Putin vows to tighten security after bloody hostage crisis

BESLAN, Russia : President Vladimir Putin vowed to toughen national security and pledged to defend Russian unity after a bloody hostage crisis killed at least 330 people.


Suicide bomber strikes near Kabul airport

A suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives near an entrance to the Afghan capital's airport early on Friday, killing at least one Afghan and wounding several other people, police and witnesses said.


The United States is expanding its military force in Iraq to the highest level of the war — even higher than during the initial invasion in March 2003 — in order to bolster security in advance of next month's national elections.


Cheney reassures Japan on Iraq and North Korea

Vice President Dick Cheney reassure ally Japan on Wednesday about U.S. strategy on Iraq despite growing doubts at home and abroad, and pledged to coordinate policies on North Korea's nuclear arms programs.


The âToyota Wayâ Is Translated for a New Generation of Foreign Managers

At the Toyota Institute, promising executives learn some of the most prized management secrets in corporate Japan.


The Justice Department has begun an internal investigation into its handling of information gathered in the government's domestic spying program.


Arts & entertainment: He may be a late bloomer, but Morgan Freeman gets all the best parts: God, the president, a jailbird, a gumshoe. John Patterson meets him.


Calif. Panel Going After Anti-Cloning Bill

The campaign committee that spent $35 million last year backing California's novel $3 billion stem cell initiative plans to use its fund-raising prowess to fight a federal bill seeking to ban all forms of human cloning.


ElBaradei Urges Iran to Suspend Enrichment Activities

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, said Thursday he hoped Iran would fully suspend its uranium enrichment-related activities and that his agency was working with it to do so.


Spain arrests arms dealer Al Kassar on U.S. charges

Spain has arrested Syrian-born arms  dealer Monzer Al Kassar on terrorism charges issued by a U.S.  court, Spain's National Police said on Friday.


2 guards hurt in attack at spy headquarters in Britain

An attacker wielding a machete wounded two security guards at Britain's MI5 spy headquarters yesterday, police said. The man was arrested after officers immobilized him with an electric stun gun. The guards' injuries were not life-threatening, a Scotland Yard spokesman said yesterday. A police source said it was unlikely the attack was linked to terrorism.


U.K. online gaming stocks halve value on U.S. ban

Shares in UK online gaming stocks lost more than half their value on Monday after U.S. Congress approved a bill to ban Internet gambling, with PartyGaming  plummeting 60 percent in early trade.


Protesta anti-Usa a Jalalabad mentre parte offensiva Achille


Shortage of time left before Super Tuesday favors Clinton, who is better known to more U.S. voters.


(andPOP) - Movie executives are expecting Ocean's Twelve to be the biggest box office draw of the season, and with more A-list stars than any other movie in theatres, it's not an unreasonable task.


Exclusive: Adoor Gopalakrishnan on his new films

An interview with the master filmmaker about his new films.


Folic Acid Lowers High Blood Pressure Risk

Young women who consume folic acid, a synthetic form of folate, aB vitamin, can lower their risk of developing high blood pressure by a third, according to a new study.


THE Greek airliner forced to make an emergency landing at Stansted Airport following a bomb threat has been given the all-clear by police.


Parte confronto con il governo ma e' gia' in salita


Phil Mickelson headed home from Ireland a few weeks ago in dire need of some rest.


In what could be the most expensive decision in Medicare's history, officials say the government has decided to expand coverage of implanted heart-shocking devices for people with weakened hearts.


It's official: Microsoft acquires equity stake in Facebook

As CNET News.com reported earlier today, the Redmond tech giant has taken a $240 million stake in the red-hot social network.


Minding the Gap Between Rarefied and Local Art Culture

Her works, as seen at the Bronx Museum of the Arts,  tend to read not as challenging revelations of cultural blindness but as clever, formulaic affirmations of currently accepted truths.


7-Eleven Turns To HP To Streamline Operations

The rollout of new servers and networking switches in stores is part of a five-year agreement supporting 7-Eleven's Retail Information System.


Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova defeats champion Amelie Mauresmo in the fourth round at Wimbledon.


Bush, Olmert speak out for embattled Abbas

WASHINGTON -- President Bush and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel agreed yesterday on a strategy to prop up the embattled Palestinian government of Mahmoud Abbas with financial aid, eased travel restrictions, moral support, and peace talks as they struggled to counter the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip.


Kate Winslet takes to China's cupping therapy

After Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow, British beauty Kate Winslet has become the latest celebrity to take to the Chinese pain relieving treatment called cupping therapy.


FIFA's president criticized England captain David Beckham for deliberately getting himself suspended for a World Cup qualifier and urged the English Football Association to take action.


WASHINGTON - In an unprecedented overhaul of the nation's overtime pay rules, the Bush administration is delivering to its business allies an election-year plum they've sought for decades.    The new rules take effect Monday after surviving many efforts by Democrats, labor unions and worker advocates to block them in Congress and kill them through public and political pressure...


Colo. Deputy Hurt in Fire Denied Benefits

A sheriff's deputy injured while trying to rescue a baby from a burning home has been denied worker's compensation for his medical bills because he was off duty at the time.


Cruise praises Scientology in video clip

A biography and 4-year-old video of Tom Cruise are calling attention to the actor's belief in Scientology.


Tied Revolution shot themselves in the foot

FOXBOROUGH -- Eight faux Minutemen, complete with tricornered hats, stand sentry by the field at Gillette Stadium, ready to fire their muskets after each Revolution goal. They served as an appropriate backdrop, last night, for the Revolution's three-goal assault in the first half.


The Detroit Pistons have no plans to fire coach Flip Saunders despite disappointing endings the past two seasons.


Spokane Catholic Diocese to File for Bankruptcy

SPOKANE, Wash.  - The Roman Catholic Diocese of  Spokane said on Thursday it would declare bankruptcy by the end  of November to shield itself from dozens of lawsuits by people  charging priests abused them in the past 40 years.


NASA Keeps Fingers Crossed Today for Good Weather, Liftoff of Shuttle Atlantis

By Traci Watson  CAPE CANAVERAL -- Space shuttle Atlantis will try to dodge more bad weather to get off the launch pad today after being delayed more than a week by a lightning strike and a tropical storm.


Barry Larkin will not be offered another contract by the Cincinnati Reds, ending his 19-year career with his hometown team, he told The Associated Press on Tuesday.


US may sign Russian WTO deal on Friday: report

The United States and Russia are  planning to sign a deal on Friday that could open the way for  Russia's long-planned entry into the World Trade Organization,  Kommersant newspaper reported on Tuesday.


Finally, tonight, the Republicans had to face facts: their presidential election prospects were going to rise or fall on their president.


Bingeing Now Seen As Most Common Eating Disorder

Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia have gotten  plenty of attention in recent years. But the first attempt to document how common eating disorders are nationwide  produced  surprises.


Aleksandr Y. Pichushkin, dubbed the âBittsa Maniacâ in Russian media, was found guilty today of murdering 48 people.


When the former White House counsel visited Ashcroft in his hospital bed, he may have been guilty of misconduct


Dec. 20, 1996: Science Loses Its Most Visible Public Champion

Carl Sagan loved science and wanted everyone else to love it, too. Thanks to his tireless efforts, many of us do.


The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va., Kerry Dougherty Column: Katie Couric Brings Many Back to Network News

By Kerry Dougherty, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 7--Millions of Americans did something Tuesday they hadn't done in decades: tuned to the network news.  "CBS Evening News," anyway.   You've got to hand it to Katie Couric's publicists.


Crime does pay: burglars nab London police wages data

Red-faced London police have said they are investigating the theft of three laptop computers containing their own payroll information.


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Neural networking pioneer Stephen Thaler is adapting his Creativity Machine theories to power self-organizing swarms of cockroach-size robots for the military. Is an artificial intelligence breakthrough on the horizon? By David Hambling.


Sportsview: Big Ben Falters at a Bad Time

The best story of the NFL season, the one about the kid who was going to take his team where no rookie quarterback had gone before, ended on a night every bit as cruel as it was cold. And man, was it ever cold.


Blu-ray, HD-DVD Managed Copy Nearing Reality

Final spec that allows legal copying of Blu-Ray and HD-DVD discs is on track for the end of the year.


Colpiti i boss di vari mandamenti e tra loro Antonino Rotolo, arrestato nel 2006Il ministro Amato: "Un colpo durissimo che vale quanto l'arresto di un capocosca"                                          Palermo, sequestrati alla mafia beni per 309 milioni di euro


Boom time hits Cambodia, but not all are smiling

After decades of war and upheaval,  including the Khmer Rouge "Killing Fields," Cambodia is  enjoying an unprecedented boom, its economy expanding at around  10 percent annually for the last five years.


Strong results lift Nikkei, yen supported

Healthy company results and outlooks lifted Japanese shares on Tuesday and stocks elsewhere in Asia hit a record, while the yen was supported ahead of a Group of Seven meeting this weekend.


Eagles show Cowboys night of humiliation

IRVING, Texas -- Donovan McNabb spun away from one would-be tackler and sprinted to his right, only to find another defender waiting.


Adrian Mutu has gone to Rome for two days after seeing a Football Association psychiatrist. Chelsea's Romanian striker, who has flown abroad to clear his head as he attempts


Maranatha Church Presents Christmas Musical Next Week

"Christmas, A Journey of the Heart," a three-act musical drama, will be presented at Maranatha Fellowship Church. Shows will be presented 7 p.m. Dec. 13 and 15 and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 17. Entertainment begins 15 minutes before each performance. The church is located at 2910 Kanawha Terrace in St.


Three car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 40 people and wounded 86 as they shopped at a fruit and vegetable market on Saturday.


Description  Also called pike-perch, yellow pike and pickerel. It is the largest member of the perch family. The walleye has an elongated body and is best identified by the large, glassy eyes and intimidating canine teeth.


C. difficile deaths are up in Quebec, situation an 'epidemic,' says doctor

MONTREAL (CP) - An infection-control specialist described a C. difficile outbreak in Quebec Wednesday as an 'epidemic' that has killed 109 people in 10 hospitals over a six-month period this year.


MOSCOW - In the aftermath of a wave of terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin yesterday announced fundamental political changes that will further concentrate power in the Kremlin and erode Russia's fragile democracy.


BAGHDAD -- The first crashing sound came just after lunch, when mortars slammed into the street outside the building where US, Iranian, and other officials were meeting here yesterday to discuss ways of ending Iraq's violence.


