris Club of creditor nations agree to forgive 80% of Iraq's debt at the G20 summit in Berlin.


VANCOUVER, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. ("Rogers Wireless"), Rogers Communications Inc.


Anti-piracy teams use our tech without permission, claims Altnet


A new study suggests that accumulated exposure to lead over a lifetime may contribute to increased risk for developing cataracts in older men.


The last movie theater standing in Dupont Circle, a neighborhood once known for its small, funky, foreign and art-house film offerings, will close in January after struggling to compete with the area's bigger and newer multiplexes.


Cuomo urges lawmakers to boost college loan oversight

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo urged Congress to step up supervision of private education lending and said he is widening his investigation of the $85 billion-a-year industry to examine loan criteria.


Rising sea levels, disappearing glaciers in the Alps and more deadly heat waves are coming for Europeans because of global warming, Europe's environmental agency warned Wednesday.


Powell urges North Korea to rejoin talks

TOKYO Secretary of State Colin Powell says North Korea should set aside concerns about so-called "hostile acts" by the US and rejoin nuclear disarmament talks.


Si tratta del livello piu' alto dal marzo 2003


Fashion's Spotlight Diverted by a Stampede of Tenderfeet

The spotlight on fashion runways has shifted to the young and the unknown, many of unproven talent.


Swarovski crystals have created a trend in consumer technology.


Ecuador weighs Galapagos turtles vs tourists

PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador  - Marauding Europeans are nothing new to the Galapagos Islands, which long ago were the haunt of English pirates preying on Spanish galleons laden with Inca gold.


Scientists get their first look at a virus attaching to DNA. Physical proof of this surprising interaction could lead to drugs that can stop some infections. By Kristen Philipkoski.


Charities 'humbled' as pledges top Â£32m

Donations by Britons to the victims of the Asian catastrophe leapt above Â£32 million today in what charities called an "unprecedented" response.


Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW), as expected, has released the source code for its flagship Solaris 10 server operating system and also has moved the company's DTrace technology into the open source realm, along with a number of technology patents.


Continental Airlines says it will buy 10 7E7 jets from Boeing in the first big US order for the new high-efficiency aircraft. The world's sixth-largest airline also said it was accelerating delivery of previously


South African prosecutors charge two senior apartheid-era security officials with attempted murder.


Swiss Re is to cut 2,000 jobs at its Insurance Solutions unit, bought from GE last year, by the end of 2007.


CALLAO NAVAL BASE, Peru, Nov. 12 -- Peru's retrial of Shining Path rebel leader Abimael Guzman turned into a farcical mud-slinging Friday as one judge quit the case and the prosecutor called on the two other justices to resign.


The US and Cuba have launched into another bitter war of words following Cuba's decision to ban transactions in dollars on the island.


Sanchez Complained of Shortages to Pentagon

The top U.S. commander in Iraq complained to the Pentagon last winter that his supply situation was so poor that it threatened Army troops' ability to fight, according to an official document that has surfaced only now.


RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President George W. Bush faces a balancing act in West Bank talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, the second day of a Middle East peace mission laden with skepticism.


Confusion Over Arafat, Palestinians Prepare Burial

Palestinians looked to their leadership to lift confusion over Yasser Arafat's fate in a French hospital on Wednesday as preparations gathered pace to bury the icon of the fight for a state.


Dearth of Slovak on contemporary Czech TV a pity, says Czech language expert

Zachranari, photo: www.czech-tv.cz I discussed the issue with Karel Oliva of the Institute for the Czech Language, who says in the past Czechs were exposed to Slovak all the time.


- Delta Air Lines said its board has rejected an $8.4 billion acquisition bid from rival US Airways Group Inc., calling the bid "structurally flawed" and plagued by antitrust and labor issues.


When Seasickness Persists After a Return to Solid Ground

For sufferers of mal de dÃ©barquement, or debarkation sickness, the brain never seems to readapt to returning to dry land.


This unconventional resource offers plenty of problems -- and one giant opportunity.


