Move over, MoveOn.org. The liberal-leaning group that has raised millions of dollars to run negative ads attacking President Bush now has a competitor on the right with a somewhat similar name.


'Blog' most popular word on web dictionary

The most requested online definition this year was "blog" - a word not even yet officially in the dictionary, Merriam-Webster says.


MacArthur Foundation Gives $500,000 'Genius Awards' to 23

A barber, a high school debating coach and a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist are among the recipients of this year's awards.


Chinese Hostage Killed in Pakistan Rescue Assault

A Chinese engineer held hostage by al Qaeda-linked militants in Pakistan was killed on Thursday but his colleague was rescued in a commando assault that killed their five kidnappers, officials said.


Saboteurs attacked a key oil pipeline in northern Iraq, setting it on fire, police said Tuesday.


Carlos Beltran led off the bottom of the 16th inning with a home run Tuesday night, lifting the New York Mets to a 9-8 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the longest game in the major leagues this season.


LOS ANGELES - A consortium led by Sony has agreed in principle to acquire famed Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for nearly $3 billion, MGM said late Monday.    The deal marks the last chapter in the history of two of Hollywood's most storied names - MGM, once best known for its musical hits like "Singing in the Rain" and "Meet Me in St...


Jailhouse letters passed under food trays and doorways to a female inmate offer glimpses into the attention-seeking, flirtatious musings of a man who killed and dismembered his wife.


President Hu Jintao pledged a new  level of cooperation between Beijing and its third-largest  African trading partner at the start of the Chinese leader's  first visit to Sudan on Friday.


Panhandle residents heed lessons of the past

The white sand beaches of this resort community are usually filled with families and children strolling and playing in the surf. But on Tuesday, they were empty


States' Rights Defense Falters in Medical Marijuana Case

Justices expressed little inclination to view drug policy as an issue by which states can displace regulation of homegrown marijuana.


Empoli, 19:02 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: ADANI E POZZI ABBANDONANO ALLENAMENTO

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Pakistan Says Nuke Talks with India 'Constructive'

South Asian rivals Pakistan and India discussed steps to avert misunderstandings over their nuclear arsenals on Tuesday including a draft accord to notify each other before missile tests, a Pakistani official said.


Obama opens 2008 race in historic setting

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois  - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama opens his 2008 White House run on Saturday in a setting rife with symbolism and historic links to Abraham Lincoln's fight to end slavery.


Thai monkey business over as orangutans head home

One of the world's largest cases of  great ape smuggling will draw to a close next week when around  50 orangutan rescued from a Thai amusement park fly home to  their native Indonesia, a wildlife campaigner said on Thursday.


Pope opposed Bob Dylan singing to John Paul in 1997

Pope Benedict was opposed to Bob Dylan appearing at a youth event with the late Pope John Paul in 1997 because he considered the pop star the wrong kind of "prophet", Benedict writes in a new book issued on Thursday.


Bank of America files for compensation in Parmalat case

MILAN, Italy - Bank of America Corp. said Friday it had filed for damages against former officials and auditors of collapsed dairy giant Parmalat at a preliminary hearing in Milan, as the bank attempts to avoid blame in the massive fraud scandal.


Josh Scobee's confidence grew with every kick. So did his chances of becoming the Jacksonville Jaguars' kicker.


WASHINGTON If past presidential election debates are a guide, public re- action to the debate Thursday near Miami will not be fixed in people's minds in the hours immediately after the 90-minute encounter, but instead will evolve for days, in possibly


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Roma, 12:17 - CALCIO, MAZZONE: ARBITRI SCARSI NON IN MALAFEDE

Carlo Mazzone non crede alla malafede degli arbitri. ''Gli arbitri sono scarsi - ha detto il decano ...


High Court Declines to Hear WorldCom Suit

The Supreme Court let stand a lower ruling Monday that said the California Public Employees' Retirement System must proceed with its securities fraud lawsuit on behalf of WorldCom Inc. bondholders in federal, rather than state, court.