FA Cup puts Allardyce and Benitez in the spotlight

Sam Allardyce and Rafa Benitez could be forgiven for cursing the FA Cup as two of the Premier League's big guns prepare to put their reputations on the line this weekend.


Yousuf Youhana has often been accused of being unable to finish the job for Pakistan despite being a player of undoubted class. He has variously been called selfish, highly individualistic and someone who feasts off mediocre bowling.


"Swish-and-spit" test screens for cancer

A simple mouth rinse may provide a new way to screen for head and neck cancers in people at high risk for these diseases, researchers said on Tuesday.


Pinched by Price Controls, Power Plants in China Scale Back

The Chinese government is trying to address an electricity shortage that has led to rationing in more than a third of the countryâs provinces in recent weeks.


Professionals fear being eliminated, but students relish the opportunity to solo with a full virtual ensemble.


Cat Lovers Lining Up for No-Sneeze Kitties

A small California biotech company says it is ready to deliver the Holy Grail of the $35 billion pet industry: a hypoallergenic cat.


Small business owner, health insurance expert?

Mike Cavanaugh is an electrician by trade, but once a year he immerses himself in the U.S. health insurance industry in an increasingly futile search for affordable medical coverage for his 25 employees.


David Stern acknowledged Thursday that more than half of his 56 referees had violated NBA policies about casino gambling, but said none will be punished because he felt the rules were outdated.


Fat Americans Overwhelm Diagnostic Machines-Study

Obese Americans are overwhelming medical imaging machines that now have a hard time peering inside their bodies, doctors reported on Wednesday.


Paul Gascoigne, who will forever be remembered for crying during England's World Cup semi-final defeat to Germany in 1990, believes it's time to change his name now that he has kicked drinking.


Here's a quiz: over the past two years, which developing country has undertaken the most dramatic economic, political and social reforms in the world?


High court may rule on the legality of President Bush's use of the controversial tactic to fill judicial vacancies.


Long-necked dinosaur could have been first stealth hunter

A newly discovered fossil may be the remains of one of the first stealth hunters, a swimming dinosaur that could use its long neck to sneak up on prey and strike without warning.


U.S. sends arms to Lebanon, militants issue warning

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The United States sent more ammunition on Saturday to Lebanon, whose army is struggling to defeat a group of heavily armed Islamist militants holed up inside a Palestinian refugee camp.


Udine, 15:22 - CALCIO, UDINESE; GALEONE: CI SERVE UNA SERIE UTILE

L'Udinese cerca il rilancio dopo lo stop con il Chievo. Galeone vuole i tre punti ma non sottovaluta...


Movie Review | '2006 Academy Award-Nominated Short Films': Short, Sweet and Sick

The five live-action films in this anthology of Oscar-nominated shorts tend toward sentiment and slickness.


Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Pacer Wonât Be Charged

Prosecutors decided not to file marijuana possession charges against Indiana Pacers forward Shawne Williams after his arrest this week, but the team suspended him for the first three games of the regular season for poor judgment. The Marion County prosecutorâs office said the police found marijuana in the vehicle Williams was driving, but prosecutors believed they could not prove the drugs belonged to him.


Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday that the country will face "abrupt and painful" choices if Congress does not move quickly to trim the Social Security and Medicare benefits that have been promised to the baby boom generation.


Mulally exit seen hurting Boeing if many follow

Boeing Co.  suffered a blow with  the exit of top executive Alan Mulally, and may face further  management departures, industry-watchers said on Wednesday, but  the planemaker is seen as staying on track as sales of its  planes boom.


The signing of the European Constitution in Rome was today labelled a day of shame for British Prime Minister Tony Blair.


Indians DH Travis Hafner will miss the rest of the season with a broken right hand.


Sudan backs down on U.N. troop warning, says U.S.

Sudan has backed away from a  warning to dozens of countries not to pledge troops to a U.N.  force for Darfur, the United States said on Friday.


O'Connor Extols Role of International Law

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor extolled Wednesday the growing role of international law in U.S. courts, saying judges would be negligent if they disregarded its importance in a post-Sept. 11 world of heightened tensions.


Andrew Strauss says England are only looking to bat once in Port Elizabeth after his hundred puts them in a strong position.


Tuesday's European papers are full of praise for Iraqi voters in the wake of Sunday's national elections.


US Indicts 3 on Charges of Helping Militant Group

In its second major move in a month to stem the flow of money from the United States to the militant group Hamas, the Justice Department on Friday announced the indictments


MOBILE, Ala. - Paul Smith and the nation's top-rated offense turned a little charity into a lot of history in the GMAC Bowl.


Bomb explodes at Baghdad market, kills 5: police

A car bomb exploded at the entrance to a wholesale vegetable market in southern Baghdad on Monday, killing five people and wounding 19, police said.


NASA Researchers, Stunt Pilots Prepare for Genesis Probe's Return

A team of NASA (news - web sites) scientists, navigators and helicopter stunt pilots is ready to snatch a space sample canister out of the sky next month when the Genesis spacecraft returns to Earth.


UPDATE 2-US Airways talks with pilots collapse - union

Negotiations between US Airways (UAIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and its pilots union over a new round of steep concessions collapsed on Monday, heightening


Lower-fat diet cuts breast cancer recurrence: study

Breast cancer is less likely to  return in patients who stick to a low-fat diet, according to a  study released on Saturday.


U.S. Planes Hit Iraq's Falluja, Guns Deal Expanded

U.S. warplanes hit the rebel- held  Iraqi city of Falluja overnight as part of a drive to thwart  expected attacks during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and  ensure security for national polls due in January.


Apparently sitting Eli Manning to let the rookie clear his head of the calamities he has encountered the past two weeks is not in Tom Coughlin's plans for straightening out his rookie quarterback.


Berna, 18:08 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: VOLI NOTTURNI PER RIMPATRIO HOOLIGANS

Durante Euro 2008, i tifosi violenti potranno essere rimpatriati con voli notturni subito dopo il fi...


Xerox updates doc software, signs up HSBC and Boeing

Xerox Corp. has won several new document services deals and updated its content management and workflow software, it announced Tuesday.


Greg Rusedski brushed aside American Matias Boeker in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP Millennium International tournament in Florida.


Belo to Pay $23 Million to Compensate Advertisers

The owner of The Dallas Morning News said today it would pay $23 million in cash to compensate advertisers for overstated circulation.


Kapfenberg, 23:11 - CALCIO, LAZIO: 4 RETI NELLA PRIMA AMICHEVOLE

Quattro reti per la Lazio nella prima uscita stagionale contro i dilettanti austriaci del Thal. In g...


EEOC Files Suit Against English Fluency Policy

A federal agency filed a lawsuit against the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington yesterday, claiming the hotel discriminated against a former dishwasher by failing to rehire him because he does not speak fluent English.


Developer forfeits $3.7m as downtown plan stalls

Tishman Speyer Properties LP, fresh from a thwarted but still lucrative effort to take over International Place, forfeited about $3.7 million in an unsuccessful attempt to buy two other buildings it wants for a big downtown Boston project.


The next effort to launch the space shuttle Atlantis could come as early as Jan. 24, but will probably slip into February as engineers test and repair a suspect fuel sensor connector, a NASA official said.


A 51-year-old parish councillor from Cheshire marries a son of the world's most notorious terrorist.


A South Korean court found the private equity fund and one of its executives guilty of manipulating stock prices. The executive, Paul Yoo, was sentenced to five years.


Walk Through the Valley of the Shadow of Smirk

A. J. Jacobs is a specialist in dubious achievements. This memoir details his reality-show version of living by rules set forth in the Bible.


Roma, 09:57 - CALCIO, FIGC; PETRUCCI: CONI VA AVANTI CON LE RIFORME

Ha preso il via al Coni la Giunta esecutiva che dovrà nominare il nuovo commissario straordin...


RealNetworks halves the price of music downloads in an aggressive attempt to boost its share of the online music market.


A moderate earthquake shook the Pacific coast of Nicaragua early Friday, cracking a few walls and sending frightened residents running into the streets, but there were no reports of injuries.


Botox treatment to rid yourself of unsightly wrinkles may be addictive, research has found.


Empoli, 18:35 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: 11-0 NEL TEST CON IL MONTELUPO

Test infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che ha affrontato i dilettanti del Montelupo. La compagine di Ma...


A âBoldâ Step to Capture an Elusive Gas Falters

The Bush Administrationâs plan to build a commercial-scale coal-fire plant that would emit no carbon dioxide Â also known as the FutureGen project Â was scratched.


The World Health Organization has called an unprecedented summit next week of flu vaccine makers and nations to expand plans for dealing with the growing threat of a flu pandemic.


DENVER (Sports Network) - Denver Broncos veteran defensive  tackle Luther Elliss is listed as out for Sunday's game at New  Orleans with a calf injury.


Northern Rock will hold an emergency meeting for shareholders on its sale process on 15 January.


Miami Dolphins player pleads innocent to airport assault

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Miami Dolphins wide receiver David Boston pleaded innocent Tuesday to striking a ticket agent at the Burlington International Airport.


Rally Offers Putin Support Over Hostage Bloodbath

BESLAN, Russia  - Russian state television  predicted at least 100,000 people would attend a Moscow rally  on Tuesday to denounce terrorism, bolstering President Vladimir  Putin against critics over a Chechnya-linked hostage bloodbath.


Executive Pursuits: In the Corner With the Gladiators: Trying Out the Life of the Cut Man

Cut men tend to the wounds of mixed martial arts fighters, who combine elements of boxing, wrestling, karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu in one of the countryâs fastest-growing sports.


Best Buy and Fry's drop 80GB PS3 from online stores

What began as an allegedly leaked internal memo from Best Buy, announcing that the 80GB PlayStation 3 was to be removed from store shelves on January 28, appears to be coming true without official word from either Best Buy or Sony.


Rugby-Triumph important for nation, says White

A woeful performance in the third quarter of the match cost Australia the Tri-nations title against South Africa, coach Eddie Jones said on Saturday.


Judge Finds Abortion Ban Unconstitutional

A third federal judge has ruled the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional, adding judicial weight that some experts say could keep the issue from reaching the U.S. Supreme Court.


Hovering just below hurricane strength and producing heavy rains, Tropical Storm Ernesto was moving inland over eastern North Carolina early today, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm's maximum sustained winds were at 65 mph.


