Sun's Da Vinci Machine broadens JVM coverage

Sun is working on technology to make it easier to run different languages on the Java Virtual Machine. Called the Da Vinci Machine, the project is being described by Sun as "a multi-language renaissance for the Java Virtual Machine architecture." The project features prototype JVM extensions to run non-Java languages efficiently as well as architectural support.Although many languages besides Java have been implemented on the JVM, including Ruby, the intent is to make the JVM more compatible with other languages, said Charles Nutter, core developer of JRuby, which is a version of Ruby to run on the JVM. "For the most part, almost every language that's more than five years old has some kind of implementation on the JVM," he said. ?The JVM allows programs using it to run on any platform supporting the JVM; it provides hardware and OS independence. Benefits like flexible online code loading and online garbage collection, in which objects are moved out of the way automatically rather than having to be saved manually, are featured.Da Vinci Machine is intended to overcome obstacles like mismatches between a source language's design patterns and JVM capabilities. Because the JVM was designed for Java and Java favors some design patterns over others, implementers can find themselves dealing with these mismatches, Sun said."Specifically, the JVM was originally for Java, and many other languages have features unlike what Java provides. We need to find ways to support those features," said Nutter.Some pain points to running new languages on the JVM include limitations on calling sequences and control stack management, finite inheritance, and scaling problems when generating classes.Nutter pointed out that Java, in being a statically typed language, differs from scripting languages like Ruby, which are dynamically typed. Thus, Java gives the JVM more clues about what code is going to be executed. Ways need to be found to let the JVM make the correct call for these languages, he said. In JRuby, this obstacle is addressed via a piece of code to inspect target operations.Capabilities of Da Vinci Machine are planned for inclusion in the upcoming JDK (Java SE Development Kit) 7, which is based on Java Platform, Standard Edition 7. Sun could not provide a release date for JDK 7. It is not known how many Da Vinci features might actually get into JDK 7, Nutter said.Da Vinci represents an experimental branch, or even a fork, of the JVM, said Nutter. He cautioned that fork in this case is not meant to carry the same negative connotations associated with forking of a platform.Java developers questioned liked the idea of Da Vinci Machine."[Da Vinci Machine] sounds like something I was thinking was going to happen and should have happened," said Daniel Hinojosa, an independent Java developer and a founder of the Albuquerque Java Users Group. "I think there's going to be a race between Java and the Microsoft [CLR (Common Language Runtime)]." The CLR has been likened to a virtual machine supporting multiple languages. "I think Java's a great language, but I think people like to program differently, whether it's a functional language or a scripting language," he said. Hinojosa said has been running JRuby, Groovy, and Java on the JVM.Developer Alex Miller, tech lead at Java clustering technology vendor Terracotta, also agreed with the Da Vinci Machine effort."There are lots of people writing and running dynamic languages on the JVM these days, and there are certain things that are complicated or obscure with the use of [dynamic] languages," Miller said.A lot of dynamic languages differ from Java in that they leverage functions rather than objects, Miller said. Making them work on the JVM requires extra work, he said.Sun's JRuby project, meanwhile, is getting an upgrade. Version 1.1, due within a month, features a full compiler to greatly improve performance, Nutter said.


Daughtry may not be seen on Grammy night

Daughtry has four Grammy nominations, but viewers may not see the band on Sunday's broadcast, even if they win each award.


Pakistani Court Authorizes Return of Musharraf Rival

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 23 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to return to the country after nearly seven years in exile, a decision that remakes the nation's political landscape and deals a major blow to President Pervez Musharraf as he...


Nvidia Corp. will supply graphics technology for Sony Corp.'s next-generation PlayStation video game console, the companies said Tuesday.


U.S. warship in S.Korea amid missile issue

The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise arrived in South Korea Tuesday for a routine port call, officials said, amid heightened tensions in the region over North Korea's missile launches.


OTTAWA -- The federal government is kicking in billions in extra bucks for a health-care deal with the provinces -- but that won't leave much cash in Ottawa's piggy bank for anything else, analysts say.


States to sue chip makers over price-fixing

Global computer memory chip  makers including Samsung Electronics Co. and Micron Technology  Inc. were sued on Thursday by New York Attorney General Eliot  Spitzer for allegedly conspiring to raise memory chip prices.


Sudan defends its record to U.N. human rights panel

The Sudanese government on Thursday defended its human rights record to a United Nations panel, faulting rebel groups for not stopping "gross violations" in its conflict-torn Darfur region.


Boeing's announcement that a laptop theft exposed information on 382,000 current and former employees nudges the total number of exposed records in the United States past the 100 million mark. Since last year. In 27B Stroke 6.


Hurricane Ivan Hammers Jamaica, Heads for Caymans

Hurricane Ivan skirted Jamaica's southern and western coasts late last night and early today, pounding the island with heavy rains and winds exceeding 150 mph as the most powerful Caribbean


National Design Awards Presented At White House

The National Design Awards were presented at the White House yesterday to 10 top designers and architects, including the company that developed Photoshop, and a man partly responsible for the iPod.


Adrian Mutu, already fighting to save his career after being sacked by Chelsea, is now facing a claim for compensation from the club over his lost transfer value.


PITTSBURGH -- That's Crosby, with a C. Sidney Crosby, already the youngest player in NHL history to get 100 points in a season and to win a scoring title, is now the youngest to wear the captain's C on his sweater. The Pittsburgh Penguins gave Crosby the long-anticipated title on Thursday, months...


Iran has released an Iranian-American academic from prison but judiciary officials said he was not free to leave the country, the official IRNA news agency reported on Thursday.


Russia has deported a planeload of Georgians, in an escalating row with the Caucasus republic.


Bush, Koizumi wrap up 'Love Me Tender' summit

US President George W. Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi wrapped up their two-day &quot;Love Me Tender&quot; summit with a pilgrimage to Elvis Presley's Graceland estate.


A former senior aide to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales leveled serious new accusations against him and his deputy yesterday, describing  an "uncomfortable" attempt by Gonzales to discuss the firings of U.S. attorneys as Congress and the Justice Department were intensifying their investigations...


Dan Gross: Countrywideâs $2 Billion Bailout

In less than a month, Americaâs largest mortgage lender went from Wall Street sweetheart to being seen as nearly bankrupt. What happened?


War-weary voters fall in line to back Putin's man

ON RUINED Minutka Square in the south of Grozny, a large multi-coloured poster covers the entire side of a five-storey building. It shows Russian president Vladimir Putin shaking hands with Chechnyaâs interior


Storm causes more outages and road problems in California ...

A slow-moving, powerful storm battered the West for a third straight day Wednesday, forcing people out of low-lying sections of a scenic Arizona town, blacking out thousands of homes in Southern California and flooding the streets of Las Vegas.


Two large studies, one focusing on women and the other on men, found that elderly people who walk are more likely to maintain cognitive function.


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Preferred bidder at NIB to emerge today?

A preferred buyer for the National Irish and Northern banks is expected to be announced by their parent this morning. National Australia Bank is due to make an announcement to the stock exchanges in Melbourne and London.


A Curious Mind Catches More Market-Beating Stocks

Get the basics, and then stretch your mind to the limits. That's how you get in shape for breaking the rules.


Eerie Shots, Ã  la `Vertigo,' but No Sign of Stewart

This poorly conceived thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a photographer who searches for the dancer who mysteriously vanished from his life two years earlier.


What does the stock price of Canadian insurance giant Sun Life Financial Inc. say about the future of big Boston mutual fund manager MFS Investment Management ?


BAGHDAD -- Nearly every week, American generals and politicians visit Combat Outpost Gator, nestled behind a towering blast wall in the Dora market. They arrive in convoys of armored Humvees, sometimes accompanied by helicopter gunships, to see what U.S. commanders display as proof of the...


Roma, 23:17 - BASKET, A1 DONNE: FAENZA E TARANTO VINCONO ANTICIPI

Negli anticipi della 3/a giornata di ritorno del campionato di serie A1 femminile di basket, la Past...


Sudan's President Bashir arrives in New York amid calls for him to allow UN peacekeepers into Darfur.


Stocks Mixed As Many Traders Avoid Market

NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed in light trading Tuesday as investors, still stunned by oil's recent record highs, largely stayed out of the market. Tech stocks suffered following a brokerage downgrade of Cisco Systems Inc...


Treasuries Mixed After Retail Sales Data

U.S. Treasuries prices were mixed on Tuesday as traders digested a stronger-than-expected rise in retail sales but mostly stayed out of the market while waiting for testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.


Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said Tuesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert were making preparations to hold a meeting.


Belgian army faces hairy caterpillar hoard

Blowtorch weapon versus lepidoptera menace Belgian soldiers are to be deployed in the country's forests to combat the menace of hairy caterpillars, Reuters reports.â¦


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Judge orders Padilla's military jailers to testify

U.S. military prison doctors and staff must testify in court about the treatment of suspected al Qaeda operative Jose Padilla while he was held by presidential order as an "enemy combatant," a judge ruled on Friday.


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Sri Lanka court blocks state deportation of Tamils

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Friday ordered the government to stop evicting minority ethnic Tamils from the capital a day after police deported hundreds to the island's war-torn north, a civil rights lawyer said.


Monty Seals Record Ryder Cup Triumph for Europe

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - Rampant Europe retained  the Ryder Cup after dominating the last-day singles matches on  Sunday to beat the United States by a record 18-1/2 points to  9-1/2.


Livorno, 16:06 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: VIA LIBERA A CESAR

Nell'anticipo di sabato sera contro il Cagliari, Daniele Arrigoni avrà a sua disposizione anc...


I might want to get an iPhone, but will the service work at my house?


Ex-Aide to Respect Confidentiality Of White House in Hill Testimony

Former White House aide Sara M. Taylor will refuse to testify today about matters President Bush has deemed shielded by executive privilege, but she will offer to respond to other questions from senators that do not breach White House confidentiality, her attorney said yesterday.


Judge Dismisses Challenge to Colorado Ballot Issue

A federal judge on Tuesday let stand an initiative on Colorado's Nov. 2 ballot to end the state's winner-take-all electoral vote system that, if passed, could help determine who is elected president.