Argentina Gives Debtholders Ultimatum: Now or Never

By Louise Egan BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - On the cusp ofArgentina's historic $102.6 billion debt restructuring, thegovernment on Wednesday warned investors the offer is final andwill never be improved or repeated.


Fierce fighting rocks Palestinian camp in Lebanon

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded al Qaeda-inspired militants dug in at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the gunmen refused demands they give themselves up.


Afghan Campaign Picks Up as Karzai Heads to Berlin

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's deputies  campaigned for him Saturday ahead of presidential elections  seven days away, while the candidate himself prepared to fly to  Germany to collect an international award.


Disagi sul tratto milanese della A4 per incendio

Un camion Ã¨ andato a fuoco intorno alle 7, bloccando il traffico. Code per 5 chilometri, al momento si segnalano rallentamenti. Grossi disagi questa mattina per chi viaggiava sul tratto milanese dell'autostrada A4.


Maradona finalmente le dice "adiÃ³s" a la Argentina

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona finally departed for Cuba Monday where he will resume his treatment for cocaine addiction. Maradona boarded a plane bound for Havana, telling fans he would return in a month's time.


Djokovic and Ferrer in uncharted territory

Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Spaniard David Ferrer rolled into the U.S. Open semi-finals for the first time in their careers with dominating last-eight victories on Thursday.


"Atonement," "Sweeney Todd" win Golden Globes

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - Film romance "Atonement" and movie musical "Sweeney Todd" claimed the top honors at the strike-plagued Golden Globe Awards on Sunday in a bare-bones news conference that lacked the usual Hollywood glamour.


RealNetworks Sells 3 Mln Songs, Ends Download Promo

RealNetworks Inc. RNWK.O is ending its 49 cent-per-song music download service but will keep the promotional prices in place for top 10 songs, the Internet media and software company said on Thursday.


Photobucket CEO sounds off on Fox acquisition

Blog: Alex Welch tells CNET News.com that there had never really been any plan to become a MySpace division--Fox Interactive was the prospective buyer the whole time.


Many of the new chairmen of the House and Senate appropriations subcommittees have a lot in common with the Republicans they will succeed.


It's official: "smoke-free" means just that

In 146 countries around the world, "smoke-free" now means exactly that.


The Ratzinger Code? Pope uses Dan Brown's publisher

If Pope Benedict hopes his first  book will sell like Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code," he wound  up with the right U.S. publisher.


Spot Future Trends and Developments in the Computer Hardware Market in the Czech Republic

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50496)  has announced the addition of Computer Hardware in the Czech Republic to  their offering.


Nicole Kidman says her new film is for her kids

Australian actress Nicole Kidman wants to improve her work-life balance -- by making films that her children can enjoy.


Dot Earth Blog: Dot Earth: Antarctic Honeymoon, With Iceberg

An Antarctic honeymoon, an iceberg, and questions about climate change.


A SMILING, contented Vijay Singh said he couldn't wait to celebrate his ascension to the top of the world yesterday. And, by rights, the entire golf world should be joining the celebration, for this is one


Rebels take fight to Mosul, as helicopter downed

MOSUL, Iraq  - A top police officer and two guards were killed in Mosul as US troops battled to restore order in Iraq 's third city, where gunmen roamed the streets in response to a US-led assault on Fallujah.


An Indian government agency has been accused of promoting landmines, banned under international law, at Britain's biggest arms fair this week.


At least 10 dead as immigrants boat sinks off Sicily

At least 10 people were killed when a boat carrying around 100 would-be illegal immigrants sank early in the Mediterranean off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, local authorities said.


Islamic group claims downing twin Russian airliners

MOSCOW: Russia said on Friday terrorists were behind one of the passenger-jet crashes as an Islamic group, which previously claimed an attack on prime minister-designate Shaukat Aziz, claimed responsibility for the twin plane crashes to avenge the killing


âUnusual riseâ only in cases of infection

While saying there is no outbreak of meningococcemia in any part of the country, the Department of Health (DOH) reported an âunusual increaseâ in the incidence of the disease this year.


