General Motors Leads Dow Higher After Contract Agreement Is Reached

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 -- Stocks rose soundly Wednesday after word that some of the problems dogging big companies like General Motors and Bear Stearns were beginning to be sorted out.


Injured Gail Devers Can't Finish Hurdles

Gail Devers, the most talented yet star-crossed hurdler of her generation, was unable to complete even one hurdle in 100-meter event Sunday — failing once again to win an Olympic hurdling medal.


With three characters played by one funny comedian, it is no surprise that Eddie Murphyâs âNorbitâ took number 1 in the box office this weekend bringing in almost $35 million.  Coming in second is the other movie debuting in the U.S. and Canada,...


NHL Players, Owners Reject Plans to End Lockout

Hopes of saving the National Hockey  League season all but vanished Tuesday when players and team  owners rejected proposals to end the labor dispute.


To fight the epidemic of childhood obesity, the nation must launch a massive campaign enlisting virtually every aspect of society to reduce the amount of junk food children eat


The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said in an interview released Saturday that he is hopeful about ending the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, but he cautioned Iran against wasting "a great chance — perhaps the last one."


With the cold winter months setting in  and overseas manufacturers continuing to drive the price of  power higher, initial public offerings from two energy  companies this week seem fortuitously timed.


Al Qaeda Ally Declares All-Out War on Iraqi Election

Al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi  declared all-out war on Iraq's landmark elections on Sunday in  a warning intended to scare away voters a week before they go  to the polls amid a raging insurgency.


Actor and comedian Hugh Laurie is made an OBE by the Queen during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.


Warmer than normal summer for most of U.S.: forecast

Most of the United States will experience warmer than normal weather this summer and the Pacific Northwest will be drier than normal, said the National Weather Service said on Thursday.


Protests in Andes as Fifa bans international games over 2,500m

Sport: Fifa has provoked outcry in South America with its decision to ban matches at high altitude.


Geneva convention 'ruled out' for some Iraq prisoners

Non-Iraqi prisoners caught by US forces in Iraq may no longer be treated under the protections of the Geneva convention, according to a report in today's New York Times.


BAGHDAD -- Officials imposed curfews, Iraqis hunkered down in their homes, and a top US commander admitted to a "sinking feeling" yesterday after bombs once again struck a Shi'ite Muslim mosque partially destroyed in an attack last year.


Samsung to launch music download service

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. on Friday  said it plans to introduce a line of digital music players and  a download service, under an agreement with privately held  media provider MusicNet.


Mac OS X Update Fixes Some Problems, Creates Others

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has updated its Unix-based Mac OS X operating system to version 10.3.6. The software release, issued Friday, is Apple's first incremental update to OS X in almost two months.


The UN Security Council approves the deployment of an African peacekeeping force to tackle unrest in Somalia.


Everyone should be an organ donor when they die unless they have asked not to be, the chief medical officer says.


Slitta il decreto sull'internazionalizzazione delle impreseIl presidente della Camera: "Davanti a questo non posso tacere"                                          Casini bacchetta il governo "Basta con i contrasti interni"


Two key politicians leave Venezuela's opposition alliance after it failed to unseat President Hugo Chavez.


Yushchenko 'was given Vietnam War poison'

The chemical compound, known as TCDD, the world's most powerful dioxin, was a key part of Agent Orange, used by the United States to clear the Vietnamese jungle, and which left widespread


Survival expert Bernstein wild for Discovery

Discovery Communications  has hired explorer, author and wilderness educator Josh  Bernstein to host and produce specials and series exclusively  for Discovery Channel.


International observers toured army roadblocks in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Saturday, and Palestinian officials complained Israel wasn't fully complying with promises to ease travel restrictions one day ahead of presidential elections to replace the late Yasser Arafat.


China's consumer inflation picked up pace in November, largely due to an increase in food prices, figures show.


First Minister Alex Salmond comes under fire over Donald Trump's golf resort plan at question time.


DENVER Dec 28, 2004 - The Denver Nuggets fired coach Jeff Bzdelik on Tuesday on the heels of a six-game losing streak and a lackluster start to the season.


Space Station Crew Clears Path for Space Walks

The crew of the International Space Station Monday repositioned their Soyuz rescue capsule to clear the way for two space walks planned in the coming weeks.


MRI finds extra breast cancer tumors, study finds

An MRI scan can find extra tumors that mammograms missed in women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, researchers reported on Saturday.


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Enron Defendant Says Barge Deal Was a Sham

A former Enron Corp. executive told a  jury on Thursday in the first Enron criminal trial that he knew  the disgraced energy company had made a bogus deal with Merrill  Lynch in order to post fraudulent profits.


Sudanese government and rebels agree to end southern conflict by ...

Sudanese government and rebel officials signed an agreement Friday promising to end the 21-year civil war in Sudan by the end of the year in front of the UN Security Council holding a special meeting in Africa.


Documents Shed Light on Iraq Prison Abuse

Poor living conditions for U.S. soldiers and an immersion in an unfamiliar culture may have contributed to abuses at U.S. detention facilities in Iraq, according to government documents released to the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday.


Assets include its telecoms operations in Hong Kong as well as cellular holdings in India, Israel, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Paraguay and Macau.


British defence secretary visits troops in Iraq

Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon visited British forces in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Wednesday, just days after a battle group returned from a controversial deployment near Baghdad.


Spinner Nicky Boje has withdrawn from South Africa's two-test tour to India later this month because he fears being detained over a match-fixing investigation, his lawyer Tony Irish said on Wednesday.


Case Study: Stanford Hospital and Clinics switches to InterSystems Ensemble for a healthcare SOA foundation

Leading IT organizations are replacing older-generation integration software with InterSystems Ensemble. Learn why Stanford Hospital and Clinics made the switch.


COLUMN | Redskins' wide receiver gets his due after years of solemnly wishing to hear his name called.


KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza  - Unidentified gunmen dragged a judge from the Hamas Islamist movement out of a taxi and shot him dead in front of his courthouse in Gaza on Wednesday, increasing fears of a Palestinian civil war.


Iowa Democrat launches 2008 White House bid

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa  - Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa on Thursday launched an underdog bid for the White House, promising to restore America's sense of community and optimism as he became the first Democrat to declare for the 2008 race.


Top-ranked Amelie Mauresmo was routed in the China Open final Sunday, losing 6-4, 6-0 to Svetlana Kuznetsova in a final interrupted because of rain.


Real Madrid announce they have agreed the permanent transfer of Jonathan Woodgate to Middlesbrough.


What is it with all these movies showing New York City utterly obliterated?


Arafat Dead,Say Palestinian Sources Amid Confusion

The fate of Yasser Arafat was mired in  confusion on Tuesday as Palestinian officials insisted in  public he was clinging to life even as aides said privately the  veteran leader had died at a Paris hospital.


Arafat may be near death; Palestinians, Israelis make preparations

With Yasser Arafat gravely ill in a French hospital, some of his powers were formally transferred to other Palestinian officials yesterday, as Israel readied plans to stem potential unrest in the event he dies.


BP Texas City refinery to miss restart goal

Delays to the restart of a crude unit at BP Plc's  Texas City, Texas, refinery will cause it to miss its goal of raising crude oil processing rates at the refinery to 400,000 barrels per day by the end of 2007, a source familiar with refinery operations said Monday.


France's premier expresses doubt about demand for ransom to free ...

Experts on Islamic militant groups are skeptical about a Web posting demanding $5 million in ransom for two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, France's prime minister said Monday.


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ONLINE MARKETING : It's All About The People

By Simon Young  Step into my time machine. Let's go back seven years to the height of the dot-com boom. On 10 January 2000, America On Line (AOL) stunned the world with plans to acquire Time Warner.


Poll finds doubts on Bush, but trouble for Kerry

NEW YORK Less than seven weeks before Election Day, Senator John Kerry faces strong obstacles in his bid to unseat President George W. Bush, with many voters saying that they are troubled by attacks on Kerry's Vietnam war record and that he has not laid


Qwest Communications International Inc.  CEO Richard Notebaert said on Monday he plans to retire as soon as a replacement can be found, sending the company's shares down almost 6 percent.


Music Review: Springsteen Leaves Garden Audience Euphoric

Bruce Springsteen belted an entire set of showstoppers straight from the gut at Madison Square Garden last night.


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L-Dopa Doesn't Hasten Parkinson's Disease

Dec. 7, 2004 -- A new study helps put to rest worries that the drug L-dopa might speed Parkinson's disease. L-dopa is the gold standard treatment for Parkinson's disease.


Napoli, 15:25 - CALCIO, SACCHI: TOTTI ALLE OLIMPIADI? NON SO SE ACCETTEREBBE

"Totti alle Olimpiadi? Non vuole la Nazionale maggiore e non so se, di conseguenza, accetterebbe que...


THEY USED TO be for kids. Space Invaders, Pong, Doom, some of them were shoot-âem-up fun, others were just, well, fun. But computer games have changed.


PatchLink snaps up whitelist firm SecureWave

Patchwork quilt security Vulnerability management firm PatchLink has agreed a deal to acquire endpoint security firm SecureWave.â¦


Canadian election observers arrive in Ukraine

Hundreds of Canadian election observers arrived in Ukraine Wednesday in anticipation of the Dec.


The Iraqi government yesterday brushed aside Sunni Muslim demands to delay the Jan. 30 election, and a spokesman for the majority Shiite community called the date ``nonnegotiable


Wal-Mart Stores Inc., famous for marking down everything from housewares to hand lotion, has lowered the bar on discount computing by offering a sub-$500 laptop.


Softball: Japanese Pitcher Hits Olympic Perfection

Japan's Yukiko Ueno pitched the first  perfect game in Olympics history in a 2-0 softball win over  China Friday.


Grupo Radio Centro Announces Extraordinary Dividend

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 22  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Radio Centro, S.A. de C.V.  (BMV: RCENTRO-A) ("Grupo Radio Centro" or "the Company"), Mexico's leading radio broadcasting company, announced that the Company will distribute the remaining Ps. 50,000,000 (or Ps.


Bristol-Myers CEO Dolan leaves under pressure

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Chief   Executive Peter Dolan stepped down on Tuesday under pressure   from a federal overseer, who called for Dolan's ouster after   looking into a failed deal to delay competition to the   drugmaker's top product.


Don't grab that dangling set of car keys until you shop around.