BRITISH tycoon Richard Branson's Virgin Group is jumping into the market for online music, with a "Digital Megastore" offering US customers song downloads for US99c ($1.


Yankees out of Johnson derby: All eyes turn to Martinez

With the Yankees giving up their pursuit of Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Randy Johnson last night, hot stove followers are waiting to see if that leads them to turn up the heat on free agent Pedro Martinez.


Blair quit pledge sparks Labour civil war

Civil war erupted in Tony Blair's Labour  Party on Friday as a former minister resumed attacks on  heir-presumptive Gordon Brown despite appeals for calm after  the British prime minister's pledge to quit within a year.


Northern Iraq hit by major cholera outbreak: minister

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq  - Health officials in northern Iraq are treating nearly 4,000 suspected cases of cholera and eight people have died so far, the health minister for Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region said on Wednesday.


In Global Battle on AIDS, Bush Creates Legacy

President Bushâs initiative, which has helped 1.4 million people, may be his most lasting bipartisan achievement.


Chen's Taiwan Poll Loss Seen Easing China Strains

The pro-independence party of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian suffered a surprise defeat in weekend legislative elections that could ease tensions with China but paralyze government on the democratic island.


Rock's most influential guitarists - Townshend, Clapton, Page, Beck, and, yes, Cobain - captured in their six-string glory in concert films on DVD.


US election campaign hits final week too close to call

The US election campaign entered its final week with Republican incumbent George W. Bush and his Democratic rival, John Kerry, struggling to establish a decisive edge among American voters.


Listening to music in the early stages after a stroke can improve a patient's recovery, research suggests.


Allies Urged to Make Good on Iraq Pledges

TOKYO - Hoping to keep much-needed cash flowing into war-ravaged Iraq, Japan will host a 50-nation Iraqi reconstruction donors' conference this week that may focus less on getting new pledges than on getting countries to honor their earlier promises.    The two-day conference, starting Wednesday, is a follow-up to a high-profile meeting in Madrid last year in which 37 countries and international lending institutions pledged $13.6 billion in grants and loans...


Fed, Treasury open to easing loan constraints

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on Thursday they are open to letting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy more troubled home loans if the companies control risk and agree to tougher oversight.


Yet another storm swept across the nation's midsection Thursday, burying areas still recovering from an earlier wave of severe weather, tying up air travel and making roads treacherous.


National League Playoff Game Summary - Houston at St. Louis

Pujols hit his sixth homer of the playoffs, while Edmonds hit his third and second of the LCS...Sanders also had three hits...St. Louis' two runs in the first inning snapped a scoreless streak of 14 frames


With the New York Yankees' starting rotation struggling, the team's offense matched its high-scoring game of the season. Tony Clark homered three times for the first time in his career, Ruben Sierra hit a grand slam for his 300th homer, and Gary Sheffield and Alex Rodriguez also connected to lead the Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 18-6 Sunday.


Malaysian Oil Company Expands in Thailand

Malaysia's national oil company said it will expand its investments in Thailand by buying the Thai operations of Kuwaiti Petroleum International, which operates over 117 gasoline stations across the country.


The three-year marriage of Salman Rushdie and Padma Lakshmi has ended, their publicists said Monday.


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A hardy vaccine capable of thwarting a pandemic strain of flu can be produced, but not within the next few months, global flu experts said Friday.


A new inflation report raised concerns that the Federal Reserve will back away from cutting interest rates again.


Occidental is the major winner of oil and gas licences in Libya, returning to the country after two decades.


Former Florida Coach Steve Spurrier said Thursday he will not be a candidate to replace Ron Zook as coach of the Gators. "I have informed Jeremy Foley, our athletic director, that


China Plane Crashes Into Lake, Over 50 Feared Dead

A China Eastern plane carrying more  than 50 passengers and crew crashed into a frozen lake seconds  after takeoff in Inner Mongolia on Sunday and all were feared  dead, state media said.


President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair committed themselves Friday to work toward a two-state solution as a way to create Middle East peace.