Abandoning his Kalashnikov and dyeing his beard from grey to black, Osama bin Laden presents a new image to the world in a video that makes no specific threats but may be a signal for new al Qaeda attacks.


Patto di sindacato sottoscrive il 53% dell'offerta


Burden of carrying Heisman tag shifts from OU's White to USC's ...

NEW YORK -- Jason White would have preferred to hand it off to Adrian Peterson, much like he has all season, but he wasn't exactly disappointed with the new recipient, either.


Suspected Ethiopian Torturer Arrested in U.S.

An Ethiopian immigrant suspected of  torturing and murdering more than a dozen political opponents  of the Ethiopian government in the 1970s was arrested on  Tuesday at his home near Atlanta, federal officials said.


Singer Linda Ronstadt has canceled tour dates for the rest of the year to recover from surgery she had this week, her agent said Thursday.


SCO Web site hack mocks company's legal claims

Hackers compromised The SCO Group's Web page today and yesterday and posted messages apparently mocking the company's claims that it owns parts of the Linux operating system.


Unpredictable hospital billing can lead to financial anxiety about the prospect of dealing with insurance companies even before a surgery has happened.


The District government expects to collect $100 million in additional tax revenue this year, and Mayor Adrian M. Fenty wants to spend much of the windfall on the city's schools, paying for upgrades to school buildings and buying out hundreds of employees in a purge of the central office.


US Senate leader accuses Democrats of stalling India nuclear deal

The US Senate's Republican leader blamed obstruction by opposition Democrats for a delay in passing a US-India nuclear energy deal, which has now been put off until after the November midterm elections.


Vladimir Guerrero says he's not trying to win a MVP award, that he's merely trying to drive the Angels to the postseason. But it's uncanny how in striving for one goal, sometimes another appears on the horizon.


Industry analysts have served notice that the double-digit growth of the PC industry is slowing, which has already had an effect on the growth rates of the chip industry, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.


Japan's Mori wins troubled Miss Universe contest

A raven-haired Miss Japan, Riyo Mori, was crowned Miss Universe 2007 on Monday in a contest marked by protests, a banned dress and the withdrawal of one beauty queen on the ground the pageant degrades women.


US 'deeply concerned' about Yushchenko poisoning

The United States is "deeply concerned" by a doctor's finding that Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential hopeful Viktor Yushchenko was the victim of dioxin poisoning, a State Department spokeswoman said.


Laptop positioning seen as risk to male fertility

A recent study's findings, published in the journal "Human Reproduction," raise concern with how laptops are being used by men, specifically regarding increased temperature in the scrotal area.


Catwalk Shows: It's the Concept, Stupid!

A model in a strapless black tulle  debutante dress walks down the catwalk, an oversized black  ribbon coiled around her body like a giant gift wrap. Her head  is encased in a black biker helmet with a darkened visor.


First Saturn Moon Close-Ups Arrive After Spacecraft Flyby

The moon, long an enigma wrapped in smog, has been described by one scientist as the "largest unexplored surface in the solar system."


Comcast: 'Our BitTorrent busting is best in class'

FCC probe? What FCC probe? Just weeks after the US Federal Communications Commission said it would investigate claims that Comcast was surreptitiously throttling P2P file-sharing traffic, the mega American ISP has issued new terms of service, telling customers it likes to practice "reasonable network management".â¦


Israel reviews its claim that Palestinian militants used a UN ambulance to carry rockets in Gaza.


The Pakistani government has blocked the transmission of the Geo News TV channel, a company official said Sunday.


Camacho made the gesture yesterday, but it was knocked back by Perez - despite one of the worst weeks in his reign. The two men will meet on Monday to address Madrid's current problems which have come to a head in the past week.


Iraqi labour movement makes global debut with tough task ahead

Iraqi labour unions making their global debut at a conference in Japan are seeking tips on their tough task -- how to make workers aware of rights suppressed for years by Saddam Hussein.


After years of delays, the European Union's head office is likely to recommend that Turkey begin membership talks with the bloc - an endorsement that comes with one key


Official: Russia Should Privatize Interests

In a vivid sign of growing high-level dissension with government policies, Russia's economic development minister said that state-controlled companies are holding the country back and suggested that the government should privatize a giant oil producer it recently wrested from the Yukos company.


Every candidate could find legitimate reasons for hope -- and real reasons to despair -- after an unprecedented primary


Paul Martin hopeful NHL lockout will be resolved

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Prime Minister Paul Martin said Friday he believes the National Hockey League and its players will eventually overcome their acrimonious labour impasse.


The First Minister urges more self-confidence and for Wales to embrace a positive 'can-do' attitude in a speech in Cardiff.


PM reveals full text of apology, expressing regret at 'indignation and degradation' suffered by Aborigines


Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner said he knew hiring his old friend Michael Ovitz as company president was a mistake but saw no basis to dump him and deny his severance, a former director testified.


The EU's decision to back DVB-H as the de facto standard for rolling out TV on mobiles could see UK fall behind.


Diamondbacks' Top Pick Enrolls in College

Top Arizona draft pick Stephen Drew enrolled in classes at Florida State on Thursday, a move similar to the one made by older brother J.D. Drew.


After weeks of watching their counterparts in the House make headway on anti-war legislation, Senate Democrats say it is their turn to put their members on record on whether President Bush should pull U.S. combat troops out of Iraq.


David Hasselhoff has demanded an apology from a British tabloid for publishing a story that claimed he was drunk at a Hollywood nightclub while celebrating his victory in a child custody battle.


An EU summit could re-package the draft constitution as a simple treaty, German officials suggest.


Jonathan Ross is forced to apologise after actor Rupert Everett swears on his radio show.


Police in north India raid cyber-cafes, including two where sex cubicles were allegedly rented to youths.


GAZA CITY, Feb. 15 -- The eight-month closure of the Gaza Strip has created "grim and miserable" conditions that deprive Palestinians of their basic dignity, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Friday.


Mayor, Others 'Shocked' By Shorn Land in Gig Harbor

By Brent Champaco, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 5--Margot LeRoy couldn't believe her eyes two months ago when she drove past a bare patch of land in Gig Harbor's west end.


Stelco court protection extended to Feb. 11; judge mulls process ...

TORONTO (CP) - Stelco Inc.'s creditor protection has been extended to Feb. 11, but decisions on changes to a process to attract proposals from potential buyers of the Hamilton-based steelmaker have been put off until next week.


A Web blockbuster is evolving to try to stay ahead of rivals.


Annual profits at broadcaster ITV fall  as a result of a continuing decline in advertising revenues.


ARIEL SHARON, the Israeli Prime Minister, yesterday used the threat of early elections in an attempt to swing recalcitrant members of his Likud party behind his plan to evacuate all the Jewish settlements in Gaza.


PITTSBURGH -- Prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against one of two men accused of shooting five Duquesne University basketball players, but filed charges against two additional suspects.


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Jiang Zemin has given up the top job in China's military, handing over the post to Communist Party chief Hu Jintao and completing a historic leadership transition to a younger generation.


Indonesian Chickens, and People, Hard Hit by Bird Flu

Three people died of bird flu last week, pushing the total number of deaths in Indonesia to 101, nearly half of all the bird flu deaths in the world.


Australian building products group James Hardie has agreed to pay $1.1bn (Â£568m) to victims of asbestos-related diseases. The landmark deal could see thousands of people suffering from lung diseases - caused


Health Secretary Urged to Impose Smoking Ban

MPs and peers today called on Health Secretary John Reid to outlaw smoking in public places after a fact-finding mission to Dublin.


Milosevic Protests as Trial Defense Resumes

Slobodan Milosevic's war crimes trial resumed after a month-long break on Tuesday with the former Yugoslav president still at loggerheads with judges over his demand to run his own defense despite his ill health.


The Gnome Foundation today released a new version of its popular Linux desktop. The new release, Gnome version 2.8, boosts speed and usability and offers several new features, the foundation said in a statement.


Sadr Aide Freed as Iraq Seeks Pre-Election Calm

The U.S. military freed a top aide to  rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Thursday in a gesture  that could help the interim government's efforts to calm  rebel-held strongholds before elections due in January.


The European Union holds rescheduled  talks with Iran about its nuclear program on Thursday amid  rising Western concern at Tehran's failure to respond to a  package of incentives designed to end a standoff.


Carrying news, Colombia hostage flies back to Bogota

A Colombian hostage freed after years in guerrilla captivity returned to Bogota on Monday carrying letters and photographs from fellow kidnap victims left behind in secret jungle camps.


Paris cedes control of telephone company

PARIS The French government formally ceded control of France TÃ©lÃ©com on Wednesday as it began the sale of up to E5.8 billion of shares in the second-largest European phone company.


West Bank violence erupts, Gazans stream into Egypt

Two Palestinians and an Israeli border policeman were shot dead in violence in the occupied West Bank on Thursday.


WASHINGTON -- "American Idol" continues to hack away at the dreams of thousands of singers in Washington.


Wall Street shrugs off new oil record, swings higher

NEW YORK : A late rally lifted US stocks Wednesday after a sluggish start, as investors brushed off a new record high crude oil price above 52 dollars and bet on improving economic data.


Madrid, 23:00 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: BARCELLONA FERMATO SUL PARI

Risultati delle gare della terza giornata della Liga spagnola: Deportivo La Coruna-Real Betis 1-0 ( ...


A Conversation With Elizabeth H. Blackburn: Finding Clues to Aging in the Fraying Tips of Chromosomes

Elizabeth H. Blackburn studies aging and biochemical changes in cells that are related to the diseases of old age and may have a shot at the Nobel Prize in Medicine.


NEW YORK - Stocks regained some momentum Thursday as oil prices declined and fresh economic data suggested inflation remains well under control.    Analysts are closely watching stocks for signs that the market will stabilize in the second half of the year, but volatile moves on news have made it difficult to build confidence among investors, particularly given recent fluctuations in oil prices...


Quantum Teleporting, Yes; the Rest Is Movie Magic

A screening of the movie âJumperâ at M.I.T. brought Hollywood and scientists together to discuss quantum physics and teleportation.


Amazon posts strongest-ever holiday season

Shares of online retailer Amazon.com Inc rose more than 2 percent on Wednesday after the company said the 2007 holiday season was its strongest to date.


McAfee: Infrastructure, Digital Home Attacks Coming

Online criminals looking for new areas to attack in the next few years will focus on the Internet's infrastructure and the digital home, say MacAfee researchers.