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The air above the Gaza Strip was humid and motionless Saturday, free of the throat-burning black smoke from flaming tires that mourners had lit in sadness and anger at the death this week of Yasser Arafat.


China Offers Plan to Clean Up Its Polluted Lakes

The government has announced new regulation that will limit fish farms and require better treatment of wastewater, among other measures.


South Korea is on a high security alert after two holes are found in the wire along its border with the North.


13 killed in Indonesian Air Force helicopter crash

Thirteen Air Force officers were killed today when their helicopter crashed and burst into flames in Indonesia's Central Java province.


Famously opaque when he was chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan — the author — says he relished the opportunity to break out of "Fedspeak" and share his own insights about the nation's economy.


Iraqi youth fear departure of U.S. troops

U.S. troops should stay in Iraq to keep ethnic violence from spiraling out of control, but they shouldn't stay too long, according to a panel of Iraqi youth convened by CNN.


F.D.A. Says Food From Cloned Animals Is Safe

The decision removes the last hurdle before meat and milk from cloned animals can be sold at stores.


Q&A: Economic growth is goal of S.C.'s wireless network

A South Carolina legislator says economic development is the primary reason behind a proposal for a statewide wireless network.


Music: You Go to the Movie Theater, and an Opera Breaks Out

The Metropolitan Operaâs high-definition transmissions to movie theaters add crucial elements of live theater and collective excitement to the experience of opera on screen.


U.S. Seeks Tougher Iran Sanctions Than Europeans Want

Bloomberg - May 23 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. will seek greater pressure on Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions than Britain, France and Germany want, diplomats said after the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency said existing sanctions aren't working.


Phelps' Fourth Individual Gold Ties Spitz

ATHENS, Greece - Mark Spitz, you've got company. Michael Phelps matched Spitz's record of four individual gold medals in the Olympic pool with a stirring comeback in the 100-meter butterfly, nipping rival and teammate Ian Crocker at the wall Friday night...


There are certain patches of the ice sheet - in front of the nets and along the boards - where bravery is required of hockey players.


Genova, 17:40 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: SI FERMA PAROLA, KO FALCONE

Problemi per Novellino a due giorni dalla sfida con il Siena. Oggi si è fermato Parola (dolor...


Paul Gascoigne's playing career appears to be over. The former England midfielder announced Wednesday he will now concentrate on coaching.


ABC Scores Big Ratings with Two More Debuts

ABC boasted more good news on  Monday as its darkly comic "Desperate Housewives" emerged as  the network's most watched series debut in eight years and the  highest-rated launch of a new show on U.S. television so far  this season.


Baltimore-Based Carton Donofrio Partners Chosen

By Daily Record Staff  Carton Donofrio Partners, of Baltimore, a full-service marketing communications agency, said it has been selected by Guardian Industries Corp., of Auburn Hills, Mich., to develop a comprehensive marketing program for Guardian's Sun-Guard high-performance coated glass.


TV hosts return to work as union targets Oscars

Late-night TV comedians Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien said on Monday they will resume taping their shows on January 2, and cross picket lines if necessary, after nearly two months off the air in support of striking film and television writers.


Police: 3 dead in Tel Aviv suicide bombing

At least three people were killed and 32 others wounded in a suicide bombing at an open-air market in Tel Aviv on Monday, Israeli police and ambulance services said.


It's a sweltering 90 degrees and soldiers Kevin Messmer and Kroften Owen are hunched in a rubble-strewn apartment. Peering from a window to avoid sniper fire, they see a bustling Iraqi city.


Yesterday's first round of the $5 million Deutsche Bank Championship was all the evidence anyone could possibly need to keep this tournament right where it is, at TPC of Boston.


The government will again try to push through powers to detain mentally ill people who have not committed crimes.


Hollywood's Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson join new anti-Bush drive

Hollywood's support drive for US Democratic presidential contender John Kerry is moving into top gear, with stars like Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson joining the bid to unseat George W. Bush.


An electoral court fined President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva $18,000 for using a public works project to promote a mayoral candidate from his party.


Some welfare payments should be handed out by local charities rather than the state, says Iain Duncan Smith.


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David Gardner continues his interview with Peter Cuneo.


Messy endgame delays U.S. exit from Kosovo

CAMP BONDSTEEL, Serbia  - From the vantage point of a U.S. Black Hawk helicopter, the new road to Debelde cuts a tidy yellow line through tilled farmland on Kosovo's southern border with Macedonia.


Defense in CIA leak case to call Cheney to testify

The defense will call Vice President Dick Cheney to testify at former top White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby's perjury trial in the CIA leak case, a lawyer said on Tuesday.


The UN says fake prescription drugs are swamping developing nations with sometimes fatal results.


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Oil producers worried about dollar meltdown

Oil producing â-pec and non-Opec â -ntries are concerned about the recent heavy fall in the value of dollar, in which international crude oil sales are priced.


Police in the central Iranian city of Isfahan detained a large number of mourners for mutilating themselves during ceremonies commemorating the death of a revered Shiite figure, the official IRNA news agency reported Sunday.


Slower Growth Seen In '05 For Mobile Phone Industry (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Color screens, cameras and clamshells. Those features helped drive the cell phone industry to another record year in 2004, according to new sales data.


China grounds Bombardier planes after crash

BEIJING - Investigators have found no evidence of terrorism or other "man-made destruction'' in the crash of a Canadian-made Chinese airliner that exploded after takeoff and plunged into an ice-covered lake, killing 54 people, news reports said Monday.


Vioxx and other pain-relieving drugs have given many people with chronic pain the chance to resume normal lives. But an increase in heart attacks among users of the popular arthritis drug led the manufacturer to pull it from the market and has cast a shadow over similar medications.


Asian shares fell on Monday, led by banks such as Macquarie  after surging U.S. inflation and high oil prices fanned concerns the Federal Reserve may be unable to make deeper rate cuts to prevent a possible recession.


Arts & entertainment: 50 Cent bumped down to number two by highest-selling album in two years.


Study Finds Benzene Damage in Workers Even at 'Safe' Levels

Description: A study of Chinese factory workers exposed to benzene, a chemical found in oil and tar products, finds it can damage blood cells even at levels considered safe for workers in the US NPR's Christopher Joyce reports.


NFL takes Giant strides as American football conquers London

American football's big day out in London was a soggy success as the New York Giants beat the Miami Dolphins 13-10 at rain-lashed Wembley on Sunday.


A woman who jumped from the Humber Bridge with her two-year-old daughter is jailed for 18 months.


Dark American tales light up Venice film festival

Dark tales of real-life crime dominate  Hollywood's star-studded assault on the Venice Film Festival  this year, with U.S. directors drawing inspiration from murder  mysteries of the 1940s, 50s and 60s.


Dangerously cold air and gusting winds seized the Great Lakes and Northeast early Monday, while snow fell over the Midwest, Ohio Valley and Great Lakes.


The bigger they are, the harder they (might) fall.


Big names set for European Tour's controversial India debut

Top stars like Ernie Els and Colin Montgomerie could turn up for the European Tour's controversial new 2.5-million-dollar golf event in India next February.


Morgan Fairchild joining 'Fashion House'

Barbara Walters versus Star Jones Reynolds? Old news. How about Morgan Fairchild going up against Bo Derek? This one's fiction, of course. My Network TV said Friday that Fairchild, 56, is joining the cast of its telenovela "Fashion House," which debuts on the new network in September.


U.N. Demands Stop to Ivory Coast Fighting

The U.N. Security Council demanded an immediate halt to all military action in the Ivory Coast and confirmed Saturday that U.N. peacekeepers and French forces were authorized to use "all necessary means" to carry out their mandate.


Mbeki warns divisions could destroy S.Africa's ANC

President Thabo Mbeki says the  bitter contest to lead South Africa's ruling African National  Congress (ANC) could destroy the party that helped end  apartheid.


San Diego, 12:28 - GOLF,  BUICK INVITATIONAL: WOODS IPOTECA VITTORIA

Tiger Woods ipoteca la vittoria nel Buick Invitational, il torneo dell'US Pga Tour da 5,2 milioni di...


Roma, 10:05 - CALCIO, MORATTI: L'INTER E' PULITA

"Ai tifosi dico di stare tranquilli. Queste sono giornate intense e c'è sempre qualcosa della...


George Clooney plays a burned out "fixer" for a New York law firm in his latest movie, which tackles corporate corruption, personal greed and the moral dilemmas people face at the workplace every day.


Continental's Boeing purchase may have ripple effect

DALLAS _ As traditional US carriers concentrate on lucrative overseas routes, where they don't face low-cost rivals, Boeing Co.


Temperature al top venerdÃ¬ 22 giugno. A Catania termometrofino a 39 gradi. Il Papa oggi ha incontrato i fedeli al coperto                                            Caldo in aumento da nord a sud "Ma non sarÃ  come l'estate 2003"                                                                                Il climatologo: "Cambiare i comportamenti usare meno autoe condizionatori"Volano i consumi: "Ma il sistema Ã¨ in equilibrio e non ci sono rischi di blackout"


MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Hamas urged the West on Friday to accept a new Palestinian unity government but leading officials from the Islamist group said they would never recognize Israel nor abide by existing peace accords.


Female action pics need heroes of their own

When Robert Rodriguez  signed on last week to direct Universal's "Barbarella," it  marked a rare instance of a female-led action film getting off  the ground.


Oil Rises After Norwegian Platforms Shut Because of Gas Leak

Crude oil in New York rose for a fifth session as a gas leak closed two North Sea oil platforms, causing the shutdown of 205,000 barrels a day of production.


Iran's Rafsanjani vows resistance to EU, US nuclear pressure

Iran's powerful former president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, vowed Wednesday the Islamic republic would resist international efforts to prevent it from mastering advanced nuclear technology.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - World champion Michael Schumacher was involved in a high-speed crash in practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion, who finished practice in second behind teammate


Distrust hurts effort to end polio in India

GAYA, India -- Gearing up for the final push to wipe out polio, India has run into a hurdle in an eastern state, where poor, conservative communities are refusing to give polio drops to children because they distrust the medicine and its distributors.


Russian Scientist Jailed for Spying for China

A Russian scientist convicted of spying for China was sentenced to 14 years in a high security jail Wednesday, Russian news agencies reported.


11/22/04- A British company is releasing a video game that recreates the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, on this 41st anniversary of the shooting.