Starbucks shakes up management, adds COO post

Starbucks Corp.  on Tuesday  promoted the head of its international business to the new post  of chief operating officer, part of a slew of management  changes focused on the rapid global development of the  U.S.-based coffee shop chain.


Suspect in slain Marine case seen in La.

The nationwide manhunt for a Marine wanted in the brutal slaying of a 20-year-old pregnant colleague who had accused him of rape focused Sunday on Louisiana and Texas, after he was apparently seen at a bus station.


Caribbean islands braced for Ivan the terrible

Caribbean islanders are braced for Hurricane Ivan, scrambling to put up storm shutters and buy water just days after Hurricane Frances tore across the region.


Curtis Martin ran here and dashed there, leaving Carson Palmer to watch the veteran running back ruin his NFL debut. Martin ran for 196 yards and a touchdown, and added another score on a 3-yard TD reception to help the New York Jets beat the Cincinnati Bengals 31-24 Sunday.


Commission expected to resume probe over proposed deal after suspending it in April, source says. BRUSSELS  - The European Commission is expected to resume its probe of software group Oracle Corp.


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Obama says borrowed lines not a big deal

Sen. Barack Obama said Monday that he doesn't think it's a big deal that he borrowed lines from his friend Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, although he probably should have given him credit.


US to buy more shots for flu; 5 mil available

The federal government is purchasing additional doses of flu vaccine from a foreign manufacturer to help relieve the US shortage. Up to 5 million doses are available from plants in Canada and Germany, but


Tumbleweeds, Sagebrush and Kielbasa on the Range

âSummer Loveâ has been called the first Polish western and the first Polish spaghetti western, though the truer description might be the first deconstructed art western.


New Google blog airs public policy plans

Blog: Barely two years ago, the search giant had a public policy team of one. Now angling for ever broader influence, it unveils a new spot for publicizing its goals and gleaning feedback.


Big * and 25x@>--->--- for :-) The "digital smiley" - a cunning series of keystrokes which gave rise to the ubiquitous emoticon - is today celebrating its 25th birthday.â¦


Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick offered an abject apology to his constituents Wednesday, but remained adamant that he would not resign following a newspaper report that he exchanged romantic text messages with his chief of staff.


Johnny Damon homered and tripled, Melky Cabrera added a three-run triple, and Chien-Ming Wang delivered eight effective innings, leading the New York Yankees to a 7-2 victory over the Tigers last night in Detroit.


State of the Art: Same Old Electronics Show, With Some Intriguing New Ideas

This yearâs Consumer Electronics Show looked and felt much the same as last yearâs.


A couple will appear in court accused of trying to extort money from the parents of missing Madeleine McCann.


Public sector workers could have salaries set for three years under new government plans to be announced.


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Japan intercepts missile in milestone test

A Japanese navy destroyer shot down a dummy ballistic missile in a test about 100 miles


Newmont Mining Corp. is suing three environmental activists in Indonesia, claiming they falsely accused the company's gold mining operations there of causing disease and death.


Sir Paul McCartney and Ozzy Osbourne will DJ on BBC Radio 1 to mark the station's 40th anniversary.


In a likely attempt at turning its fortunes around there, Microsoft will begin selling the Xbox 360 Elite in Japan starting October 11. The company hopes its feature set will attract discerning Japanese gamers.


PepsiCo reaffirms 2007 earnings forecast

PepsiCo Inc. reaffirmed on Thursday  its 2007 earnings forecast of at least $3.30 per share.


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Movie Review | 'Oceanâs Thirteen': They Always Come Out Ahead; Bet on It

With âOceanâs Thirteen,â the gangâs all here, looking fighting trim and Hollywood beautiful, at your disposable pleasure.


Spain seizes U.S. treasure boat near Gibraltar

Spanish police boarded an American  treasure-hunting ship on Thursday that Madrid believes may have  taken gold and silver worth millions from a sunken Spanish  galleon.


LOS ANGELES  - Along with scoring six Golden Globe nominations last week, "The Departed" has landed a TV deal with FX.