Nine-second delay sinks unfair dismissal claim

Electronic transfer delay blamed A case of unfair dismissal was not heard by an Employment Tribunal because the application was received nine seconds too late. The late submission was made by a law student charging Â£120 per hour.â¦


Roma, 12:57 - CALCIO, LANGELLA: NEL MIO FUTURO TOTTI, L'ESTERO O IL NAPOLI

Antonio Langella chiama la Roma. ''Tra Fiorentina e Roma sicuramente andrei a Roma perchÃ© vorrei viv...


Microsoft feels the heat from small competitors

Also: Space station spreads its solar wings. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Led Zeppelin, Doors members sue concert video site

Some of rock 'n' roll's biggest names  have teamed up to sue the owner of a Web site that specializes  in streaming rare concert recordings.


UNRWA condemns killing of Palestinian schoolgirl

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) strongly condemned on Wednesday the killing of a 10-year-old schoolgirl by Israeli troops in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis.


By MICHAEL GRACZYK GALVESTON, Texas - Famed undersea explorer Robert Ballard is leading a team of scientists heading into the Gulf of Mexico for a weeklong examination of Texas' ancient shoreline to see if anybody may have lived there.


Robyn OâBrien has looked deep into the perplexing world of childhood food allergies and seen a conspiracy.


Ronnie O'Sullivan quits his quarter-final match against Stephen Hendry at the UK Championship.


Report: Portable computers on laps can 'fry' sperm

Young men - keep that laptop off your lap if you want to have healthy progeny. That is the advice of State University of New York (at Stonybrook) researchers who found that the heat caused by portable computers


Ancient Apelike Fossil Not Human Ancestor, Study Finds

The fossil called Little Foot, which had tantalized scientists with its human- and apelike features, is a million years younger than had been thought, a new study says.


Freshman Kyle Singler scored a season-high 26 points and No. 2 Duke withstood Maryland's comeback attempt to beat the Terrapins 77-65 on Wednesday night for its 12th straight win.


Russia has invited only 400 international monitors to observe the presidential election in March, the country's election chief said Monday Â half the number that participated four years ago.


Top-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain knocked out France's Nicolas Devilder 6-2, 6-4 Thursday in the second round of the Brazil Open.


Most NI households can expect to pay up to Â£415 per year in water charges by 2008, it is announced.


Cassazione: "Le condizioni vanno accertate pienamente"


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


Sony's (NYSE: SNE) tweaking its musical strategy, with reports galore that the electronics giant will now support the playback of MP3 files on many of its digital music players.


Amare Stoudemire scored 36 points and the Phoenix Suns withstood Carmelo Anthony's first career triple-double and the loss of Steve Nash to beat the ailing Nuggets, 113-108, last night at Denver.


Vodafone fined â¬76m over Greek wiretap scandal

Trojan horse Greece's privacy watchdog has fined Vodafone â¬76m ($100m) over a wiretapping scandal that saw the illegal monitoring of the mobile calls of top government officials including Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis.â¦


Divided U.S. Congress approves Iraq war funds

A divided U.S. Congress on Thursday approved $100 billion to keep fighting the war in Iraq, as Democrats pledged to resurrect failed attempts to force President George W. Bush to withdraw troops.


Cassatt management tools take on Xen, networking

Data center management software pulls in more pieces of the infrastructure--virtual machines and virtual networks.


A parked tractor-trailer rolled down a hill and crashed into a hamburger stand Wednesday, killing a woman and injuring at least four other people.


Incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva takes an early lead after polls close in Brazil's presidential race.


The Houston Astros Thursday decided not to offer second baseman Jeff Kent a contract to play a third year with the team in 2005. The Astros did offer one to outfielder Craig Biggio


Balkans' only blind cinema puts movies in the mind

"From a bird's eye view, the camera  zooms in on an ordinary American provincial town, small houses  come in closer and get bigger until we swoop into one of them,  where a girl lies on her bed."


Keane set to reinforce Ireland against Swiss

Manchester United captain Roy Keane could reinforce Ireland for their World Cup qualifier away to Switzerland in Basel on Wednesday.


Pioggia, freddo e neve E' allerta al centro-nord

ROMA, 28 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Allerta meteo della Protezione civile per le regioni del centro-nord d'Italia. A partire da domani mattina e per le prossime 24-36 ore e' previsto un peggioramento del tempo che portera


Kewell praised by Benitez after easy Reds win

Rafael Benitez hailed Harry Kewell after the Australia international proved the inspiration behind Liverpool's comprehensive 3-1 Premier League victory over Newcastle at Anfield.


Report: Motorola, Nortel in wireless infrastructure talks

Nortel Networks on Monday declined to comment on a news report that the company is negotiating with Motorola to...


Australia's Mat Mladin completed a winning double at the penultimate round of this year's American AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship after taking


Six years ago, Steve Finley set out to reshape his physique. He began an unorthodox exercise regimen that involved lifting no weight heavier than 50 pounds, a program designed to


Stocks fell on Monday as warnings of  lower earnings from consumer goods giants Colgate-Palmolive and  Unilever weighed on markets.


Iran's atomic negotiator Larijani resigns

Chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, Iran's main contact with the West over Tehran's atomic program, has resigned, the government said on Saturday.


Pakistani troops storm mosque; up to 50 dead

Pakistani forces stormed a mosque compound on Tuesday, killing up to 50 militants, as they fought their way through an Islamic school where they believed a rebel cleric was hiding along with women and children.


The economy is growing. Tax revenues are climbing. But can these factors rescue President Bush from a federal deficit that seems stuck above $400 billion?


Italian government to sell up to 16.4 percent ENEL stake

The Italian government will sell a stake of up to 16.4 percent stake, or one billion ordinary shares, in energy group ENEL in an offering running October 18-22, the economy ministry said.


Fiat chairman Luca di Montezemolo brushes off media speculation that the carmaker wants to scrap its partnership with General Motors.


Pearson sells Government Solutions for 600 million dollars

Publisher Pearson said on it has agreed to sell its government services business to New York-based private equity firm Veritas Capital for 600 million dollars.


Roma, 17:48 - CALCIO, UNDER 21: 20 CONVOCATI PER LA GARA CON IL LUSSEMBURGO

Il tecnico della Nazionale Under 21, Pierluigi Casiraghi, ha convocato 20 giocatori per la gara  che...


Lexmark introduce la P915 Photo Printer e la P6250 Photo All-in ...

I nuovi prodotti sono caratterizzati da design innovativo, prestazioni elevate e funzionalitÃ  ad alto valore aggiunto, che permetteranno a tutti gli appassionati di fotografia digitale di semplificare e velocizzare il processo di stampa.


NovaRS - software for control GNSS station equipped with NovAtel receivers. Program can generate on-the-fly hourly and daily RINEX 2.11 files according to IGS naming conventions.   NovaRS is a GNSS station controlling software. It generates on-the-fly daily and/or hourly RINEX 2.11 files from NovAtel receiver serial port data streams. Program supports IGS RINEX naming conventions. This software allows to se some session problems (such as half sycle ambiguity and  absence of data at L1 or L2 for some satellite, lose tracking etc.) in the real time.  First NovaRS release can be downloaded from the following page http://sourceforge.net/projects/novars


Blackstone may try to trump $21 bln HCA bid: paper

Private equity firm Blackstone  Group may try to trump a $21 billion agreed takeover of the No.  1 U.S. hospital chain HCA Inc.  by a consortium of  rivals, The Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.


Spettacolo tratto dal romanzo di Paolo Maurensig del 1993


Combinazione vincente 14 - 31 - 34 - 78 - 89 - 90 Jolly 55


More dodgy upgrade madness A faulty signature update from GRISoft published this week meant that its popular AVG anti-virus package falsely warned versions of Adobe Reader were infected with a Trojan.â¦


Nonostante le pressioni contrarie del sindacato Uaw


Investment plan fees can sap thousands of dollars from a worker's retirement savings. Some lawmakers are considering making companies that manage 401(k) plans give clearer and more complete information on those costs.


The family of a Birmingham DJ who died confronting burglars say the first anniversary may mark a turning point in their grief.


U.N. rights monitors accuse Sudan of bombing Darfur

United Nations human rights monitors on   Friday accused Sudan's military of dropping bombs on villages   in North Darfur, killing and injuring civilians and driving   many from their homes.


Indonesian leader visits site of separatist conflict

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia, who has vowed to end the conflict in Aceh Province, made his first visit there Friday against a backdrop of continued violence.


Entertainment Leader, Trans World Entertainment Corporation, Implements Vcommerce for End-to-End Ecommerce

Trans World Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq:TWMC) one of the largest  and most experienced specialty music, video and video game retailers in  the United States, announces that it has selected and implemented  Vcommerce Enterprise™, for its end-to-end  online retail business.


The military strikes reportedly left 16 dead, while a Web post says a British hostage has been killed. BAGHDAD -- US planes, tanks and artillery repeatedly hit at Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's terror network in the


"If I did take away Silverstone and a British Grand Prix, I'd be seen as a bad guy but that wouldn't bother me." -- Bernie Ecclestone.


STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances pounded Florida with high wind and heavy rain Sunday after it smashed across the state's east coast, knocking out power to 4 million people, shredding roofs and uprooting trees...


La collezione ispirata ad una sera di festa della Sardegna


Microsoft Claims Mystery Men Prevent Piracy

Microsoft says the tiny photo of three men on the Vista installation disc is a security measure designed to prevent DVD piracy.


Jerry Pate moved into position for his second straight Champions Tour victory, shooting a 5-under 67 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Scott Hoch in the Allianz Championship.


Reggio Calabria, 17:32 - CALCIO, REGGINA, ULIVIERI: STUANI? SEMBRA AVERE QUALITA'

Parla del primo test del nuovo arrivato Stuani e della prossima gara con l'Empoli il tecnico della R...


Levels of cotinine, a substance created by the breakdown of nicotine in the body, does not appear to be linked to hearing loss, according to an article in the November issue of The Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives


What Ariel Sharon has been indicating for months is now stated Israeli policy: The US-drawn "road map" to a Palestinian state is locked in the glove compartment - along with other failed peace plans.


Ring Promoter King Sues Disney/ESPN for Defamation

Promoter Don King, who built a boxing empire with the aid of hyperbole, bluster and spin, filed a $2.5 billion lawsuit on Wednesday against sports channel ESPN over a biography of him he said was defamatory.