Palestinians seek end to Lebanon standoff

Palestinian leaders on Monday tried to end a bloody standoff between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants holed up in a refugee camp - the battleground for Lebanon's worst fighting since the civil war.


Sony is planning to launch a Blu-ray Disc player in the middle of this year that's significantly cheaper than many current models on the market.


Saad Hariri takes up the mantle of his assassinated father, and argues for the world to isolate Syria.


A dismal six-minute stretch in Game Three  of the NBA Finals has transformed a Dallas Mavericks team  brimming with confidence to one desperately hoping to re-group.


White House on Defensive After Bremer Talk

WASHINGTON - The White House staunchly defended its Iraq policy Tuesday as new questions emerged about President Bush's prewar decisions and postwar planning. An impending weapons report undercut the administration's main rationale for the war, and the former head of the American occupation said the United States had too few troops in Iraq after the invasion...


City boss Keegan fined over referee insults

Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan has been fined 8,500 pounds for insulting referee Steve Dunn after his side's Premier League defeat at Newcastle United last month.


Minnesota decides to suspend Michael Olowokandi for a second game after his arrest early Thursday morning for disorderly conduct.


Update 5: Oil Prices Climb Despite Gov't Statement

Oil prices inched closer to $50 a barrel Thursday even as the Bush administration considered tapping the nation's emergency stockpile of crude on behalf of refiners whose supply was disrupted by Hurricane Ivan.


New report indicts the allied invasion force for failing in its duty to protect medical institutions and staff


Russian TV looks forward to second childhood

Children's television is back  on the agenda in Russia thanks to booming advertising sales  that now are worth about $3 billion annually, plus the growth  of niche channels and a helpful shove from the Kremlin.


Jacksonville Jaguars left tackle Mike Pearson damaged ligaments in his left knee Sunday and could be out for the season. Pearson was injured in the third quarter of a 24-17 loss to Indianapolis when Colts


Senator's Number on Phone List of 'D.C. Madam'

Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) apologized last night for "a very serious sin in my past" after his telephone number appeared among those associated with an escort service operated by the woman accused of being the "D.C. Madam."


Biometrics Creeping Into Everyday Life for Americans

Stuffing something in a public locker usually isn't a memorable experience. You drop a coin, take the key and move on. But at the Statue of Liberty, recently reopened after a two-year closure, stashing a package offers a glimpse into the future. To rent, close and reopen lockers, visitors touch an electronic reader that scans fingerprints.


Edwards gets fresh union backing for White House bid

Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards won trade union backing on Monday from steelworkers and mineworkers, putting him ahead of rivals in declared union support, his campaign said.


A Spiny Invader Proliferates in L.I. Waters, and Scientists Wonder About Its Impact

Scientists are trying to determine why venomous lionfish are appearing in Long IslandÂs waters. The Pacific Ocean natives could pose a threat to the habitat.


MPA Members Sue Chinese File Sharing Network Provider

All six members of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) have filed copyright infringement suits in China against Shenzhen Xunlei Networking Technology (Xunlei), a popular peer-to-peer file sharing network operator, the MPA said Friday.


2008 Democrats woo Hispanics on immigration

CORAL GABLES, Florida  - Hillary Clinton and other Democratic presidential hopefuls wooed Hispanic voters on Sunday with pledges to back a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants and attacks on Republican "demagoguery" on the issue of immigration.


'Phantom' takes Broadway stage experience to the big screen

The countless fans of the stage version may prefer to get their music of the night there, but for those without access to a live performance, the film version of "The Phantom of the Opera" offers a solid sense of what the show is.


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British troops began withdrawing Sunday from their base inside the southern Iraqi city of Basra — their final position in the country's second-largest city, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported.


Softbank Logs Record April-Dec. Earnings on Robust Mobile Biz

Tokyo, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)--Softbank Corp.  on Thursday reported record nine-month group revenue and profits for April-December 2006 thanks to its robust mobile phone business.  In the first nine months of fiscal 2006, net profit increased 23.1 pct from a year before to 21,933 million yen.


Finchem: Washington Could Get Tour Stop Back

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- The PGA Tour has narrowed it search to four cities to replace the International, and commissioner Tim Finchem said Friday that a return to Washington likely would be the first choice if all options were equal.


Powell Meets With Annan and Hails UN Help on Iraqi Elections

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell gave a modulated endorsement today to the latest United Nations efforts to bolster the coming elections in Iraq, and he again expressed


Researchers: AMD less power-hungry than Intel

'Opteron more efficient than Xeon' Computer performance consulting firm Neal Nelson & Associates claims that AMD-based servers have beaten Intel in 36 of the 57 power efficiency tests it has conducted. The tests put an AMD Opteron-based server up against an Intel Xeon-based server.â¦


Dance: Plenty of Flash. But Drama? And Poetry?

A close look at American Ballet Theaterâs flashy production of âSwan Lakeâ tells you a lot about its spring season.


Dale Earnhardt Jr., you are now off the Budweiser Hot Seat. The lame-duck driver of the No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet revealed Wednesday in Dallas his plan to drive the No. 88 Chevrolet Impala SS for Hendrick Motorsports next year with dual sponsorship from existing Hendrick partners, the US National Guard and Pepsi-Cola.


President Bush's military records, including personal flight logs just released by the Pentagon, paint a picture of a solid, if hardly outstanding, pilot who energetically performed his duties


Serbian President urges Kosovo Serbs to take part in vote

Serbia's reformist President Boris Tadic called on ethnic Serbs to vote in the elections in the UN-administered southern province of Kosovo later this month despite appeals for a boycott by the government in ...


Yusuf Islam Steps Back Into Cat Stevensâs Old Sound

Mr. Islam picked up his guitar and headed to Nashville after arriving in the United States for the first time since being place on a terrorism no-fly list.


Pakistan Tests Medium-Range Nuclear-Capable Missile

Pakistan test-fired on Wednesday a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, capable of hitting targets deep inside arch-rival India.


Turkey official warns on Iraq federalism

Turkey's foreign minister warned Monday that a federal system in Iraq that could lead to autonomous Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish regions could break up the country and threaten the stability of the region.


Parma rallied from an early deficit to beat Besiktas 3-2 yesterday and maintain Italy's hopes of winning a UEFA Cup championship it used to dominate.


Soccer: Wenger pledges future to Gunners

LONDON : Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he intends to sign an extension to his contract at Arsenal, ending speculation that he could be lured away from Highbury to become the new Real Madrid coach.


CORRECTED: U.N. rights chief sees bigotry in Europe on Islam

United Nations High Commissioner for  Human Rights Louise Arbour said on Monday that bigotry and  prejudice, especially in regard to Muslims, were common in  Europe and called on governments to tackle the issue.


Iraq's Costs for US Families, Taxpayers Go Beyond Spending

For Barbara and Warner Shingleton, the cost of the Iraq war goes beyond the $140 billion the US has approved for the fighting and reconstruction of the country.


U.S. bomber mistakenly flies with nuclear weapons

A U.S. bomber mistakenly flew with at least five nuclear warheads over the United States last week, but the Air Force on Wednesday said the flight never threatened public safety.


STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- LM Ericsson shares plunged nearly 24 percent Tuesday as the wireless network company unexpectedly cut its third-quarter forecast, the latest cell phone technology company to feel the pinch of slowing sales worldwide.


Wall Street Shrugs Off BP's Latest Snafu

After recent mishaps involving its energy facilities, BP PLC's (BP) latest accident may add fuel to the uproar from regulators, politicians, and environmentalists who are questioning the company's business and safety practices. But investors appear to be unfazed.  BP said late Tuesday Sept.


Uneasy Sits the Crown for the King of Clay

It feels almost unsporting to characterize the best rivalry in men's tennis as anticlimactic. But that's what the showdowns between world No. 1 Roger Federer and No. 2 Rafael Nadal had approached over the past two years, with Federer holding sway on grass and hard courts, and Nadal peerless on clay.


a package of incentives such as trade ties and imported nuclear fuel - in return for Tehran's total suspension of all uranium enrichment activities.


Shell Boosts Europe Oil, Gas Spending to $1.8 Billion

Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Europe's second-largest oil company, will boost investment in its European oil and gas unit by $150 million to $1.


Ofsted chief says schools need to do more to promote an interest in democracy and common values.


Normativa piu' semplice per revisione tassazione rendite


Ukraine prepares to elect a president in a repeat ballot called after mass protests against vote-rigging.


Big banners ensure high visibility for me: Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan, who has proved his mettle once again in Sunday, has now signed multiple-movie deals.


Sunday's win proves McNabb is Eagles' MVP - hands down

Who is the most valuable player on the Philadelphia Eagles? Who is the player they can least afford to miss in a playoff game? If anyone watching Sunday's 12-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys can come up with a convincing argument for No.


'Extremely dangerous' Ivan heads for Cuba

George Town, Cayman Islands - People stood on rooftops of flooded homes on Monday in the Cayman Islands, pummelled by Hurricane Ivan before the massive storm strengthened to an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm and headed for Cuba.


Novell revenue up as SUSE investment shows promise

NOVEMBER 19, 2004  - Networking and Linux vendor Novell Inc. reported a profit of $57.1 million for fiscal 2004, which ended Oct. 31, compared with a loss of $161.9 million in the prior fiscal year.


I will stay army chief until 2007: Musharraf

LAHORE: General Pervez Musharraf has said he will stay army chief and president until 2007, as the law now permits him to do so, the first time he has clearly stated his intention to keep both offices.


If diethylene glycol is banned as poisonous, why do they allow polyethylene glycol to be sold in products to relieve constipation?


Shanda Shields, right, and her two daughters, Destiny, left, and Sara, watch planes and helicopters fly overhead in Rose Canyon after they were evacuated from their home because of a wildfire in the area.


Cisco Systems' announcement Monday that it will acquire privately held startup Protego Networks for $65 million adds a critical piece to Cisco's strategy for becoming a security vendor.


Roy Scheider, Actor in âJaws,â Dies at 75

Mr. Scheider was a stage actor with a background in the classics who became one of the leading figures in the American film renaissance of the 1970s.


While some industry-watchers are cheering Google's recent moves, others are yawning. Range Online's Phil Stelter digs into what Universal Search really means for Google, and for search marketers.


SpaceShipOne a Flight Away From $10M Prize

MOJAVE, Calif. Oct. 4, 2004 - Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen has sunk more than $20 million into developing a manned rocket that reaches space.


Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter profit rose 19 percent on double-digit international sales growth and improved performance by its namesake motorcycle unit.


US to sell Taiwan 421 million US dollars worth of missiles

The US Department of Defense has notified Congress that it plans to sell Taiwan missiles worth 421 million US dollars, which would help boost the island's defenses against rival China.


The show then known as "NBC's Saturday Night" debuted in October 1975 and, ever since, the series it became has been measured against it ... and usually found wanting. That is part of the legacy of "Saturday Night Live": a past never to be equaled.


Brett Favre is back. The Chicago Bears did their best to make sure nobody noticed. The Bears delivered the first shutout of Favre's 16-year career on Sunday, beating the Green Bay Packers 26-0 at Lambeau Field.


Thanks to David Ortiz's two-run walkoff homer in the bottom of the 12th at 1:22 this morning, this baseball season isn't over just yet at Fenway Park.


Afghanistan's deadliest attack leaves 35 dead

A suicide bomber destroyed a police bus in Kabul on Sunday, killing 35 people and wounding dozens in the deadliest attack in Afghanistan since the Taliban regime was toppled in 2001, police said.


Fed's Plosser says more tightening may be needed

Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank  President Charles Plosser on Wednesday said that more policy  tightening may be needed to keep price rises in check as the  economy resumes growth.


Londra, 14:48 - CALCIO, HENRY: VOGLIO RESTARE ALL'ARSENAL PER TUTTA LA VITA

Dichiarazione d'amore di Henry all'Arsenal: ''Non abbandonerÃ² mai questo club - ha detto l'attaccant...


Glasgow band Franz Ferdinand lead the nominations for this year's Q Awards, to be announced in October.


Mets 4, Marlins 0: ItÂs All Good. No, ItÂs Better Than That.

By beating the Marlins Monday, the Mets became the first team other than the Braves to win the N.L. East division since the 1993 Phillies.


U.S. stocks skidded on Monday as resurgent economic worries and a jump in oil prices outweighed excitement about a bid for Texas power company TXU Corp. , which would be the largest private-equity buyout ever.


Judges back arrest scheme for security suspects

Britain's highest court gave its backing to a government scheme that places suspected extremists under a form of house arrest without trial.


Arsenal's Arsene Wenger will not blame his goalkeeper after the draw with Panathinaikos.


Read a "Form 8-K" these days and you  can almost hear the crack of a bat at a Boston Red Sox game,  the whir of a vacuum cleaner at a high-roller suite in Las  Vegas, the scream of a corporate jet.


Tiny motion sensors are attached to the walls, doorways and even the refrigerator of Elaine Bloomquist's home, tracking the seemingly healthy 86-year-old's daily activity.


Take one balloon. Blow it up. Toss to a family member and voila! You've got a game of balloon ball going indoors or out. See how one large, fun-loving Lean Plate Club family in Dale City, Va., played a rousing game of balloon ball recently in this short video. It's just one example of how you can...


Operazione del 28 agosto, istituto era sceso sotto al 2%


Italia-Libia: Berlusconi arrivato a Sirte

TRIPOLI - Il presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, e' atterrato alle 17 a Sirte, in Libia, dove stasera cenera' con il leader libico Muammar Gheddafi. Il premier, accompagnato nella trasferta africana


Studies: long shifts may contribute to medical error

Medical school interns routinely work 30-hour shifts, but two new studies say the workload is both dangerous and excessive, and are calling for interns' hours to be cut in half.


Things are going right for Lindley Roller-coaster year for leader ...

Auburn, Placer County -- In a year marked by soaring emotional highs and painful emotional lows, it's likely the last place Leta Lindley expected to find herself today is on the doorstep of a breakthrough victory.


Trump Hotels, Hurt by Debt, Files for Bankruptcy

Donald Trump's Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection with a plan to cut debt by $400 million and renovate its properties.


Google adds some street-level views to U.S. maps

Google Inc. said on Tuesday it was introducing street-level map views of various U.S. cities, giving Web users a panoramic, 360-degree images as well as the overhead views Google Maps has offered.


Austria breaks up global child porn operation

Austria has smashed a global child pornography ring involving 2,361 suspects in 77 states who paid for Internet videos showing children subjected to "the worst kind of sexual abuse", officials said on Wednesday.


Company is prolific filer of patent applications, including those for exotic technologies such as a washable keyboard and software that responds to your emotions.


European equities fell on Tuesday after losses in US and Asian stock markets, prompted by renewed fears of credit market weakness.


A car bomb killed a Hamas leader in Damascus today after weeks of Israeli warnings that members of the Islamic militant group would not be safe in Syria.


New Zealand Test batsman Mark Richardson retires

New Zealand opening batsman Mark Richardson has announced his retirement from cricket after returning home from his fruitless tour of Australia.


Low testosterone in men linked to earlier death

NEW YORK  - Older men with low levels of the hormone testosterone may die sooner than other men their age with normal testosterone levels, a study suggests.


Mother says family dog led her son, 7, to safety

CHINNAKALAPET, India -- "Run away!" her husband screamed from a rooftop after he spotted the colossal waves.


NJ schools apologize for blacking out gay photo

Administrators of a U.S. state school system apologized to a graduating student on Monday for blacking out a picture of him kissing his boyfriend in a high school year book.


India has unveiled a package of trade incentives, aimed at helping the country grow its exports by 20% a year for the next five years.


Nel bresciano, il mezzo viaggiava in retromarcia


Limping to a Higher Close UNITED STATES MARKETPLACE By Bloomberg

By Eric Martin  U.S. stocks eked out gains Tuesday as acquisitions in the banking and insurance industries lifted shares of financial companies.


A Mediterranean diet rich in vegetable oil, nuts and fish may help fend off more than heart disease and diabetes: It appears to prevent gallstones, too.    Men who ate more of the unsaturated fats found in such foods lowered their risk of gallstones by nearly one-fifth, according to a 14-year study published in Tuesday's Annals of Internal Medicine...


Jackson Back in Court for Jury Selection

A judge urged prospects to relax and to keep an open mind as questioning began Monday for potential jurors in Michael Jackson's child-molestation trial.


Tiny, heated "nano-probes" beat cancer in mice

Tiny, tumor-seeking probes can slow the growth of aggressive breast cancers in mice, leaving surrounding tissue unharmed, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.


Unfortunately, when we're talking about flu vaccinations and not Cabbage Patch dolls, the bottom line is very different for those most vulnerable to illness - the elderly and the very young.


Ten people die trying to escape a crush at a punk rock concert in Indonesia.


Mai come in questi giorni si Ã¨ tanto parlato di Europa. E se la misura della vitalitÃ  di una istituzione Ã¨ l'accanimento con cui se ne discute, si direbbe che l'Unione Europea non Ã¨ mai stata cosÃ¬ viva.


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


Aetna to End Payment for a Drug in Colonoscopies

Aetna is the latest insurer to clamp down on the use of a powerful anesthetic during an increasingly common form of colon cancer screening.


Obese Blacks Incur Lower Health-Care Costs

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Health-care costs for obese blacks are less than for obese whites, says a study that also concludes the costs of obesity-related health problems grow progressively greater as adults age.


By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 22--Parts of Madera Canyon remain closed after heavy rains swept rocks and debris into campgrounds and onto trails.   The areas are considered unsafe because the rocks and debris create hiking hazards.


Leguizamo, Hopper to Play 'Dead' for Romero

Simon Baker, John Leguizamo and Dennis Hopper are off to "The Land of the Dead," George A. Romero's return to the zombie genre that he made famous.


Children who do little exercise risk developing the chronic fatigue syndrome ME in later life, say researchers.


Miami stays close until the end but falls to Detroit, 100-95, as Rasheed Wallace powers the Pistons with 26 points and 10 rebounds.


Mauresmo reaches quarterfinals in Austria

LINZ, Austria - Top seed Amelie Mauresmo reached the quarterfinals of the Generali Ladies Open at the Intersport Arena on Thursday ousting Pole Marta Domachovska 6-4, 6-0.


Less Support for Death Sentence Cited for Decline in Executions

Convicted murderers are being sentenced to death half as often as they were five years ago, and the population of death row is declining as a result, an anti-capital punishment information organization reported Tuesday.


White House seeks to cut geothermal research funds

The Bush administration wants to eliminate federal support for geothermal power just as many U.S. states are looking to cut greenhouse gas emissions and raise renewable power output.


Iran seeks quick negotiations with EU on nuclear issue

Iran's foreign minister stressed on Tuesday that Tehran wanted negotiations with European countries over Iran's nuclear programme concluded quickly.


Non si hanno piÃ¹ notizie da venerdÃ¬ di Vera Heinzl. Un'amica l'aveva lasciata con un alcuni marocchini conosciuti da poco. ROMA - Non si hanno piÃ¹ notizie da venerdÃ¬ sera di Vera Heinzl, ragazza tedesca di 20 anni.


Update 1: Coca-Cola Bottling Down on Weak Sales

Coca-Cola Bottling Co., the country's second-largest bottler of Coca-Cola drinks, said third-quarter earnings fell sharply as poor weather hurt results.


'Le cose peggiorano, inefficace azione contro rialzo prezzi'


Turkish ruling party looks set for big election win

Turkey's ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party looks on course to win enough votes on Sunday to govern alone again in an election that has divided the country over religion's role in a secular state.


A Mansion in Spain Where Mainly Evil Reigns

This would-be thriller shows no fearsome new way of presenting a haunted house and elicits not one palpitation from audiences paying for a few good jolts.


Major Pakistani cities stirred back to life on Monday for the first time since opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, emerging from violent unrest that paralyzed trade and commerce.


Shanghai's Middle Class Launches Quiet, Meticulous Revolt

SHANGHAI -- Bundled against the cold, the businessman made his way down the steps. Coming toward him in blue mittens was a middle-aged woman.


Hillary Clinton rolls out top gun - husband Bill

Democrat Hillary Clinton, already  riding high in the 2008 White House race, rolls out one of her  most powerful campaign weapons this week -- husband and former  U.S. President Bill Clinton.


Courier firm DHL decides to ditch its plan to make Brussels its international hub as authorities delay a decision over night flights.


NY's gay baths become sex clubs of last resort

Wearing just a small white towel and a   smile, Bob prowls the dark halls of the East Side Club, looking   into dozens of its closet-sized rooms and hoping eye contact   with another man will lead to sex.