Motorola Inc. may have gotten a Christmas present from rival cell phone maker Samsung -- the Asian company was slow to beef up its product portfolio in time for the holiday season, giving Motorola's newest feature-rich phones an edge, analysts said.


No Changes for Certain Nortel Accounting

Nortel Networks Corp. (NT.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday that a far-reaching revision of its faulty financials will not require accounting changes for sales of certain fiber optic equipment.


It's sort of a mushy number, but Apple said Monday that it thinks 250,000 of the 1.4 million iPhones sold so far were bought with the intention of unlocking them from AT&T's network.


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Norwich Union to move thousands of jobs abroad

The insurance giant Norwich Union today announced plans to move 7,000 jobs abroad by 2007. Aviva, which owns Norwich Union, announced the transfer of the jobs - servicing its UK businesses - to an angry response from unions.


South Africa alerts police after patients with incurable and infectious tuberculosis escape from hospital.


Possible deal revives debate over whether tech firm will reinvent itself or become a target.


Internet advertising up 38 percent in first quarter: study

U.S. Internet advertising surged 38  percent to a record $3.9 billion in the first quarter as  marketers moved additional dollars to the Web, according to  data released on Tuesday.


Bangladesh's martyrs day clouded by political woes

Thousands of Bangladeshis gathered on Thursday at a memorial for intellectuals and professionals killed during the independence war but the country was focused on its present day strife ahead of elections next month.


NASA Picks Science Team for Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission

BOULDER , Colo. -- NASA announced Wednesday the suite of US science investigators for its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) project, as well as a Russian scientist.


Despite political uncertainty and the pressure on artists to blend genres, Venezuela's salseros are keeping it real


What does the TASER incident mean for investors?


UNAIDS envoy Princess Stephanie urges prevention

Princess Stephanie of Monaco, who became a special representative for UNAIDS on Friday, vowed to promote prevention of the killer disease and combat discrimination against people who suffer from it.


UN diplomats express growing concern over Burma, after days of protests in the military-ruled nation.


Danish Opposition Demands Apology From PM

The Social Democratic-led opposition demanded Thursday that Denmark's prime minister apologize for backing the U.S.-led war in Iraq and for contributing Danish troops.


The Detroit Red Wings' sleeping power play appears to have woken up.


Space racers set sights on orbital frontier

It might sound like a space-age case of sour grapes, but Rod and Randa Milliron say they're glad they don't have to think about the $10 million Ansari X Prize anymore.


Milano, 14:09 - CALCIO, CELLINO: ARBITRI IN AREA? COME METTERE 2 PORTIERI

Il presidente del Cagliari Massimo Cellino commenta l'ipotesi dell'arbitro d'area. "Abbiamo gi&agrav...


Bugging device found at SF offices in Belfast

A bugging device has been discovered at Sinn FÃ©in's offices in west Belfast, the party said today. The listening equipment was found after staff searched all premises following an earlier find at the home of a member of Gerry Adams's staff.


'Data Center 3.0' initiative gets rolling Cisco is selling a new obscenely large switch, tapped as the lynchpin of its "Data Center 3.0" virtualization initiative the company has been gabbing about for monthsâ¦


Delta Air Lines Inc. will begin offering up to 50 hours of HBO content and programs, including "Deadwood," "Entourage," "The Sopranos," and "The Wire," on seatback-video-equipped jets this summer, free in first class and international BusinessElite, and $5 in coach for movies and $2 for television programs. Most domestic Delta flights over four hours or 1,750 miles have TV, on ...


Booed tenor says ready to sue Milan's La Scala

Top tenor Roberto Alagna, who stormed off the stage at Milan's La Scala after he was booed in mid-performance, said on Tuesday he would sue the famed opera house if they did not let him return.