DNA Analyst Fired For Allegedly Mishandling Data In 11 ...

LOS ANGELES -- The private laboratory that conducted DNA testing in the OJ Simpson murder trial has fired an analyst who mishandled DNA data in 11 recent LAPD investigations, it was reported Friday.


Great Britain claim the fifth medal of the World Championships with bronze in the final of the women's 4x400m relay in Osaka.


Media, marketing opportunists flood Fifth Avenue iPhone line

Blog: Camera crews clog the sidewalks and marketers jump on the free advertising opportunities as the line outside Manhattan's glass-walled Apple store grows longer.


The minister leading Bolivia's efforts to nationalize Bolivia's oil and gas operations resigned Friday after his government backed down in a dispute with Brazil's state-run energy company, the industry's biggest investor.


Many Czechs are alarmed by the US plan to build a radar base in their country as part of a missile defence shield.


A tre ore apertura, quelli su Dow Jones a +34 punti


An inquiry into child safety on the internet is likely to look at several suicides by young people in south Wales.


Oil prices decline further, despite Caribbean hurricane

NEW YORK, September 9 (New Ratings) - Oil prices declined further today, despite fears of a hurricane in the Caribbean disrupting supply from the US offshore oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico.


PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 25 - Sharman Networks has announced that Kazaa Version 3 will integrate Skype software via the recently released Skype API.


Lockheed wins $1 billion FBI biometric contract

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has awarded Lockheed Martin a $1 billion contract to build a next-generation biometrics-based identification system.The biometric collection system and database, which has raised concerns of privacy groups, would include imaging of irises, faces and other identifying characteristics, the FBI said in a news release late Tuesday. Lockheed Martin will design, develop, test, and deploy the Next Generation Identification System over the 10-year life of the contract.The new system will expand on the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS), primarily a fingerprint-based identification system operated in Clarksburg, West Virginia, the FBI said."IAFIS has been a fantastic tool in support of criminal justice and the war on terror," Thomas E. Bush III, assistant director of the FBI's CJIS Division, said in a statement. "[The new system] will give us bigger, better, faster capabilities and lead us into the future."The American Civil Liberties Union has raised concerns about the biometric database, saying it's part of the U.S. government's efforts to collect more and more information about residents.The new system will expand fingerprint capacity, doubling the size of the FBI's current database, and will also include palm prints, iris and facial recognition, Lockheed Martin said in a news release. The system will be designed to be flexible enough to accommodate future biometric technologies, the company said.Among the companies working with Lockheed Martin on the contract will be Accenture and BAE Systems Information Technology.Lockheed Martin will provide program management and oversight as well as development of biometric and large systems, the company said. Accenture's responsibilities will include interoperability and change management. BAE will work on external interface requirements engineering and security design.The FBI contract was awarded through an open bidding process. Northrop Grumman and IBM also bid on the contract.


A Piacenza prime lezioni per i giovani diretti da Muti


Epifani: proposte governo sono un onesto punto di partenza


Mike Imoh runs for 100 yards and the winning touchdown Saturday to lead Virginia Tech to a 17-10 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday.


Royal Pingdom: What the Webâs most popular sites are running on

As mentioned by the Zend Developer Zone, the Royal Pingdom website has recently posted their look at what the most popular websites on the internet are running. There aren't many surprises in the list, but we'll save those for later. First, a quote:   TechCrunch, FeedBurner, iStockPhoto, YouSendIt, Meebo, Vimeo and Alexaholic. These are some of the most popular websites on the Internet. You have heard about them, you have read about them and you have most likely used or visited at least one of them. But how often have you read about what these websites are actually running on? This article dives into the facts and figures about the underlying hardware and software that keep these sites running smoothly in spite of their massive popularity.   As mentioned, there's no real surprises in the list - Linux still tops out on the server popularity, Apache and MySQL dominate their fields and, according to the numbers, PHP is still on top in the web world. Of course, there are some that these software just won't meet the needs of, so he mentions those too - Meebo with Lighttpd, Alexaholic with IIS and SQL Server, and TechCrunch/FeedBurner with Java and Tomcat.   Check out this PDF report for the full results of their survey.


Polls out today giving the coalition a lead over the Labor Party proved how close the contest would be, Prime Minister John Howard said today.


Microsoft closes in on Yahoo! amidst BlackBerry black out

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And Iâm Steve Ember. Coming up ... results from the state and national elections of two thousand four. That was Senator John Kerry last Wednesday, telling his


Powell Stirs Up Diplomatic Tempest in China

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell was in China less than 24 hours this week, but that was enough to stir up a diplomatic tempest with some unorthodox and apparently unintended remarks about US policy on Taiwan.


The great thing about a seemingly miserable guy like Maryland coach Gary Williams is, at his core, he craves the hardship.


The Patriots made an unexpected splash trading for Randy Moss last April. Might Bengals receiver Chad Johnson be next?


Palette breakthrough Swiss researchers are developing a colourful new technology that allows televisions to display every hue the human eye can detect.â¦


Just in time for Halloween, Google's YouTube became available again in China Wednesday, two weeks after it was blocked.Although Chinese Internet regulators don't comment on why sites are blocked, YouTube's blocking seemed to be tied one or two events: the 17th Communist Party Congress, the Chinese Communist Party's most important meeting, held every five years; and the launching of YouTube's traditional language site in Taiwan, both during the same week in the middle of this month. The YouTube Taiwan site is also available in China.However, while YouTube can be viewed again, Blogspot is once again unavailable, one of several sites that see-saw between being allowed or prohibited. Although attempts to reach Blogspot's homepage rerouted to Blogger.com's simplified Chinese homepage, neither Blogspot owner Google's official blog nor the infamous Chinabounder blog -- which features the sexual exploits and political rantings of a foreign English teacher in Shanghai -- could be reached.Blocked throughout the recent changes is the English-language site of Wikipedia. Its Chinese-language site is almost always unavailable here.China regularly blocks access to Web sites that it finds objectionable, including those dealing with politically sensitive subjects such as the Falun Gong religious cult and independence for Taiwan and Tibet, along with some pornographic sites.


"Borat" satire turns to farce at Toronto festival

It was the kind of scenario that   comedian Sacha Baron Cohen himself might have scripted,   although the setting would have been a fictional run-down   Kazakh movie theater, and not a posh 1,000-seat auditorium on   the opening night of the Toronto film festival.


Confermata guida a italiano, ad Annan indicata terna nomi


Swiss voters overwhelmingly approve government proposals to permit research using stem cells of human embryos.


Gunmen abduct two Italian aid workers in Gaza

Gunmen abducted two Italians working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian officials and a spokesman for the organization said.


Almeno 5 morti e 11 feriti nei pressi di Sadr City


The United States is worried about reports that Iran is using the last few days before it is to curtail nuclear activity to produce a gas that can be used to make nuclear weapons, an official said Friday.


Lindsay Davenport has taken over as world number one on the WTA rankings list, following her 6-4, 6-2 win over Dinara Safina at the Kremlin Cup in Russia.


LDRs, Zoning Map Approved: Coco Plum Still Point of Contention for City Council

By David Ball, Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon  Feb. 17--The Marathon City Council again took up the issue of separate zoning rules for the Coco Plum neighborhood during final discussions of the city's proposed land development regulations and zoning maps.


Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N on  Friday reported a narrower quarterly loss as it kept a tight  rein on expenses and sales of digital televisions and notebook  computers rose, sending its stock up 4 percent.


Murray sets up likely Roddick semi in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tennessee  - Third seed Andy Murray set up a likely semi-final against Andy Roddick by hammering unseeded Austrian Stefan Koubek 6-3 6-2 at the Memphis International on Friday.


Bear may have to bail out second fund: analyst

Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  may have to bail out a second troubled hedge fund that it manages, Merrill Lynch analyst Guy Moszkowski wrote on Monday.


Tata Guines, Cuba's most famous percussionist, dies of a kidney infection in Havana, aged 77.


UN: 40 Nations Have Ability to Make Nuclear Weapons

Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. VIENNA, Austria  - More than 40 countries with peaceful nuclear programs


Firefox 1.0 to Gain More Mac OS X Features

For a product that can count a double-digit market share only through the generous rounding of numbers, the release of Version 1.0 of the Mozilla Foundation's Firefox Web browser was


Walgreen Co.  on Monday posted a 9.3 percent rise in sales at stores open at least a year in November as sales of prescription medications rose despite the $4 generic plan in place at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and other low-priced chains.


Bill Pence, Napster's chief technology officer, questions the wisdom of proprietary music DRM in his response to a recent Wired News column. In Listening Post.


Brooke Hanson of Australia swims with Simone Weiler of Germany during the World Swimming Championships in Indianapolis. Photo: AFP.


Celebrities across the globe were mobilizing to help relief efforts in countries in southern Asia and eastern Africa affected by the deadly earthquake and tsunamis.


Lime Wire turns tables, sues record companies

(InfoWorld) - Peer-to-peer (p-to-p) file-sharing software developer Lime Wire has countersued the biggest record companies, charging them with anti-competitive behavior. The suit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, follows the closing of most of the popular file-sharing Web sites due to lawsuits initiated by record companies. It also comes on the heels of a suit filed by 13 record companies against Lime Wire, accusing the developer of music piracy and demanding damages that could amount to $476 million. Lime Wire now charges the record companies with colluding to create a monopoly over the digital distribution of copyrighted music. The record companies "have engaged in these unfair business practices for the specific purpose of eliminating sources of decentralized peer-to-peer file sharing and acquiring a monopoly over digital distribution of commercially valuable copyrighted music and movie content," the lawsuit reads. The alleged unfair business practices include collusion among the record companies to price their licensing rates such that independent music sellers can't afford to stay in business, Lime Wire said. Lime Wire added that a since-changed policy at the record companies of requiring licensees to negotiate only with certain companies that represent a group of record labels resulted in artificially high licensing fees. Lime Wire also charges the record companies with trying to extend their monopoly by forcing music distributors to work only with their affiliated filtering system supplier. Lime Wire says it developed a filtering application to prevent illegal downloading and encourage legal content purchasing. But the record companies refused to give the developer access to the metadata that uniquely identifies each song in order for the filtering system to work, Lime Wire claims. Instead, Lime Wire alleges the record companies encouraged Lime Wire to use their preferred supplier for a P-to-P filtering system, iMesh. While Lime Wire concedes that iMesh is not owned by the record companies, it alleges the supplier is controlled by the record companies. A top executive at iMesh is a former leader of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and iMesh is the only RIAA-sanctioned business of its kind in the U.S., according to Lime Wire. Lime Wire is asking for a jury trial. The record companies named in the suit include Arista Records, Atlantic Recording, BMG Music, Capital Records, Electra Entertainment Group, Interscope Records, Laface Records, Motown Record Company, Priority Records, Sony BMG Entertainment, UMG Recordings, Virgin Records America, and Warner Bros. Records. The suit follows some high profile settlements by other leading p-to-p networks. In July,Â Kazaa agreed to payÂ at least $100 million to four record companies and an additional amount to motion picture companies to settle lawsuits. Earlier this month, eDonkeyÂ agreed to pay $30 millionÂ to settle similar suits. EDonkey's founder last year predicted that all U.S. p-to-p companies wouldÂ cease to existÂ because they wouldn't have the resources to defend themselves against the record companies after a Supreme CourtÂ ruling against Grokster. That ruling vaguely said that p-to-p software developers may be liable for illegal use of the software.