The Way We Live Now: Old-School Economics

The transition to a new economy is over. Do our candidates know it?


Steven Gerrard may miss England's World Cup qualifier against Austria because of a groin injury.


Bollywood star Dutt focuses on getting in shape after jail stint

Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt says he is focusing on getting back into shape for his next movie following his release on bail after being sentenced to six years for possessing illegal weapons.


Smuggled cigarettes contain lead and arsenic, UK Govt warns

The UK Government has issued a warning to smokers after cigarettes smuggled into Britain were found to contain lead and arsenic. An estimated one million fake cigarettes containing hazardous levels of the


Mediators Urge Sudan, Rebels to Agree on Security Deal

Talks between Sudan's government and two rebel groups are expected to continue Tuesday, as all sides consider a proposal that could end violence in the troubled Darfur region.


HTC QWERTY candybar smart phone to ship as Vox?

US version as Libra HTC looks set to market its upcoming candybar smart phone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard as the Vox, leaked roadmap slides reveal. The Taiwanese handset maker showed off the device in September as carrier UTStarcom's Libra.â¦


By JANE WARDELL  LONDON - The British Broadcasting Corp. began showing excerpts from its news and entertainment programs on the YouTube video-sharing Web site Friday, becoming the first international broadcaster to ink a major deal with the Google Inc.-owned portal.


Roma, 19:04 - Calcio, Roma: a centrocampo ballottaggio De Martino-D'Agostino

Per la partita di domani contro l'Atalanta Del Neri non avrÃ  per squalifiche Perrotta, Aquilani e Cu...


Space Shuttle Astronauts Begin Spacewalk

By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - When astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper poked her head out of an airlock Tuesday to begin installing a new addition to the international space station, she joined an elite club of women who have gone on spacewalks.


PORT BLAIR, DECEMBER 30: The tsunami death toll might not have been as astronomical as it was thought to be in the Andaman and Nicobar Islandsâthe numbers have begun to decrease as dramatically as it climbed.


Dow Jones in rialzo dello 0,08 per cento, Nasdaq piu' deciso


Leftist Chavez ally leads in Ecuador vote

QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuador's leftist Rafael Correa, an ally of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, appeared to have clinched Sunday's presidential run-off election after exit polls and one quick count showed he surged past his banana magnate rival to victory.


Quit or be toppled, bin Laden tells Saudi elite

Saudi riot police chased anti-royalist demonstrators through Jeddah yesterday and arrested more than a dozen as a tape recording, purportedly by Osama bin Laden, called


IBM to build Opteron-Cell hybrid supercomputer

AMD chips in Los Alamos lab's Roadrunner system to be augmented with the PlayStation's processing brains.


Mercato avalla all'80% un nuovo taglio della Fed


Verizon enters India's long distance market

(InfoWorld) - Verizon Business, a unit of U.S. communications service provider Verizon Communications, has applied for a license to provide international long-distance services in India. The move reflects Verizon's recognition of the growth potential of Asian markets, Verizon Business said Wednesday. Leading multinational telecommunications services companies have applied for licenses to operate national and long-distance telecommunications services in India, to take advantage of a new policy that liberalized direct foreign investment in telecommunications services companies. Before the new policy, some multinational telecommunications services companies including Verizon were offering services in India through cooperation agreements with local licensed service providers. New government rules, announced in 2005, allow companies with foreign ownership of up to 74 percent to offer telecommunications services in the country. Before this rule, foreign investment was limited to 49 percent, which deterred foreign carriers from setting up operations in India. AT&T's majority-owned Indian joint venture, AT&T Global Network Services India was awarded licenses last year by the Indian government to operate national and international long distance telecommunications services from the country. AT&T holds 74 percent of the equity in the joint venture. BT Telecom India, an Indian joint venture of BT Group, applied to the Indian government in November for licenses to provide national and international long-distance services. The government awarded it letters of intent in December, as a first step to the award of licenses. As part of its expansion in India, BT announced Tuesday that it has signed an agreement for the acquisition of i2i Enterprise, a Mumbai-based enterprise services company specializing in IP (Internet Protocol) communications services for Indian and multinational companies. The acquisition would be through its Indian joint venture, BT said. I2i already has licenses to provide international and national long-distance services, Internet services, and Internet telephony services. Verizon is planning to offer its telecommunications services to multinational companies that are expanding in India, as well as Indian companies expanding abroad. It has set up a joint venture, Verizon Communications India, with India's Leo Communications, a part of the Videocon Group of Mumbai. Verizon will hold a 74 percent stake in the joint venture, while Leo will hold the balance 26 percent. Verizon Business is one of three operating units of Verizon Communications, and delivers IP, data, voice and wireless services to large business and government. In India, Verizon Business plans to offer a full range of services to multinational customers, including MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching), international private leased circuits and IP VPNs (virtual private networks).


J&J already has generic competition for its new drug.


Ties between cholesterol and Parkinson's in women

NEW YORK  - Women with higher levels of total cholesterol appear to be at decreased risk for developing Parkinson's disease, according to a report by researchers in the Netherlands.


(Boston-AP, Oct. 24, 2004) _ It was wild, sloppy World Series opener with plenty of runs, hits and errors. When it was over, the Boston Red Sox had won the highest-scoring Game One in World Series history, 11-to-9 over St.


Russia wants to negotiate new arms pact in autumn

Russia wants to start negotiating a new Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty in the autumn, a foreign ministry department head told Interfax on Friday, adding a timeframe to a previous offer.


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

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


Pascal Leclaire made 21 saves for his third shutout of the season and fourth overall, and Rick Nash had a goal and an assist to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Friday night.


Sacramento Digest: GenCorp Gets Sale Payment

By Dale Kasler, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 7--GenCorp Inc. said Tuesday it has received a $29.7 million payment from the company that bought its chemical business in 2005.


Hideki Matsui drove in Derek Jeter with a 12th-inning sacrifice fly Wednesday night, giving the New York Yankees a dramatic, 7-6 win over Minnesota.


The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says Darfur refugees live in fear, and  that rape is widespread.


Dutch police arrest 111 over suspected Internet fraud

Police in Amsterdam arrested more than 100 West Africans Saturday as part of a seven month long investigation into Internet fraud, they said.


Scontri al porto, rilasciato consigliere regionale di An


Campbell Soup Co.'s profit rose 39 percent for the fourth quarter versus results a year ago that were depressed by costs related to sales of some operations in Ireland and the United Kingdom.


Former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, who admitted giving dozens of major leaguers steroids and human growth hormone, avoided jail time after cooperating with investigators.


Instinct took over when Chauncey Billups grabbed a long rebound with 4.9 seconds left. Normally, he'd call a timeout and let coach Larry Brown design the final play.


BOSTON Researchers have developed a simple urine test that appears to detect breast cancer early and to track tumor growth accurately.


Google in talks to buy Web video site YouTube: WSJ

Web search leader Google Inc. is in talks to buy YouTube Inc., the world's leading Web site for video entertainment, for close to $1.6 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter.


Remarks With French Republic Foreign Minister Michel Barnier After Their Meeting

SECRETARY POWELL: It's a great pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Barnier, who has made a very short trip to consult with me and with Dr.


A man dies and another is seriously injured in a shooting in a busy high street in the early hours.


A new poll of people's favorite works of U.S. architecture shows that Americans are open to the new, but prefer works that are more comforting than challenging


Militants slaughter 11 Iraqi soldiers abducted south of Baghdad ...

Insurgents slaughtered 11 Iraqi soldiers, beheading one, then shooting the others execution-style, and declared on an Islamic militant Web


Arafat's top lieutenants en route to Paris

Palestinian leaders rushed to Paris on Monday to check on the critically ill Yasser Arafat, but hospital officials said visiting rights were restricted - setting the stage


Mitchell Report may not have shut door on steroid use

Commissioner Bud Selig, who hoped to bring closure to Major League Baseball's steroids era by commissioning the Mitchell Report that was issued on Thursday, may have opened the door to more questions about the game's troubled past.


Israeli Missile Wounds 2 Gaza Policemen -Medics

An Israeli missile fired from a pilotless aircraft wounded two Palestinian policemen in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis on Sunday, witnesses said.


Athletics: Fredericks the great says a quick goodbye

For a man who has given so much to athletics on and off the track, Frank Fredericks deserved a more fitting farewell. The booing and chanting that delayed the start of the Olympic 200m final


Peace talks between the Sudanese government and the country's two main rebel movements continue for a second day in the Nigerian capital Abuja.


Los Angeles, 11:22 - CICLISMO, CASO LANDIS: SENTENZA CORTE ARBITRALE A LUGLIO

La sentenza della Corte Arbitrale indipendente sul caso di Floyd Landis, il vincitore del Tour de Fr...


Film maker swaps Harry Potter for childless world

Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron leaves   the adventures of young wizard Harry Potter behind him with his   new film "Children of Men," a bleak tale of an apocalyptic   world in which humans can no longer have babies.


Maggiore Ipo quest'anno in Germania per rivale di Givaudan


While most children were enjoying their summer days playing in the sunshine, Derrick Watkins Â aka Fonzworth Bentley Â spent his free moments perfecting his etiquette.


A man was sentenced to 102 years in prison Friday for using chloroform and a stun gun to knock out and then rape three teenage daughters of his friends, fellow members of a close-knit Taiwanese community.


China Moves to Stem Fears as Energy Needs Grow

BEIJING, Dec. 26 -- China pledged Wednesday that its worldwide search for oil and gas to power a booming economy will be carried out in a spirit of fair play and international cooperation so as not to disrupt sensitive international markets.


Paulson says Senate stimulus plan too complex

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Thursday he was concerned that the $157 billion stimulus package passed by the Senate Finance Committee was too complex and he prefers the simpler House of Representatives version.


Economy - Monday      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - President Bush said the long-term outlook was bright despite current troubles. "Given the economy's strong basic structure, free mobility of labor, relatively low taxes, well-balanced capital markets and openness to trade, prospects for continued growth in the years ahead remain good," said a report by Bush's Council of Economic Advisers. The White House stuck to its forecast for 2.7% growth in '08, far above the 1.6% predicted by private-sector economists.


A firm that used "high pressure sales tactics" to sell shares is fined Â£250,000 by the City watchdog.


Microsoft Touts Support for Windows Mobile

In an effort to show wide support for its newest Windows Mobile operating system, Microsoft Corp. is highlighting several announcements from handset makers on Monday at 3GSM in Barcelona.