'Ray' Comes On Strong But Is No Match For 'The Grudge'

Like the film's supernatural force that grips onto its victims and refuses to relent, "The Grudge" has attached itself to the #1 spot in the box-office top 10 for another week.


Ga. judge blocks voter ID law enforcement

The same federal judge who threw out Georgia's voter ID law last year blocked the state Wednesday from enforcing its revised law during this year's elections.


U.S. sending team to Syria to examine embassy attack

The United States is sending a team   of federal agents to Syria to investigate a failed attack on   the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, a State Department spokeswoman   said on Tuesday.


Ten thousand songs in your pocket. Millions of tunes on the Internet at your fingertips. And books on tape — they're going down the path of vinyl records. Welcome to the new world of digital audio.


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New RFID Services Based On IBM Tagging Projects

IBM is introducing a line of radio-frequency identification services for midmarket companies that are based on practices that have been honed by IBM itself at its facilities for more than a year.


The Hugh Grant romantic  comedy "Music and Lyrics" narrowly bested its overseas  competition for the weekend, finishing No. 1 with an estimated  $10.1 million from 28 markets.


Defar breaks women's 5,000 meters world record

Meseret Defar broke the women's 5,000 meters world record with a time of 14 minutes 16.63 seconds at a Golden League meeting on Friday.


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Syria pursues limited troops pullback from Lebanon

BEIRUT : Syrian troops continued a limited pullback operation from Lebanon for the second consecutive day amid international pressure for a full withdrawal.


Oracle's dangerous liaison with PeopleSoft mixes flirtation with rejection.


Bombs hit US, British targets in Turkish cities

Four bombs that went off simultaneously in separate Turkish cities targeting British and US interests caused material damage and left one man slightly injured, Anatolia news agency reported.


Heads I win, tails you lose. Thatâs Nationalist Congress Party chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawarâs solution to the deadlock between the Congress and NCP over the CMâs post.


On Monday, Kirk Kerkorian sold Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. for the third time. As a Hollywood reconciliation story, that means Kerkorian has bought and sold the venerable movie studio more times than Elizabeth Taylor married Richard Burton.


Russia says 'nyet' to Ukraine election results

As European leaders hailed the apparent victory of Ukraine opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko as a triumph for democracy worldwide, The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Russia might refuse to recognize Mr.


Oil prices hit fresh highs on Friday,  lifting U.S. crude above $49 a barrel, driven by escalating  violence in Iraq and unabated fuel demand growth from China and  India.


Web log software company Six Apart said Tuesday it had released a beta of the newest version of its Movable Type software, as well as announcing the platform would go open source by the end of this quarter.


The Dallas Cowboys moved closer to ensuring home field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with a 20-13 road victory over the Carolina Panthers on Saturday but lost wide receiver Terrell Owens with an ankle sprain.


Alternative fuels a tough sell, MIT forecasters say

Blog: An economic analysis of alternative fuels shows that consumer behavior and lack of infrastructure means that gasoline will run cars for decades.


Stock index futures sharply cut losses on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark fed funds interest rate by 75 basis points.


Amazon to purchase Chinese on-line retailer

Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to buy Joyo.com, China's largest on-line retailer of books, music and videos, for $75-million (US) to gain access to the world's second-biggest Internet market.


ATA Holdings Corp. ATAH.O, parent of  struggling low-cost carrier ATA Airlines, on Tuesday filed for  Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as falling fares and soaring  fuel prices drained it of cash.


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Pistons hold off Cavaliers to take 2-0 lead

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan  - The Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 79-76 to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals after a defensive battle at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Thursday.


The United Nations is to deploy peacekeepers to try to prevent further clashes in eastern DR Congo.


Turkish papers hailed the deal with the EU on opening entry talks as a historic victory, but skeptical members of the bloc said the agreement was just the start of years of bickering that could end in misery.


Captain Phil Vickery is expected to be fit to lead injury-hit England against Italy on Sunday.


Democratic White House candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday said rival Hillary Rodham Clinton is too polarizing to win the presidency and she has taken positions shared by President Bush and Republican candidate John McCain for political expediency.


Hurricane Ivan blows Courts' profits away

MILLIONS of pounds are likely to be wiped off profits at the Caribbean arm of furniture retailer Courts following the devastating impact of Hurricane Ivan.


A Dry Cleaner Leads Debate Over Toxic Solvents

In the second installment of our small-business series about a pioneering dry cleaner in San Diego, we follow its proprietor as he joins the national debate over whether to ban the toxic cleaning solvent, perc.


Consumers face a jump in meat prices as farmers pass on the cost of surging animal feed prices, a report warns.


GM aims to sell 100,000 Chevrolets in Germany: paper

General Motors Corp  aims to  quadruple sales of its Chevrolet brand cars in Germany within  seven years, the division's manager was quoted as saying on  Sunday.


LONDON - Home Secretary Jacqui Smith admitted Thursday that she smoked canabis while studying at Oxford University in the 1980s.


Firenze, 15:55 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; TONI: CONVIVO COL DOLORE

Il bomber della Fiorentina, Luca Toni, continua a soffrire per problemi al piede che ne condizionano...


India to Begin Kashmir Troop Pullout from Wednesday

India will begin to pull some of its  troops out of Kashmir on Wednesday, an army official said,  coinciding with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first trip to  the troubled region.


TV viewers couldn't wait for their "American Idol" fix, turning out 33.5 million strong for its season debut.


STRAFFAN, Ireland -- For three days through rainstorms and in howling winds, their sporting passion had been on display at the K Club, and now, to celebrate with glorious sunshine finally pouring down, Darren Clarke saluted thousands of cheering fans and held up what could be called ``a national trophy" in these parts.


U.N. pulls out non-essential staff from Darfur town

The United Nations said on Wednesday it had flown about 100 of its own and other agencies' non-essential staff out of the main town of Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, a day after the African Union said it could be attacked.


Apple Computer Corp. has become the darling of the technology sector for its wildly popular digital music player. But scorching iPod sales have also made it the target of an aggressive environmental coalition, which is trashing Apple as rotten to the core.


By Caryn Tamber  The battle over Loyola College of Maryland's plans to build a religious retreat center in Parkton reached the state's second- highest court Wednesday.


Anti-AIDS campaigns hit streets, campuses

Beijing authorities adopted measures to prevent young people from becoming infected with HIV, reported China Daily on Thursday. According to statistics provided by the Beijing


The European Union postponed the deployment of advance units of a peacekeeping force for protecting refugees from Darfur because of an upsurge of rebel activity in neighboring Chad, where France was reinforcing its troops on the ground.


Unilever shares tumble after profit warning

The food and consumer goods giant Unilever today delivered disappointing news to shareholders as it cut its annual profit growth forecast.


SuperGen Pulls U.S. Cancer Drug Application

SuperGen Inc. on Monday said it has  withdrawn an application to market its pancreatic cancer  treatment in the United States due to insufficient data,  sending its shares down 17 percent.


Roma, 12:19 - CALCIO, SERIE C1/B: SALERNITANA-GALLIPOLI, ARBITRA LUPO

Sarà Lorenzo Lupo di Matera ad arbitrare domani sera alle 20.30 Salernitana-Gallipoli, antici...


Talks aimed at reaching a deal on sharing airline passenger information between the US and EU states break down.


AOL (Quote, Chart) developers have rolled out a new version of its venerable Netscape browser, version 7.2.


New analysis of 1969 Moon landing tapes shows Neil Armstrong did not fluff his "one small step" quote.


Close election expected as Jamaicans go to polls

Jamaicans head to the polls on Monday in what is expected to be a close election as their Caribbean island heals from a brush with a monster hurricane, warily eyes another and frets over recent political violence.


Crocs to launch clothing lines; shares rise

Shoe company Crocs Inc.  said on Monday it will launch a line of clothing for men and children using a form of the resin material it uses in its brightly colored clogs.


Yahoo and Adobe have formed a partnership to attempt to keep pace with Google and Microsoft in the search arena. Under the deal, Adobe is adding a toolbar to its Acrobat software that will link to various


Drive to Nab Last German Nazis to Begin in January

The Nazi-hunting Simon Wiesenthal Center will begin a campaign in January to flush out the last surviving Nazi war criminals in Germany, the head of the center's Jerusalem office said Sunday.


An Italian newspaper quotes the British ambassador to Rome as saying President Bush is al-Qaeda's "best recruiting sergeant".


Delta Air Lines quarterly net loss widens

Bankrupt Delta Air Lines   said on Wednesday its fourth-quarter net loss widened by 60  percent, hurt by reorganization costs and special items.


The process of merging the grocery chain with Stop & Shop has distracted managers and employees, resulting in disappointing revenue  in 2003 and early 2004, according to Ahold executives.


Tests inconclusive on source of botulism

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Tests to determine the source of the botulism toxin that left four people hospitalized were inconclusive, and it was unclear whether a cosmetic injection caused the paralyzing, potentially fatal illness, officials said Tuesday.


France Confident But Cautious About Release Of Two Iraq Hostages

France remains cautiously optimistic about the possible release of two journalists held hostage in Iraq, a government spokesman said Wednesday after a ministerial meeting on the crisis.


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Sees its semiconductor unit outperforming market in 05

LONDON (CBS.MW) - Philips Electronics, the largest consumer electronics maker in Europe, on Tuesday cautioned it expects flat sales in its semiconductor business in the fourth quarter and is seeing ongoing margin pressure in consumer electronics.


Copenaghen, 17:41 - CALCIO, AGGREDI' ARBITRO:TIFOSO DANESE CONDANNATO A 30 GIORNI

Il tifoso danese che lo scorso 2 giugno, durante Svezia-Danimarca, entrÃ² in campo e tentÃ² di aggredi...


French President Jacques Chirac is hinting that a third presidential run might not be in the cards, but he has not ruled one out.Comment


Tom Hanson: Singhing the blues over boring wins

The tale of him caddying for a $1 a day at Nadi Airport Golf Club in his native Fiji to becoming the PGA Tour's first $10 million man with a five-shot victory Sunday at the Chrysler Championship in Palm Harbor is utterly amazing.


