At 15, Liza Ward conceived the idea that Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" was written about her grandparents. Now she's written a book about that.


Judge set to rule on class action in tobacco case

A U.S. judge is expected on Monday to  rule on whether to certify as a class action a lawsuit that  accuses tobacco companies of defrauding smokers into thinking  "light" cigarettes were safer than regular brands, according to  notice sent to lawyers in the case.


The European Union is to launch talks on drafting a new treaty to reform the 27-member bloc.


Anche Scioli avrebbe vinto governatorato di Buenos Aires


N.Y. Times Co. ad revenue drops 3.8% in November

The New York Times Co. said November advertising revenue declined 3.8 percent. Total company revenue, excluding TV stations up for sale, declined 1.7 percent to $278.5 million, the publisher said. The drop reflects the industry's continued loss of advertisers to other media. Ad sales at the New England Media Group, led by The Boston Globe, slid 11 percent to $36 ...


Castelli: 'e' un riferimento'.Bossi? 'Sara' riconfermato'


Pedro Martinez told close friends he was "very happy" after meeting at the airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, yesterday morning with Red Sox principal owner John W. Henry and CEO Larry Lucchino, and publicly, at least, the Sox brass pronounced a similar measure of satisfaction with their exchange with the free agent righthander.


U.N. demands halt to Ivory Coast fighting

Facing a major assault in Fallujah, insurgents struck back Saturday with suicide car bombs, mortars and rockets across a wide swath of central Iraq, killing over 30 people and wounding more than 60 others, ...


Viewpoint: Now that the man trying to fix things at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center     has been fired, when will the officers who actually screwed up the Iraq war     pay a price?


The Mobo Awards take place in London on Thursday night after being hit with a number of hitches.


Scotland's crop of graduates last year was the largest ever, new Scottish Executive figures show.


Why did Chiron Flu Crisis Affect USA more than England?

Why did the British never allow themselves to become dependent on just two flu major flu vaccine suppliers like the Americans did?


Allen licenses commercial space flight technology

Paul Allen's backing of commercial space flight received a boost Monday, as a startup called Virgin Galactic plans to build an aircraft based on the technology used by SpaceShipOne, the Allen-backed plane that flew into space in June.


Ben Questionable For Buffalo, Bettis Doubtful

PITTSBURGH -- Steelers coach Bill Cowher held his weekly press conference Tuesday at the team's practice facility on the South Side.


It may take much longer than scientists have thought for violent turbulence to turn grains of space dust into new planets. A NASA telescope recently discovered evidence that


Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man but now languishing in jail, thinks prison is better than the summer camps he visited as child, his mother has been quoted as saying.


Ricavi gruppo in progresso del 15,4% a 273,3mln euro


Public support for the work The UK's fertility regulator is expected to give its seal of approval to research on human-animal hybrids in the UK. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) published its consultation on the proposed draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill yesterday, in which it said most people consulted were at ease with the creation of hybrid embryos.â¦


Fillon, e' il momento di agire. Bayrou, ci siamo anche noi


Twenty-two people are killed and at least 50 injured in a blast at a US military base in the Iraqi city of Mosul.


TripAdvisor Mixes Social Nets with Travel

Expedia subsidiary TripAdvisor rolled out social networking functionality on its site Friday that allows users to filter out reviews from people they may not know, giving reviews from friends priority.


Internet Service Provider Awarded $1 Billion in Spam Damages

Antispam activists disagree about the effect of the major federal court judgment against three spammers. Antispam activists disagree about whether a $1.08 billion judgment against three spammers in Iowa last


Startup Offers Privacy For Sale -- But Is Anyone Buying?

ReputationDefender is the latest startup to offer a product in what appears to be a burgeoning market for consumer privacy services. But is anyone willing to pay for such services? If the past is any guide, probably not.


Patients in Test Won't Get Drug, Amgen Decides

A group of people with Parkinson's disease that had taken a drug as part of a trial pleaded with Amgen to allow them to resume taking it, but the company said no.


EC agrees to cut carbon, fumbles renewables deal

Making progress The European Commission has agreed to reduce carbon emissions by 20 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020. The agreement was announced at a climate change summit in Brussels.â¦


Bacon triptych set to sizzle British art world: auctioneers

A three-canvas painting by the figurative artist Francis Bacon is to be auctioned in London next month, where experts estimate it will break the record for the sale of any British or Irish work.


Trent Green's first practice with the Miami Dolphins was apparently Daunte Culpepper's finale in South Florida.


Jeff Raikes to retire from Microsoft this year

Jeff Raikes, the president of Microsoft's Business Division, plans to retire in September, the company said on Thursday.


A new study plans to use volunteers from Orkney to help battle Scotland's top three killer diseases.


A man is arrested after the security gates at Downing Street are attacked with a sledgehammer.


Australian police charge Indian doctor with supporting terrorism

Australian police said Saturday they have charged an Indian doctor, allegedly connected to failed car bombings in Britain, with supporting terrorism.


Iraq: Kerbala, uccisi poliziotto e membro consiglio locale

KERBALA (Iraq) - Uccisi da sconosciuti armati un poliziotto e Sheikh Muslim al Tai, personalita' di spicco della comunita' sciita a Kerbala, nel sud dell'Iraq. Lo riferiscono fonti della polizia irachena.


Talks meant to give Tehran a last chance to avoid U.N. sanctions were in jeopardy on Wednesday, with diplomats and European officials saying Iran's chief nuclear negotiator had still not confirmed if he would meet with the European Union's foreign policy chief.


Finland's Rautaruukki says to buy Velsa from Kone

Finnish metals group Rautaruukki on Monday announced the acquisition of Velsa Oy, manufacturer of cabins for mobile machines, from Kalmar Industries, part of the Cargotec arm of Finnish engineering group Kone.


A video posted seems to succeed in far less time than it would take to read a recently-published "unauthorized" biography.


Sen. Sam Brownback took his budding presidential campaign to prison this weekend, spent a restless night among inmates and pressed his message that faith can work even to improve the lives of hardened criminals.


Beam-me-up-Scotty's home town plans memorial

It's a still life Jim, but not as we know it The Scottish town of Linlithgow is building a memorial to its most famous, albeit fictional, resident. For Linlithgow is the birthplace of Montgomery Scott, more usually known as "Scotty", the Star Trek engineer.â¦


Ecco le nuove veline di Striscia una pugliese, l'altra dalla ...

MILANO - Eccole le nuove veline di Striscia. Lucia Galeone, 24 anni, studentessa di Grottaglie, bruna, e Pisu Vera Atyushkina, 22 anni, nata a Kyzyl (Russia), bionda, hanno sbaragliato le altre sei finaliste


Dog Wiggles Paw Free to Shoot Florida Man

PENSACOLA, Fla. - A man who tried to shoot seven puppies was shot himself when one of the dogs put its paw on the revolver's trigger...


Thanks to availability entrepreneurs, misinterpreting the weather is getting easier and easier.


Riconosciuti risarcimenti per 19 milioni di euro


Father's Grim Search Ends as 4 Bodies Are Found

The unearthing of the bodies of Jimmie Wallet's wife and three daughters brought to 10 the number of confirmed dead since a hill in La Conchita, Calif., collapsed.


The Big Ten Network reached an agreement on Thursday with satellite TV provider Dish Network, expanding the reach of the new channel.


France warned foreign banks on Tuesday not to try to grab control of Societe Generale as it reels from losses blamed on a rogue trader, but shares in the bank spiked higher on takeover speculation.


Spacecraft Set to Reach Milestone, Reports Technical Glitches

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft this month is set to surpass the record for the most science data returned by any Mars spacecraft.


Iraq Chief Gives 'Final Warning' to Rebel Cleric

AGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 19 - Prime Minister Ayad Allawi gave what he described as a final warning on Thursday to the rebel Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, saying the cleric should move quickly to fulfill his vow to disarm and leave the shrine ...


Tuesday will be the one-year anniversary of the day Tom Hicks, owner of the Texas Rangers, called Red Sox owners John W. Henry and Larry Lucchino and asked if they might be interested in acquiring Alex Rodriguez. Better that they had never answered the phone.


US To Get One Million More Flu Mist Doses

The additional doses bring the the total US flu vaccine supply to 61 million doses, all coming from Aventis Pasteur. FluMist is approved for those ages 5-49.


Bangladesh parties demand release of ex-premiers

Bangladesh's two main political parties have demanded the release of their leaders, Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia, saying the move was necessary to ensure a free and fair election expected late next year.


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Anorexic Girls Bond on Web to Dismay of Doctors

An underground subculture of  teenage girls who bond over their eating disorders and glorify  bone-thin celebrities has surfaced on the Internet, in a  growing trend that experts say frustrates treatment.


Emobile Begins Taking Subscriptions to New Service

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Mar. 1--TOKYO -- Emobile Ltd. on Thursday began to accept subscriptions  to its new wireless service starting March 31 in Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto and  Osaka.


Lingering hopes that the U.S. economy might avert a recession withered Tuesday after the nation's service sector Â its banks, travel companies, contractors and stores, among others Â shrank for the first time in five years.


Ethiopia takes gold, bronze in women's 5,000

Ethiopia's Meseret Defar pulled away from Kenya's Isabella Ochichi in the final half-lap to win the Olympic 5,000 meters in 14 minutes, 45.


Ratings up for TNT's NBA playoff coverage

Helped by a pair of Game 7s on Monday night, TNT's ratings for its second-round playoff games rose 22 percent over last year.


Officials from New Jersey and California say life will be easier when we all get government-issued cards mandated by the Real ID Act. Ryan Singel reports from the RSA Conference.


Irish may look past Washington to Purdue

Thatâs the cautionary sermon Notre Dame coach Ty Willingham is preaching about todayâs game with Washington. Wry Ty should be apprehensive even though the Huskies have never beaten the Irish.


Long-suffering Curtis captures second PGA title of year

Ben Curtis, who won the 2003 British Open then took nearly three years to win another title, has captured his second US PGA event in three months, winning the 84 Lumber Classic.


Hans Knauss, one of the best known and  most experienced Austrian skiers, has tested positive for the  anabolic steroid nandrolone.


Mutu admits testing positive-players' union chief

Players' union chief Gordon Taylor said on Tuesday that Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu had admitted testing positive for cocaine and will not ask for his 'B' sample to be analysed.


A Yuma man became Yuma County's first confirmed case of West Nile virus on Friday. The 28-year-old unidentified man was being treated and observed at Yuma Regional Medical Center and was expected to make a full recovery, county health officials said.


He actually considered floating away into retirement with his new bride aboard his yacht Privacy, never to be seen on a golf course again.


Back Talk on Pretending to Be Busy, or Infallible

Readers respond with wit, wisdom, and sometimes some venom, to Shortcuts columns.