(InfoWorld) - Toshiba will unveil in Taipei on Tuesday a slim HD DVD rewriter suitable for use in laptop computers. The SD-L912A, which will be unveiled at the Computex trade show, can read and rewrite to single and dual-layer HD DVD-RW discs and also read and write to recordable HD DVD, DVD, and CD media, Toshiba said Monday on the eve of the Computex trade show in the Taiwanese capital. Sample shipments of the drive to PC makers will begin in July. A single-layer HD DVD-RW disc can store up to 20GB of information, which is just overÂ four times the capacity of an equivalent DVD. Toshiba expects the drive will find favor among manufacturers of multimedia laptop computers. Applications like digital television recording or high-definition video editing are pushing up storage demands and leading many users to store data on optical discs or external hard-disk drives. The drive is compliant with the European Union Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations (ROHS) directive. Pricing information was not immediately available. Toshiba plans to offer the drive on an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) basis to PC makers and not as a drive direct to consumers.


Nearly four decades ago, psychologist Stanley Milgram had a volunteer stand stock still on a busy New York sidewalk and look up at the sky. About one in every 25 passersby stopped to look up, too. When five volunteers were recruited to sky-gaze, nearly one in five passersby stopped to look up.


Bahamas to hold inquest in death of Daniel Smith

The long-awaited inquest in the Bahamas into the death of the son of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith will begin on October 30, and could last two months, a senior judge in the Bahamas said on Monday.


Google Shares, Once Devalued, Just May Be Winners After All

Wall Street, which forced Google, the Internet search engine, to sharply lower the price of its shares in its initial public offering in August, has decided that the company is worth a lot more today than it was then.


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Blog: Skype announced today that its application will come preloaded on select Toshiba laptops.


Agency: Food Coloring May Stimulate Kids

LONDON -- Some artificial food colorings may stimulate hyperactivity in children, and parents may gain some benefit from preventing their children from consuming them, a government agency said Thursday.


Salomon Kalou scored twice as Feyenoord beat Schalke 2-1 in UEFA Cup Group A in Rotterdam on Wednesday. Feyenoord of Rotterdam played host to Bundesliga high-flyers Schalke 04 at their De Kuip Stadium in the


Iran, Sweden to cooperate in research and scientific areas

Sweden's Ambassador Christofer Gyllentierna here Saturday underlined the need to further expand scientific cooperation between Swedish and Iranian universities.


I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby began making prison arrangements Thursday after a federal judge refused to delay the former White House aide's 2 1/2-year sentence in the CIA leak case.


Russia shuts down a vital railway link to Georgia's breakaway republic, Abkhazia.


Quake warning system to be established in Adriatic Sea

Littoral countries of the Adriatic Sea agreed late Saturday to establish an electromagnetic wave monitoring and earthquake early-warning system for the region, the Albanian newspaper Korrier reported Sunday.


LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - The music industry, searching for   ever-expanding ways to promote acts and generate new revenue   streams, is getting increasingly creative in its use of mobile   technology.


Romney ups stakes for volatile GOP field

Mitt Romney said Friday that presidential rivals Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee need to raise a jaw-dropping $20 million in the next few months to join him in the top tier of the Republican GOP field, raising the stakes in a nomination fight altered by a tumultuous week.


Roma, 11:14 - CALCIO, LOTITO: NIENTE CONCILIAZIONE, SI VA AD ARBITRATO

E' fallito il tentativo di conciliazione tra la Figc e Lotito. ''Niente conciliazione, parola all'ar...


Northern Europe and key Asian countries remained home to the most competitive economies worldwide, cementing their ranks among the top 10 in an annual survey conducted by the World Economic Forum.


Virginia Tech gets rude ACC welcome from North Carolina

Jawad Williams and Sean May each scored 17 points and No. 6 North Carolina gave Virginia Tech a rough welcome to Atlantic Coast Conference basketball Sunday, beating the Hokies 85-51.


Global markets take wild ride as Fed makes surprise cut

Global stock markets saw some relief from the mayhem of the past few days as the US Federal Reserve's surprise rate cut helped stem the massive losses seen around the world.


Russia, Iran to Continue Nuke Cooperation

Russia will continue its nuclear energy cooperation with Iran, a senior Russian official said Thursday, despite international concern that Tehran might be trying to develop atomic weapons.


Newest cell phones sports a 3.1-inch widescreen display plus digital TV reception.