Woods and Mickelson eye Memorial showdown

DUBLIN, Ohio  - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are both playing the Memorial tournament for the first time since 2002, setting up the chance of a mouth-watering showdown on Sunday


The last time I browsed the selection of desktops in a computer store, I came down with a case of instant deja vu. Each time I'd spot a thoughtful feature on one company's PC -- say, both USB and FireWire ports on the front or a full set of memory-card slots -- I would look at the machine to its right or left and spot the exact same item.


Google Software Makes It Easier to Share

Google is introducing an online business software package designed to make it easier for people in the same organization to share documents and information.


Miller takes weekly honors with fifth, sixth wins

com. How high have expectations risen for Bode Miller? The one-time slalom specialist finishes fourth in a World Cup downhill, and it's reported as some sort of crushing loss.


Dollar steady despite poor US data, Russian plane crashes

The dollar was steady despite disappointing US durable goods data, with the market treading water ahead of second-quarter US growth figures on Friday.


Government failing to create diverse judiciary

Attempts to reform the system for choosing judges  is failing to break the stranglehold of privately-educated white males


ABN AMRO keeps neutral stance on competing bids

ABN AMRO stuck to its neutral stance on Sunday on competing takeover bids for the Dutch bank, saying it could not support a break-up under the financially superior RBS-led consortium's bid.


Record label Decca will release an album by Sir Cliff Richard - 46 years after they turned him down.


Rice urges Musharraf to allow fair campaign

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Sunday on President Pervez Musharraf to ensure campaigning ahead of Pakistan's elections in January was conducted freely and fairly.


Israel Kills Top Hamas Militant Ahead of Gaza Vote

Israel killed Hamas's top bomb and rocket maker in Gaza and launched a missile strike on the home of another leading militant on Friday in the run-up to a key parliamentary


BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- The success of "Meet the Parents" calls for a sequel, thus comes "Meet the Fockers". It nearly lacks nothing of its predecessor.


Algeria hit by bombings, four dead: residents

SI MUSTAFA, Algeria  - Bombs exploded near four Algerian police stations east of the capital Algiers early on Tuesday, killing four people in apparently coordinated attacks by suspected Islamist militants, residents said.


Treasury plans social security debit card: report

The U.S. Treasury Department is set to offer a prepaid debit card for Social Security recipients, and has chosen Dallas-based Comerica Bank as the card issuer, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


The year was 1981: Big hair, high-waisted jeans and popped-up collars were popular fashions, "Bette Davis Eyes" topped the charts, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" hit theaters, and everyone was saving up quarters to play the latest video games. Pac-Man was introduced to arcades around the world and would soon become a pop-culture phenomenon.


SMA has an inverter that keeps the solar system going even during a blackout.


How to Stay Safe Online: Adults Users Should Protect Their Personal and Financial Information From 'Phishing.'

By Tulsa World, Okla.  May 28--Many older users may be leery about safety when using MySpace. That's understandable, as media reports about online predators often single out such social networking sites as prime vehicles for these criminals.


The death toll from torrential rainfall in China's Sichuan province rose to 19 Sunday, reported Xinhua, China's government-run news agency.


Hollywood, theaters in digital cinema venture

Hollywood movies studios Warner Bros.  and Universal Pictures have formed a joint venture with Digital  Cinema Implementation Partners to explore new digital delivery  for digital cinema systems, the companies said.


Oracle follows Microsoft and decides to roll patches out on a monthly timetable, but does that make customers more secure?


Film festival pushes freedoms in cinema-free Saudi

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia  - The screen got bigger this year and the luminaries slightly more illustrious.


Hundreds of thousands of mourners made their way from the home of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to his burial place.


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Nine companies join a scheme to measure and reduce a product's impact on the environment.


New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices will not be increased this fortnight. The government has decided to wait till the US presidential elections are over, official sources said.


David Blunkett has resigned his post as home secretary. Send us your reaction.


Wayne Rooney scores two wonder goals as Man Utd beat Middlesbrough 3-0 in the FA Cup fourth round.


Roma, 15:59 - VOLLEY: BARBOLINI NOMINATO ALLENATORE NAZIONALE FEMMINILE

Il nuovo tecnico della nazionale femminile di pallavolo è Massimo Barbolini, allenatore della...


US regulators found "deviations" from good manufacturing standards at Chiron Corp.'s British flu-vaccine plant in June 2003, a newspaper reported Monday.


On 5 December, Hungarian voters will decide whether to extend dual citizenship to their ethnic kin abroad and at the same time consider a law to ban hospital privatization.


Israel weighs change to free Palestinian prisoners

Israel is considering relaxing its criteria for releasing Palestinian prisoners, officials said on Monday before the start of another round of peace talks bogged down by disputes over settlements.


Obese men, girls see unusual testosterone levels

Obese men often experience a sharp  decline in testosterone levels while obese girls show much  higher levels of the sex hormone than girls of normal weight,  according to scientific research released on Monday.


Sources: Ex-judge will seek to replace Gonzales

Former federal judge Michael Mukasey has accepted President Bush's offer to replace Alberto Gonzales as U.S. attorney general, two government sources familiar with the president's selection said Sunday.


The United Nations has warned the government in Sudan to end the violence happening in the African country. There has been loads of fighting in the western region of Darfur where more than a million people have fled their homes and thousands are dying.


PeopleSoft Reviews EU Approval of Oracle Bid

PeopleSoft said it would review a ruling by the European Union that gave Oracle's hostile takeover bid the green light and stood by its position that the offer undervalues the company.


(InfoWorld) - IBMÂ laid off 1,573 employees WednesdayÂ as part of a continuing overhaul of its services unit, the company said. Most of the layoffs came from IBM's services unit and most from North America, said Edward Barbini, a company spokesman. The layoffs were part of a restructuring effort the company announced during its first quarter financial results presentation in April. During the earnings calls, IBM CFO Mark Loughridge said the company needed to address the cost of its services unit in North America. "We said then we were going to do this," Barbini said. Based on past layoffs, about 20 percent of those laid off Wednesday will find other jobs at IBM, Barbini said. At the end of 2006, IBM had about 355,000 employees. According to union leaders, IBM laid off more than 1,300 people from its global services division earlier this month.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!


Edwards ties rivals to special interests

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Friday that those who take money from special interests cannot bring change to Washington, a criticism aimed at his leading rivals as they compete for undecided voters in Iowa's upcoming caucuses.


Domenech pleads with Zidane and Thuram to return - both say no

France coach Raymond Domenech made a last-ditch plea with Zinedine Zidane and Lilian Thuram, asking them to rejoin the team for two crucial games.


Lions running back Jones sidelined with ankle injury

Allen Park, MI (Sports Network) - Detroit Lions running back Kevin Jones is expected to be sidelined two-to-four weeks with an injured right ankle.


Grammy Award-winning singer and  actress Brandy will not face charges in a December 2006 car  crash that killed a 38-year-old woman, prosecutors said on  Friday, citing insufficient evidence.


Vodafone launches Wi-Fi Windows Mobile VPA III

Vodafone today announced a Windows Mobile-based device dubbed the Vodafone Personal Assistant III, or VPA III, with superior connectivity via W-LAN hotspots or GPRS data.


MPs urged to amend liberal new UK gambling laws

The British government faced anger from its legislators yesterday over a new bill to license a wave of casinos with unlimited jackpots, which critics charge could get thousands of Britons hooked on gambling.


Microsoft: We Didn't Change Automatic Updates

Software giant says users are responsible for the modifications that generated claims of unauthorized patch installs.


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KeyCorp sells Champion Mortgage to HSBC, Fortress

KeyCorp , a large Midwest U.S. bank, on Friday said it agreed to sell its Champion Mortgage subprime lending unit to Britain's HSBC Holdings Plc   and investment firm Fortress Investment Group LLC, so it can focus on consumer and business banking.


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Arts & entertainment: Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt reverses decision to censor Pogues' Christmas hit Fairytale of New York


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


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Britain's Oxford using Facebook to snoop

For students at the University of Oxford, Facebook is a great way to keep posted on gossip and parties. For campus officials, it's a new way to find — and fine — troublemakers.


Raptors find winning antidote in Memphis

Chris Bosh had 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors ended a three-game losing streak with a 94-87 victory over the NBA-worst Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.


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BRUSSELS - EU leaders gather Thursday to make a long-awaited decision on launching entry talks with Turkey, widely expected to give the green light despite last-ditch haggling over the exact terms of the offer.


Labour Party Members Urged to Back Blair

BRIGHTON, England - Britain's treasury chief - widely believed to harbor leadership ambitions - urged Labour Party members Monday to support embattled Prime Minister Tony Blair and not let the Iraq war derail their annual convention.


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Sharon Vows to Pursue Gaza Raid, Toll Hits 50

Israeli leader Ariel Sharon vowed on  Sunday to expand a huge offensive into Gaza that has killed 50  Palestinians until militants stop firing rockets into Israel.


A prominent critic of Zimbabwe's President Mugabe, Archbishop Pius Ncube, is sued for alleged adultery.


When a mayor of New York leaves office, little goes out the door but memories Â unless he's Rudy Giuliani.


GM to make plug-in hybrid of Saturn Vue Green Line

General Motors Corp.  on  Wednesday said it plans to make a plug-in electric hybrid  version of the Saturn Vue Green Line, which will have double  the fuel efficiency of any current sport utility vehicle.


Jury says Wyeth drug caused woman's breast cancer

A jury on Wednesday found that Wyeth's hormone replacement drug Prempro was a cause of a woman's breast cancer and ordered the drug maker to pay her $1 million in compensatory damages.


How much is an Olympic gold medal worth? For China's newest sports stars, fresh from triumph in Athens and idolized by a sports-crazy public, the country's ongoing rush to capitalism means they can cash in like never before.


While Auburn Coach Tommy Tuberville pleaded with his team this week to stay focused on its own business, the Tigers were dismayed that their unbeaten record had earned them only three votes as the country's No.


Syria Redeploys Some Security Forces in Lebanon

Syria, under intense U.N. pressure to  quit Lebanon, pulled out its security forces from three key  positions in Beirut and north Lebanon on Saturday and  redeployed them in eastern Lebanon.


The collapse of Christmas saving scheme Farepak highlights a "serious lack" of consumer protection, say MPs.


G8:  Demonstrators' Rights and Africa at Heart of Summit

BERLIN, May 24  (IPS) - With two weeks to go to this year's summit of  heads of state and government of the world's eight most  industrialised countries (G8), respect for demonstrators'  rights and the fulfilment of the group's economic aid  promises for Africa are at the heart of the preparations.