OxyContin Maker, Executives Fined $634.5M for Misleading Public

The federal judge imposed fines, probation and community service on three executives who pleaded guilty in May to misleading the public about the addiction risk posed by the pain medication.


Arizona pitcher Randy Johnson was placed on the 15-day disabled list for the third time this season, right before his scheduled start Tuesday, because of a sore back.


In His Own Magazine, an Editor Puts Himself Into an Elite Group

Talk about prestigious bylines: one new publication includes Thucydides, Shakespeare, Tolstoy, Osama bin Laden, Pope Urban II, Lenin ... and Lewis H. Lapham.


MINNEAPOLIS -- The Indiana Hoosiers are so much more than Eric Gordon. D.J. White had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Lance Stemler hit a crucial 3-pointer to lift the ninth-ranked Hoosiers to a 65-60 victory over Minnesota on Thursday night.


Charlie Sheen, Denise Richards reach divorce pact

Estranged Hollywood couple Charlie  Sheen and Denise Richards, whose bitter divorce battle  titillated the tabloids for months, have amicably settled most  of their differences, their lawyers said.


A bizarre robbery in which a bomblike device was strapped to a bank employee is under investigation by Hollywood, Florida, police. The employee told officers that two armed men abducted him from his home, taped the device to him and told him they were activating a bomb, a police spokesman said.


Afghans Hold Taliban Suspects for Karzai Attack

Three suspects Taliban members have been arrested for trying to kill Afghan President Hamid Karzai by firing a rocket at his helicopter during his first election campaign trip outside Kabul, officials said on Friday.


Fifth seed Lindsay Davenport won the clash of the former American US Open champions as she overcame stubborn resistance by 11th seed Venus Williams.


Water deal raises questions on tax-backed contracts in Iraq

WASHINGTON -- CIA officers operating in northern Iraq bought drinking water from a bottling plant there for years prior to the 2003 invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.


Buena Vista's National Treasure topped the box office, adding $46 million to its total of $88 million, estimated boxofficemojo.


UN envoy urges special help for NKorea torture victims

Many North Korean refugees who escape to South Korea were repeatedly tortured in their homeland and need special help to adjust to their new country, a United Nations rights envoy said Thursday.


Lift Every Sweet Voice and Sing, Rascals, Sing

This French film tells a deeply conventional story about truculent or orphaned boys and the gentle soul who finds himself by shaping the tots into a chorus.


Boy Charged With Sex Assault of Woman, 76

An 11-year-old boy was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting a 76-year-old neighborhood woman in her home as three of his friends stood watch.


It's Russian election season. So where's the campaign?

The race to replace Vladimir Putin officially starts Saturday, but Mr. Putin's handpicked successor has declined to campaign or publicly debate his opponents.


U.S. man convicted of pipeline, energy attack plan

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania  - A Pennsylvania man was convicted on Friday of plotting to blow up U.S. oil pipelines and energy installations and of attempting to enlist al Qaeda militants on the Internet to help carry out his plan.


Deutsche Post's DHL Takes Majority Stake in Indian Express Delivery Company

Germany's Deutsche Post AG said Monday its DHL unit is buying a majority stake in Blue Dart Express Ltd.


'E non su altri numeri', lo precisa il ministro Bersani


Bush to Visit Schroeder in February - German Govt.

President Bush will visit Germany on Feb. 23 for the first time after three years of frosty relations, a move quickly welcomed by the government in Berlin as a sign of improving transatlantic ties.


US Senate leader urges research push against bio-terrorism

The United States must build a research capacity which dwarfs the secretive project behind the atomic bomb if it is to counter an inevitable bio-terror attack, US Senate majority leader Bill Frist warned.


Reuters Poll: Bush Opens Four-Point Lead on Kerry

President Bush opened a four-point  lead on Democratic Sen. John Kerry the day after the final  debate between the White House rivals, according to a  Reuters/Zogby poll released on Friday.


Pesano trimestrali deludenti di Du Pont e Texas Instruments


Family wins independent inquiry into death of Iraqi in British ...

The family of an Iraqi civilian allegedly beaten to death last year by British military guards won the right in the High Court yesterday to an "independent and effective" inquiry into his death.


Berlusconi Won't Sell Broadcasting Company

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday he won't sell Italian broadcaster Mediaset SpA, the country's biggest commercial broadcaster and part of his media empire.


May 30, 1911: Gentlemen, Start Your Engines at the Indy 500

Begun as a way to redeem the Speedway, the Indy 500 grows into one of the world's premier auto races.


Amnesty International warns of an imminent gang war in two Rio slums unless police in the Brazilian city act.


More than 100 Palestinian pilgrims return to Gaza

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - About 150 Palestinian pilgrims returning from Mecca entered the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after a border-crossing dispute left about 2,000 of them stranded in Egypt for days, witnesses said.


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Common respiratory and urinary tract infections play a role in triggering heart attacks and strokes, a study of 40,000 medical records suggests.


The US is to withdraw 15,000 troops from Iraq from next month, whose tour of duty was extended to secure the 30 January poll.


NHL commissioner Gary Bettman warns Tuesday that the Penguins' future in Pittsburgh is uncertain if the Isle of Capri casino chain isn't awarded a license next month to build a slot machines parlor in the city.


Australia's conservative leader easily wins fourth term despite ...

Prime Minister John Howard's conservative alliance handily won a fourth term in Australia's parliamentary elections Saturday, overcoming widespread anger at his decision to send troops to Iraq last year and his pledge to keep them there.


The Russian authorities say they plan to limit the number of foreign migrants allowed in for work.


Net Radio Legislation Crosses the Hundred Member Mark

WASHINGTON, May 25  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A bill that would save the Internet radio industry from a dramatic increase of fees webcasters pay to play music gained the support of its 100th member of the House of Representatives today.


Iraqis Celebrates Olympic Victory with Bullets

Iraqis, weary of violence and  deprivation, erupted in wild celebration Saturday after their  national soccer team beat Australia 1-0 in the Athens Games.


Auburn made an improbable bid to share the national title by hanging on in the Sugar Bowl. Now, all the No. 3 Tigers can do is wait to see if it somehow works out.


U.S. Rejects New Yorkâs Bid to Insure More Children

The ruling was the first application of a restrictive new White House policy regarding public health insurance that has drawn ferocious criticism from Democrats.


Panel Endorses Flu Vaccine in a Spray for Young Children

Children as young as 2 can be given a nasal spray flu vaccine, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday.


Internet searches provide hints on how we really feel about the economy


Il fatto all'alba fuori da una discoteca di Firenze


Assessing the Payoff From the Aâs âMoneyballâ Strategy

The retirement of Jeremy Brown, a portly college catcher who was a central figure in âMoneyball,â is a good time to look back at the Athleticsâ 2002 draft and see how the system worked.


Hatteras Networks Achieves Prestigious TL 9000 Certifications

Hatteras Networks™, the Mid-Band Ethernet™  market, technology and services leader,, today announced that the  company was awarded Certification of Registration for TL 9000 and ISO  9001:2000.


Berlino, 18:13 - CICLISMO, DOPING: ADIDAS POTREBBE CHIUDERE SPONSORIZZAZIONI

Dopo il nuovo caso di doping che vede coinvolto il tedesco Patrik Sinkewitz (T-Mobile), l'Adidas sta...


While all around her commemorate the 30-day fast, a Muslim reporter wrestles with its meaning.


Sharon, cabinet agree to major offensive in Gaza

JERUSALEM/GAZA - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his security cabinet agreed late Thursday to a major offensive military offensive against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.


Michael Hill Full-Year Profit Rises 30% led by Australia

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Hill International Ltd., a New Zealand jewelry retailer, said full-year profit rose 30 percent, led by increases in earnings from its Australian stores.


Oracle Corp.  on Monday  posted a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by sales  of business software licenses to the customers of acquired  rivals like Siebel Systems and PeopleSoft.


Steven Gerrard scores his first league goal of the season in the victory over Man City.


Make valuation a consideration and you can avoid being permanently taxed.


Sarkozy, sistema finanziario non toccato da maxifrode


Briefly: IDC says external disk storage up

roundup Plus: Lawmakers to vote on spyware, piracy bills...Microsoft tests Windows Marketplace...Nortel delays financials again...Microsoft updates SharePoint.


Scholastic to print 12 mln U.S. copies of Potter book

Publisher Scholastic Corp. said on Wednesday it would release a record-breaking 12 million copies for the first U.S. printing of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," which hits stores on July 21.


The Treo 650, which builds on the design of the Treo 600, features a 320 x 320 display, non-volatile memory, and a removable battery together with integrated Bluetooth.


Angelina Jolie visited Iraq on Tuesday to meet with refugees and U.S. troops in the country.


Oil falls below $89 as recession fears persist

Oil retreated below $89 on Wednesday after making a nervous recovery as an emergency U.S. interest rate cut halted a global financial market sell-off but failed to halt recession fears in the world's top oil consumer.


Personal computer maker Gateway Inc. (GTW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday posted its first operating profit in nearly three years as its retail strategy


President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry sparred over Iraq Monday as they campaigned in states where the race for the White House is extremely close.


Parents Miss Some Effective Asthma Steps

TUESDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Many parents of asthmatic children may have the best of intentions but the worst of solutions when they try to protect their kids from allergens, new research suggests.


Once more, Paul Hamm held his gold medal aloft Thursday and smiled for the cameras, secure in the knowledge that the medal was his for keeps.


Blair called upon to produce an official record of Iraqi deaths

TONY EASTLEY: According to some news agencies, the US military passed a grim milestone this week, with 1,000 American troops killed in combat in Iraq.


Cleaner Los Angeles Air? Don't Hold Your Breath

Air quality in the Los Angeles basin this year has been the best in 25 years, largely because of a fluke in the weather. But by virtually all measures, the region, the


Boston mayor says Turner to pay costs of scare

Turner Broadcasting has agreed to pay all costs of a security scare triggered by a marketing campaign that disrupted travel in the city for nearly a full day, a spokeswoman for Mayor Thomas Menino said on Friday.


Red Sox Affiliate Buys Famous First Base

LOWELL, Mass. - The Lowell Spinners don't have a first baseman. They do, however, have a fairly famous first base.


I risultati saranno poi presentati da Mastella al Parlamento


The US president is to announce troop reductions in Iraq in a speech later this week, the White House says.


Even if Barry Bonds is not an All-Star this season, Giants owner Peter Magowan expects the slugger to take part in festivities for baseball's summer classic in his home ballpark. Magowan hopes that Bonds' godfather, Hall of Famer Willie Mays, will be a big part of the July event in San Francisco. Yet Magowan would rather No. 25 is in uniform and playing for the NL roster and World Series-winning manager Tony La Russa.