Yukos is making a last-ditch attempt to use the US courts to preserve some kind of future for itself. But its adventure as Russia's biggest private sector company - an


Landis will not take part in Tour de France

Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has said he will not take part in this year's race, the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) announced on Thursday.


Guitar Hero II gives budding rock gods another chance to ascend to musical nirvana.


Roma, 23:06 - Basket, A1 donne: anticipi, Napoli travolge Alessandria

Risultati degli anticipi della 14/a giornata del campionato di serie A1 femminile.


For the 15th consecutive year, a German festival will make its home in Eastern Jackson County.


Nel terzo trimestre, a causa della crisi mutui subprime


England fight back after Harmison horrors

Sport: Cricket: A catastrophic West Indian collapse at the hands of Monty Panesar and Ryan Sidebottom left England in a dominant position at Old Trafford.


Former Vice President Al Gore gets a special Emmy for the 'interactive television services' of his Current TV network.


Pentagon May Suggest Short-Term Buildup Leading to Iraq Exit

The Pentagon's closely guarded review of how to improve the situation in Iraq has outlined three basic options: Send in more troops, shrink the force but stay longer, or pull out, according to senior defense officials.


Bonds Hits 700th Homer, Giants Beat Padres

SAN FRANCISCO - Though Barry Bonds will treasure his 700th homer, he probably wanted the San Francisco Giants' 4-1 victory over San Diego even more. Bonds hit his latest historic homer in the third inning Friday night, leading the Giants to their sixth straight win in the opener of their final nine-game homestand...


Much Hype in Playerâs Treatment, Doctors Say

For all the images of athletes running and jumping in 2007, the sight of Kevin Everett merely walking was one of the most newsworthy.


An investigation into doping claims against Marion Jones has been opened by the International Olympic Committee. IOC president Jacques Rogge has set up a disciplinary body to look into claims by Victor Conte, of Balco Laboratories.


Ossie Davis, an actor distinguished for roles dealing with racial injustice on stage, screen and in real life — and perhaps best known as the husband and partner of actress Ruby Dee — has died at the age of 87.


Ted and Caroline Kennedy talk with TIME's Karen Tumulty about what led to their ballyhooed endorsement


Tragic Accident Involving NASA JPL Employees

This is a sad day for the NASA Family. Yesterday's vanpool accident involving employees of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has taken the lives of three of our own: Dorothy M. Forks, an employee records


Bush signs bill paying for new U.S. border fence

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona  - President George W. Bush signed a law on Wednesday that will pay for hundreds of miles of new fences along the U.S.-Mexico border, a move against illegal immigration that Republicans had sought before next month's congressional elections.


Two US soldiers killed, three wounded in Afghanistan

Two US troops were killed and three wounded by a mine detonated by remote control in Afghanistan's southcentral province of Uruzgan, the US military said on Saturday.


Expelled EU and U.N. officials leave Afghanistan

A senior United Nations official and another from the European Union left Afghanistan on Thursday after the government ordered their expulsion, accusing them of holding talks with the Taliban and for paying cash to the group.


Ingram Micro Inc., the world's largest distributor of computer products, said Monday that is agreed to purchase Australian technology distributor Tech Pacific for about $493 million in cash, including assumed debt.


A Blow Against Al-Qaeda -- and Musharraf

Reports that a senior al-Qaeda operative was killed in Pakistan by a U.S. drone will likely help the war on terror but hurt Pakistan's embattled President


Doctors say Ukraine opposition leader Yushchenko was poisoned: Times

Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned in an attempt to kill him during election campaigning in September, a British daily reported, quoting the doctor who oversaw his treatment.


Crackdown on online fraud produces more than 100 legal actions in Europe, Middle East.


An elderly man dies of Legionnaires' disease on his return to Scotland from a coach tour to Italy.


VLADIMIR Putin, the Russian president, yesterday ordered a drastic centralisation of government power that is likely to strengthen the Kremlinâs grip over every aspect of political life.


The Allen Institute for Brain Science has released a major chunk of data from its mapping of the mouse brain genome, hoping the information will help researchers understand how the human brain works.


Cycling: Even after firing Hamilton, Phonak's 'attitude' derails ...

PARIS Despite its revelation that it has fired Tyler Hamilton, its leader and the winner of a disputed gold medal at the Olympic Games in Athens, the Phonak team lost its appeal to be included in bicycle racing's reorganized structure, officials announced


Thailand ranks higher in corrupt country list

Thailand ranked higher in an influential annual list of corrupt countries released on Wednesday, showing slightly results in the country's anti-corruption fight over the past year.


Staph infection worries close 21 Virginia schools

A county in southern Virginia closed its 21 schools on Wednesday to clean them to prevent the spread of a dangerous bacterial infection that killed a 17-year-old high school student, officials said.


Is that a barbecue in your lap or... When laptop batteries aren't bursting into white-hot flames, incinerating loved-ones, treasured possessions and airline luggage compartments in a ball of fiery plasma â they're right useful products.â¦


EVOLUTION is a process that most of us associate with a geological time scale -- the slow elucidation of life over the last 3.5 billion years. We also tend to assume that the most recent signs of continuing evolution must be happening in species with short life spans and rapid reproductive rates.


Residents in Dunmurry who say they are plagued by the smell of sewage call for a ban on development.


Joint offering aims to deliver Dell hardware with Symantec software to protect Microsoft Exchange-based e-mail systems.


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Threat Prevention 2.0: Unified Protection & Control

(Source: Lumension Security)  Today's IT security model is broken. In the ongoing battle to defend against malicious attacks, the industry studies and surveys continue to reveal a sobering fact: Although more than 99 percent of companies have anti-virus technology deployed, about 60 percent still suffer from malware infection every year. More organizations every year are also falling victim to data theft, despite the additional layers of IT security. Using traditional security measures, organizations must continuously react to risks, forcing them to constantly play catch-up with today's relentless barrage of viruses, spyware, Trojans and rogue devices. IT security has reached a tipping point, as reactive security solutions are simply unable to keep up with this constant tirade of malicious attacks. Join IDC Analyst Charles Kolodgy as he evaluates the "positive security model" as an emerging alternative and define its elements, including how this model lays a policy-based framework that facilitates proactive, continuous security across the enterprise.  In addition to Mr. Kolodgy's presentation, attendees will hear about: -How the Positive Security Model simplifes the entire security management lifecycle-Lumension Security's solutions, which provide you with unified protection and control of all endpoints-First hand experience from CWIE Holdings about the drawbacks of relying on traditional security measures


Catania, 13:31 - CALCIO, CATANIA: FALSINI E PANTANELLI NON INDAGATI

Il portiere Armando Pantanelli e il terzino Gianluca Falsini non sono indagati dalla Procura della R...


Vinovo, 15:07 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS; COBOLLI: A UDINE VOGLIAMO VINCERE

Il presidente della Juventus, Giovanni Cobolli Gigli, commenta i prossimi impegni che attendono la s...


Standard Text Chats Are Not Stored Long Term

Consumers using standard messaging technology can rest assured that their texts are not stored long term. The sexually explicit text-message chat between Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and a top aide that came to light used a paging technology more akin to e-mail.


Confindustria: "La sola manovra crea sospensione e incertezza"

ROMA - "Di fronte alla sola legge finanziaria, e al suo prevedibile impatto macroeconomico, i mercati e gli operatori economici si trovano in situazione di sospensione e incertezza". Per questo "Ã¨ indispensabile


New Delhi: The truck operators tonight decided to call off their seven-day-old strike from Saturday after reaching an agreement with the government on the vexed service tax issue.


Florida's citrus crop will be the smallest in 13 years because of three of the hurricanes that tore through the state, a federal forecast released Tuesday shows.


For only the second time in a regular-season game, John Smoltz sensed an extra excitement that normally only comes in the postseason. "Euphoria," Smoltz said.


Siemens acquires Chantry for larger WLAN play

Siemens AG has acquired Chantry Networks, a step that will extend its enterprise offerings and Voice over Internet Protocol into the wireless local area network space.


Zack Snyder talks about his ultraviolent film based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, from its amazing digital effects to its politics. Wired News interview by Jason Silverman.


Efforts of entire world needed to fight international terrorism ...

NEW DELHI, December 2 (Itar-Tass) - Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh, speaking in an exclusive interview with Tass on the eve of the official visit to India by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 3-5, said that âunited and all-embracing


Source: Deal on Jamal Lewis could include jail time after season

Lawyers for Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis are negotiating a plea deal in his drug conspiracy case that would allow him to serve jail time in the offseason, a source close to the case told The Associated Press on Saturday.


Iraqi borders and airport close and normal life grinds to a halt, but attacks continue ahead of Sunday's poll.


Talks include trade, security, and diseases control

Thirtynine leaders from Asia and Europe yesterday began informal talks on issues on trade, security threats and terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction


update Craig Conway has been fired as president and chief executive officer of PeopleSoft and will be replaced by founder Dave Duffield, the company said Friday.


Cell-phone tower company Crown Castle International Corp. agreed to buy smaller rival Global Signal Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, the companies said Friday, creating a behemoth with more than 24,000 wireless sites.


Gadget toilet made for modern kings and queens

Think you deserve a throne? A U.S. plumbing firm has created a luxury toilet equipped with laptop computer and flat-screen TV which it plans to give away in an online sweepstake.