Chechnya Holds Election to Replace Leader

Ten years after Chechnya descended into war, and less than four months after its president was assassinated in a bomb blast, Chechens are voting for his successor Sunday in an atmosphere of violence and suspicion.


Dubai pays $100m to buy the Queen Elizabeth 2 liner which it will turn into a floating hotel.


Tire Makers Oppose U.S. Plan for Monitors

Big tire manufacturers are formally  opposing portions of a proposed regulation that would require  tire pressure monitoring systems on all passenger vehicles,  saying the government's current plan could actually increase  the risk of tire failure.


GAZA CITY -- Palestinian militants fired five homemade rockets into Israel yesterday, defying the calls by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to halt the attacks.


The Web used to be a place where we went to seek information. But with the rise of social networks, we're barraged with a constant stream of data, requested or not


Police, protesters clash in Mexican city

Police fired tear gas at dozens of protesters hurling gasoline bombs, rocks and powerful fireworks near the main square of this southern Mexican city troubled by months of unrest.


LOS ANGELES  - ABC and CBS split the  nightly win on another active Wednesday in primetime.


A small book publisher faces off against the titans in a Harry Potter copyright case.


Record U.S. Trade Deficit Fuels Political Debate

The value of goods imported into the United States last year was $763.3 billion more than the value of what was exported.


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Karnataka CM compliments STF on killing Veerappan

Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh on Tuesday expressed happiness over the gunning down of forest brigand Veerappan, saying his menace had ended.


A group of retired federal drug enforcement agents sued NBC Universal on Wednesday, saying the movie "American Gangster" falsely portrayed them as villains


Kern: porteremo 12 modelli sul mercato, piu' presenti in Usa


Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. made separate product announcements Tuesday that the video game giants hope will attract more customers ahead of the highly competitive holiday shopping season.


Australian murderer kept body for 23 years

An Australian man was convicted on  Saturday of killing his wife and then hiding her body in a  metal drum in his garage for 23 years.


Bologna, 18:50 - BASEBALL, SERIE A1: SAN MARINO SUPERA BOLOGNA

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Eleven ministers lose their jobs in a wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle in the Democratic Republic of Congo.


The Cuban authorities deport a suspected head of cocaine cartel Norte del Valle back to Colombia.


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MILANO, 21 DICEMBRE 2004 - Rivoluzione nel mondo del basket. Dopo il dirompente inserimento delle telecamere di Sky, la tecnologia ha prodotto un nuovo modo di 'vedere' il canestro. Telecom Italia e Lega Basket


Thai authorities say victims of the tsunami disaster will be DNA tested to avoid confusion over their identity.


Nestle buys Jenny Craig diet firm for $600 million

Switzerland's Nestle  bought  U.S. weight-loss company Jenny Craig for around $600 million,  it said on Monday, expanding its high-margin nutrition and  health business.


3 Planets Are Found Close in Size to Earth, Making Scientists Think 'Life'

A trio of newly discovered worlds are much smaller than any other planets previously discovered outside of the solar system.


United prepare 'Battle of the buffet' evidence against Arsenal

MANCHESTER, England  - The fall-out over the Old Trafford tunnel brawl between Manchester United and Arsenal continued with news that United were preparing to ask the Football Association to take action.


US says Zarqawi loyalty to al-Qaida real

An Islamic Web site posting in which Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's militants declare loyalty to Osama bin Laden has been deemed credible by US officials.


Magazine slams U.S. for enforcing Cuban cigar ban

Cigar Aficionado, the glossy magazine for lovers of expensive cigars, criticized the U.S. Treasury Department for continuing to spend federal funds chasing people for buying Cuban cigars.


MLB Players Open to Changes in Steroids Testing

PHOENIX (Sports Network) - The Major League Baseball  Players Association announced Tuesday it would work toward a  new agreement with owners for tougher steroid testing.


New York, 12:48 - BASEBALL, MLB: 600 FUORICAMPO PER SAMMY SOSA

Sammy Sosa ha messo a segno stanotte il suo 600Â° fuoricampo in carriera nella MLB, trascinando alla ...