On Monday, Baltimore will announce that Norfolk has officially ousted Ottawa as the Orioles' Class AAA affiliate.


A federal judge ruled Thursday that the nation's top cigarette makers violated racketeering laws, deceiving the public for years about the health hazards of smoking, but said she couldn't order them to pay the billions of dollars the government had sought.


Verlander, Granderson lift Tigs past A's

Justin Verlander struck out 10 and outpitched Dan Haren in their third matchup of 2007 and Curtis Granderson homered, doubled and scored three runs to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Oakland Athletics 6-1 on Saturday.


Police are appealing for witnesses after the death of a man who was attacked while he was treated in an ambulance.


Violence in northern Gaza kills four Palestinians, including young ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Witnesses say a ten-year-old girl was one of four Palestinians killed today by Israeli forces operating in the northern Gaza Strip.


U.S. Army weighs more combat units for Iraq: report

The U.S. Army is considering whether   to add more combat units to the rotation plan to meet a top   commander's decision to keep more than 140,000 troops in the   country until at least mid-2007, The Washington Times reported   on Monday.


Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to be flown to Paris for treatment

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be flown to Paris for treatment, doctors said Thursday.


ORLANDO, Fla. (Sports Network) - Drew Tate's 56-yard  touchdown pass to Warren Holloway as time expired lifted  11th-ranked Iowa to an improbable comeback win over 12th-ranked  LSU, 30-25, in the 59th annual Capital One Bowl.


The Senate will get either its first Cuban American member, or another woman, when Floridians vote next Tuesday. Former housing Secretary Mel Martinez and Democrat Betty Castor are locked in as tight a race as President Bush and John Kerry.


Blowing kisses to the camera, Bob Barker signed off on 35 years on "The Price Is Right" and 50 years in daytime TV in the same low-key, genial fashion that made him one of daytime TV's biggest stars.


A closely watched measure of future economic activity rose for a second consecutive month in December, pointing to sustained, gradual growth.


CoTherix said that the Food and Drug Administration had approved its inhaled drug solution Ventavis for the treatment of a pulmonary disease.


Emittente delle forze armate israeliane accredita notizia


Police working to unravel mystery of Russian ex-spy's death

Police are piecing together evidence on how Russian former spy and Kremlin foe Alexander Litvinenko may have been fatally poisoned.


Shoe man Choo says love your work, forget the past

With little effort and no arrogance, famed shoe couturier Jimmy Choo lets drop pearls of wisdom he has harvested over more than 20 years in the business.


A day after Holocaust commemorations across Europe, EU ministers said Friday they want to improve cooperation in the fight against extremism and anti-Semitism, including a ban on Nazi symbols.


Afghan authorities arrest three people after an attempt to shoot down President Karzai's helicopter on Thursday.


Yoga, anger management taming Naomi Campbell

British supermodel Naomi Campbell says yoga and anger management classes are helping her to keep a lid on her famously hot temper, in a newspaper interview.


SI MUSTAFA, Algeria -- Seven bombs went off almost simultaneously in Algeria yesterday , killing six people east of the capital Algiers in an elaborate assault by suspected Islamist rebels.


ASIO last night asked Spanish authorities to provide details of Australian phone numbers contacted by a group of seven alleged Islamic terrorists arrested across Spain on Monday.


Art Review | Armando ReverÃ³n: Modernist in Loincloth and Feathers

The Museum of Modern Art offers a magnetic, bizarre and haunting show of works by the Latin American modernist.


Belarus Votes to Extend Lukashenko's Rule

The president of Belarus, confident of victory in a referendum Sunday to extend his rule, promised to serve his people better if they voted "yes" and told the West to keep criticism of his rule to itself.


The Cassini spacecraft successfully completed a 51-minute engine burn that will raise its next closest approach distance to Saturn by nearly 300,000 kilometers (186,000 miles).


Even with his brakes failing and the rain falling, Jeff Gordon showed that nothing could slow him down on the way to his fourth victory of the season.


AUSTRALIA captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat in the triangular series final against Pakistan at the VRA Ground in the Netherlands.


German Michael Schumacher of Ferrari is seen at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano).


People anxious to watch oral arguments in Ashcroft v. Raich started arriving outside the US Supreme Court at 5 am on Monday, Nov. 29.


LOS ANGELESâWalt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner said yesterday he will step down from the media conglomerate in 2006, aiming to end his two-decade reign on his own terms after a shareholder revolt nearly cut it short earlier this year.


Fred Hale Sr., the oldest man in the world according to Guinness World Records, has died less than two weeks shy of his 114th birthday.


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President Bush to offer views on economic package

President George W. Bush will offer ideas on Friday for shoring up the fragile U.S. economy, as he and the Democratic-led Congress move forward with talks on a plan to avert a recession.


A pair of suicide bombers were apparently behind last week's bloody attack on opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, a top intelligence official said Tuesday


SIERRA NEVADA, Spain  - Austria's gold-medal winning ski team produced another winner on Saturday when Michaela Kirchgasser won her first World Cup victory in a giant slalom.


Telefono Blu, romanticismo per lui, trasgressione per lei


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


Ritirata modifica a norma sul 20% in possesso di Eni


U.S. suspends nearly $24 million aid to Thailand

The United States said on Thursday   it had suspended nearly $24 million in aid to Thailand because   of its military coup.


October 17, 2004 -- While companies take aim at iPod with a host of new players, they're also targeting iTunes, Apple's online music store.


Ukrainian President elect Viktor Yushchenko is set to be sworn in Sunday. The country's parliament voted on the date today, after government run newspapers printed the results of the December run-off. The ...


Md. Researchers Growing Blue Crabs in Lab

More than 1,600 wriggling blue crabs, so young that their shells are still soft and see-through, are taken from gurgling tanks and dropped one at a time into coolers filled with nets. Minutes later, they are loaded onto trucks, driven to two tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay and dropped into the water.


Switzerland eases limits on European immigration

GENEVA -- Switzerland opened its doors a little further yesterday to workers from the rest of Europe by dropping decades-old quotas it has maintained on the number of people allowed to seek jobs in the economically booming country.


Inter Milan's Adriano apologises for dismissal

Inter Milan striker Adriano has asked fans to forgive him after he was sent-off in the 0-0 draw against Valencia on Tuesday night.


Iraq. E' vicina la caduta di Falluja. Al zarqawi incida i ribelli ...

La caduta di Falluja sarebbe ormai questione di ore, ma gli insorti continuano a opporre un'accanita resistenza ai marine americani e alle truppe irachene. Un ultimo bilancio provvisorio dei combattimenti


Nel 4/O trimestre a 2,52 miliardi, balzo del 44%


Si chiama Isee ed e' previsto in un emendamento alla legge


Uzbekistan appreciates OSCE opinion - Karimov

Tashkent. (Interfax) - Uzbek President Islam Karimov said his country appreciates the opinion of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.


Polka was at the heart of the 39th Annual Polish-American Festival Sunday on the grounds of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa.


MBIA says it has $30.6 bln exposure to CDOs

MBIA Inc , the world's largest bond insurer, said it has exposure to $30.6 billion in complex mortgage securities that it insures, an amount that eclipses its entire net worth.


Shares in telecom giant Telecom Italia are suspended ahead of a board meeting to discuss the future of the firm.


A Green Energy Industry Takes Root Under the California Sun

Solar power is booming in California, the product of billions of dollars in investment and mountains of enthusiasm.


Japan's JBIC to sign $3 bln loan to ADNOC: source

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) is set to sign a deal to co-finance up to $3 billion in loans to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) of the United Arab Emirates, an industry source said on Monday.


Movie Review | 'Looking for Kitty': Letting Go Is the Hard Part

A disgruntled New York City private investigator forms an unlikely bond with a high school baseball coach from upstate in Edward BurnsÂs latest exercise in maleness.


Fallen pop princess Britney Spears got her stay in a psychiatric ward extended Sunday, as doctors decided to keep her hospitalized an additional 14 days, someone close to the pop star told the Associated Press.


The Japanese city of Kobe remembers the 6,000 people who died in an earthquake 10 years ago.


SEATTLE -- Willis McGahee had 116 yards rushing and four touchdowns, leading Buffalo to a 38-9 win over Seattle yesterday, the worst loss for coach Mike Holmgren in his six seasons with the Seahawks.


Safina tops Zvonareva to open French Open

Dinara Safina overcame 35 unforced errors to beat fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 7-5 in the opening center-court match at the French Open, which started on a Sunday for the first time.


The British Airways plane that crash-landed at Heathrow is removed from the southern runway.


Lettermanâs Back, With a Greeting From Clinton

The showâs producers inserted a one-line joke to precede David Lettermanâs entrance â delivered not by the host but by Senator Hillary Clinton, via satellite from Iowa.


Lebanese police sifted through debris and burned cars Saturday, searching for clues at the site of a car bomb that killed one of Lebanon's top terrorism investigators.


Battle for Mediocrity â Don Kingâs Heavyweight Extravaganza

11.15.04 - By JB Reather â-reather@Battle for Supremacy? Battle for Mediocrity was more like it. With four heavyweight bouts on the card, I naively expected to see at least one exciting fight in this heavyweight smorgasbord.


Microsoft issues security patches to fix 21 flaws

Microsoft Corp., world's largest software maker, published numerous patches to fix 21 flaws in its software applications yesterday.


Film Score Composer Elmer Bernstein Dies

Composer Elmer Bernstein, 82, who died of undisclosed causes Aug. 18 at his home in Ojai, Calif., wrote music for more than 200 movies.


Muslim rebels kill two policemen in Indian Kashmir

Suspected Muslim militants shot dead two policemen in an attack on a police check post in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir, an official said.


Renegade fighters gain ground in eastern Congo-UN

Renegade soldiers have advanced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, taking control of two more villages during clashes with government troops, United Nations officials said on Monday.


TOKYO - Sony Corp. is selling its advanced computer chip operations to Toshiba Corp. , a Sony official said today, speaking on condition of anonymity.


Pirated U2 Album Hits Net, Release Date in Limbo

Pirated versions of U2's new album "How  to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" have emerged on Internet  file-sharing networks two weeks before it goes on sale,  throwing into question its official release date.


Two people injured when pyrotechnics went awry at Beyonce Knowles' concert in St. Louis received a surprise emergency room visit from the singer.


Dueling Political Film Festivals Head to Dallas

Like two gunfighters heading for a Texas showdown, Dallas will host a cinematic shootout as conservative and liberal films festivals do battle in the city during the weekend.