Boffins put encrypted bio-copyright watermarks in beer DNA

No knocking off Blade Runner pleasure replicants German boffins believe they have developed a computer algorithm which can be used to hide encrypted "watermarks" within the DNA of living genetically-modified organisms. The procedure has been successful in simulated tests on live beer ingredients.â¦


John McCain courted the Cuban vote Monday and reminded Florida voters of his history in the state, though he may have alienated hurricane-weary voters with his opposition to national catastrophe insurance.


Evanston Hospital will not meet deadline to shut down waste ...

September 14, 2004 - Evanston Hospital officials say they will not be able to meet the north suburb's new deadline to shut down their medical waste incinerator.


Hempstead, NY -- New York Jets wide receiver Santana Moss is questionable for Sunday's game against San Francisco because of a hamstring injury.


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Turkmens vote for leader in first contested poll

Turkmenistan voted for a new president on Sunday in its first contested election, but one virtually certain to be won by an aide to the country's former authoritarian leader, who died in December.


Top Researchers Ask Web Users to Join Science Grid

IBM and top scientific research  organizations are joining forces in a humanitarian effort to  tap the unused power of millions of computers and help solve  complex social problems.


Someone impersonating journalist Christopher Byron called AT&T's customer service 46 times over 2 1/2  months until a company representative finally divulged details of his phone calls.


Google's share of U.S. search market jumped in April

Web search leader Google Inc. in  April showed a sharp gain in market share among U.S. Web search  users, taking business from its three closest rivals, research  firm comScore Inc. said on Friday.


A sculpture at a Chicago museum is unmasked as a fake created by a forger based in Bolton.


UPDATE 2-Manchester United calls off bid talks with Glazer

The world's richest soccer club, Manchester United (MNU.L: Quote, Profile, Research) , has called off talks with US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer over his proposed


Governatore Sicilia da Profumo,'No proposta ma ragionamento'


NASA extends olive branch to robots for moon mission

Can't we all just get along? Robo Developer NASA intends to get more touchy-feely with robots before they take off for the moon again.â¦


North Korea could face famine after floods destroy crops, worsening food shortages, a study says.


Real Madrid accepted the resignation of coach Jose Antonio Camacho on Monday, two days after a loss to Espanyol that was its second in four days.


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Internet search company Google Inc. has acquired Keyhole Corp., a supplier of online satellite maps that allow users to zoom down to street level to specific locations, Google said Wednesday.


London equities fell on Thursday, on renewed worries about potential write-downs in the financial sector.


A man tries to jump into  Benedict XVI's popemobile during a general audience  at the Vatican.


Overshadowed by all the iPhone hoopla was the release late last week of a software update for some other Apple hardware.


Three dead as typhoon whips over central Philippines

Tens of thousands of people spent the night in makeshift shelters as Typhoon Utor plowed through the central Philippines on Sunday, killing three and causing blackouts and cutting communication lines in the archipelago.


Mortgage crisis deepens at Impac, Accredited

The mortgage lending crisis deepened on Tuesday, as Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc  said it will quit most lending activities, while Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co  posted a big quarterly loss and said its survival remained in doubt.


Blair makes maiden Mideast tour for Quartet

Tony Blair on Monday kicks off his maiden voyage to the Middle East as special envoy for the peace Quartet amid a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at reviving the moribund peace process.


Taiwan Fines Nike $30,000 for Brief Jordan Visit

Taiwan slapped a T$1 million (US$30,000)  fine on Nike Inc. on Thursday for a 90-second appearance on  stage by basketball legend Michael Jordan for what the sports  gear giant had said would be a one-hour show.


The story of the little star over Bethlehem has many people looking up this time of year, as scientists at planetariums try to explain what the wise men were following.


US trade deficit widens to second-highest record of $54 bn

NEW YORK, October 15  - The US trade deficit increased to the second-highest record level of $54 billion in August this year, primarily driven by the elevated oil import prices and record imports of Chinese goods.