Kobe Bryant took care of a number of things this summer: He traveled around Asia — where some of his basketball comments got lost in translation — underwent knee surgery and hit the weights.


Services to remember the dead of two world wars and other conflicts are held across Northern Ireland.


The family of a student who died from an undiagnosed deep vein thrombosis welcomes efforts to improve diagnosis.


Private Sector Added 40,000 Jobs in December

ADP Employer Services also said it revised downward the number of jobs created in November to 173,000 from 189,000.


Italy to stay in Afghanistan, says Prodi after spat with allies

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said that his country would keep its troops in Afghanistan, at the end of a day in which his foreign minister had attacked some allied states for interfering in the decision.


Big media companies that include graphic violence in their programs are more concerned about short-term profits than the long-term health of children, and government should intervene, a senator said Tuesday.


Ryder Cup-winning captain Sam Torrance tells BBC Sport playing in America will boost Europe's hopes.


Google wins Internet content license in China

Google Inc.  has won  preliminary approval from Beijing to provide Internet content  in China, the firm said on Wednesday, potentially allowing it  to offer news in the world's second-largest Internet market.


Injections Were Vitamin and Painkiller, Clemens Tells â60 Minutesâ

CBS, clarifying a statement by its correspondent Mike Wallace, said Roger Clemens told â60 Minutesâ he received injections of vitamin B-12 and lidocaine, not performance enhancing drugs.


The frequency of storms similar to those which battered Scotland last week will become higher, a research project predicts.


Halliburton Says It May Separate KBR Unit

Halliburton Co. said Thursday it would restructure its KBR unit and may shed the business if the company's stock performance continues to lag behind peers.


Writers propose independent negotiations

LOS ANGELES  Â Faced with the indefinite suspension of negotiations, the union representing striking Hollywood writers told its members Saturday it would try to deal directly with Hollywood studios and production companies, bypassing the umbrella organization that has been representing them.


HMRC figures it out Missing trader or carousel fraud cost Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Â£3bn in the last financial year.â¦


U.S. kills six Iraqi policemen in Baghdad raid

U.S. soldiers killed at least 13 people including six Iraqi policemen during a dawn raid in Baghdad on Friday, the U.S. military said.


Blackberry maker settles lawsuit with Samsung

Research in Motion settled a lawsuit filed against Samsung Electronics alleging trademark infringement on its hugely popular Blackberry handheld email devices by Samsung's Blackjack cell phones.


Mark Riley, Seven's Chief Political Reporter: Good morning Mr Howard, welcome back to the program. John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia: Morning, Mark.


SI.com's BJ Schecter breaks down the Fiesta Bowl

What Meyer has done in two short seasons in Salt Lake City is nothing short of remarkable. He's gone 21-2 and his innovative offense, featuring reverses and misdirection plays, has produced an average of 46.3 points and 502.7 yards per game.


The mayor of the tiny UK Pacific colony of Pitcairn has pleaded not guilty to sex abuse charges, reports say. Steve Christian was the first of seven men to appear in a trial highlighting a local culture of underage sex.


Israeli Troops Demolish Palestinian Homes

Israeli troops moved into a Palestinian refugee camp early Tuesday, demolishing at least five homes in an area that has been used to stage attacks on nearby Jewish settlements in recent days.


Bulgaria Reluctant to Write Off Iraqi Debt

Bulgaria is reluctant to write off a US$1.7 billion (euro1.3 billion) debt it is owed by Iraq, despite mounting international pressure on Iraq's creditors to agree on substantial debt reduction, officials said Monday.


VW to decide North American plant site in 2008

Volkswagen AG  will decide in 2008 where to build a new auto plant in North America, VW chairman Martin Winterkorn said on Sunday.


The federal agency that oversees auto safety has decided -- based largely on arguments from automakers and their Washington, DC, lobbyists -- that reams of data relating to unsafe automobiles or defective parts will not be available ...


No. 7 North Carolina Routs Lipscomb 91-45

Freshman Erlana Larkins matched her career high with 22 points and had 10 rebounds for her first collegiate double-double in No. 7 North Carolina's 91-45 win Tuesday over Lipscomb.


France Puts a Spy Satellite in the Space

France enhanced their arsenal for their internal security when they launched a surveillance satellite from a launch pad in French Guyana.


After weeks of delays, denials, flights and physicals, the Seattle Mariners have their ace.


Filling Big Hiking Boots at an Early Age

Discovery Kids pins some hopes on a chip off the crocodile hunter.


The photo taken on Nov. 10 shows the site chosen as the cemetery for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the southwest courtyard of his Muqata headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah.


Roma, 16:36 - CALCIO, LAZIO; VELTRONI: STADIO A FIUMICINO? SI PUO' FARE

Il sindaco di Roma Walter Veltroni è pronto a supportare la proposta della Lazio di uno stadi...


Chief of C.I.A. Tells His Staff to Back Bush

Porter J. Goss has told C.I.A. employees that their job is to "support the administration and its policies in our work."


Many Reported Killed in Baghdad Violence

At least 20 people were reportedly killed and 65 others injured as the result of weekend violence occurring in Baghdad. Broadcast sources say most casualties occurred Sunday when fierce fighting


The BC High and St. John's of Shrewsbury hockey teams were tied entering the third period of what seemed like a contest to collect the most penalties instead of the most goals. But the eighth-ranked Eagles erupted for three goals and pulled away from St. John's, 4-1, at UMass-Boston's Clark Athletic Center yesterday.


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Democratic Lawmaker Pushing Immunity Is Newly Flush With Telco Cash

Senator Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., is reportedly steering the secretive Senate Intelligence Committee to give retroactive immunity to telecoms that helped the government secretly spy on Americans. Coincidentally, contributions from Verizon and AT&T execs to him spiked in 2007.


Thailand takes a perilous turn as a coup d'état places it once again under military rule


Mark Lawrenson's predictions for this weekend's Premier League games


Burns on Vonage plane after pushing bill

Montana Sen. Conrad Burns, a Republican in a tight re-election race, flew on a private plane chartered by Vonage Holdings Corp. just days after he pushed legislation that the company has advocated for more than a year.


Residents of two tiny towns stayed up late to give Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain early victories in the New Hampshire presidential primary.


Ukraine rivals face off in 'battleground' eastern region

Ukraine's presidential rivals both stumped for votes in this eastern industrial city, a key swing constituency where liberal intellectuals compete for influence with some of the country's most entrenched business interests.


No Static Expected in Sprint-Nextel Deal

Industry watchers don't expect any trouble from regulators or competitors when it comes to the proposed Sprint (Quote, Chart) Nextel (Quote, Chart) merger.


Bibs for cats could cut toll on wildlife

Scientists investigating the unpleasant problem of what the cat drags in believe they have found a way to curb felines' predatory urges.


Bulgarian cargo ship sinks in Sea of Azov

A Bulgarian cargo ship with 11 seamen on  board sank in rough weather in the Sea of Azov on the border  between Russia and Ukraine on Thursday, the Bulgarian  coastguard said.


Analysts increasingly wary on results: survey

Wall Street analysts have turned increasingly wary over U.S. financial results for the fourth quarter as well as the first two quarters of 2008, according to a weekly survey by Reuters Estimates on Monday.


The Los Angeles Dodgers edged Colorado 8-7 Monday and increased their lead in the National League West to three games. Milton Bradley drove in the winning run with a single


Mauritanian plane hijacked to W. Sahara: police

An Air Mauritania Boeing 737 passenger plane on an internal flight from the capital Nouakchott to the northern port of Nouadhibou was hijacked on Thursday to Western Sahara, Mauritanian police said.


PM Ehud Olmert holds Israel's first talks with a senior member of the Saudi royal family, Israeli officials say.


Nokia needs device revamp to regain U.S. ground: analysts

Nokia aims to regain popularity among  U.S. consumers with advanced devices and retail stores, but the  world's No. 1 cellphone maker may need a revamp of its devices  to dent the lead of Motorola Inc., analysts said.


Cagliari, 17:05 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; CELLINO: DOMENICA CON PUBBLICO

Il presidente del Cagliari, Massimo Cellino, non ha dubbi: lo stadio Sant'Elia è a norma e do...


Pursuing a "best of both worlds" online content strategy, media giant Dow Jones & Company (Quote, Chart) will buy business news provider MarketWatch (Quote, Chart) for approximately $519 million in cash, the companies announced today.


Interim Ark. U.S. Attorney Won't Seek Job

Tim Griffin, the former White House aide who has been at the center of a political storm over U.S. attorneys' firings, said yesterday that he will not seek the nomination to be chief federal prosecutor in Little Rock.


ADR Report: Latin America Leads Increase In Stocks

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--American depositary receipts advanced slightly Monday, led by a continued rally in Latin America and a strong performance in Asia.


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Quiet for Too Long, Jets' Jordan Deserves to Be Heard

For four seasons, LaMont Jordan has been the Jets' quiet understudy. He has backed up Curtis Martin and waited for his time to come. Time is running out.


Mitt Romney accused Republican presidential rival Mike Huckabee of "running from the wrong party" for criticizing President Bush's foreign policy as an "arrogant bunker mentality."


Poverty, health care and the Middle East top the agenda for a weeklong summit of the Nonaligned Movement that began Monday and will culminate with the meeting of 50 heads of state, including anti-American leaders from Iran and Venezuela.


Croatian Foreign Minister to visit India from Monday

New Delhi, Oct 23 (UNI) India and Croatia will sign agreements on Double Taxation Avoidance and visa exemption for diplomatic/official passport holders during the three-day official visit here of Croatian ...


French police arrest 17, find heavy weapons in anti-ETA swoop

French police arrested 17 people and discovered a cache of heavy weapons during raids targeting suspected members of Spain's armed Basque separatist group ETA based in southwestern France, officials said.


US interrogator jailed over Iraq prison abuse

BAGHDAD: A US soldier yesterday broke down in tears as he admitted abusing inmates at Abu Ghraib prison. "There is no way to justify it," Specialist Armin Cruz, 24, said after pleading guilty to conspiracy


An amateur bird-watcher has found the first new bird species to be discovered in India in over 50 years, experts say—a vibrant babbler at home in felled forests.