Microsoft to lock pirates out of Vista PCs

New antipiracy technology in Windows Vista will shut people out of their PCs if the operating system isn't activated within 30 days after installation.


Fighting in Najaf, a holy city for Shi'ite Muslims in Iraq, is at crisis point. Militiamen led by anti-US cleric Muqtada al-Sadr are holed up in the golden-domed Imam Ali mosque in a standoff against Iraq's interim government and American troops.


By Steve Lawson's  GOOGLE Earth is being expanded to include new multimedia content from the UN Environmental Program, the Discovery Network and the US National Park Service.  Users will be able to access the information via a Featured Content option in the sidebar.


Appeals court won't delay Libby prison term

Former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby on Monday lost his bid to delay serving his 2 1/2-year prison sentence while he appeals his conviction in the CIA leak case.


School-Porn Case Raises Computer, Spyware Questions

K-12 IT administrators search for better ways to protect school PCs as they wait for the June 6 sentencing of substitute teacher Julie Amero.


Four Palestinians Killed in Gaza Air Strikes

Israel killed four Palestinians in air strikes late on Sunday and early Monday during a raid on a militant stronghold in southern Gaza, medics and witnesses said.


Few HIV-infected parents have guardianship plans

NEW YORK  - The majority of HIV-infected unmarried parents have not legally designated a guardian to care for their children in the event of their death, research suggests.


If the FSF succeeds in blocking a landmark deal, the biggest losers will be software consumers, policy analyst James DeLong says.


Judge Backs Guantanamo Detainee Challenges

A federal judge ruled Monday that foreign terror suspects held in Cuba can challenge their confinement in U.S. courts and she criticized the Bush administration for holding hundreds of people without legal rights.


Two members of a Thai family fell ill with avian influenza, and a third probably died of it, the Thai health ministry announced late Tuesday morning, saying that human


New Zealand Builds a Nest Big Enough to Save Kiwis

Kiwi numbers have declined rapidly over the past century, as populations struggled with the twin threats of shrinking habitat and expanding legions of new predators.


N.Y. Gov. Creates French-Indian War Panel

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. George Pataki has signed legislation that creates a French and Indian War 250th Anniversary Commemoration Commission.


Las Vegas Oddsmakers Make Boston Favorite

The Boston Red Sox opened as slight favorites Friday to win the World Series over the St. Louis Cardinals.


Gonzales says his future depends on Bush

Embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Wednesday it's up to President Bush whether he remains in the administration and said he wants to stay and explain to Congress the circumstances surrounding the firings of eight U.S. attorneys.


A non-profit corporation has purchased a large number of the buildings where prostitutes pose in windows in Amsterdam's Red Light district, the city said Thursday, in a deal that may lead to a third of the windows being shuttered.


London: Pakistan believe they have armoury to overpower India for a third match in a row when the old rivals clash in the ICC Champions Trophy.


Saudi King Tries to Grow Modern Ideas in Desert

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is staking $12.5 billion on a bid to catch up with the West in science and technology.


Shekhar Kapur's much-delayed film will star Ranbir Kapoor, not Aamir Khan.


Winter's fury arrived late but with a vengeance across Europe on Thursday, dumping snow that wreaked havoc with Switzerland's famously efficient trains and gave Rome and the Mediterranean island of Mallorca a rare white blanket.


The secretary of state's assertion to the president and British Prime Minister Tony Blair last month indicates that there was a tough debate behind closed doors as the Bush administration reexamined its handling of Iraq in the wake of the president's reelection victory.


Bankitalia saldo negativo nei 12 mesi e' di 32,5 mld


Theyâre Playing My Song. Time to Work Out.

There is a rough science to choosing performance-enhancing music.


2007 Rhode Island Business Plan Competition Launched; Will Award $125,000 in Prizes

The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition today launched its 2007 season and announced that it will award more than $125,000 in prizes, making it one of the richest business plan competitions in New England.


Microsoft Sets Pricing, Rollout for CRM Live

Microsoft has announced initial pricing and product information for its upcoming Dynamics Live CRM service.


An Oscar and Felix with a welder's torch, this duo tests the veracity of pervasive myths.


Five years ago Japanese women's rights advocates won their battle to legalize the birth control pill. Now they are waging an even tougher fight — getting women to use it.


Airlines begin service to Taiwan for holiday

CHINA BEIJING -- Chinese jetliners carrying Taiwanese passengers today made the first flights to Taiwan by mainland carriers since the two sides split amid civil war in 1949. An Air China Boeing 737, carrying about 300 passengers, traveled from Beijing to Taipei, followed by a Hainan Airlines plane that took off from Guangzhou. In Taiwan's capital, Taipei, a jetliner flying ...


Young children are supposed to play, run, jump and be active for at least two hours a day, but most aren't doing even half that much at preschool, says one of the first large studies to look at physical activity in children ages 3 to 5.


Miguel Cabrera, the Florida Marlins' star slugger, rather emphatically ends the strong start Orioles pitcher Daniel Cabrera has assembled this spring.


Power-hitting outfielder Jose Guillen bought nearly $20,000 worth of steroids and human growth hormone from 2003-05, the San Francisco Chronicle reported yesterday.


Historic Pearl Brewery to become solar gem

Blog: It doesn't produce beer anymore, but the facility will accommodate a 200-kilowatt array of solar panels.


Nephew leaves Gaza for France to receive Arafat's death report

Nasser al-Qedwa, Palestinian delegate to the United Nations and a nephew of late leader Yasser Arafat,left here for France on Friday to receive Arafat's death report,the Arabic-language Radio Sawa reported.


Your yield may be just 2% when mine is a whopping 13%. Here's the secret.


Planman Life's forthcoming release Rok Sako To Rok Lo seems to have interestingly affected all people concerned with the film.


Chelsea impresses in opening Champions League match, downs PSG 3-0

Chelsea coasted to a 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain thanks to two Didier Drogba goals to open Champions League play in style Tuesday.


The Massachusetts Institute of Technology overtook Yale University to record the best return last year among US schools with the 25 largest endowments, three years after bad bets on technology helped drain $1.4 billion from its fund.


The Houston Texans aren't quite ready to contend with the Indianapolis Colts for AFC South supremacy. At least not with their two top offensive weapons on the sidelines.


Adobe Unveils Social Features for Flash Media Server

A few days after Microsoft released its Silverlight 1.0 plug-in, Adobe Systems has begun to disclose new features in its upcoming Flash Media Server 3. Many observers see Silverlight as being positioned as a major competitor to Flash and Adobe's other media technologies.


A coal mine explosion has killed at  least 15 miners in northern China, the latest in a string of  accidents in the country's notoriously dangerous mining  industry, the official Xinhua news agency said on Friday.


Oracle Takes Majority Control of PeopleSoft

Oracle (Quote, Chart) has taken majority ownership of PeopleSoft (Quote, Chart) after that company's stockholders tendered roughly 75 percent of their shares in favor of the $10.3 billion acquisition.


Employers urged to plan for flu pandemic

The U.S. government urged employers on Tuesday to develop plans to cope with a possible flu pandemic, suggesting letting employees work from home and encouraging sick workers to stay home without reprisals.


At least eight people are killed as fighting between Hamas and Fatah rages in Gaza, scuppering a three-day truce.


Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, flies to Sudan today to press the Khartoum government to rein in militias waging a campaign of terrorism in the western province of Darfur.


Japan's Prime Minister Shuffles Cabinet to Reform Postal System

For the third time since he took office in 2001, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has made changes to his Cabinet. The premier installed a team of ministers and top party officials whom he expects will back his key reform efforts.


Is Marathoning Too Much of a Good Thing for Your Heart?

After years in which almost no deaths were attributed to heart attacks in this countryÂs major marathons, at least six runners have died in 2006.


CEOs hit post-Enron rules; investor advocate warns

Major U.S. CEOs complained about regulatory burdens in the post-Enron environment at a high-profile conference on regulation and the legal system, while an investor advocate warned on Tuesday that business leaders should not lose sight of what matters to investors.


US soldier jailed for killing unarmed Iraqi

A US soldier was sentenced to three years in jail after being convicted of shooting dead an unarmed and wounded Iraqi civilian in Baghdad's Sadr City, the US army said on December 11.


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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Still smarting over the loss of their homes, Hurricane Charley's victims turned out by the hundreds in 90-degree heat Tuesday to cope with the storm's latest blow to their lives - the mass shutdown of businesses that has left them without jobs...


The Civil Aviation Authority suggested yesterday that National Air Traffic Services should cut its charges to airlines by about 20 per cent during the next five-year price cap regime from 2006 to 2010.


Approvato anche emendamento su durata legislatura


Chievo in vendita, si muove Berardi spalleggiato da Stefano ...

VERONA, 30 dicembre 2004 - Il Chievo sta per essere ceduto al finanziere bresciano Franco Berardi, titolare della Sarfisa, societa' che e' gia' nel novero degli sponsor del Brescia del presidente Corioni.


Czech govt faces tough debate on U.S. radar base

The Czech government may face a tough task to push through parliament a plan to allow the United States to build a radar base as a part of its planned missile defense, comments by political parties showed on Wednesday.


Obama Takes Hawaii, Wis.; McCain Wins Twice

Raúl Castro's public record, which has emerged during his interim presidency, suggests he would allow more political, economic latitude in Cuba.


U.S. growth slowed in some parts of the country last month and private employers hired fewer people than expected, according to reports on Wednesday that chime with other weak signals from the economy.


Destinati a Catania, arrestato camionista napoletano


Sudan's peace deal in the south will fail if violence in the western Darfur region continues, a UN envoy warns.


Afghanistan: Article Calls for Coordination Between Government and Media

Text of article in Dari entitled "The media and the government should work in unison to defend the national interests" by Afghan newspaper Arman-e Melli on 7 February  Since the establishment of the interim administration, there have been no measures to help the media.


Sunday's exchange is just one striking example of the post-Arafat thawing of relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors. BY SALAH NASRAWI.


Some 20 people have stayed in temporary shelter after fire devastated the markets area of Camden,  north London.


Liverpool, 20:05 - CALCIO, MANCINI: CHAMPIONS DIVERSA DA CAMPIONATO

Roberto Mancini, quasi archiviato il discorso sul campionato, ha ora nella Champions League l'obbiet...


Rocket Launches New GPS Satellite from Florida

A Boeing Co. Delta 2 rocket successfully launched a new U.S. Air Force Global Positioning Satellite into orbit from Florida Saturday.


Londra, 18:54 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UTD AGGANCIA CHELSEA IN VETTA

Il Manchester United ha battuto 2-0 il Newcastle in uno dei posticipi della settima giornata della p...


Ron Rifkin, Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Radnor to Reprise Roles in Baitz's 'Paris Letter' in L.A.