The leaves have transformed into a sparkling array of colors. There's a bit of a chill in the air. The golf season is coming to a close. Vijay Singh just loves this time of year.


Her voice quavering, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton struggled Monday to avoid a highly damaging second straight defeat in the Democratic presidential race. Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney scrapped for success on the eve of a New Hampshire primary that neither could afford to lose.


Yao Ming had 25 points and seven rebounds as the Houston Rockets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 95-83 on Monday night for their seventh straight win.


New Report Clears Up Myths About Constipation

NEW YORK  - The idea that chronic  constipation is the result of a low-fiber diet may be one of  the many myths and misconceptions about the condition,  according to a new review of the issue.


Defense attorneys in the Jose Padilla terrorism support trial are going to great lengths to suggest to jurors that jihad is not necessarily Muslim holy war and that mujahedeen could just as easily be freedom fighters as terrorists.


A9.com Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., last week launched a search site that will compete with Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo.


US airlines had the worst July for flight delays on record, as only 70 percent of flights arrived on time amid bad weather and a surge in traffic.


Hokies vs. Cavs: State Bragging Rights, and More

Virginia Tech needs to beat Virginia on Saturday to remain in prime contention for the Chick-Fil-A Bowl, which offers the highest payout of any ACC postseason game outside of the Bowl Championship Series.


Moore Capital Management has taken a 5.1 percent stake in the home builder Beazer Homes USA, according to a regulatory filing.


Intesa per un nuovo sistema su linea ferroviaria ultraveloce


Stock indexes dropped for a third straight session on Wednesday after Federal Reserve officials cast doubt on the outlook for more interest rate cuts, driving the Nasdaq into bear market territory.


The 1.2 pound Sony Vaio U is powered by a 1.1GHz Intel Pentium M 733 processor, 512MB of RAM, and a 20GB, 1.8-inch hard drive.


Arezzo, 16:13 - CICLISMO, ESCE IL LIBRO DELL'EX CT MARTINI

L'ex ct della Nazionale azzurra di ciclismo, Alfredo martini, diventa scritore e nel libro'Ciclismo,...


In an auction-style public offering, hosted-software maker seeks to raise $75 million--and to stay under Larry Ellisonâs control.


US and Chinese diplomats launched a broad dialogue Wednesday expected to touch on a range of issues from Beijing's military build-up to its human rights record and help in ending the Darfur conflict.


Microsoft Sting Targets Resellers For Alleged Hard-Disk Loading

Microsoft filed lawsuits late last week against eight resellers nationwide for allegedly buying and selling counterfeit and used Certificate of Authenticity labels.


In Boost For Sharon, Israeli Cabinet Approves Compensation For ...

_ The Israeli Cabinet approved guidelines Sunday to compensate settlers uprooted by Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan, giving the prime minister a welcome boost ahead of a parliamentary showdown this week.


Olympic Possibilities Are Sinking In for Stitt

Training at least four hours a day, usually seven days a week, McLean native Sam Stitt has put himself in a position to qualify for the Olympics.


Sifting through the best that Mexico has to offer.


A look at the stocks that saw serious volatility last week.


Islamic Jihad threatens to target U.S. over leader

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group threatened on Tuesday to retaliate against the United States if it tried to capture its Damascus-based leader.


More than two weeks after they were first spotted far up the Sacramento River, two lost humpback whales appeared to have finally found their way home Wednesday.


Anti-drink drive adverts will appear in xbox games amid concern at the growing number of young drink drivers.


Imams kicked off U.S. flight sue for discrimination

Six Muslim clerics have filed a discrimination suit against U.S. Airways Group Inc. for removing them from a flight last November after passengers reported "suspicious behavior."


Stem-cell vote could re-create gold rush

The decision by California voters Tuesday to channel $3 billion into embryonic stem-cell research shifts scientific planning nationwide.


Friends, Family Gather for Reeve Memorial

Three weeks after Christopher Reeve's death, his family and friends celebrated him Friday at a place that was central to his life: the Juilliard School, where he first honed his acting skills and later returned to receive an honorary doctorate.


Two goals each from Mohamed Zidan and Hosni Abd Rabou give Egypt a fine start in their defence of the Africa Cup of Nations.


Problems Found with Alberta Health Cards

In his annual report, Albertaâs Auditor-General discovered major problems with monitoring the use of health-care insurance cards.


US Secretary of State Colin Powell has continued his latest Middle East peace mission, urging Israeli and Palestinian leaders to make the most of new chances.


Sceso da San Marco, poi corteo delle Marie con Ornella Muti


Ordinanza di Sirchia, sconto per i vaccini anti-influenzali in ...

Al termine del vertice di questa mattina con case farmaceutiche, farmacisti e grossisti, il ministro della salute, Girolamo Sirchia, ha annunciato lâemissione di unâordinanza per la riduzione del prezzo dei vaccini anti-influenzali venduti in farmacia


German phone giant Deutsche Telekom said it plans to buy back full control of its Internet unit by next year to profit from burgeoning demand for broadband Internet services, a move that could cost the company euro2.9 billion (US$3.6 billion).


What's the most important thing about White House counsel Alberto R. Gonzales, who President Bush nominated yesterday to replace Attorney General John D. Ashcroft?


U.S. deploys latest weapon in Iraq: anthropologists

As David Matsuda tells it, he's probably the last person you'd expect to see in a U.S. military uniform climbing out of an armoured vehicle in Iraq.


SPRING GREEN, Wis. Sept. 29, 2004 - Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday the $50 per barrel price of oil reflects a broken promise of President Bush that will hurt average Americans.


Visiting media urged to expose Laos rights abuses

Foreign media in Laos for next week's ASEAN summit should expose rights abuses in the country, an international watchdog says.


As his defense minister resigns over his comments on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's goal of creating a more muscular Japan looks lost


After Aamir and Shah Rukh now itÂs SaifÂs turn to become


GUBA Promotion Increases Movie Sales 1000%

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 11  /PRNewswire/ -- GUBA, a leading video entertainment site, today announced the month-long results of its Premium Content Promotion launch, reducing all pricing on feature-length films and TV programming downloads.


The first of three presidential debates mostly likely will feature President George Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry at their charismatic best, experts say.


Iraq Mortar Attacks Kill Five People and Injure 87, US Says

Four Iraqis and a US contractor were killed and 87 people injured in two mortar attacks on security posts in Iraq, the US military said.


The racist chanting by Spanish fans at Wednesday night's friendly international in Madrid has left the government here red-faced and fearing a black-mark against the city's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.


The amount of click fraud detected by Google remains in single-digit percentages of total clicks, and the amount that slips through to advertisers is just 0.02 percent, according to Google.


Leader Fi, 'governo unita' nazionale? troppo tardi...'


The Falmouth boys' soccer team continued its successful season yesterday, shutting out host Barnstable, 5-0, in a nonleague contest.


Extremely obese people suffering from depression or anxiety tend to lose less weight after obesity surgery than mentally healthy people, researchers reported Thursday in a study that suggests such patients could benefit treatment beforehand.


Arsonists Destroy Jewish Center in Paris

PARIS Aug. 22, 2004 - Arsonists destroyed a Jewish community center in eastern Paris in a pre-dawn attack Sunday and left behind anti-Semitic graffiti, police said.


Coronation Street character Vera Duckworth makes her final appearance in the long-running soap.


Immigrant children more likely to study math: survey

Children with at least one parent born   outside the United States are more likely to study math and   physical sciences in college, driven by the aim of securing a   well-paid job, according to a study released on Thursday.


Hasbro said its third-quarter profit climbed 62 percent on higher sales led by Transformers and Spider-Man toys and a favorable tax adjustment.


Qwest Communications International Inc.  on Tuesday reported a smaller quarterly loss as it cut costs in its long-distance business.


Anti-Bush demonstrations in Rome after Pope meeting

Demonstrators clashed with police in central Rome on Saturday as U.S. President George W. Bush wound up a visit to Pope Benedict and Italian leaders.


Q&A: Pershing's Patrick Yip details successful BI expansion

In recent years, Pershing LLC, which offers securities clearing, execution and settlement services to institutional investors and investment advisors, expanded its BI systems. Patrick Yip, a director at the firm, talked about the challenges and payoffs of doing so.


Ex-diplomats, military men and academics write to Tony Blair calling for an inquiry into civilian deaths in Iraq.


Americans step up attacks against Fallujah as showdown with ...

More than 10,000 US soldiers and marines have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as US jets pummelled insurgent targets Friday and troops blocked key roads.


Delta in merger talks with Northwest: congressman

Delta Air Lines  has begun merger talks with Northwest Airlines , the office of House of Representatives Transportation Committee Chairman James Oberstar said on Wednesday.


China hosts NKorean delegation amid efforts to salvage nuclear ...

A senior North Korean delegation, headed by the country's number two leader, Kim Yong-Nam, has arrived in China, amid attempts to resolve the standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear program.


The growth of portable technology has sparked fears that people are becoming addicted to their gadgets.


Dubai, 16:48 - CALCIO, MILAN: INZAGHI DIMESSO DA OSPEDALE

Filippo Inzaghi è stato dimesso dall'American Hospital, dove era stato ricoverato ieri per un...


Ohio EPA is on the Dump Case: New Director Vows to Find Out What Stinks in Stark

By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Feb. 3--BOLIVAR -- Dealing with the problems at Countywide Disposal & Recycling Facility in southern Stark County is the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's No. 1 priority.


The higher gasoline prices go, the more money business Web entrepreneur Jason Toewes makes.


The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind.


Leading Israeli writers and academics urge the government to negotiate a truce with Hamas militants.


Two Back on Earth After Year on Space Station

Two astronauts who spent half a year aboard the International Space Station returned safely on Saturday to the steppes of Kazakhstan in the pre-dawn darkness.


Geri Halliwell says the current Spice Girls tour is likely to be their last ever, but denies rumours of in-fighting.


Reporter Judith Miller testified Tuesday that former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby identified a CIA operative to her on two occasions


China's first panda cub of the year has survived the crucial first three days of her life, state media reported Monday.