Boston Red Sox Ticket Prices Up 7 Percent

The World Series champion Boston Red Sox raised their ticket prices by an average of 7 percent for next year, with the price of field boxes increasing by $10 to $85.


All-in-One Telecom Packages: The Savings Donât Come Simple

âBundlingâ sounds sweet, doesnât it? Like swaddling a baby. But donât let it fool you â the communications version of it is not such a simple pleasure.


Woman Charged With Having Sex With Boy, 8

A woman faces charges of having sex with an 8-year-old boy whom investigators said she considered her boyfriend.


NEW YORK - US internet ad revenue jumped to a record US$2.37 billion ($3.5 billion) in the second quarter, surpassing the highest levels of the dotcom era.


A seventh terror suspect absconds while under a control order, the Home Office confirms.


The number of local health boards in Wales should be cut because they don't serve all patients properly, says the health minister.


No victims, no smoking gun, Conrad Black trial told

Conrad Black's lawyer told jurors on Tuesday that prosecutors failed to produce victims or a smoking gun in 14 weeks of trial to prove the former media baron stole millions of dollars.


Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Acquitted, But Analysts Cautious

The leader of Zimbabwe's largest opposition party was acquitted of treason charges Friday by a High Court in Harare. The judge said there was not enough credible evidence to convict the politician, Morgan Tsvangirai.


In Brief: Toshiba to sell entire stake in Toshiba EMI

(InfoWorld) - Toshiba will sell its entire stake in record company Toshiba EMI, one of Japan's largest music publishers, it said Thursday. The stake will be purchased by EMI GroupÂ for Â¥21 billion ($179 million), of which about Â¥13 billion will see its way to Toshiba's pretax profit this year. Toshiba said it is selling the stake because its involvement in the music business is less relevant to other businesses in the group than it was in the past. The sale is expected to be completed before the end of Toshiba's current financial year in March 2007.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.


Although Americans vacationing in Europe may be howling over higher prices in hotels and restaurants, the adverse impact of the rapidly declining US dollar has fallen mainly on foreigners, at least so far.


AMERICA/MESSICO - I Vescovi richiamano a vivere in stato di Missione Permanente, alla ricerca dei piÃ¹ lontani dalla Chiesa, assumendo la sfida di evangelizzare senza dimenticare i doveri sociali CittÃ  del Messico (Agenzia Fides) - A quasi un mese del termine della V Conferenza Generale dell'Episcopato Latinoamericano e dei Caraibi, i Vescovi del Messico hanno invitato tutto il paese "a riaccendere il fuoco dello Spirito per sperimentare un i...


UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Iraq's interim leader Iyad Allawi hold talks on security.


If criminals were to target unsecured wireless routers, they could create an attack that could piggyback across thousands of Wi-Fi networks in urban areas, according to researchers.


Liberia imposes economic sanctions on two people with connections to exiled president, Charles Taylor.


Google Inc. on Wednesday branched out into 3-D digital mapping with the acquisition of Keyhole Corp. In its second acquisition this year, Google has bought a startup company that connects consumers, businesses


Packing a comely 20 electoral college ballots and offering a flirtatious swing of its polarised vote, the state of Ohio is driving Republicans and Democrats to distraction in this year's US presidential election.


Audio: The truth is coming out. George Bush has finally admitted that he intends to privatize Social Security in a second term. "Iâm going to come out strong after my swearing in," Bush said, "with .


Worker Allegedly Spits in Officer's Drink

LUFKIN, Texas - Two young men face felony charges after one of them allegedly spat in a drink he was serving to an East Texas police officer.    Brian Strban, 19, and Nathaniel Allen Baker, 22, were workers at a Lufkin Sonic Drive-In where the incident allegedly happened Sept...


LONDON, Sept. 16. âAn unbeaten 100-run-partnership by Andrew Symonds and Damien Martyn guided Australia to an impressive seven-wicket victory over New Zealand today as the world champion became the first


Officials: More Than Half of Adult Diabetics Obese

An increasing number of American adults diagnosed with diabetes are obese, making it more likely they will suffer heart disease, vision damage and other health problems, U.S. officials said on Thursday.


EU Competition Commission Neelie Kroes says Microsoft has been running a "campaign" to discredit her.


Thai prime minister offers to hold talks with ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra as supporters rally in Bangkok.


Big Ideas for Small Spaces New Furniture Lines Make Most of Little Room

By Gwen Jader Daily Herald Correspondent  If you need to furnish or decorate a condo or apartment or even just a second bedroom or office, you may wish to check out new furniture lines created for small spaces.


David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to their 12th win in 13 games, a wild 8-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.


Only eight franchises in NBA history have lost more than the 17 consecutive games the Celtics have currently dropped. OK, nine, if you count the Clippers twice (San Diego and Los Angeles). The Celtics' losing streak is longer than any in the vaunted, banner-strewn history of the Atlanta Hawks, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and either of the incarnations to grace the ...


AN Israeli spy has been uncovered at the highest levels of the Pentagon, the FBI confirmed last night. Israeli officials denied any links with a highly placed Pentagon employee reportedly


Pettersen exorcises demons with major win

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. -- History hovered, though neither Suzann Pettersen nor Karrie Webb had any desire to see it repeat itself.


Israel cautions EU against concessions on Hamas

Israel cautioned the European Union on  Monday against going soft on a Palestinian government including  the Islamist group Hamas, saying this could lead to "more  terror."


It'll be spring before you know it — and maybe even before the calendar does — if fashion designers have anything to say about it.


Stopping by New York: why Bush won't linger

CRAWFORD, Texas More than a year ago, when Karl Rove and President George W. Bush began planning the Republican National Convention, they picked New York City in early September so that the event would flow into the third anniversary of the World Trade


Massacre suggests insurgents infiltrating Iraq security forces to ...

The massacre of 50 unarmed Iraqi cadets headed home on leave suggests Iraqi insurgents have infiltrated Iraq's security forces deeply enough


Jurors were unable to decide Friday whether to impose the death penalty on two convicted leaders of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang, prompting a mistrial in the matter and giving the men life in prison.


Procurement Official Questioned About No-Work Deal Found Dead

The Air Force's second-highest-ranking procurement official was found dead Sunday night at his Virginia home in an apparent suicide, an internal Air Force memo said.


Truckers stuck in border jams threaten to block Warsaw

Polish truckers, fed up with massive queues at border crossings due to a protest by customs staff, threatened Saturday to block Warsaw and other cities in the country.


Defense chief hints Japanese troops could remain in Iraq through ...

Japan's defense chief on Sunday said that Japanese troops could remain in Iraq until late 2005, a year longer than their current mandate.


A doorman in a bowler hat. A bellboy buzzing around a busy hotel lobby. A quarantined oak-paneled piano bar. Investigators focused on London's Millennium Hotel on Friday, as evidence grew that it was the scene of a sensational crime — the place where someone poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko with the lethal radioactive substance polonium-210.


Sharp Unveils Blu-Ray Disc Recorder with Hard Drive, DVD

Sharp's new recorder has a dual Blu-ray disc/DVD tray to allow digital dubbing in six directional combinations to and from the hard drive, Blu-ray discs, and DVDs, including the ability to dub five DVDs (4.7 GB) onto a single Blu-ray disc (25 GB).


Virginia Tech Golfer Makes History Across the Atlantic

Virginia Tech's Drew Weaver becomes the first American to win the British Amateur in 28 years on Saturday.


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

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


HP CEO appears secure, but risks remain: analysts

Risks still remain for Hewlett-Packard Co.  in the wake of its board leak investigation scandal even as Mark Hurd's job at the helm of the No. 2 computer maker appears secure, analysts said.


Microsoft has entered the desktop search fray, releasing an initial version of software to scour a PC hard drive.


Republicans Continue Fight in Gubernatorial Race

State republicans are asking Dino Rossi supporters to make sure their ballots were not rejected. That after Rossi lost his lead in the governor's race to Democrat Chris Gregoire.


George W Bush draws attention to anti-malaria efforts by promising free bed nets in Tanzania.


An extra 2,200 military police are to head to Iraq to support the US security drive in the capital, the Pentagon says.


Cometh the hour cometh the man. And cometh the Ryder Cup. Colin Montgomerie, recently divorced, emerged from the most depressing year of his life to sink the winning putt for Europe yesterday.


Chieti, 14:00 - CALCIO: E' MORTO VECCHIET, MEDICO A ESPANA '82

Leonardo Vecchiet, medico della nazionale di calcio campione del mondo in Spagna nel 1982, è ...


French president receives Chinese defence minister

French President Jacques Chirac, who has urged an end to an EU arms embargo on China, called for closer defense cooperation between Paris and Beijing at a meeting with Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan, a ...


Laws giving new authority to two US banking regulators to tackle unfair and deceptive lending are approved.


At least 24 people are questioned in China following the death of a man who filmed a local dispute.


A military leader of the radical Palestinian group Hamas who was at the top of Israelâs most wanted list, has been killed in an air strike on Gaza City.


Cambodian Assembly Ratifies Khmer Rouge Trial Pact

The Cambodian parliament ratified an agreement with the United Nations on Monday on setting up a tribunal to try surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime responsible for the deaths of 1.7 million people.