Playbill - Ron Rifkin, John Glover, Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Radnor and Patricia Wettig will star in Jon Robin Baitz's The Paris Letter for Los Angeles Theatre Works.


The Tyrannosaurus rex would have been able to outrun soccer star David Beckham, according to research published Wednesday by the Royal Society scientific academy.


The parliament on Friday asked the government to draft legislation compelling Dutch mosques to employ only imams who have studied Islamic religion in the Netherlands.


Stock index futures fell on Wednesday as news that deep losses on subprime mortgage bonds have left two Bear Stearns hedge funds almost worthless further worried investors already edgy after lackluster results from Intel Corp.  and Yahoo Inc.


Global warming-hurricane link spurs controversy

Climate scientists agree there have been a lot of strong hurricanes lately. They agree that warmer seas have given these storms some extra punch. But they disagree how much global warming is to blame.


A decline in the nation's inventory of heating oil catapulted crude futures prices toward $55 a barrel today.


Doctors treating sickened ground zero workers offered Congress a detailed diagnosis Wednesday of the ailments still affecting thousands after the Sept. 11 attacks, but warned that there's no way to determine how many more may become afflicted with life-threatening illnesses.


Eight artic nations agreed to take steps in fighting with Arctic melt and other effects of climate change in the region. At the same time nations with Arctic territory declined to adopt any new steps to counter


Japan says it didn't offer ransom for release of hostage

The Foreign Ministry has dismissed an Islamic militant organization's claim that Tokyo offered a ransom for the release of a Japanese man the group abducted and later murdered.


President Bush arrived here last night for a two-day international summit expected to focus on nuclear threats, immigration and global terrorism.


Black, Radler defrauded shareholders, SEC claims

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Conrad Black and his Vancouver partner, David Radler, of defrauding Hollinger International Inc.


Bush keeps pressure on Democrats on Iraq money

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky  - President George W. Bush kept up the pressure on the Democratic-controlled U.S. Congress on Friday to set aside misgivings about his troop buildup and fully fund U.S. forces in Iraq.


Pesticide Study Using Children Postponed

A planned government study into how children's bodies absorb pesticides and other chemicals has been temporarily suspended due to ethical concerns.


Wal-Mart CEO Sees Culture Change as Lawsuits Mount

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. can no longer remain sheltered in its Bentonville, Arkansas, headquarters while potentially costly lawsuits pile up, Chief Executive Officer Lee Scott said on Wednesday.


Legalized Medical Marijuana at Issue Again

(CBS 5 NEWS) Monday the US Supreme Court will look at whether patients in 11 states can legally use marijuana for medical reasons.


Police are trying to identify a man found shot dead near a church close to the border in Donegal.


Share in India's Reliance Industries rally after the brothers at the head of the group deny any rift over leadership.


New York, 11:04 - TENNIS, US OPEN; DOPPIO: SCHIAVONE AI QUARTI

L'italiana Francesca Schiavone approda al quarto turno del torneo di doppio degli Us Open 2006 di Ne...


Il Milan a Glasgow per un punto Inter, vincere per il primo posto

MILANO, 6 DICEMBRE 2004 - Torna la Champions, torna il grande calcio. Ma gli spunti per le italiane impegnate nella due giorni d'Europa sono veramente pochi. Le milanesi, da domani sera in campo, giocano per il primo posto.


Iran official hopeful about deal with EU ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, each said Tuesday they were hopeful Iran-EU talks would lead to an agreement on Tehran's contested nuclear programme.


Chinese are proud a global poll has named the Great Wall a wonder of the world, but some worry that tourism and neglect are destroying the crumbling fortification designed to defend against foreign invaders.


Medics Answer AIDS Pill Drug Resistance Charge

A key anti-HIV (news - web sites)/AIDS (news - web sites) drug distributed in Africa causes drug resistance in pregnant women, but only if they ignore doctors' orders


As a standards-setting body readies a protocol for radio frequency identification, known as RFID, a bid for royalties from a holder of critical patents has threatened to disrupt the smooth rollout of a technology that could spawn one of the decade's biggest industries.


Oil prices set new record highs above  $54 a barrel for U.S. crude Tuesday, with global supplies  hounded by outages that are thwarting efforts to build winter  heating oil inventories.


Yahoo said yesterday it struck a deal with Adobe Systems to distribute the Yahoo Search toolbar with Adobe software. The pact calls for Adobe Reader, the free software used to read PDF files, to include a Yahoo search box.


A fifth seasonal flu vaccine gained federal approval Thursday, further boosting the record levels of doses available for the upcoming influenza season.


Kibaki offers talks, protests shake Kenya

With corpses littering the streets and smoke billowing from burning slums after battles between police and anti-government protesters, Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki offered on Thursday to talk to his political rivals.


Little Earl Boykins scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half to overshadow another Carmelo Anthony-LeBron James matchup, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 106-101 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.


U.S. Frees Falluja Negotiator After Daylong Battle

U.S. forces freed Falluja's chief  negotiator on Monday after air strikes and a nine-hour battle  blasted the rebel-held Sunni Muslim city west of Baghdad.


The good news, if confirmed later by the police, would come with a slight insult.


Iraq panel pushes for more U.S. diplomacy

The United States should begin to withdraw forces from combat and launch a diplomatic push, including with Iran and Syria, to prevent "a slide toward chaos" in Iraq, an elite panel recommended on Wednesday.


Lo rivela un sondaggio della Gallup tra la popolazione


United Technologies Quarter Profit Rises

Diversified manufacturer United  Technologies Corp. UTX.N posted a rise in quarterly profit,  helped by strong infrastructure demand and a recovery in its  aerospace business, the company said on Wednesday.


Taliban Claims Responsibility For Kabul Blast

30 August 2004 -- The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, which is believed to have killed as many as a dozen people.


So you may have heard: Paris Hilton was ticketed the other day for driving with a suspended license.


R&B star Usher leads a rise in CD sales in the US, despite the growing popularity of music downloads.


Party girl Britney says probably went too far

Britney Spears -- back in the headlines for partying every night and ditching her underwear -- admitted on Thursday that she "probably did take my new found freedom a little too far."


President Vladimir Putin told the chief of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday that Russia may pay off portions of its international debt earlier than initially planned. The IMF head, meanwhile, urged Putin to push ahead with reforms and rein in inflation while Russia's economy enjoys an oil-fueled economic boom.


Kenny Rogers could sense this was a big game, even though it was still August. The 41-year-old lefty came through, pitching the Detroit Tigers past Cleveland 7-1 on Sunday and ending their four-game losing streak.


Iggy Pop is on his knees, prostrating himself to a Texas audience illuminated by the pale glow of cell phones and digital cameras.


A Festival Stabat Mater di Pergolesi e cantata di Mozart


Violence spreads after rally ends in 19 deaths

Violence spread across Bangladesh yesterday, as mobs set railway coaches on fire and smashed cars in retaliation for grenade attacks on an opposition rally in Dhaka that left 19 people dead and 200 injured.


The Palestinian militant group Hamas has urged its supporters to boycott next month's election of a new leader of the Palestinian Authority.


Yahoo Inc rejected  Microsoft Corp's unsolicited $41.6 billion takeover offer as  too low on Monday, forcing the software maker either to sweeten  the bid or adopt a hostile approach to clinch a deal.


ConnectMK connects MK Milton Keynes Council has launched what is thought to be the UK's first commercial wireless broadband service using WiMAX technology.â¦


Vista, Mac OS X gain users; Firefox loses market share

Microsoft's Windows Vista and Apple's Mac OS X gained in the operating system market last month, while Mozilla's Firefox suffered its biggest-ever drop in browser use, according to Web metrics company Net Applications.


Grinstein: Delta Pilots' Retirement Exodus Likely On Wednesday

At least 100 Delta Air Lines (nyse: DAL - news - people ) pilots are expected to retire effective Wednesday. That's the starting date for the 32.5% pay cut agreed upon under Chief Executive Gerald Grinstein's master plan.


Scary iPod subwoofer dock will eat you alive

Is good, compact sound important enough to you that you'd buy an iPod sound system that looks like a totally freaky space monster? From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Transition 2006: We mourn performers, politicians, two photographers, two great economists. (And to a pair of tyrants: don't let the door hit you on your way out.)


iPod Touch beater? Review Believe it or not, 'yepp peetoo' is Samsung's preferred pronunciation of the name of their new media player. Thankfully a coterie of Yepp Girls were on hand at the launch of the peetoo a month or so back and they had such lovely thighs, sorry, smiles, that we instantly forgave Samsung its assault on the English language.â¦


French fans want Diana memorial in Paris

At a golden statue of a flickering flame, fans of Princess Diana pay homage to her in Paris, leaving behind poems and prayers even now, 10 years after she died nearby.


Calif. Regulators Weigh Smog Restrictions

California air regulators on Thursday took up the world's most ambitious rules to reduce car emissions that contribute to global warming — an effort that could have a sweeping effect on how the country fights vehicle pollution.


"My Boo," the duet by Usher and Alicia Keys, topped Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for a fifth week in a row Thursday, continuing to fend off strong challenges from Snoop Dogg and Destiny's Child.


Singer Courtney Love was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon despite her attorney's claim that the case had been "grossly overcharged."


Indo-Pak talks end, no breakthrough on J&K

NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan Monday sharply differed on Jammu and Kashmir issue and cross-border terrorism but agreed to continue the ceasefire, negotiate conventional and nuclear Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) and carry forward the 'composite


U.S. employers added a stronger-than-expected 132,000 new jobs in June and also boosted payrolls more strongly than previously thought in April and May, according to a Labor Department report that underlined a strengthening job market.


Several killed in ethnic clashes in Henan

Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Thousands of police on Monday were guarding a country road outside a village in central China where eyewitnesses said rioting between hundreds of members of the Han ethnic majority and Hui Muslims killed at least seven


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is apologizing for saying the lives of the more than 3,000 U.S. troops killed in the Iraq war were "wasted."


White Sox deal C. Lee to Brewers for Podsednik, Vizcaino

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Hoping to add more power to their lineup, the Milwaukee Brewers acquired outfielder Carlos Lee from the Chicago White Sox for center fielder Scott Podsednik, reliever Luis Vizcaino and a player to be names later on Monday.


Akamai Strives for a Safer, Speedier Net

It was dark and eerily quiet in the command center of Akamai Technologies Inc., a company whose mission of easing Internet traffic jams gives it a clear view of what's happening on the Internet.


At least two people die and hundreds left homeless in Madagascar, as Cyclone Ivan brings chaos.


Mining equipment maker Joy Global Inc  said on Wednesday earnings fell because of higher taxes and said strong market conditions would probably drive 2008 revenue up by 10 to 18 percent.