A Defense Department analyst and a former engineer for Boeing Co. were charged Monday in separate spy cases for allegedly handing over military secrets to the Chinese government, the Justice Department said.


U.S. Core Inflation Hotter Than Expected

U.S. consumer prices rose an  as-expected 0.2 percent last month, a government report showed  on Tuesday, but a sharp jump in lodging costs helped push core  inflation up at its fastest pace in five months.


Leftwich Says Now Is Not the Time to Panic

Quarterback Byron Leftwich has a message for anyone watching Jacksonville's offense in the preseason: Don't panic.


The Christian Science Monitor - American attempts to persuade Europe to think again about financial involvement in Iran may be starting to bear fruit, according to European banking officials. Whether such "back-door sanctions" will work is far less apparent, experts say.


Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has played down suggestions that there could be further UK troop re-deployments in support of US operations in Iraq.


Cancer patients, doctors talk little of emotions

People with advanced cancer may  suffer substantial emotional distress, but relatively few may  be discussing it with their doctors, new research suggests.


Thanks to John Kerry's concession speech, Ohio's election workers don't exactly have the eyes of the nation on them, but their job of checking and counting the state's provisional ballots is as difficult and time-consuming as ever.


Of the dozens of vintage gowns and flashy costumes Cher put up for auction, a skimpy black number made of fishnet, rhinestone and patches of fabric got the highest bid.


PANAMA CITY, Panama -- When US National Team assistant coach Curt Onalfo visited Panama back in July on a scouting trip, he didn't know what he was going to encounter.


Delta Air Lines late Wednesday revised its annual report to reflect its growing financial difficulties and the possibility of seeking bankruptcy protection "in the near term.


Hip-hop quartet Black Eyed Peas top the American Music Awards by winning in three categories.


Ethernet knows where it's going: 100 Gigabits

(InfoWorld) - Ethernet will keep accelerating, speeding up to 100G bps (bits per second) in the next few years, the head of a standards study group said Wednesday. A special study group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) last Thursday agreed on a target for the next generation of the ubiquitous data networking technology. The 100G-bps version of Ethernet will be 10 times faster than the current fastest type, 10-Gigabit Ethernet. But vendors as well as users represented in the group, including Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories and cable operator Comcast Corp., see a need for that kind of speed down the road, said John D'Ambrosia, chair of the group. It will serve the needs of both enterprises and carriers, he said. Ethernet was introduced more than 30 years ago and became popular as a 10M-bps system for enterprise LANs. Along the way, Fast Ethernet (100M bps), Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabit Ethernet have been added. Because each was standardized, many vendors have been able to compete and prices have been driven down. New Ethernet versions began life aggregating streams of packets from lower-speed connections and, in turn, were later aggregated into fatter pipes that used the latest high speed. Video, high-performance computing and the increasing demands of applications in data centers will require faster connections, said D'Ambrosia, who is also scientist of components technology at high-end Ethernet switch vendor Force10 Networks Inc. The study group was formed in July to decide what speed the IEEE should try to achieve in the next standard. Last Thursday at an IEEE meeting in Dallas, 100G bps achieved the required 75 percent vote within the study group. Other possible speeds were considered, including 40G bps, 80G bps and 120G bps, but none of them garnered enough backing. The group weighed the time and effort required to achieve a speed against how well it would meet the needs that exist when it becomes available, D'Ambrosia said. Between that vote and 100G bps Ethernet hitting the market, the IEEE needs to approve the formation of a working group that will then figure out how to achieve the higher speed. Judging from the development of earlier standards, D'Ambrosia said standard 100G bps Ethernet products are likely to become available in late 2009 or early 2010. The challenges this time will be similar to those in the past, only harder, he said. Among them are heat and power requirements and enabling faster communication among the chips inside networking equipment. Like other steps up in Ethernet speed, it is likely to appear first in gear that uses optical fiber. Getting it to work over copper wires will be harder than ever, D'Ambrosia said, but he wouldn't rule it out. The cycle never ends, he said. "This will never be the last higher speed study group," D'Ambrosia said. "We'll get this done and eventually there will be a push for another speed after this."