Couple swarmed by SWAT team after 911 'hack'

A Washington state teenager is facing 18 years in prison on charges that he used his PC to access Orange County, Calif.'s 911 emergency response system and convinced the sheriff's department into storming an area couple's home with a heavily armed SWAT team.Randall Ellis, 19, of Mulkiteo, Wash., is not only facing charges of unauthorized computer access, but he's also facing assault charges by proxy, meaning that authorities want Ellis to be convicted as if he, and not the SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team, pointed weapons at the victims.The incident took place late in the evening of March 29, when Ellis allegedly used his computer to call the Orange County 911 dispatch and, during the course of a 38-minute telephone conversation, convinced dispatchers that he had murdered someone on the premises and was about to do it again.Within minutes, fire, police. and a helicopter team had been dispatched to the home of the Lake Forest, Calif., couple, whom authorities declined to identify."They surrounded the home, inside were a husband and wife and their two toddlers," said Farrah Emami, a spokeswoman with the Orange County District Attorney's office. "The husband heard rustling outside of his home and believed it to be a prowler. He took a knife and went into the backyard. Instead of finding a prowler, he found a SWAT team pointing assault rifles at him.""It really easily could have escalated into an innocent person being killed," she added. "We're lucky that they didn't shoot him."Emami characterized Ellis as a "computer hacker," but declined to explain exactly how the attack was carried out. "One of the reasons that we're not disclosing exactly how he did it is because we don't want to teach other computer hackers how to do it," she said.Still, it's not clear that Ellis's alleged hack involved anything more complicated than tricking the 911 system into thinking he was calling from the Lake Forest couple's number. County officials said Wednesday that he did not exploit a technical flaw in the 911 system's software.The technique that Ellis used "doesn't require any special skills," said Jim Amormino, a spokesman with the Orange County Sheriff's Department. "The way he did it: I am not computer savvy, but I can do it."The March 29 incident cost the county an estimated $18,000, Amormino said.Low-cost calling card services such as SpoofCard have been available for years, allowing customers to make it appear that their calls are coming from any number they wish.In June, four people were charged in Texas with operating a chat line where they taught people how to make false 911 calls, sending emergency response teams to targeted victims, a practice known as "swatting." In a June 12 swatting incident, a swatter called up Cleburne, Texas's 911 dispatch using a commercially available spoof card and Skype, then "stated that he had shot and killed members of the family, that he was holding hostages, that he was using hallucinogenic drugs, that he was armed with an AK-47, and he demanded $50,00 and transportation across the U.S. border to Mexico," according to court filings.Authorities said that Ellis had made nearly 200 fake 911 calls to dispatch systems in California, Arizona, Washington, and Pennsylvania.He is set to be arraigned Monday in Santa Ana, Calif.


US Must Give Free Speech to Cuba, Iran Writers-OSCE

The United States government should lift its ban on publishing literature from countries like Cuba, Iran and Sudan without special permission, Europe's biggest rights watchdog said on Thursday.


Carmelo Anthony was cited for marijuana possession before getting on a team flight last week, but the Denver Nuggets' star says the drug was left in his backpack by a friend.


US researchers have developed a test to measure the turnover of a key protein involved in Alzheimer's disease, which could lead to better treatments and faster diagnosis.


Besides unleashing Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems on Monday plans to turn the spotlight on new storage hardware and software offerings as part of its quarterly product launch.


Vodafone set for entry into India as local rivals welcome stake buy

Mobile-phone giant Vodafone's purchase of a 11.1-billion-dollar stake in India's Hutchison Essar has been welcomed by local contenders, smoothing its entry into the world's fastest-growing wireless market.


The EU health commissioner calls for member states to copy Ireland and ban smoking in indoor public spaces.


Three Americans jailed for up to 10 years for torturing Afghans and running a private jail in Kabul begin their appeal.


Americans Show Clear Concerns on Bush Agenda

Americans are optimistic about the next four years, but they have reservations about President Bush's agenda.


Monsanto profit jumps, raises 2008 forecast

Agricultural company Monsanto Co  said on Thursday its quarterly profit nearly tripled, helped by strength in its corn seed and herbicide businesses, and raised its 2008 forecast.


An Australian inquiry clears the government of bribing Iraqi officials for contracts under the UN oil-for-food scheme.


London is to become the national centre for reporting on social and...

London is to become the national centre for reporting on social and economic conditions in the United Kingdom and on the UK - s position in the world.


Mostaqbal, Nabil Ismail) BEIRUT -- As a stunned nation grieved, dozens of angry mourners attacked Syrian workers in the hometown of former prime minister Rafik Hariri, who was assassinated in a huge bomb blast, ...


Napoli, 23:05 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; REJA: RIGORI? DUBBI, MA DIFFICILE PER ARBITRO

Edy Reja ammette che i due rigori assegnati dall'arbitro Bergonzi al Napoli sono stati abbastanza ge...


Mickelson finally makes it to Grand Slam

POIPU BEACH, Hawaii - When Phil Mickelson visited Kauai about eight months ago on a family vacation, he was determined to return. But with his 0-46 record in major championships as a pro and amateur, qualifying


For three generations, the Dungey family of Auburn, N.Y., has produced handmade dog collars and leashes for pet stores around the country. The family's six-person shop has staved off competition from cheaper foreign labor by offering a range of products, from affordable "Sparky's Choice" leashes to...


Parma, 19:21 - CALCIO, PARMA: IN PANCHINA ARRIVA DI CARLO

Di Carlo sarebbe a un soffio dalla panchina del Parma: domani, sfumata l'ipotesi playoff per il Mant...


THE OFFER: Britain, France and Germany are offering Iran a trade agreement and the chance to buy nuclear fuel in exchange for a promise to suspend enrichment of uranium.


Avery Johnson announced his retirement Thursday, officially ending his 16-year playing career and becoming a full-time assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks.


`Rescued' hound returned, woman arrested

A dog let out to chase foxes by his owner, a sheriff's deputy, was picked up by an animal rights activist who now faces a felony theft charge.


Tom Ridge to Step Down as Homeland Security Secretary

Tom Ridge, the nation's first director of Homeland Security, announced Tuesday that he would resign his post effective Feb. 1, or earlier if a replacement is named.


"Diddy" Combs sued for battery outside nightclub

Sean "Diddy" Combs is being sued by a man who says the hip-hop impresario punched him in the face outside a Hollywood nightclub last week, according to court documents.


Bush Expected to Name Judge as Gonzalesâs Successor

The selection of the retired judge, Michael B. Mukasey, would likely be welcomed by prominent Democrats who had singled him out by name in recent days.


Bush to Seek Putinâs Help on Sanctions Against Iran

President Bush will press President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to support a major escalation of economic pressure, officials said.


Rockers unite for global climate change concerts

More than 100 rock stars play nine concerts across the globe on Saturday in the hope of persuading millions of fans to go green and pressure governments to do the same.


In light of his recent detention in his home country, Orioles pitcher Sidney Ponson feels he's better off staying in the United States during the offseason.


30 Million Sick Days Tied to Sinus, Bronchial Infections

Sinus and bronchial infections take a significant toll on the US economy, accounting for more than 30 million missed workdays every year, University of Pittsburgh researchers conclude from a new study.


Milano, 16:05 - CALCIO, MORTO D'AGUANNO: IL CORDOGLIO DI MILAN E INTER

Cordoglio di Milan e Inter per la morte del giornalista Mediaset Alberto D'Aguanno.


Overcrowding in jails is creating a "disastrous situation" for the health of inmates, a prison doctor says.


An ex-police worker, who conned his way to receiving an MBE from the Queen, is stripped of his honour.


Infineon to build a auto chip plant in Malaysia

Infineon, a No.2 chip producing company in Europe, has decided to expand its automotive and industrial chip division by investing $1billion in a new plant in Malaysia.


Tech CEOs chat about new products, globalization

The economic rebound might be sluggish, but technology investments matter more than ever. That's what three of the industry's biggest CEOs told 6,500 attendees last week at the Gartner Symposium and Information Technology Expo, one of the biggest annual gatherings of tech professionals. Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers, Intel CEO Craig Barrett and Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy also met with USA TODAY reporter Michelle Kessler to sound off on new technologies, stock options and globalization. Here's what they had to say, edited for clarity and space.


Colorado Votes for Bush, TV Networks Say

Colorado voters on Tuesday backed President Bush in the U.S. presidential election, giving the Republican an important swing state in his contest with Democrat John Kerry, television networks said.


Columbine High School evacuated in bomb hoax

An unidentified male seeking media attention made several hoax bomb threats on Thursday to Columbine High School, scene of the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, forcing police to evacuate the students.


Blair sees Gazans backing Abbas over peace push

Middle East envoy Tony Blair said on  Thursday he was confident people in Hamas-controlled Gaza would  rally behind President Mahmoud Abbas if they thought peace  talks with Israel would succeed.


Concept gadgets rule, editors drool, and wireless, hands-free tech takes over. Here are our picks for the best--and worst--of this year's show.


Roma, 17:58 - CALCIO, LAZIO: 5 GOL ALLA PRIMAVERA, DOPPIETTE TARE E PANDEV

Test contro la Primavera per la Lazio. 5-0 il finale con doppiette di Tare e Pandev e gol di Scaloni...


Four children were found dead in a public housing complex Friday after a man walked into police headquarters and said he had killed his family.


Single-stranded DNA can be used to identify explosives and other airborne compounds.


Villagers home alone as Romania speeds up

In the picturesque hilltop  village of Bozieni in southern Romania, once home to 100  families, Ecaterina Serban is the last remaining resident.


Graphic Designer Fired After Heckling Bush

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A man who heckled President Bush at a political rally was fired from his job at an advertising and design company for offending a client who provided tickets to the event...


Grize Will Leave Helm of Giant, Ahold's Other U.S. Operations

William J. Grize, who oversees Giant Food and the other U.S. grocery operations of Royal Ahold NV, will step down next month, the Dutch company said yesterday.


Steady Fed may send stocks to 2006 highs

Stocks could rally back up to their  highs of the year this week if the Federal Reserve shows Wall  Street that its decision to keep interest rates on hold last  month was not just a one-off.


Klitschko Just Too Good for Game Williams

Danny Williams failed to complete his boxing fairytale in Las Vegas after his brave world heavyweight title bid was ended by Vitali Klitschko.


CHARISMATIC radical Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti yesterday announced from an Israeli prison cell that he would run to succeed the late Yasser Arafat as president.


US banking giant Citigroup reports a $9.83bn (Â£5bn) net loss, blaming its exposure to bad mortgage debt.


Zanzibar Women Turn to Seaweed for Extra Money

ZANZIBAR, Tanzania  - The white sand and the  aquamarine ocean are picture-perfect, the sort of stuff used by  brochures advertising Zanzibar's unspoiled beaches.


Tighter Budget a Bush Policy for 2nd Term

President Bush's slimmed-down budget proposal is just one of the conservative fiscal policies he plans to push in his second term as he tries to continue expanding the economy and improve the slowly recovering job market.


DONETSK, Ukraine  - An explosion caused by a   buildup of gas killed 13 miners and injured more than 60 on   Wednesday in the heart of eastern Ukraine's Donbass coalfield,   officials said.