Officials found traces of radiation on two British Airways jets, and the airline appealed Wednesday to tens of thousands of passengers who flew to Moscow or other cities to come forward — the latest twist in the inquiry into the poisoning death of a former Russian spy.


The contraceptive Depo Provera may triple a woman's risk of contracting chlamydia and gonorrhea, according to a study reported in USA Today Monday.


San Jose, CA (Sports Network) - San Jose State head football coach Fitz Hill announced his resignation, effective at season's end.


Children's Place Retail Stores Inc.  PLCE.O on Wednesday said it will buy Walt Disney Co.'s  DIS.N chain of North American retail stores and pledged to  invest $100 million in them.


Brisbane, 14:54 - CALCIO, AMICHEVOLI: AUSTRALIA-PARAGUAY 1-1

Australia e Paraguay hanno pareggiato 1-1 in un'amichevole organizzata dalla Federazione australiana...


Court reserves judgement on Bachchan's land

An Uttar Pradesh court Tuesday reserved its judgment till Thursday on a case related to alleged irregularities in


What's next for the bring-your-own-bag fad?

Blog: Bans on plastic bags are forcing shoppers to find other ways to carry goods and gadgets home.


Suzuka - Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn said on Sunday the temporarily enforced format of qualifying and racing on the same day at the Japanese Grand Prix was not as difficult as had been expected.


Thaksin looms large in Thailand's first postcoup vote

Politicians echo the exiled leader's populist promises ahead of elections next week.


They were born in a perpetual hug, their little bodies fused at the midsection so that they are practically face-to-face, and have grown into outgoing 4-year-olds who chatter away and finish each other's sentences.


Steps to Lift Roadblock to Clemens Deposition

It appears likely that Roger Clemens will give a sworn deposition and agree to provide a tape of an interview with Brian McNamee to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.


MacBook Air not only laptop getting touchy-feely

Gestures are all the rage these days and a new Synaptics touchpad means that Windows-based laptops should also start responding to a host of touch commands.


The redesigned external fuel tank that will help propel Discovery on the first shuttle mission since the 2003 Columbia accident is set to leave New Orleans on Friday, beginning


People disagree about how companies should use excess cash.


Finland starts national screening program for colorectal cancer

Finland launched the first phase of what is set to become a nationwide screening program for colorectal cancer, the third deadliest form of cancer here after lung and breast tumors.


A suicide bomber killed 47 people and wounded scores in central Baghdad on Tuesday after luring a crowd of poor day laborers to his vehicle with promises of work, police and the Interior Ministry said.


A steady growth in legal music downloads continues while illegal file sharing networks also flourish, analysts say.


Olmert says army ready for major Gaza operation

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on   Monday he had put the army on standby for a major offensive   against Palestinian militants in Gaza as officials tried to   secure the release of a kidnapped soldier.


By The Associated Press  A timeline tracking the bald eagle's history, from its brush with extinction to its recovery.


Russia criticises North Korea over its nuclear weapons claim and its decision to pull out of six-party talks.


Lithuania to return rock singer jailed for murder to France next week

Cantat, 41, lead singer of the group Noir Desir, was jailed for eight years on March 29 for beating his French girlfriend Marie Trintignant to death during a row in a Vilnius hotel a year ago.


U.S.: Iraq security situation extremely challenging

The security situation in Iraq remains "complex and extremely challenging," and al Qaeda is likely to increase attacks as September approaches, a White House progress report said on Thursday.


Bird flu could kill up to 50 million people, claims WHO

BIRD flu is far more lethal than the SARS virus that struck Asia last year and could unleash a pandemic that could kill up to 50 million people, the World Health Organisation said yesterday.


Space travel a blast, students learn: Astronaut visits local ...

When floating through space, and orbiting the Earth, an astronaut witnesses a sunset and sunrise every 45 minutes. Exploring beyond the atmosphere furthers


Jobs This Month: Garden Works: Get Ready for Autumn

By NO BYLINE  If you were organised enough to sow some spring bedding - polyanthus, wallflowers, Sweet Williams and stocks - back in early summer, you should be planting these out now, getting them established to weather the winter and give the best display next spring. If not, buy some.


Australian inquiry slams AWB for withholding Iraq bribe papers

The head of an inquiry into claims Australian wheat exporter AWB funnelled huge bribes to Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq has blasted the firm for its lateness in handing over damning documents.


Heâs Seen the Enemy, and Itâs Here at Home

David Adjmiâs play âThe Evildoersâ is having its world premiere at the Yale Repertory Theater in a slick, hard-charging production.


Uma happy and in high spirits: Sushma Swaraj

Dharwad, Aug. 28 (PTI): Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, today said former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti, was "happy, in very high spirits and is determined to remain in jail as long as the State Government wants her to be".


EU report says cloned food probably safe

Meat and milk from cloned animals is probably safe for humans, the European Union's food safety agency said in a preliminary report released Friday. The report, by the European Food Safety Authority, seems likely to fuel new debate over whether the EU should allow cloned animals to enter the food chain.


Laptop Computer Use Increases Testes Temperature, Could Affect ...

The temperature of a man's testes increases by an average of nearly three degrees Celsius -- enough to impair fertility -- after one hour of laptop use of a portable computer, according to a study published on Thursday in the journal Human Reproduction.


Over half of those concerned about a strong family history of cancer are right to be, a study suggests.


Siemens AG said Friday it anticipates unspecified additional costs from a software problem with new mobile phones that has led retailers to suspend sales.


SEATTLE - A teenage girl missing for more than a week and given up for dead by her family was found alive on the weekend in her wrecked car at the bottom of a ravine near Seattle.


LONDON -- European health ministers from 53 countries approved the world's first charter to fight obesity on Thursday, vowing greater action against the epidemic of expanding waistlines across the continent.


Borders Group Inc. said Tuesday that it swung to a loss in the fiscal third quarter as fewer customers came to stores and best seller sales declined. The bookseller also predicted sluggish U.S. sales for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2004.


ESPN: Fiesta Bowl turning point for freshman Clarett

In the week leading up to the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, Maurice Clarett was denied the chance to attend a friendâs funeral in Youngstown.


Sandblaster effect The Cassini spacecraft could be at risk of damage when it makes its next closest approach to the moon Enceladus.â¦


Now that Kris Benson is definitely returning to the New York Mets, the right-hander hopes Al Leiter will be back, too.


GENEVA, May 22 -- The Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda is seeking compensation from the United States over its restrictions on Internet gambling sites based overseas, and on Tuesday asked other countries to join in as it targets Washington over its failure to comply with global trade rules.


Un uomo si e' fatto esplodere tra poliziotti a Lahore


Barratt American Inc. has officially become an independent home-building company, the new owners announced Monday.


NotchUp.com Arranges Pay for Job Interviews

If you have a gold-plated resume and are beating recruiters off with a stick, here's a new twist: Companies will pay you to talk to them. You set the price.


Memorabilia from the Jackson family pop dynasty go under the hammer in Las Vegas.


Hal Holbrook, Sean Penn 'Wild' about each other

LOS ANGELES  - In 1981 when Hal Holbrook was working on the TV movie "The Killing of Randy Webster," a quiet, young actor on the set drew his attention.


A memorial service is to be held for the crew of the fishing boat Meridian which went down in the North Sea.


British inflation falls further below target

British inflation slowed to an annual rate of 1.3 percent in August from 1.4 percent in July, well below the 2.0-percent target used by the Bank of England.


General Mills Cereals All Going Whole Grain

General Mills Inc. on Thursday said it will begin using whole grains in all of its breakfast cereals, including such well-known brands as Lucky Charms and Trix, becoming


Accordo entro il 15 per salvare Alitalia

Roma, 8 settembre 2004 - Nulla di fatto nell'incontro tra Alitalia e sindacati del personale di terra. Dopo una accesa riunione, si Ã¨ deciso di aggiornare il tavolo a domani mattina alle 11. Sempre per domani


Colloquio davanti al caminetto, nella residenza del Principe a Highgrove Housetra Carlo Petrini, fondatore di Slow food, e il reale inglese                                           Carlo d'Inghilterra: un manifesto per la terra "Come riportare l'uomo al centro"                                                                                Confronto tra i due pionieri della nuova frontiera ambientalista sui temi dello sviluppo sostenibiledei danni che una globalizzazione fondata sull'industria sta causando al pianeta, della crisi dell'energiadi CARLO PETRINI


Louvre May OK Shooting of 'Da Vinci' Code

Scenes for the film adaptation of the best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code" can, in principle, be shot in the Louvre, but details must still be worked out, the director of the famed museum said Friday.


Dopo la francese Total nuovi soci nel giacimento


Hillary Rodham Clinton's crushing losses in Maryland and Virginia highlight an erosion in what had been solid advantages among women, whites and older and working-class voters.


Charlton sack stadium announcer for 'Palarse' jibe

Charlton have sacked their stadium announcer after he made a series of 'derogatory' remarks about Crystal Palace before the clubs' Carling Cup clash on Wednesday night.


Attempting to break a contract impasse with screenwriters, Hollywood producers withdrew a proposal that would have retooled the fees known as residuals.


London's West End remains the world's most expensive office location, according to a new survey.


Cops Hitch Ride to Catch Alleged Robbers

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina - It was the talk of the town on Friday: two policemen trying to catch two bank robbers hopped on a streetcar because they lacked a car.    While the robbery itself went largely unnoticed, the ludicrous - and abortive - attempt Monday by the two cops was reported by eyewitnesses late Thursday and carried by Sarajevo newspapers the next day...


TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras  - Rains from Hurricane Felix soaked the hill country of Honduras on Wednesday and threatened to trigger dangerous mudslides and flooding after killing four people in neighboring Nicaragua.


So, what type of legislation will ultimately emerge? The next step in the legislative procedure will be an impact assessment of the proposal tabled by the European Commission.Comment


Judge Allows Oracle to Bid for PeopleSoft

The ruling handed the Justice Department a rare defeat in a legal challenge to a corporate merger.


N. Korea Economic Sanctions 'One Option'--Japan

Economic sanctions against North Korea  are "one option," but care is needed in deciding whether to  take that step, Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura  said on Thursday, a day after Pyongyang warned Japan that  imposing sanctions would be tantamount to war.


U.S. Importing More Liquefied Natural Gas

Once or twice a week, a tanker unloads millions of gallons of frosty liquid at a terminal on the Chesapeake Bay, bringing to the United States a fuel that many economists believe will help temper energy prices in the coming decades.