Dampening the joy in Mudville, the turnover-prone, injury-bitten Patriots lost for the first time in 22 games, 34-20, at Heinz Field yesterday, leaving the 7-0 Eagles as the NFL's only unbeaten team.


Like most political satire, "Lil' Bush" pinpoints the logical extreme of real life.


Singh Makes It to Top and Is Hoping to Stay

For the first time in his career, Vijay Singh will enter a tournament as the No. 1 player in the world golf ranking. That status will not change his approach, however.


China says it regrets Steven Spielberg's decision to resign as an Olympics adviser over Darfur.


Argentina's First Lady To Run for Presidency

BUENOS AIRES, July 1 -- Argentine President NÃÂ©stor Kirchner will not run for reelection in October, but his wife, Cristina FernÃÂ¡ndez de Kirchner, will run for the office, government officials announced Sunday.


Police rap photographers chasing Britney

Four photographers who were following pop star Britney Spears have been fined for violating traffic rules.


Jason White came back to Oklahoma because he wanted to win a championship. As a bonus, the Sooners' sixth-year senior quarterback just might become only the second player to win the Heisman Trophy twice.


At Least 7 Killed as Gunmen Attack State Offices in Mexican Resort City

ACAPULCO, Mexico, Feb. 6 -- More than a dozen armed assailants staged and videotaped simultaneous attacks against two offices of the state attorney general Tuesday in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, killing at least seven people.


Just below the Arctic circle, amid sprawling tundra forests that are the only sign of life for hundreds of miles, geologists from Russia's state diamond monopoly Alrosa drill deep into grayish mud in search of precious gems.


The fund to compensate families who lost savings in the Farepak Christmas fund collapse is to close.


On the Road With Vince Vaughn, Not Just for Laughs

In following a famously acerbic actorâs travels with a group of stand-up comics, âVince Vaughnâs Wild West Comedy Showâ reveals his earnest side.


US offensive sparks attacks in wider Iraq

US forces hammered southern Fallujah with renewed airstrikes and artillery yesterday, hitting mortar positions and sniper nests, in preparation for a ground assault on insurgents trapped in this part of the former militant stronghold.


Israeli Cluster Bombing Ruled Within the Law

JERUSALEM, Dec. 24 -- Israeli military prosecutors have determined that Israel's use of cluster bombs during last year's war in Lebanon did not violate international humanitarian law, the army said Monday, closing an investigation into a practice that has drawn heavy criticism from the United Nat...


Afghan family killed in Western raid, official says

PUL-I-ALAM, Afghanistan  - Eleven members of an Afghan family have been killed in an air strike by Western forces near Kabul, the head of a provincial council said on Tuesday.


Roma-Real Madrid e Milan-Arsenal, questo il sorteggio a Nyon


CATANIA - Arrestato per produzione e divulgazione di materiale pornografico un regista cinematografico di 38 anni, vicino a Monza. Il provvedimento e' stato effettuato da agenti del Nucleo investigativo telematico


Kerry, Bush Even in Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio, Polls Show

US Senator John Kerry pulled even with President George W. Bush in election polls in Florida, partly helped by a surge in newly registered voters, according to a survey done for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper.


How not to reinvent media in the Digital Age

AP chief Tom Curley's recent speech referenced the Internet twice, didn't use the word blog, and offered few answers to saving journalism.


Microsoft says possible end of HD DVD won't impact Xbox 360

No matter what Toshiba decides to do about HD DVD, Microsoft says the decision will have little bearing on the Xbox 360 game console, for which the Redmond company sells and HD DVD add-on.


Jose Mourinho may have removed himself, his backroom staff and two key defenders from Porto this summer but he also took one priceless commodity with him to Stamford Bridge - a winning mentality.


Welcome to The Show! On Tuesday night, the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox will face off in Game 3 of the World Series. While you are watching the game, stay logged onto The Show to chat with other


Militants in Nigeria's volatile Nigeria Delta say they will not extend a month-long ceasefire which expires shortly.