Hospital Halts Surgery to Separate German Twins

Surgery to separate two German twins  who are joined at the head was halted on Saturday evening due  to complications affecting one of the girls, Johns Hopkins  Medical Institute said on Sunday.


Yudhoyono gets the official seal of approval

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono leaves a meeting with editors in Cibubur, West Java. His landslide victory was confirmed yesterday. Photo: AP.


China plays down extent of food safety troubles

China played down the country's food-safety problems on Tuesday but at the same time showed off room after room of confiscated fakes, indicating the extent of the challenge it faces to clean up the industry.


Ethiopia Accepts Eritrea Border Ruling in Principle

Ethiopia said Thursday it accepted "in principle" an independent commission's ruling on its border with former foe Eritrea, possibly signaling an end to a dispute that has simmered since their 1998-2000 war.


Afghan women made a short-lived debut in the Olympic Games on Wednesday as 18-year-old judo wildcard Friba Razayee was defeated after 45 seconds of her first match in the under-70kg middleweight.


The EU fines some of the region's top oil firms including Shell and Total for their role in a bitumen price cartel.


For someone who is supposed to be retired, Jay-Z hasn't slowed down much. There's a new movie, a novel mash-up album and even a top executive offer to deal with.


Lions Gate, AMC Hope Digital Makes the 'Cut'

In what could be a blow to the rollout of digital cinema -- at least as envisioned by the major studios -- Lions Gate Films and AMC Theaters said Thursday (Sept. 30) that the two will partner for an exclusive digital release of "The Final Cut," starring Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino and Jim Caviezel.


Crowning Oscar beckons for Britain's divine Miss Julie

After finally giving up her resistance to marriage and tying the knot at the age of 66, British film star Julie Christie could be in line for crowning her Hollywood career with - a second - Oscar.


A name chosen to represent the merger of two major U.S. brokerage watchdogs will be changed because the acronym may be considered offensive due to its similarity to an Arabic term.


BOSTON -- Curt was the subject on everyone's lips, Curse was the subject on everyone's mind. Two games into their showdown with the hated Yankees, the poor, bedeviled and favored Red Sox have suffered no less


Iraqi hospital sources and witnesses say US forces carried out overnight airstrikes in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood, killing at least two people and wounding more than 40 others.


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U.S. often scores its rare victories against al-Qaeda in Pakistan, without Pakistan's formal permission.


Afghanistan may plunge into 'failed state,' experts warn

Insurgency-wracked Afghanistan will become a failed state if urgent steps are not taken to tackle a deteriorating security situation and lackluster reconstruction and governance efforts, experts warned in separate reports Wednesday.


New Airport X-Rays Scan Bodies, Not Just Bags

The device peeks underneath passengersâ clothing to search for guns, bombs or liquid explosives.


Indian PM proposes nuclear energy cooperation with China

With a controversial nuclear deal with the United States now in limbo, India held out the possibility Tuesday of civilian nuclear cooperation with China.


After NASCAR disqualified his primary Toyota in a cheating scandal, Michael Waltrip qualifies for the Daytona 500 in a backup car Thursday.


Real Madrid captain Raul was the hero as he scored twice to help his side overturn a two-goal deficit and beat Roma, easing the crisis with the Spanish club while making even worse what has been a dreadful season so far for Roma.


Americans donate $18 million to Red Cross:

[World News]: Washington, Dec 30 : The American Red Cross, in response to its appeal for funds to help tsunami-hit victims, received about 18 million dollars in donations to its International Response Fund by today afternoon.


Officials will investigate the apparent poisoning of Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko.


Older, banged up and in the midst of an emotional divorce, Shaquille OâNeal is no longer able to carry a basketball team on his enormously broad shoulders.


Australia legend Dennis Lillee says poor preparation is a major factor in England's disappointing Ashes campaign.


layers' shirts beat against their bodies like waves against a rock. The tennis ball often did a strange jig as it crossed the net.


WASHINGTON - With the economy moving ahead and the nation's payrolls picking up a bit, Federal Reserve policy-makers boosted short-term interest rates for a third time this year - but left economists split about when the next increase might come.    Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and his Federal Open Market Committee colleagues - the group that sets interest-rate policy - increased the target for the federal funds rate from 1.50 percent to 1.75 percent...


News Corp. interested in Chandler's Tribune bid

News Corp.'s (NWSa.N) Rupert Murdoch  said the company is interested in working with the Chandler  family in its bid to purchase Tribune Co.  assets.


Swedish striker Henrik Larsson has ruled out any extension to his loan period at Manchester United and has insisted he will return home next month as planned.


The San Francisco police's first answer was found in a court document.


Sony Profit Spikes on Sales of Consumer Electronics

Sharply higher quarterly profits are the latest sign that cost-cutting and the disposal of some units have set the electronics and entertainment giant firmly on the course to recovery.


ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Rule No. 1: Do Not Mention The Dreaded S-Word. The mentor does not like it.


U.S. gov't gave away billions worth of spectrum

The U.S. government has given away between $140 billion and $480 billion worth of radio spectrum to wireless providers and broadcasters since 1993, according to a study released Tuesday.


US President George W Bush submits a $2.9 trillion budget request, including billions of dollars for operations in Iraq.


Swedish Burglars Steal Fish Balls, Shrimp

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Burglars tore down part of a wall to get into a grocer's shop in central Sweden but apparently were only after fish balls and a little shrimp - they didn't touch the cash.   "It puzzles both me and police why they took the trouble to tear down a wooden panel in the wall without taking anything of real value," storekeeper Yvonne Holm told The Associated Press on Wednesday...


Twins edge Royals to earn share of AL Central lead

Jason Bartlett's 10th inning single   lifted Minnesota into a share of top spot in the American   League Central after his bases loaded RBI gave the Twins a 2-1   victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday.


Nine French peacekeepers were killed during an air raid by Ivorian bombers more than a week ago. France responded by destroying most of the Ivorian air force.


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Putin Defends Yugansk Sale to Russian Energy Players

MOSCOW/SCHLESWIG, Germany  - Russian President  Vladimir Putin threw his weight behind the controversial sale  of oil firm YUKOS's core asset Yugansk on Tuesday despite a  threat from the stricken company to escalate its legal battle  in foreign courts.


Forward Andrew Peters re-signed with the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.


A mouse sneaked into an EU ministers' lunch in Brussels on Monday, but Britain's top diplomat, embroiled in a row with Moscow over the killing of a Russian ex-spy, was at pains to insist it was no eavesdropping Russian mole.


A man is arrested in connection with the death of a 15-year-old in an alleged hit-and-run crash a year ago.


Infection tied to recalled contact lens solution

NEW YORK  - Results of an ongoing investigation confirm a "strong association" between use of a particular type of contact lens solution -- Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) Complete MoisturePlus Multi-Purpose Solution -- and increased risk of a rare but serious eye infection called Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK).


More flu vaccine coming to state, but it's not enough

A federal plan announced yesterday to distribute the nation's 10.3 million remaining flu shots will direct about 380,000 doses to Pennsylvania.


Google absolved of 'crimes against humanity'

$5bn lawsuit meets its maker Shuka-shuka-shuka-shuka-shuka.â¦


From big iron to white boxes, Nationwide goes virtual

InfoWorld - While many IT shops see virtualization as a question of adopting EMC's VMware on servers running Windows or Linux, Nationwide Insurance has adopted the technology for both x86-based and mainframe-hosted servers. After all, notes Buzz Woeckener, the company's zLinux/Unix server manager, virtualization was invented for mainframes.


Castro son sees father's complete recovery

The son of ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Thursday he expected his father to recover completely from surgery that forced him to relinquish power in July.


Global warming will lead to heftier insurance claims in the long-term, insurer Swiss Re has warned.


Annan gets crucial EU support: Tussle with US over Iraq food ...

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 4: Although UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan received unqualified support from most of the 191 member states of the United Nations, UN officials and diplomats fear that


New Shuttle Team Ready for Walk After Dayâs Delay

NASA officials said that everything was ready for astronauts to prepare the European Columbus science module to be attached to the International Space Station.


XM Satellite in $650 Million Deal with Pro Baseball

XM Satellite Radio on Wednesday said it signed a $650 million deal to broadcast Major League Baseball games for 11 years, countering a rival's moves to sign up high-profile programing that will lure listeners to the new medium.


TV torture scenes trouble human rights activists

Desperate to get answers from a terrorism suspect who is refusing to talk, steely eyed U.S. intelligence agent Jack Bauer bursts into an interrogation room and shoots the prisoner in the leg.


An actor from the Red Dwarf television  show is arrested over claims he threatened a binman with a knife.


Howard hires Minnesota defensive lineman coach Carey Bailey as its head football coach, the school announces Thursday.


It's the battle of the Springfields with residents in 14 towns with that name across the United States competing to be chosen on Tuesday to host the premier of the upcoming Simpsons movie.


E.ON to invest 18.7 billion euros in 2005-2007

E.ON, Germany's leading power supplier, unveiled its 2005-2007 investment plan worth 18.7 billion euros (24.8 billion dollars), a third of it set aside for acquisitions.


Sharp drop in economic confidence hitting poorest people hardest, Guardian/ICM research reveals


NEW YORK  — Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is accused of faking scenes for a new reality television show in which he was supposed to "makeover" failing restaurants in a week's time as his confrontations with staff were recorded, according to a lawsuit on Tuesday.


When the social discovery site turns members' most trivial actions into unfolding "News Feeds," users rebel, and the company races to quiet their anger. Both sides learn a hard lesson about the illusory nature of online privacy. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.


Cleared of rape charges, the former Duke player Collin Finnerty is transferring to Loyola of Maryland. Finnerty, 21, who will play for the Greyhounds next season, released a statement yesterday saying he looked forward to finishing his college career at Loyola.Finnerty, Reade Seligmann and Dave Evans were indicted last spring on charges of rape, kidnapping and sexual offense after a woman told the police in Durham, N.C., that she was attacked by three men at a March 2006 party where she was hired to perform as a stripper.The case steadily unraveled, and North Carolina state prosecutors who eventually took over from the district attorney dropped all charges.


Cowboy builders are costing the NI economy Â£42m a year, according to a new government-backed body.