A bomb blew up a kerosene tanker truck and killed at least 32 people Saturday, while authorities announced the capture of a leader of the group behind the 2004 attack on a U.S. military mess hall that killed 22.


Nuclear terrorism threat real--UN nuclear watchdog chief

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SYDNEY, Australia -- Nuclear terrorism is a real threat which the world must take immediate action against in


With Windows port, a bug-hunting Safari for Apple

(InfoWorld) - Security researchers have jumped on Apple's beta version of the Safari browser, digging up as many as 18 bugs in the software, just one day after its release. Researchers Aviv Raff , David Maynor, and Thor Larholm all reported flaws in the browser shortly after it was made available on Monday. Maynor alone said he'd discovered six bugs, including two that could be used to run unauthorized software on a victim's PC. Safari 3.0 is getting more attention because, for the first time, Apple has made a Windows version of the software available. Now the software can be downloaded by a much larger group of testers. Another researcher, Tom Ferris, said his vulnerability testing "fuzzer" software turned up 10 flaws in the browser in just five minutes. He had harsh words for Apple's security team. "That's horrible, and just goes to show that they took no initiative to fuzz their own software," he said Tuesday. Apple itself had little to say about all of the bug-finding. "We take security very seriously, and we're investigating these reports," an Apple spokesman told IDG News Service before declining to comment further. Although Safari 3.0 is beta code and expected to include bugs, Ferris said that Apple's team should have tested it more carefully before making it available to such a large group of testers. "In order to have a useful beta test of a Web browser, people need to use it in the real world, which is ultimately exposing them to malware," he said. Ferris and other researchers were also eager to deflate Apple's claim that "Apple engineers designed Safari to be secure from day one," a statement that Raff called "pathetic." The Safari vulnerabilities were widely reported Tuesday on blogs and technology news, but according to Matthew Baker, too much was made of the issue. "Reporting as news that a beta program has bugs ... seems like reporting that there's rain in Seattle," he said. "The beta version is being held to the standard that a Gold Master copy should," said Baker, a Mac user who works as a customer service representative with First Utah Bank in Salt Lake City Utah. "It just seems to me that some people ... feel some sort of pleasure in reporting issues with Apple's software."


Coup leaders in Thailand say the country's stock exchange and banks will be closed on Wednesday.


Construction work resumed Sunday on a ramp leading to a disputed holy site in Jerusalem, despite objections from the Muslim world and two days of violent Palestinian protest.


Danforth Withholds Support of Annan, Voices Frustration With UN

The day after disclosing his resignation as US ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth declined to support embattled Secretary-General Kofi Annan and voiced frustration with his five months of diplomacy.


Credit Suisse Reveals $2.85 Billion Write-Downs

Credit Suisse has written $2.85 billion off the value of its asset-backed investments and found mismarking and pricing errors on its books, it revealed on Tuesday, sending its shares plummeting.


EU, Iran to continue nuclear talks Thursday

Talks between the European Union and   Iran over Tehran's nuclear ambitions will continue in Berlin on   Thursday, an EU spokeswoman said on Wednesday, adding that   discussions so far had been "very intense."


Music documentaries like CompaÃ±eras and Dirty Country premiering at SXSW will gain a wider audience through rapid DVD release. Plus: Web design for Flash vs. Ajax and more from SXSW in Listening Post.


Armstrong, Sorenstam ESPY's top athletes

Lance Armstrong cracked risque jokes as the first athlete to host the ESPY Awards, then picked up his fourth consecutive male athlete of the year trophy Wednesday night.


Staring with glowing red eyes at a young woman strolling by, bartender Chapok slowly extends his arm to offer her a gin and orange.


More than 30 Vermont towns passed resolutions on Tuesday seeking to impeach President Bush, while at least 16 towns in the tiny New England state called on Washington to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq.


Elton John, aka 'the Other First Lady,' Honored

LOS ANGELES  - Elton John was honored alongside five other entertainers at the 27th annual Kennedy Center Honors held at the White House on Sunday, Dec. 5. On Sunday afternoon, the 57-year-old


The greatest reputation: Brokaw put news first

He covered Watergate, the fall of the Berlin Wall, 9/11, Nelson Mandela's release, Tiananmen Square and more. What does it say about Tom Brokaw that, having anchored "The NBC Nightly News" for more than 20


Madhuri and Isha Koppikar have one thing in common: Subhash Ghai.


United seeking $725 million in further labor cuts, ditching ...

CHICAGO United Airlines' union leaders are meeting today to review the company's proposal for a further 725 (M) million dollars in labor concessions and the elimination of pension programs.


Nyon, 14:35 - CALCIO, UEFA: 6 TURNI A BURDISSO E MAICON, TRE A CORDOBA, 2 A CRUZ

L'Uefa ha squalificato per sei giornate i giocatori dell'Inter Burdisso e Maicon per la rissa scoppi...


Paulson predicts economic growth to continue

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday that it will take time to work through the problems contributing to current financial market turmoil but expressed confidence U.S. growth will not be derailed.


Former St. Louis Blues Player Mike Danton Sentenced to 7 1/2 Years in Murder-For-Hire Plot. Bob Haar, attorney for former St. Louis Blues hockey player Michael Danton, talks with reporters after Danton was


Romney says he's in it for the long haul

Republican Mitt Romney, a businessman-turned-politician, will take more direct control of his presidential campaign message after failing to win either the Iowa caucuses or the New Hampshire primary, a top adviser said Tuesday.


Kerman, Kaya lift Watertown past No. 14 Stoneham

Senior Benyan Kerman scored twice and fellow senior Hayk Kaya scored and assisted on Kerman's goals in the Red Raiders' 3-2 victory over 14th-ranked Stoneham yesterday. It was the Watertown boys' soccer team's (4-1) first victory over its Middlesex League foe since 2001.


Council tenants should look for work or risk homelessness, the new housing minister is expected to say in a speech.


U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Iraqi Prisoner Abuse

A U.S. soldier pleaded guilty before a  court martial Wednesday to abusing prisoners in Baghdad's Abu  Ghraib prison.


The United States is condemning Thursday's terrorist attacks in Egypt's Sinai peninsula "in the strongest terms." Secretary of State Colin Powell telephoned condolences to the foreign minister of Israel, whose citizens made up most of the casualties.


Milano, 12:33 - CICLISMO, GUERINI ALLA T-MOBILE ANCHE NEL 2007

Giuseppe Guerini, 37 anni, correrà anche la prossima stagione nella T-Mobile. Andranno via Ed...


Chiedera' ad altri sindacati di riprendere trattativa


Reggio Calabria, 19:19 - CALCIO, REGGINA: ALLENAMENTO A PORTE CHIUSE

Domenica la Reggina affonterà a Bergamo un'Atalanta rilanciata dalla vittoria sul Milan. Uliv...


The future of the SIM hangs by a single wire

20 years young and past its prime? Mobile World Congress SIM manufacturers still have some of the largest stands here at Mobile World Congress, but not as big as last year and with a lot less to show on them. Now the industry is betting that proximity payments will be their future, and if they're wrong they'll be a lot of empty space here in Barcelona come 2009.â¦


SEATTLE/NEW YORK: Microsoft has said it will pay $536m to Novell to settle an antitrust suit. It also resolved a 10-year dispute with a computer trade group.


Traffic warden 'witnessed' Â£22m bank raid

Detectives hunting the gang behind Britain's biggest bank robbery were today investigating potentially embarrassing reports that police were alerted to the raid while it was still in progress.


Alan Greenspan came to the home of the euro on Friday and suggested that the relentless decline of the dollar might well continue, offering little relief to those here


Iran appears to have frozen uranium enrichment: IAEA chief

Iran has said it has frozen all uranium enrichment programmes, in line with an agreement it made with European nations but still short of US and European demands that it scrap such activities permanently.


Ex-Bush Official on Cybersecurity Returns

Howard Schmidt, a highly regarded technology executive who was former special adviser to President Bush for cybersecurity, is returning to work with the Homeland Security Department on efforts to protect the nation's computer networks.


TUC delegates are expected to back a call for a referendum on the EU treaty - in opposition to Gordon Brown.


World Business Briefing: Switzerland: Drug Suit Settled

Pfizer settled a lawsuit against a rival drug maker, Novartis, for alleged infringement of a United States patent for the antibiotic medicine Zithromax. Pfizer sued Novartis and Sandoz, a unit operating in the United States, in February 2006 in federal court in Wilmington, Del., saying it would be irreparably harmed by the rival companiesâ use of the invention for forms of crystal azithromycin; Pfizer sought unspecified damages. The parties have agreed to settle all claims over the 2005 drug patent, and the suit was dismissed June 25, according to court papers. Pfizer is based in New York, and Novartis is based in Basel, Switzerland.


London -- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hailed his side's record undefeated run as "amazing" and then demanded his team never let their guard drop.


Drug discount plan seen as ploy to derail import bills

SACRAMENTO  Legislators and consumer advocates criticized Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's drug discount plan yesterday as a decoy intended to thwart their efforts to lower the cost of prescription drugs by opening access to Canadian ...


Hezbollah's leader offered Thursday to stop rocket attacks on northern Israel in return for an end to airstrikes throughout Lebanon.


Islamic Group Challenges Ban on it in Germany

Very few Germans have heard of it, but there is a case slowly working its way through the administrative courts that could strongly influence Germany's strenuous and popular efforts to deal with what officials ...


Fashion Wire Daily - Sergei Eisenstein never managed to make a movie during his stay in California, but if had got to shoot a Grand Guignol drama with Gene Tierney then the thrilling, sexed-up Zac Posen fall 2007 collection presented Thursday night would have been ideal.


Michael Owen keeps up his good scoring form by helping Real Madrid to a 3-2 win over Racing Santander.


Genova, 17:35 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: TEST CON GLI ALLIEVI

Test infrasettimanale per la Sampdoria, che in vista della gara di domenica on il Parma ha affrontat...


Dollar Trims Gains After Fed Hikes Rates

The dollar pared gains on Tuesday  after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the fifth  time this year, as expected, but quashed hopes for more  aggressive rate tightening.


Memorial services are being held to remember the 193 people who lost their lives in the Zeebrugge ferry disaster.


Internet's Speed Increases As It Turns 35 Years Old

As the Internet turned 35 last week, Web speed-demons claimed a new record for how fast data can be transmitted over computer networks, announcing they had sent the equivalent of a big fat


Unpopular Japan PM taps veterans for cabinet: media

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has picked veteran lawmakers for key posts in a new cabinet line-up to be unveiled on Monday, media said, to try to revive faltering support after a massive election defeat.


George W. Bush has been forced to abruptly drop his theme song 'Still The One' by Orleans because he failed to obtain permission from the copyright owner, songwriter John Hall.


Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - JD Drew will have a new home across the country after the outfielder and the Los Angeles Dodgers reached a preliminary agreement on a $55 million, five-year contract.


NOTIZIE FLASH: 1/A EDIZIONE - LA CRONACA

Torino. ''Non ho ancora perso la speranza di riabbracciare Jessica e Sabrina''. Con queste parole Luigi Rinaudo, il papa' delle due giovani cuneesi ancora disperse dopo l'attentato di Taba, conclude un breve


Melbourne, 10:00 - TENNIS, AUSTRALIAN OPEN: PIOGGIA RIVOLUZIONA PROGRAMMA

Pioggia protagonista agli Australian Open. A causa del maltempo si puÃ² giocare solo sui due campi pr...


2 Workers Suffer Burns in Deer Valley Explosion

PARK CITY -- Two workers suffered injuries from a gas explosion at a construction site in the upper Deer Valley area Friday afternoon.  By the time firefighters arrived, the fire had extinguished itself.


Iraq Group Says Kills Second U.S. Hostage -TV

Militants killed a second American  captive in Iraq after a 24-hour deadline passed on Tuesday, a  Web site statement and Arab television said.


Belfast, 18:18 - CALCIO, EUROPEI: IRLANDA DEL NORD-ISLANDA 0-3

L'Islanda ha battuto 3-0 l'Irlanda del Nord in un incontro valido per la prima giornata del gruppo F...


It was a sight not seen in Berlin s Beit Zion synagogue in 66 years: This week, for the first time since 1939, services were held in this tiny synagogue that the Nazis failed to destroy.


Mercury 98, Shock 70: Back in Form, Taurasi Lifts the Mercury

Guard Diana Taurasi scored 30 points to lead the Phoenix Mercury over the Detroit Shock, tying the best-of-five W.N.B.A. championship series at 1-1.


Londra, 15:05 - CALCIO, MERCATO; INGHILTERRA: TEVEZ E MASCHERANO AL WEST HAM

Il West Ham per ora non conferma la notizia, ma Teves e Mascherano confermano che la prossima stagio...


Wide Gaps Found In Mortality Rates Among U.S. Groups

A black man living in a high-crime American city can expect to live 21 fewer years than a woman of Asian descent in the United States. The man's life expectancy, in fact, is closer to that of people living in West Africa than it is to the average white American.


Board rules options be counted as expenses

The nation's accounting rule maker decided yesterday that companies will have to begin deducting the value of stock options from their profits next year, reining


Two Howard Johnson motels on Long Island have been gobbled up by a Dallas-based company as part of a deal to buy 21 hotels. The 109-room Commack Howard Johnson and the 80-room Westbury motel


CBS goes ahead with upfront as writers' strike ends

CBS Corp said on Thursday it plans to  host advertisers at its annual May upfront presentation, after  the three-month strike by Hollywood screenwriters had put the  event in jeopardy.


Household products maker Clorox Co. on Thursday revised its second-quarter and year guidance higher to reflect the benefits of the stock exchange with Henkel KGaA and related financing.


Paul Jones' Blog: How Fast Is Your Framework?

Paul Jones has run some benchmarking on four different frameworks - CakePHP, Solar, Symfony, and the Zend Framework - to check for overall speed and has come up with some interesting results.   Anger-inducing broad-brush overview: Solar is 4x faster than Zend, and almost 2x faster than Symfony. Read on for all the nuances and caveats.   Throughout the rest of the post he talks about the methods that he took for testing the frameworks and that his goal was the fastest response time only, nothing about the actual functionality. The test was as simple of a "hello world" that he could get in each one.   He's provided the benchmarking results, as provided by Apache's ab testing script for the base (just PHP manually) and then for each of the frameworks, providing the code used as well. There's also a helpful bit on which classes get loaded for each of the frameworks to see what the overhead is. Symfony tops off this list with 43 total libraries for what ends up as a simple echo statement.


Powell: No 'Huge' U.S. Deaths in Tsunami

Secretary of State Colin Powell said  on Sunday he did not expect large U.S. casualties from the  Indian Ocean tsunami although "there are a lot of Americans we  haven't heard from."


Israel's economy leaving Palestinians far behind

As the West Bank and Gaza teeter on the brink, Israeli growth is back to the torrid pace set before the Palestinian uprising.


New study puts civilian deaths in Iraq at 100,000

An estimated 100,000 civilians have died in Iraq as a direct or indirect consequence of last year's US-led invasion, according to a new study by a research team at the Bloom-berg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.


WINNIPEGâThree federal cabinet ministers have assured the Canadian Wheat Board that they support its monopoly selling powers debated at recent world trade talks, the board's chairman said yesterday.


Argentines march one year after disappearance

Thousands of Argentines rallied outside the government palace on Tuesday calling for answers one year after the disappearance of a key witness in a trial of a human rights criminal from the 1976-1983 military regime.


No danger of major tsunami: Pacific warning center

No major tsunami was generated by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in the Samoa region of the Pacific, and the size of the wave posed no danger to residents.


Berlino, 22:35 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: SCHALKE-WOLFSBURG 1-2 NELL'ANTICIPO

Schalke 04 - Wolfsburg 1-2 (0-0) nell'anticipo della 20/a giornata di Bundesliga. Tutti i gol nella ...


In 1996, stay-at-home mom Ann Fulmer got suspicious about strange happenings in her neighborhood.


Francesco De Lorenzo lo aveva perso con 500 euro dentro


With the year all but done we take a look back at the news that shaped 2004.


Sanofi Diet Drug Impressive in 2-Year Study

An experimental diet drug helped  people lose nearly four times as much weight as a placebo in an  eagerly anticipated two-year trial, researchers said on  Tuesday.


Scientists believe a faulty battery may have led to the high-speed crash to Earth of Nasa's Genesis space capsule.


If nothing else, âMeeting Resistanceâ should dispel any lingering misconception that the Iraq insurgency is mainly the work of outside agitators.


Hamas challenges Egypt's bid to close Gaza border

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egypt started to close its breached border with the Gaza Strip on Friday but Palestinian militants bulldozed a new opening in a challenge to Cairo and Israel's blockade of the Hamas-run territory.


Freddie CEO puts U.S. recession chance at 40-45 pct: report

The chief executive of Freddie Mac  warned that the U.S. economy faces a 40 percent to 45 percent risk of recession induced by the housing market downturn, the Financial Times reported on its Web site.


Lessons learned from India's bandit king

India's most wanted bandit, Veerappan, with a price of over US$1 million on his head, has been killed by an Indian special task force (STF) - made up of over 750 specially


KARACHI, Oct. 6. - Yousuf Youhana notched his 10th one-day hundred and Shoaib Malik scored an equally impressive unbeaten 86 today to guide Pakistan to an eight-wicket win against Sri Lanka and into the triangular series final.


Chicago, 11:13 - PUGILATO, MONDIALI DILETTANTI: CAMMARELLE AGLI OTTAVI

Roberto Cammarelle (+91 kg) si è qualificato per gli ottavi di finale dei Mondiali dilettanti...


German film plays with fire in portraying 'human' Adolf Hitler

A big-budget German film about the last days of Adolf Hitler has dared to shatter a lingering taboo about history's greatest monster -- portraying him as human.


IronPort Adds Virus Preemption, Courts Dell

Some reseller partners of security appliance vendor IronPort Systems are taking the good with the not so good. IronPort partners like Peter Kolb, director of data sales at Triple A Networks, a technology integrator


Some 100 Afghan rebels die in air strikes, battles

US-led and Afghan troops battled suspected Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan yesterday in ground clashes and air strikes that left more than 100 militants dead, the coalition said.


Yen Hits 1-Wk High Vs Dollar, Shuns Data

The yen hit a one-week high against the  dollar on Friday as traders took their cue from a rise in  Japanese shares on weak oil prices and shrugged off a surprise  rise in Japan's unemployment rate.


Two women, civilian workers at Sheppard Air Force Base, testified at a military hearing Monday that an Air Force colonel sexually assaulted them, and one said he raped her.


Corvallis, Ore. -- If there was rust after the holiday break, or lingering doubts after last week's Tennessee loss, the Stanford women showed no effects in opening Pac-10 play Monday night.


Jacques Chirac, admired and scorned during 12 years as president of France, leaves a legacy as mixed and ambiguous as the man himself.


Militants in Nigeria's restive oil region on Saturday invited actor and peace activist George Clooney to visit the area and asked for U.N. intervention in their conflict


Astaro updates Linux-based network security

Linux security vendor Astaro Corp. said it has updated its Security Linux 5.1 operating system with bandwidth monitoring, increased spam protection and improved network management integration.


No deadline for Iran investigation: IAEA

VIENNA: United Nations (UN) nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei said on Monday that there was no deadline for ending an investigation into Iranâs nuclear programme, even though Iran said it expects the investigation to wrap up in November.


TOYOTA today said it expects its worldwide sales to rise by seven per cent next year to a record 8.03 million vehicles as it boosts production in almost every corner of the globe.


Arkansas' renowned track and field program lost two national championships Thursday when the NCAA imposed stiff sanctions for violations involving sprint star Tyson Gay and a former assistant coach.


China miffed as Canadian leader to meet Dalai Lama

Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet Monday with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in his office in Parliament, Harper's office confirmed Friday.


Director Taylor Hackford has made one good movie (1982's "An Officer and a Gentleman") and a lot of bad ones (recently, "The Devil's Advocate," "Proof of Life").


Stock index futures rise ahead of bank results

Stock index futures signaled a modest  rebound on Wall Street on Thursday ahead of results from  companies including Merrill Lynch , Bank of New York  Mellon  and Washington Mutual .


MAOIST rebels who have cut off Nepal's capital for four days pledged today to expand their blockade to the Tibetan border as fresh violence left six people dead.


Citigroup,  under pressure to cut costs and boost revenues, named investment banking head Robert Druskin as chief operating officer.


Colombier, Who Scored 'Purple Rain,' Dies

Michel Colombier, who scored more than 100 movies and television productions including "White Nights," "Against All Odds," and "Purple Rain," has died. He was 65.


Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies

She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.


Denial: The initial stage: "It can't be happening." Yahoo is well past this. By rejecting Microsoft's initial foray back in February 2007, Yahoo's denial of Microsoftâs interest may have only whet Microsoftâs appetite, bought Yahoo only a limited amount of time, and lost them private bargaining leverage. Anger: "Why me? It's not [...].


The US secretary of state is to meet the new Palestinian leadership in the West Bank next week, an official says.