Salesforce expands product categories for on-demand

(InfoWorld) - Although the major news at the Salesforce.com Dreamforce developer conference in San Francisco this week was VisualforceÂ , CEO Marc Benioff had a few other surprise announcements up his sleeve to keep an overflow audience interested in listening to almost all of his two-hour keynote address. The introduction of Salesforce IdeasÂ  and Salesforce ContentÂ  expands Salesforce offerings to six product lines and takes the company farther afield from its original target audience of CRM and Salesforce Automation application users. Salesforce Content is content management as a service. The on-demand application will employ tagging, subscriptions, and user recommendations to allow users to manage documents, both structured and unstructured. While users can deploy full-text searches for documents and content, no details were given on how documents can be retrieved for more complex searches, such as e-mail searches by date, time, or subject matter, typically used for e-discovery. Under the heading "You can't always be first," Salesforce Ideas puts social networking in a business context, which is not unlike IBM's Web 2.0 Goes To Work initiative announcement made last spring. Ideas will allow Salesforce customers to collaborate from within the company's Salesforce applications. According to Parker Harris, a Salesforce co-founder, Ideas will allow those in collaboration mode to rate and vote on ideas. For example, the best ideas for advancing company goals would bubble higher up to the top of the list of all ideas under discussion. Users will be able to build separate online communities by department or any other grouping chosen. Ideas are posted, along with graphical content when needed, and opened up to a collaborative environment. The immediate feedback, "instant" focus groups, according to a Salesforce statement, can be kept behind the firewall or opened up to partners and customers alike. Salesforce Ideas and Content will be available in limited release and are scheduled to be fully delivered in 2008.


A new advertising platform attracts a major radio network. What will the experiment tell us?


The Nikkei average fell 0.69 percent by mid-morning on Monday as caution about the dollar's weakness and the US presidential election prompted selling of exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp.


GENEVA: The World Health Organisation says disease in the aftermath of southern Asias tsunami disaster could kill as many people as the deadly waves and earthquake have.


Militants extend Afghanistan hostages deadline

The militants holding three foreign hostages in Afghanistan today extended the deadline by which they have threatened to kill them from Wednesday to Friday.


Roddick and Fish propel US to 2-0 lead over Belarus

Charleston, SC (Sports Network) - Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish each posted singles victories Friday to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Belarus in their best-of-five Davis Cup semifinal.


Howard Stern, the ribald radio host  who has become a poster boy for bad behavior on U.S. airwaves,  will jump to Sirius Satellite Radio SIRI.O in January 2006,  freeing him from the grips of regulators and giving the nascent  satellite radio sector a big boost.


Man Who Set Himself Ablaze Claims to Be FBI Informant

The man who set himself on fire yesterday in front of the White House claims to be an FBI informant. 52 year-old Mahamed Alanssi, of Falls Church, Virginia, notified the Washington Post newspaper of his plans beforehand.


European stocks struggle after Wall Street dip

Europe's main stock markets mostly took a step back on Tuesday after a weak performance by Wall Street overnight.


Lockout looms as midnight deadline for new CBA approaches

----- NEW YORK (Ticker) - As expected, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced Wednesday afternoon that the league will have a work stoppage at midnight EDT, when the current collective bargaining agreement expires.


Pop star Whitney Houston has filed for divorce from her husband of 14 years, singer Bobby Brown.


Iran says judge to decide next week on U.S.-Iranians

An Iranian judge will next week decide whether to indict or free three American-Iranians accused of acting against national security, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday.


Jonathan Byrd carded his second straight 66 at Palm Harbor, Florida to join fellow American Jeff Sluman atop the leaderboard midway through the Chrysler Championship.


Currencies: Despite strong data, the dollar declines

NEW YORK The dollar declined on Friday as the market shrugged off positive US economic data and remained focused on the record US current-account deficit.


Hard work yet to come on North Korea nuclear deal

Chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill  cautioned on Wednesday that difficult work remained to  implement the breakthrough energy-for-arms agreement with North  Korea.


Wal-Mart to Sell $300 PC with OpenOffice

Wal-Mart today unveiled a $298 desktop from Everex that combines three of the most popular industry trends.


Sen. John Edwards, who hopes to be vice president come January, went after the current holder of the office Thursday, criticizing Dick Cheney on terrorism, campaign rhetoric and health care.


A retinal implant that could help restore the sight of millions of blind people could be available in two years.


Thousands Evacuated After Crash of U.S. Chemicals Train

Emergency crews on Friday worked to plug  a chlorine leak from a tanker car damaged in a South Carolina  rail accident in which eight people died and more than 300 were  injured.


Troubled retailer M&S is offering 332-380p a share in a Â£2.3bn buyback scheme - less than Philip Green offered for control of the group.


Two US television news crewmen killed in Iraq

Two British members of a US television news crew were killed and a correspondent was seriously injured in an attack in Iraq, raising the toll of media workers killed in the war to 96.


Vector's $1.3 billion bid for NGC promises a public offering of shares in a new local energy giant within 12 months. Vector put up $3 a share to win the bidding war for the 66 per cent stake in NGC owned by Australian Gas Light (AGL).


From the state that brought you the hanging chad, now comes the crying judge. Some members of the bar and other court-watchers are cringing over the way Judge Larry Seidlin wept — no, sobbed — on live, national TV as he announced a ruling Thursday in the dispute over where Anna Nicole Smith should be buried.


State Grows As Hotbed for Stem Cell Research: Third Company Announces Formation

By Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Dec. 14--A former top executive at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's patenting arm and a high-profile university researcher are forming the state's third embryonic stem cell company.


Tiger Woods matches his best score of the year to lie just behind Jay Haas in Georgia.


Mantova, 20:24 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: FIORE OK, MA PARTE DALLA PANCHINA

Nella partitella di rifinitura è emerso lo schieramento che il tecnico del Mantova Tesser dov...


Modella intraprende azione legale per violazione privacy


L'ex attaccante dell'Atalanta cambia maglia dopo i contrasti con Del NeriIl centravanti rosanero: "Resto a Palermo fino a giugno". Ancelotti: "Aspetto Dida e Ronaldo"                                          Calciomercato, Zampagna al Vicenza Amauri: "Non mi muovo. Per ora"


The $263 million Musee du Quai Branly , which builders are racing to complete for its February 2006 opening, is President Jacques Chirac's pet project.


Britney Spears' long-waited-for letter to her fans has been posted to her website. In it, Britney describes herself as desperately needing to get away from her stressful life as a pop star.


Music director G V Prakash Kumar has added another feather to his cap with his great music score in Vellitherai.


Tribe sees riches in Utah nuclear waste storage

SKULL VALLEY, Utah  - As some U.S. Indian tribes   have grown rich in recent years through casinos, others far   from population centers have struggled to overcome a historical   legacy of poverty.


Microsoft goes for Google in global copyright battle

Software giant Microsoft Tuesday launched a stinging attack on Google, accusing its Internet rival of riding roughshod over copyright in a rush to grab content for its own commercial benefit.


Three dead as Kenyan police battle protesters

KISUMU, Kenya  - Kenyan police fought hundreds of protesters in trouble spots across the country on Wednesday, killing three, as the opposition defied a ban on rallies against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election.


Painkiller producer fails to maintain supply

Chiron, the biotechnology company that left the US short of half its normal supply of flu vaccine this winter after contamination fears at its Speke factory in Liverpool, has


Critics on Saturday blasted a proposal by conservative French presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy to create an immigration ministry, comparing it an institution set up during the Nazi puppet regime of World War II.


Iraqis have first chance in long while to reclaim their destiny ...

22 December 2004 - As his top envoy continued meetings with Iraqi officials in Baghdad ahead of elections scheduled for 30 January, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that the Iraqi people "have a chance for the first time in a long


Google is launching a new service to make books and other printed materials searchable online, the Internet search engine company said Wednesday.


Un potente terremoto (8,9 gradi Richter) con epicentro al largo di Sumatra ha colpito il sud est asiatico, causando una serie di maremoti che hanno inondato le coste di Thailandia, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malesia e Maldive.


Highest rates of cervical cancer, overweight kids found on border

WESLACO - The Rio Grande Valley leads the nation in cervical cancer and overweight children, according to a study released Wednesday.


Broadcom wins Qualcomm California patent case

A federal jury told wireless chip  supplier Qualcomm Inc.  to pay smaller rival Broadcom  Corp.  $19.6 million in damages for infringing three of  its patents, the companies said on Tuesday.


Half of young people using cannabis experience nasty side effects including paranoia and blackouts, a UK survey suggests.


Singer Neville can't bear to see Katrina's havoc

Singer Aaron Neville, one of New  Orleans' long string of musical sons, hasn't returned to his  hometown for more than a year because he says he can't bear to  see the battering the city took from Hurricane Katrina.


Univ. of Calif. Reaches Settlement with Lehman

The University of California said on  Friday that Lehman Brothers has agreed to pay $222.5 million to  settle a class action suit for the bank's role in the sale of  Enron Corp. securities to it and other plaintiffs.


Philips in $5.1 Billion Deal for Respironics

The acquisition of Respironics, which makes medical devices that assist or monitor breathing, is one of a steady stream of takeovers of U.S. companies by Philipsâ medical arm.


Blair urges return to peace process in Sri Lanka

Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday renewed Britain's offer to help unrest-hit Sri Lanka, but underlined the need to return to negotiations under a 2002 Norwegian-brokered peace accord.


TEMPE, Ariz. -- Josh McCown threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more and the Arizona Cardinals snapped a four-game losing streak with a 31-7 rout of the St.


Japanese carrier KDDI to tie up with BT on data communications

Japan's number two telecoms operator KDDI said it had agreed with major British carrier BT to join hands on international data communications services for corporate clients.


Bob and Mike Bryan defeat Tommy Robredo and Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2, leaving the Americans down 2-1 entering Sunday's singles.


Home Office moots 'Precrime' agency for future serial killers

But wacko ideas don't fix dud IT systems Analysis Home Office proposals on "multi-agency information sharing", leaked to the Times this week, say that council, NHS and care staff should be given a statutory obligation to pass on information about anyone they think might commit violent crimes in the future.â¦


The boy wizard still has a magic touch at the box office.


Paparazzi, beware. George Clooney has a plan to put celeb-snapping photographers out of business. "Here is my theory on debunking photographs in magazines, you know, the paparazzi photographs," Clooney says in the November issue of Vanity Fair, on newsstands Oct. 10.


US gave Iraq information to Israel, say reports

WASHINGTON, Aug 28: The FBI is investigating senior members of what was formerly known as the Pentagon's Office of Special Plans on suspicion that one of them passed highly classified US military information to Israel.