Can't get to Milan to see Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper?" As of Saturday, all you need is an Internet connection. Officials put online an image of the "Last Supper" at 16 billion pixels Â 1,600 times stronger than the images taken with the typical 10 million pixel digital camera.


U.S.-led forces kill 20 militants in south Iraq

U.S.-led coalition forces killed at least 20 militants after coming under heavy attack from Shi'ite gunmen during raids in southern Iraq's Maysan province early on Monday, the U.S. military said.


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Steve Brookstein scoops 'X Factor' reality TV prize

A 35-year-old singer, veteran of London clubs and pubs, scooped the "X Factor" award and the million-pound record contract promised by the reality television show talent competition.


SEAN HARRIGAN, THE head of the board that oversees the California Public Employees Retirement System, was removed from that post Wednesday amid an ongoing and misguided effort to redirect the role of the state pension fund to aggressively push an agenda


Lebanese laud troops' win over militants

Thousands of Lebanese on Tuesday lined roads and cheered troops triumphant after crushing al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants in a three-month-long battle that became the country's worst internal fighting since the 1975-90 civil war.


Junk food threatens healthy Mediterranean hearts

With its mountains of ripe tomatoes,   red peppers, fresh fruit and glistening fish, Barcelona's   world-famous La Boqueria market is a celebration of healthy   eating.


Futures rise on telecoms takeovers, Apple gains

Stock index futures rose on Monday, with takeover news in the telecommunications sector, including a $48.5 billion buyout, likely to offset concern about the subprime mortgage market.


London, England (Sports Network) - Arsenal defender Sol Campbell will be out another three weeks as he is struggling to recover from an Achilles injury.


Groups call for passage of health IT legislation

The U.S. Congress needs to pass healthcare IT legislation before private companies develop multiple systems that don't talk to each other, two advocacy groups said Tuesday.Members of the Health IT Now Coalition and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) urged Congress to move ahead with health IT legislation such as the Promoting Health Information Technology Act. The bill would establish a public/private group to recommend health IT standards and certification and would budget $163 million a year for health-care providers to adopt health IT products, such as electronic health records.Health technologies can help improve healthcare quality, reduce costs and encourage changes in treatment, said former U.S. Representative Nancy Johnson, co-chairwoman of the Health IT Now Coalition.Health IT is "going to produce radical change," Johnson said at a news conference. "It's going to radically improve the quality of health care that Americans receive."With health-care costs continuing to climb, moving to an electronic system that reduces paper and medical errors is the best hope to extend health care to U.S. residents who are uninsured, she added. "It is the only way that we guarantee to Americans of every age that our health-care system will continue to deliver the state-of-the-art medicine for which it has been known worldwide," Johnson said.The Promoting Health Information Technology Act has stalled in the House of Representatives and a similar piece of legislation, the Wired for Health Care Quality Act, has stalled in the Senate.Some groups, including Patient Privacy Rights, have raised concerns that the legislation doesn't adequately address patient privacy issues. "The Senate Wired Act has no privacy protections or language ensuring patient control of health records," the group said on its Web site. "It must not pass unless patients have the right to keep their health records private."Privacy and security must be major components of a health IT bill, Johnson said at the news conference. But she and Rhett Dawson, ITI's president and CEO, said Congress should pass a health IT bill before vendors develop multiple systems that don't interoperate. "The public interest is in interoperability," Johnson said.A health IT bill would be a major accomplishment that lawmakers could show to voters before the November elections, Dawson said. "We believe the time to act is now," he added.In addition to the news conference, a group of IT vendors, including Lexmark, NetApp and NCR, demonstrated health technologies at a congressional office building on Tuesday.EMC's RSA division demonstrated secure Web sign-on technologies that patients and health-care providers can use. RSA's Secure Web Access for Patient and Provider Portals allows administrators to set access rights based on who's signing in, said Seth Geftic, RSA product marketing manger. For example, a doctor could have access to more patient records than a nurse or an insurance provider, he said.In addition, RSA provides authentication technologies that can be used to recognize users when they first sign in. For example, the RSA Adaptive Authentication can use publicly available information, such as height, car loans and old addresses, to authenticate a user entering a health IT Web site for the first time, Geftic said."You don't even have to enter the last four digits of your Social Security number," added Shannon Kellogg, director of information security policy in EMC's office of government relations.


The US Federal Reserve opts to keep interest rates on hold for the fourth successive month amid signs of a slowing economy.


Sydney, 11:18 - CALCIO, MERCATO: BENNY CARBONE AL SYDNEY

Il fantasista italiano Benny Carbone, 35 anni, è stato ingaggiato dal Sydney, club della Lega...


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


Aid Convoy Reaches Falluja, Gunmen Roam Mosul

FALLUJA, Iraq  - An Iraqi Red Crescent convoy  entered Falluja on Saturday with the first supplies of aid to  reach the city since U.S.-led forces began to blast their way  in five days ago.


Heavy fighting grips Sri Lanka as truce ends

Heavy fighting between government troops and Tamil Tigers broke out in northern Sri Lanka Thursday, hours after Colombo announced it was pulling out of a tattered ceasefire agreement with the rebels.


Braves and Astros open second day of playoffs Wednesday

BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - The Houston Astros hope their miraculous run towards the postseason spills over into their National League Division Series with the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.


Symantec is fishing for dollars with a new service designed to help companies combat the ongoing epidemic of online identity theft, or "phishing," scams.


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Microsoft dons its lawyers with shining armor as it goes after 9 more companies responsible for SPAM, including some for hosting companies which send unsolicited mail and offer to protect them.


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Scientists question U.S. air pollution decision

Pollution experts have "serious scientific concerns" that newly unveiled U.S. air quality standards may pose risks to human health and welfare, according to a letter made public on Tuesday.


Siam Comml Bk Branch In South Temporarily Shut After Bomb

BANGKOK (Dow Jones)--Siam Commercial Bank PCL (SCB.TH), the country's fourth-largest bank, said Friday it will temporarily shut down its branch in Sungai Kolok town in the Muslim-dominated southern province of Pattani following a bomb attack on soldiers


UK to hand control of last province to Iraq forces

BASRA, Iraq  - Britain will transfer responsibility for security in Basra province to Iraqi forces on Sunday, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of the southern part of Iraq.


NFL Wrap: Brady Helps Patriots Win Record 19th Straight

Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes  to help the New England Patriots set a record for consecutive  victories by downing the winless Miami Dolphins 24-10 in  Foxboro Sunday.


Bob Knight moved within one win of Dean Smith's Division I coaching record when Texas Tech went on an early 18-0 run en route to a 71-56 victory over Arkansas on Saturday.


10-Year Treasury Yield Flirts with 4 Pct

U.S. Treasury yields hovered near  five-month lows on Wednesday as weaker stocks and higher oil  prices helped drive 10-year yields down to 4 percent.


Former U.S. Soldiers Balk at New Iraq, Afghan Duty

Thirty percent of former U.S.  soldiers who have been called back to duty involuntarily to  serve in Iraq and Afghanistan have failed to report on time,  and eight have been declared AWOL, the Army said on Tuesday.


Bid to Salvage Solar Evidence from Crashed Capsule

Scientists are beginning efforts to retrieve solar atoms from the crashed Genesis space capsule, a day after it plunged to earth and slammed into the Utah desert.


Air France tests cell services in Europe

Air France has become the first airline to offer international passengers e-mail and text-messaging service that's based on standard cell phone technology.


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AMD Bets on Tri-Core Chips as Quad-Core Market Lags

With the market for quad-core chips still in its infancy, Advance Micro Devices has an alternative that might help bridge the gap: tri-core chips. As a bonus, this strategy can't easily be imitated by Intel, AMD executives say.


Security Council Heads to Africa to Pressure Warring Factions in ...

UN Security Council ambassadors are en route to Africa, hoping to pressure Sudan's warring factions to end two separate conflicts.


Intervista a Monica: modella, attrice, madre e star planetaria"Conosco gli uomini, le prostitute mi hanno sempre incuriosito"                                                  La Bellucci racconta la sua vita "Io, una diva, partita da zero"                                                                                di MARIA PIA FUSCO


Flight Attendants Union Head Urges Strike

The president of the Association of Flight Attendants on Tuesday urged union leaders to authorize a nationwide strike and railed against US airlines for slashing flight attendants' pay and benefits.


Endpoint Security - More secure. Less complex. Less costs...More control.

(Source: Symantec) Endpoint security provides a comprehensive solution that enables enterprises to address the full spectrum of endpoint threats against their desktops, laptops, servers and mobile devices.  Increase control.  Increase security.  Decrease complexity.  Decrease costs.  Symantec redefines endpoint security to address the needs of an ever-changing threat landscape.


Lieberman says no plans to join Republicans

HARTFORD, Connecticut  - Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an independent who supports Democrats in Congress despite his backing of the Iraq war, said on Friday he had no plans to join Republicans and upset Democratic control of the U.S. Senate.


World Trade Center Insurance Payoff Increased by Jury

A New York Jury ruled that the two planes that hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 were two separate events instead of one which increased the insurers liability by at least $140 million.


Ex-Colombian hostage tells of chains, battle fears

Many of the hostages held by Colombian rebels are kept chained in jungle camps surrounded by barbed wire and are terrified by encroaching army artillery and machine gun fire, a freed captive said on Friday.


To the locals, it's the "McMissile" case. And like the name, the details of it spill forth like a bad joke: A woman is driving north on Interstate 95. Three kids squirm in the back seat, and her sister, six months pregnant and having early contractions, sits in the front. The stress starts to...


Cisco Ties Microsoft CRM to Your Phone System

In an effort to integrate its IP-based communications products with Microsoft customer relationship management software, Cisco Systems today announced the Cisco CRM Communications Connector.


Tiptoeing over what has been a dangerously controversial issue for Lithuania, state security officials took a bold step on Sept.


Nadal looks on the bright side after crushing defeat

Rafael Nadal tried to look on the bright side despite suffering his heaviest defeat in three years when he was overwhelmed 6-1 6-2 by David Nalbandian in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters on Friday.


Fearful of the FCC crackdown on indecent broadcasts, at least 18 ABC affiliates plan to pre-empt the network's unedited broadcast of the film "Saving Private Ryan" at 8 Thursday night.