A text of President Bush's news conference on Wednesday, as transcribed by eMediaMillWorks, Inc.:


Beasley goal helps PSV extend league lead

United States international DaMarcus Beasley scored the breakaway goal Saturday as PSV Eindhoven brushed aside FC Groningen 3-0 to stretch its lead in the Dutch premiership.


RIGHTS:  Turkey Takes a Step Closer to EU

BRUSSELS, Sep 6 (IPS) - Turkey's case for joining the EU improved with  the publication of a report Monday setting out the advantages  this would bring to the bloc.


Marcelino Benitez said his best academic year was 12th grade. He got all A's and B's, learned to install heating and air-conditioning systems in a vocational training program and won a college scholarship. But unlike many of his classmates, he dreaded graduation. After that ceremony, the Mexican ...


Costco Wholesale 3Q profit rises 12.3 pct.

Costco Wholesale Corp., the nation's biggest warehouse retailer, said Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose 12.3 percent, aided by higher sales and membership fees.


Frank Gore and Tyrone Moss combined for three touchdowns, leading No. 4 Miami to a 48-0 victory over Louisiana Tech on Saturday. The Hurricanes, coming off a huge win against in-state and conference rival Florida State, certainly didn't have a letdown.


Bush, Brazil leader talk trade expansion

President Bush and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke by phone Monday for about 20 minutes, discussing efforts to expand international trade and steps toward energy self-sufficiency, the White House said.


A PALESTINIAN suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded outdoor market in central Tel Aviv last night, killing four Israelis and wounding 32.


Iraqi kidnappers released Jordanian businessman Ziad Jabr Abu Irfai, two weeks after his abduction, following the payment of a ransom, his brother told The Associated Press.


NYC: For Sports Fans, a Season of Foul Play

The sports world is giving New Yorkers more than their usual quotient of agita recently.


Industrial groups in Europe are about to look in detail at ideas for a new launch system to put humans in space.


Jazeera: Hostage Asks British Troops to Leave Iraq

Iraqi-British national Margaret Hassan who is held hostage in Iraq urged Britain to pull out troops and release Iraqi women prisoners, Al Jazeera television said Wednesday.


Clijsters, Mauresmo reach last four in Antwerp

ANTWERP, Belgium  - Second seed Kim Clijsters cruised into the semi-finals of the Diamond Games with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Serbia's Ana Ivanovic on Friday.


Syria ready for U.S. dialogue but not orders: Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday he was ready for dialogue with the United States but warned Washington against giving Damascus orders.


THE HAGUE -- The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal convicted a former associate of Slobodan Milosevic of murder, torture, and persecution yesterday and sentenced him to 35 years in prison for a brutal ethnic cleansing campaign of non-Serbs in Croatia.


Potrebbe essere il primo erede maschio da 40 anni a oggi


In a rare public discussion of her husband's infidelity, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that she probably could not have gotten through her marital troubles without relying on her faith in God.


Apple Announces Voluntary Recall of Powerbook Batteries

Apple, in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced Thursday a voluntary recall of 15" Aluminum PowerBook batteries.


U.S. Set to Propose Car Stability Systems

Under a new proposal, automakers would be required to include electronic stability control systems on all vehicles.


Thai Gov't: Giving Smokes to Monks Is Sin

BANGKOK, Thailand - Cigarette packs in Thailand may soon carry more than the usual health warnings, with an edict admonishing the public not to give Buddhist monks a smoke.


Researchers find big batch of breast cancer genes

A genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S. women, making it the first truly common breast cancer susceptibility gene, researchers reported on Sunday.


3M Shows Projector Small Enough for a Cell Phone

3M is demonstrates a prototype of such a device at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show.


Somali MPs Vote for President in Peace Bid

Somali lawmakers began voting on Sunday for a president in the 14th attempt in a decade to return government to the lawless Horn of Africa state.


The announcement angered many employees, who are threatening to strike, but the British Broadcasting Corporation said the cutbacks were necessary.


Twenty months after the Columbia tragedy, NASA is still struggling to overcome serious engineering hurdles to resume flying its space shuttles in March, a task that has become even tougher


The Wall Street Journal reports that no serious bids have emerged to rival Microsoft's $44.6 billion offer for Yahoo. That doesn't mean the company isn't still trying to piece something together.


Resource stocks boost Toronto stock market as NY shuttered for ...

TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market made moderate gains Thursday thanks to rising oil and gold stocks, while the Canadian dollar moved closer to an 85-cent US close despite a warning about the economy - and hints the Bank of Canada may not be in a


John Elkann-Lavinia Borromeo Il coronamento di una amore

Stresa, 4 settembre 2004 - Il matrimonio tra John Jacob Elkann e Lavinia Borromeo Arese Taverna Ã¨ il coronamento di una storia d'amore durata oltre cinque anni e vissuta all'insegna della discrezione e della 'normalitÃ '.


Four Britons held by the Kenyan authorities after apparently fleeing Somalia are to return to the UK.


Court says Hindu sacred bull Shambo must die

Shambo, a sacred bull kept by a group of Hindus in Wales who has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis, can be slaughtered, a London court ruled on Monday overturning a last week's block on his death sentence.


Genova, 18:50 - CALCIO, SAMP; MAROTTA: TRA DUE SETTIMANE A MADRID PER CASSANO

"Tra due settimane andremo a Madrid per Cassano". Giuseppe Marotta, direttore generale della Samp, r...


Iran's Larijani plans talks with West in Germany

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday he planned to hold talks with Western officials in Germany, in the first such contacts since the United Nations imposed sanctions on Iran in December.


Turkey Keeps EU Waiting for Reply on Talks Offer

Turkey's Prime Minister kept the EU waiting on Friday on whether he would accept the terms of its historic offer to start accession negotiations, leaving late-night talks with the bloc's presidency without a deal.


Radio denuncia, ancora violazioni dello spazio aereo


Oil Rebounds From Two-Month Low on Curb in North Sea Production

Crude oil rebounded from its biggest drop in three years as 7 percent of Norway's production remained shut down. Statoil ASA, Norway's top oil company, has no estimate for when pumping will resume, a company spokesman said today.


Iraq Invasion Was Illegal, Contravened UN Charter, Annan Says

The US-led invasion of Iraq was illegal because a decision to go to war should have been made by the United Nations Security Council, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in an interview shown by the British Broadcasting Corp.


FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. - Okaloosa County sheriff's deputies think they have found a solution for getting rid of drug dealers and prostitutes who congregate under a giant oak tree: chop it down...


The United States is fighting a war in Iraq and Americans are divided over whether it's right. The war is a huge issue in the 2004 presidential election.


Bomber killed, 2 police hurt in Pakistan blast

A suicide bomber set off explosives in the car park at the airport of the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Tuesday after being challenged by police and at least two people were wounded, officials said.


Saturn's moon Titan comes into focus today

Saturn's mysterious moon Titan does a star turn today, getting a close-up from the international Cassini-Huygens space probe. Larger than Mercury and Pluto, Titan is a full-fledged


Actor-politician Fred Thompson is making an eleventh-hour push to convince Iowa voters he is the only real conservative in the presidential race, contrasting his ideas and record on immigration and abortion with those of his leading rivals.


Sirte summit on Sudan's Darfur crisis issues its communiquÃ©

SIRTE, Libya, Oct 18, 2004 (SUNA) -- The summit of the five presidents which took place in the Libyan town of Sirte has decided to follow up the question of Darfur and to hold regular meetings between the leaders of the five countries.


Forget Second Life. The real virtual world gold rush centers on the grammar-school set.


Italy's provocative journalist Fallaci dies

Oriana Fallaci, one of Italy's best-known   writers and war correspondents who goaded the world's great and   issued a vitriolic assault on Islam after the September 11   attacks on the United States, died on Friday aged 77.


Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. officially moved into the search engine market with the unveiling late Tuesday of its Internet search engine, A9.com.


New foreign secretary makes first trip to Paris

New Foreign Secretary David Miliband made his first trip to Paris Wednesday to discuss key challenges including EU reform and reviving the Middle East peace process.


Bush ends peace mission without breakthrough

U.S. President George W. Bush wrapped up his mission to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Friday, emboldened enough to have predicted a peace treaty within a year but with no major breakthroughs for his efforts.


Shells are fired at the presidential palace and the venue for peace talks in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.


Berlino, 17:40 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: IL BAYERN DI TONI PASSA A BOCHUM

Sembra senza ostacoli la corsa in testa alla Bundesliga del Bayern Monaco di Luca Toni. I bavaresi p...


In an open letter posted on MSDN, Microsoft's Windows chief Jim Allchin called on developers to start building "cool" applications for Windows Vista, promising "new opportunities on a scale you haven't seen since Windows 95."


Brad Wilkerson had three homers to lift the Rangers over the Los Angeles Angels, 8-3, last night in Arlington, Texas.


Jennifer Lopez to get human rights award

Jennifer Lopez will receive an award for her work as producer and star of a film examining the murders of hundreds of women in a Mexican border town, Amnesty International officials said Friday.


ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: Pakistan successfully test-fired Hatf-IV (Shaheen-I), a nuclear-capable medium-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, it was officially announced here on Wednesday.


LET's MAKE A DEAL:: Water Lease Bought a Few Years

By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 11--BLYTHE, Calif. -- In 1877, Thomas Blythe had a dream of making the desert bloom and began flooding the desert with water from the Colorado River for the sake of agriculture.


Stocks mixed as oil prices lift TSX, add to earnings warnings woes ...

TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market was higher Monday morning as energy stocks benefited from the world crude oil price's move above $46 US a barrel.


Group Offers Guidelines for Medicare Drug Plan

A U.S. group advising Medicare on its new prescription drug benefit released a proposal on Thursday that could determine how likely the latest medicines are to be covered for the elderly.


Readers remark on the effects of tech toys, the future of MP3s and yet another school of gaming. Plus: Links to our most popular blog posts.


Roma, 17:26 - CANOTTAGGIO, MONDIALI: IL '4 SENZA' IN FINALE E AI GIOCHI

Il 'quattro senza' azzurro di Carlo e NiccolÃ² Mornati, Alessio Sartori e Lorenzo Carboncini è...


Women who smoke are more likely to develop a form of acne than those who do not, research suggests.


Ancora fiamme a Messina, nel Cilento e sul Gargano


Circuit City Stores Inc. said it will halt sales of T-Mobile USA mobile phones and give the business solely to Verizon Wireless, its other current mobile-phone partner, which will open in-store sales counters.


Murdered bin Laden relative to be flown to Saudi Arabia

The body of a relative of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden shot dead in Madagascar was flown to his family home in Saudi Arabia on Thursday after an autopsy.


RIL Borad justifies superior power to CMD

MUMBAI: Reliance on Monday asserted that there was no violation of law or memorandum of association by its Board in according superior power to Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani.


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