A deep earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 shook eastern Indonesia Saturday, the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.


The Census Bureau plans to start mailing out questionnaires in the next several months for a new annual survey designed to replace the "long form" census form sent to homes at the start of each decade.


Range of new missiles said to top 1,200 miles

TEHRAN -- Iran said yesterday its missiles now have a range of more than 1,200 miles, a substantial extension of their previously declared range. The old version of Iran's Shahab-3 missile had a range of 810 miles, capable of reaching Israel and various US military bases in the Middle East. In August, Iran tested a new version of the Shahab-3, ...


Dow Jones union says close to contract deal

Dow Jones & Co  and its main labor union are close to a contract agreement for reporters and other employees at The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, a union organizer said on Friday.


No-frills Henin and flamboyant Williams speed home

Justine Henin-Hardenne's first-round 6-1, 6-4 win over the Czech qualifier Nicole Vaidisova here in the US Open was typical of the Belgian.


The chancellor promises an "economic road map" for Middle East peace at a final hustings before becoming PM.


British Author Espies a Funerary Violin Vacuum and So Fills It

The latest manifestation of an ongoing silly season in the London literary world is ÂAn Incomplete History of the Art of the Funerary Violin,Â which seems to be an esoteric historical tome.


(InfoWorld) - BenQÂ plans to offer a 65-inch LCD TV in the second half of this year as it moves to expand the size of its LCD TV products, a manager in its digital media group said Friday. The company is also researching the possibility of using LED (light emitting diode) backlights in some desktop LCDs (liquid crystal displays), including 19-inch and 21-inch sizes. The company currently has noÂ laptop PCs equipped with LED backlightsÂ due to concerns that the displays are too easy to break, said Greg Lin, a manager at BenQ's digital media group, in Taipei. BenQ plans to offer a range of new LCD TV products this year, including a new 37-inch model that supports full high definition viewing, due out in April, and a 46-inch model to be launched in July or August. "Our focus is on the middle to high end LCD TV, and we want to increase our offering of larger and larger sizes," said Lin. The new LCD TVs will be sold in Taiwan, China, and the Middle East initially, and some will make it to Europe by the second half of this year, he said. The LCD panel used in the TV makes the biggest difference in picture quality, and it's down to the supplier to improve their technology in order to meet user demands for clear images and vivid colors, he said. Around 80 percent of BenQ's LCD panels come from AU Optronics, he said. LED backlights, which greatly enhance color saturation in LCD TVs but cost a lot more than older technologies, could be used in BenQ LCD TVs sometime in 2008, he said. Currently, LED backlights for larger displays go into high end LCD TVs. AU has said it ships some LCD TV panels equipped with LED backlights to customers in Japan that are willing to pay a premium for the picture quality. A backlight is a light behind the LCD display, on a laptop, monitor or TV, used to illuminate the screen. Most flat displays currently rely on cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) backlights because the technology is less expensive than LEDs. The LED backlights can be two to three times more expensive than CCFLs, an executive at AU, the world's third largest LCD (liquid crystal display) screen maker, said in an interview last year. LED makers have been driving down costs by putting LEDs into more gadgets. The more they increase production, the lower their per-LED cost. LEDs are now used in auto lights and the small displays on DVD players and MP3 digital music devices. Some companies, including Asustek Computer, are starting to announce new laptop PCs with LED backlights in their screens. As costs come down, LEDs will be used in larger and larger screens. Â


Under the new banner "Jay-Z and Friends," Grammy-winning rapper Jay-Z will play the remaining dates of his Best of Both Worlds tour, including a Nov. 14 date at Boston's FleetCenter.


UK Stocks Including Sainsbury Drop; Manchester United Gains

UK stocks including J Sainsbury Plc, Britain's third-largest supermarket chain, fell. The company said first-half earnings fell by as much as 66 percent as it lost market share.


Afghan elders have given safe passage to thousands of volunteer vaccinators immunizing children against polio in Afghanistan's violent south, a region health workers haven't worked in for months, UNICEF said Saturday.


In advance of sending a high-level U.S. delegation to Beijing, the Bush administration on Friday said China must move faster on reforms addressing America's soaring trade deficit or run the risk of a protectionist backlash.


Bears spread blame around after loss to Colts

The Chicago Bears roared out to a 14-6 lead with exciting big plays, but went out like lambs after Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts sealed a 29-17 Super Bowl victory on Sunday.


Human error is the offered explanation, but bloggers are joyously pairing "M.P.A.A." with âbogus,â âbotched,â âgrossly inflatedâ and âlying.".


(InfoWorld) - Microsoft inked another cross-licensing patent agreement Wednesday, this time with South Korea's LG Electronics, covering the company's Linux-based embedded devices. As part of the deal, LG, one of the world's largest electronics companies, can use undefined "patented Microsoft technology" in its products, including Linux-based devices. The agreement also covers intellectual property contained in other hardware and software products, such as game consoles. LG is a manufacturer of CDMA, GSM, and 3G handsets; IP phones; plasma TVs; optical storage products; PDAs; notebook computers; DVD players; and home theater systems, among other electronic products. As in similar deals with Xandros (announced earlier this week), Novell, Samsung and Fuji Xerox, Microsoft did not detail just what patents LG was licensing, and LG did not say if its Linux-based devices violated any Microsoft patents. As part of the deal, Microsoft will have access to LG patents that cover computer architecture utilized in game consoles and other products and will license other LG patents that are owned by system integrator MicroConnect Group, which is based in Manchester, England. "This agreement is focused only on exchange of patent rights," said David Kaefer, general manager of IP licensing at Microsoft. "The open-source elements of the deal do utilize a covenant model similar to the Xandros and Novell deals, but this deal is most similar to recent agreements with Samsung and Fuji Xerox." Those deals were signed this year in April and March, respectively. Both covered general access to intellectual property contained in patent portfolios and included protection for customers using Linux-based software. In terms of the "customer covenant" clause in those deals, Kaefer said, "The covenants are structured very similarly." Microsoft and LG did not release financial terms of the deal but said in a press release that Microsoft would make a "net balancing" payment to LG and MicroConnect for patents related to operating systems and computer systems. Microsoft made a similar "net balancing" payment as part of its deal with Novell that, according to that contract, reflected "the larger applicable volume of Microsoft's product shipments" versus that of Novell's products. In addition, LG will be making ongoing payments to Microsoft to cover Microsoft patents as they relate to Linux-based embedded devices that LG produces. LG Enterprises comprises four business units -- Mobile Communications, Digital Appliance, Digital Display, and Digital Media. The company produced $48.5 billion in global sales in 2006. The company is a member of the Consumer Electronics Linux Forum, which also includes Sony, Panasonic, Motorola, and others. None of those companies have cross-licensing deals with Microsoft. A search on the LG Web site turned up only one reference to Linux, which was the 2005 release of a set-top box sold under the DirecTV brand name that included "a general-purpose Linux-operating-system." In 2001, LG produced a Linux -based wireless webpad for home users that included Internet support and a built-in multimedia player. LG also is a partner of Microsoft in that it licenses Windows CE for use in its IP phones and produces Windows-based notebook computers. The deal with LG comes after Microsoft said last month it would seek royalties for patents that it says are being infringed upon by open-source technologies like Linux. The company, however, said it would prefer to sign patent and cross-licensing deals with open-source distributors rather than seek payments via litigation. The open-source community, specifically the Free Software Foundation, reacted by tweaking the final draft release of the GNU General Public License (GPL) 3.0, which was released May 31, to prohibit such patent deals. The GPLv3 is expected to be officially published on June 29. Open source advocates contend that Microsoft is doing no more than bullying the Linux community with the threat of patent violations because it has not divulged what patents are infringed upon by Linux and other open-source software. Microsoft reiterated this week at its annual TechEd conference that its position is to protect intellectual property rights. "The approach that Microsoft is taking is to work with industry partners to ensure that when customers want to use open-source software, they can do so with the knowledge and security that the software brings with it all the licensing rights that are required," Bob Muglia, senior vice president for server and tools at Microsoft, said during his keynote address Monday. In a press release announcing the partnership, LG and MicroConnect executives struck the same tone. "We believe in the importance of respecting the [intellectual property] rights of others and that patent collaboration and protection is a best business practice the whole industry should be engaged in," said Jeong Hwan Lee, executive vice president of the Intellectual Property Center at LG. Alan Loudermilk, founding partner of MicroConnect, said, "MicroConnect is pleased to be able to make a contribution to the strengthened [intellectual property] relationship between LGE and Microsoft."


Insurgents attack Iraqi security forces across Sunni Triangle

Insurgents attacked Iraqi security forces with mortars and roadside bombs across the rebellious Sunni Triangle today, a day after US and Iraqi troops launched an offensive to push militant fighters out of the northern city of Mosul.


England captain David Beckham goes to hospital for an X-ray on his ribs.


Radical Muslim cleric wanted in US to be charged in Britain

LONDON -- Britain will charge radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri with terrorism offenses, sources said yesterday, stalling US attempts to extradite him over a 1998 hostage-taking in Yemen and links to Al Qaeda.


Shiite Refugees Feel Forsaken in Their Holy City

A visit to Najaf lays bare the needs of displaced Iraqis and the rough road ahead for national reconciliation.


More than 2,000 US and Iraqi troops are targeting insurgents in the northern section of Babil province, the US military announced Thursday.


An animal lover was mauled to death by cheetahs after entering their cage at a zoo in northern Belgium, authorities and zoo officials said Monday.


President Bush awarded the nation's highest civilian honor Tuesday to three men central to his Iraq policy, saying they had played "pivotal roles in great events."


A Hunt Turns Tragic, and Two Cultures Collide

Whites from Wisconsin and Asians from Minnesota share a concern for the shootings that left six white hunters dead and a Hmong immigrant in jail.


UN Secretary General Kofi Annan calls for urgent action to bring Iraq back from the brink of "full-scale civil war".


Russia presents Kyoto ratification to UN

Russia's ambassador to the United Nations Thursday formally presented Moscow's ratification of the Kyoto global warming treaty to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.


The drugmaker bumps into the FDA as it pushes to do more testing of Entereg.


Unlike its hipster namesake, the Tokyo neighborhood known as 'Grannie's Harajuku' is a kind of SoHo for seniors, with lessons for retailers everywhere


Actress Charlize Theron said it's always uncomfortable shooting love scenes, even if the person you're acting with is your boyfriend.