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Oil fell more than $1 on Tuesday, retreating further from record highs set last week in response to concerns about the health of the U.S. economy and further indications OPEC has already substantially raised oil output.


Umbilical cord blood can help treat adults with leukemia: studies

EDMONTON - Blood from umbilical cords of newborns can be used in place of bone marrow for some adults with leukemia, doctors say. Bone marrow transplants are used to restore the immune systems of leukemia patients after radiation and chemotherapy.


Genitori al lavoro, i servizi non aiutano

In Italia il 56 per cento dei genitori-lavoratori pronti a lavorare di piÃ¹ se i servizi di assistenza fossero piÃ¹ adeguati


Former Pakistani PM Sharif arrested after return

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested at Islamabad airport on Monday and taken into custody about three hours after arriving home from seven years in exile.


Cold snap leaves deep South in deep freeze

Residents of the Deep South awoke to a powerful blast of cold weather on Friday, which brought the lowest temperatures of the season to many parts of the United States.


The Red Sox have made an offer to pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka that Boston president Larry Lucchino describes as "fair" and "comprehensive."


Aoraki Mt Cook Ski Planes and New Zealand Tourism Online are turning their backs on Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Both companies are among the early adopters of Firefox, a free "open source" Web browser.


Sony debuted an innovative new bendable 2.5-inch display, one that is less than 0.01 inch thick -- not much thicker than a piece of paper -- and can display full-color video.


ElBaradei: Nuclear Security Is a 'Race Against Time'

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, has warned that the world faces a real threat from nuclear terrorism.


White House reacting cautiously to Putin nuclear missile remark

WHITE HOUSE The White House is reacting cautiously to Vladimir Putin's announcement that Russia's developing an entirely new nuclear missile.


US oil prices fell further below $50 a barrel on Tuesday, adding to a week-long slide that has cut more than $5 off record-high prices, as some traders cashed in profits ahead of the US presidential election.


After a rhythmic swing of his hybrid, Phil Mickelson stared down his drive on the first hole, reached to retrieve his tee, then strode into the morning sunshine. Without hesitation, the remainder of Team Mickelson jumped into action: Jim MacKay, the trusty caddie; Jim Weathers, whose job it is to make sure the pain stays to a ...


Bloggers have sway in Google for brand name searches

Prominently positioned customer blog posts in the SERPs that either love you or hate you can be more powerful than product reviews for a number of reasons.


Matsushita, Hitachi join forces in plasma screens

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.  and Hitachi Ltd.  are joining forces to battle fierce competition in the flat screen industry by adding each others' plasma display panels to their product line-up.


Water Rises in Great Lakes After Near Record Low

Great Lakes water levels have rebounded from near record lows thanks to months of heavy rain, providing a boon to boat owners, swimmers and fish, scientists said on Friday.


Accused Coup Leader Says Co-Defendants are Innocent

An accused Equatorial Guinea coup ringleader who is facing a possible death penalty sought today to clear his imprisoned co-defendants in the alleged plot to overthrow the oil-flush African regime.


King Gyanendra announces on state TV that he has sacked the government and is taking over direct power.


Its latest break from creditors is more like a broken record.


Two housing bodies say they have identified a need for tens of thousands of affordable homes in Wales.


New York attorney general taps expert to probe lobbying

New York's attorney general on Thursday named a legislative leader for a nonpartisan public-interest group to create an Internet database to track links between elected officials and lobbyists and campaign donors.


Univision Communications Inc. said Monday it dropped a lawsuit against Nielsen Media Research Inc. over the firm's new TV rating system, which the Spanish-language broadcaster claimed miscounts its viewers.


Bush attacks Kerry's health plan, malpractice suits

President Bush told supporters in Pennsylvania Thursday that he would work to reduce the cost of health care if elected to a second term.


Lord's Resistance Army rebels start moving in compliance with a ceasefire agreement, Ugandan army officials say.