Scientists report new developments in the use of stents, which stop blockages in coronary arteries.


US Calls on UN to Declare Genocide in Sudan

The United States is pushing the United Nations to follow its lead and formally declare that genocide is occurring in the Darfur region of Sudan.


Absolute Poker probed for insider cheating

Player named Potripper received invaluable intel from part-owner Absolute Poker is being audited by an Indian gaming commission in Canada following reports of an internal data leak that appears to confirm that an insider with the online poker site used real-time access to a recent tournament to engage in cheating.â¦


Fujitsu shows world's smallest optical spot

But don't laugh - it could boost hard disk capacities ten-fold Fujitsu has demonstrated what it claims is the world's first optical device capable of producing a beam less than 100nm across.â¦


Pescara, 19:33 - CALCIO, PESCARA: 14-0 NEL TEST CON UNA MISTA GIOVANILE

Test infrasettimanale per il Pescara, che in vista della sfida di sabato prossimo contro il Napoli h...


Euthanasia performed on its PDP TV range Japan-based Fujitsu has announced that it will end production of plasma screens due to poor profitability. The company was the first to commercially introduce this technology in 1992, but sales of plasma TVs have been falling behind those for LCDs.â¦


David Fincher's lengthy Zodiac is the latest in a long line of flicks to beg the question: How much movie is too much? By the Associated Press.


The leader of Algeria's second largest  Islamic rebel group has been arrested, the Interior Ministry  said Monday, dealing a fresh blow to radical Muslim militants  fighting the secular government.


Non-aligned envoys tour Iran nuclear site

ISFAHAN, Iran  - Iran showed U.N. surveillance cameras to envoys from the Non-Aligned Movement of developing nations during a tour of a nuclear site on Saturday, in a bid to demonstrate openness about its atomic program.


Blair grappling with mobile phones and traffic lights in post-PM life

Former British prime minister Tony Blair joked of his struggle to adapt to life after office on Thursday at a Labour Party fundraiser at London's Wembley Stadium.


Suffolk murders victim 'needed cash for drugs'

Paula Clennell went out to earn money as a prostitute on the day she disappeared because her boyfriend would not give her money for drugs, court told


IT WAS the society wedding of the year and it has created one of the wealthiest couples in Britain. Lady Tamara Grosvenor, 24, daughter of the Duke of Westminster, and Edward van Cutsem, the Prince of Wales


WASHINGTON - The two-year US housing recession deepened in September while inflation remained in check, buttressing Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke's focus on real estate as the major threat to growth.


3rd Annual Gilbane San Francisco 2007 Event Announces Conference Tracks and Sessions

The Gilbane Group and Lighthouse Seminars today announced conference  tracks for the Gilbane Conference San Francisco, taking place April  10-12, 2007, at the Palace Hotel.


Il presidente del Consiglio sulla manifestazione di domani


Business & money: Government to get tough with bidders for Northern Rock during crisis meetings


Sen. John Kerry is in the US presidential race battlefield states of Ohio and Minnesota, hunting for geese and seeking votes in Columbus and Minneapolis.


Beijing Games become catch-all for causes

What do the conflict in Darfur, forced evictions, media freedoms and the rights of migrant laborers have in common?


Having completed a years-long scientific review, the Food and Drug Administration is set to announce as early as next week that meat and milk from cloned farm animals and their offspring can start making their way toward supermarket shelves, sources in contact with the agency said yesterday.


The actors come together in Sumathy Ram's first film, Viswathulasi.


Chiamparino, concertazione prosegua dopo consegna dossier


Abiti esposti su mobili provenienti da mercatini


Record labels' digital strategy -- do nothing

Record labels need the digital  music market to take off. So why aren't they helping it any?


Friends, family bid final goodbye to Lady Bird Johnson

STONEWALL, Texas  - Friends and family bade a final goodbye to Lady Bird Johnson on Sunday as she was buried next to her husband, former President Lyndon Johnson, at a cemetery on the family's Texas ranch.


Roma, 19:31 - CICLISMO, CUNEGO: ANCORA NON HO DECISO SE FARO' GIRO O TOUR

Damiano Cunego ha presentato oggi alla stampa la terza edizione della gran fondo che porta il suo no...


BCCI administrator Mohan reports to Madras High Court:

[Sports India, Cricket]: Chennai, Oct 11 : Former Supreme Court judge S. Mohan, appointed interim administrator of the Indian cricket board by the Madras High Court, Monday reported to the court about his being locked out of the board's office in Mumbai.


Finisce a Regina Coeli la resistibile scalata di Danilo CoppolaSoprannominato "er cash" per lo smodato uso dei contanti                                              Dalla borgata a piazzetta Cuccia  la parabola dell'ultimo dei furbetti                                                                                di ALBERTO STATERA


Newsview: Familiar Problems to Shadow Bush

Successful in persuading voters not to change leaders in wartime, President Bush faces a second term packed with problems bred in his first, from the need for an exit strategy in Iraq to the prospect of staggering budget deficits at home.


Mark Lawrenson's tips for the midweek Premiership games.


The prosecution in Michael Jackson's child molestation case has accused the defense of abusing the judicial process with sweeping demands for medical records of the alleged victim and his family, including gynecological records for his mother and information on his 3-month-old brother.


Insurgents kill 11 Iraqi soldiers and take Polish woman hostage

A militant group said yesterday it had killed 11 Iraqi national guardsmen in the south of the country, showing footage on a website to prove it had beheaded one soldier and shot 10 others.


Lawyers acting for Michael Jackson in the child molestation case bid to have prosecutor removed.


Grammy-winning jazz producer Joel Dorn dies at 65

Veteran record producer Joel Dorn, who worked with such artists as Roberta Flack, Max Roach and the Neville Brothers, died of a heart attack on Monday in New York. He was 65.


Japan began sending warnings to an estimated 8.5 million people Monday that their pension data may have gone missing, as the government seeks to clean up a scandal that has damaged its credibility.


The trial of two Sikhs accused of bombing an Air India jumbo jet in 1985 ends after 19 months in court.


Cosenza, 18:05 - SCI, COPPA ITALIA: GRUPPO FIAMME GIALLE VINCE PROVE IN SILA

Il gruppo sportivo Fiamme Gialle si è aggiudicato il primo ed il secondo posto nella Coppa It...


Bodman boasts varied resume, from MIT professor to finance to ...

WASHINGTON President Bush has named deputy Treasury Secretary Samuel Bodman to succeed Spencer Abraham as Secretary of Energy. Abraham, a former Republican senator from Michigan, has held the job throughout Bush's first term.


The pace of sales of pre-owned U.S homes fell slightly in July but the inventory of unsold properties soared to the highest level in over 15 years as troubles in the subprime mortgage market continued to wreak havoc on the housing sector.


Nepal is to probe disappearances of left-wing activists - a major demand of Maoist rebels blockading the capital.


Italy's military presence in Iraq will continue despite abduction

Italy will do whatever is possible to secure the release of an Italian freelance journalist kidnapped byIraqi insurgents, but will not bow to demands to withdraw its troops, the Italian government said Tuesday.


Al-Qaeda's deputy leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, issues a warning against France, it emerges.


Pink bikini gets Singapore serviceman jail

A Singapore national serviceman who sashayed into a lift early one morning wearing only a pink bikini has been handed a day's jail and a S$11,000 (3,720-pound) fine by a court in the city-state, a newspaper said on Tuesday.


EMC will replace some disks with solid-state drives

EMC plans to introduce a line of solid-state drives using flash memory as an option to replace some disk drives in the company's high-end Symmetrix storage arrays, a company spokesman said Monday.EMC will offer solid-state drives with capacities of 73GB and 146GB, said Abhrajit Bhattacharjee, an EMC spokesman in Singapore. The drives, which will ship this quarter, will only be available as an option with Symmetrix storage arrays, and will not be available with other products, he said.Pricing for the solid-state drives was not immediately available, but using four 73GB solid-state drives to replace four of the 146GB hard disk drives in a Symmetrix 100-disk array would increase the cost by less than 10 percent compared to a comparable system using only hard disk drives, Bhattacharjee said.Solid-state drives use memory chips instead of magnetic platters to store information. These types of drives are generally faster and consume less power than traditional disk drives, but they are also significantly more expensive.The solid-state drives are aimed at customers willing to pay a premium for the significantly faster response times these drives offer, Bhattacharjee said.EMC plans to use single-cell flash memory in its solid-state drives, which will allow for higher performance but costs more than multicell flash memory.Single-cell flash memory stores one bit of information in each memory cell, while multicell flash memory stores two. The greater density of multicell flash makes it perfect for music players and digital cameras. But multicell flash is significantly slower, making single-cell flash more suitable for high-performance applications such as solid-state drives. Single-cell flash memory is also more durable that multicell flash. Each cell on a multicell flash chip is generally good for 10,000 write/erase cycles, while the cells on single-cell chips can last for 100,000 write/erase cycles. The durability of a flash memory chip can be increased with the use of wear leveling, a technique that writes data equally to all of the memory cells on a chip instead of using the same cells repeatedly.Drives based on magnetic platters are capable of enduring unlimited write/erase cycles, but they have moving parts which can break down. Solid-state drives do not have moving parts.STEC -- the maker of the solid-state drives that EMC plans to offer -- said its solid-state drives, which use wear leveling, last more than 2 million write/erase cycles. There was no indication of how many write/erase cycles the EMC solid-state drives will be capable of sustaining.


Britain to Expel 4 Russians Over Poisoning Case

LONDON, July 16 -- Britain will expel four Russian diplomats in response to Moscow's refusal to hand over for trial the Russian businessman accused of murdering Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London last year, the British government announced Monday.


Truce holds as Lebanese hold mass funeral

Shouting "Death to Israel" and waving yellow Hezbollah flags, thousands of people marched Monday behind the coffin of a guerrilla killed in the heaviest combat in six years along Lebanon's border with Israel.


Def Leppard nearly complete with "Sparkly" album

NEW YORK (Billboard) - British rock band Def Leppard is "about 85, 90 percent finished" with its next album, its first set of new material since 2002's "X," front man Joe Elliott said.


Crews working rugged terrain to Hendrick crash site

Crews on all-terrain vehicles on Monday recovered five bodies and searched for five more from the wreckage of a Hendrick Motorsports plane that was carrying members and friends of one of NASCAR's top syndicates.