Sparked by a TIME report, the military investigation of the deliberate killings of as many as 24 Iraqi civilians by a group of Marines may yield criminal charges, including murder. And new revelations suggest superiors may have helped in a coverup


Romanian Woman, 66, Said to Be World's Oldest Mom

A 66-year-old Romanian woman gave birth to a baby girl Sunday after years of fertility treatment and was claimed by Romanian media to be the world's oldest mother ever.


Ernst & Young in $125m settlement on failed bank

ERNST & YOUNG, one of the four largest US accounting firms, has agreed to pay $125 million (Â£65 million) to settle claims arising from its audits of a failed Illinois savings bank, American regulators revealed on Christmas Eve.


The suit is back, and America's  boardrooms and bars are looking smart again.


Japan's Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura has urged the captors of Shosei Koda in Iraq to set him free. In an interview to Aljazeera's correspondent in Tokyo on Wednesday, he said, "Koda is a civilian who


Warm U.S. Weather Helps Mature Summer Crop

Above-normal temperatures prevailed across the U.S. heartland last week, helping late summer crops mature.  The U.S. Agriculture Department Tuesday said temperatures were mostly below normal along the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, the eastern Corn Belt, Southeast and Rocky Mountains.


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Paula Radcliffe arrived at the Olympic Stadium tonight determined to bury the ghost of Sundayâs marathon by winning a medal in the 10,000metres final.


Irish PM Bertie Ahern faces more pressure after saying he took Â£8,000 for a speaking event 12 years ago.


New York bill explores 'vendor neutral' electronic documents

Blog: Interest in digital documents continues with a New York state bill proposing to study preservation of electronic documents.


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Candidates hit the trail with renewed energy

President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry head toward their final debate on Wednesday night pursuing divergent strategies, with Bush seeking to discredit


Search for profitability leads to BMW job cuts

German car maker BMW announced on Friday a plan to shed thousands of jobs in its German workforce to boost profitability, following in the tracks of Daimler and Volkswagen.


When I think about the Cardinals and the Red Sox playing each other in October, I see dead people. That's a line from a movie, of course, and I shamelessly used it to grab your attention rather than tell the truth.


This manufacturing company replaces a lot of large, high-speed printers in the factory and decides to lease instead of buy. One key requirement: They must be PostScript compatible.


GENEVA/NEW YORK  - Swiss-based banking giant UBS  AG has agreed to buy Charles Schwab Corp.'s capital markets  unit for $265 million in cash, making UBS a leading player on  the U.S. Nasdaq exchange, the companies said on Tuesday.


Brisbane woman pipped for Miss World title

Miss Peru, Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, has been named as Miss World 2004, at the beauty pageant held in China. Miss Mantilla Garcia, 20, beat 14 other finalists which included 22-year-old Brisbane resident Sarah Davies.


Is it a rock star? No, just Apple's third generation iMac computer

All that was missing was the dry ice. The shiny white plastic and anodized aluminium box rose slowly on a pedestal from a stage as if from the bowels of the earth to ecstatic whooping and applause at 10.


Country Artist/manager Merle Kilgore Dies

The Feb. 6 death of legendary singer/songwriter and artist manager Merle Kilgore draws the curtain on one of Music Row's most popular figures.


Max the stork achieves animal record under satellite watch

A stork called Max has achieved a world record after spending more than seven years under satellite surveillance, the longest ever duration for an animal, scientists in Switzerland said.


In a move certain to highlight the growing importance of China to both the National Basketball Association and the sport, the N.B.A. plans to announce Wednesday the formation of a Chinese subsidiary.


Sonics Rookies Durant, Green Each Nursing Sprained Ankle

Seattle's top two rookies, Kevin Durant and Jeff Green, are both nursing ankle injuries as the Sonics prepare for their season opener.


Vigil Ends as Police Seal Boston-Area Church

A protest vigil at a parish scheduled to be closed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston ended Sunday when the police sealed off the 114-year-old


Alito: Future court will have more women

The U.S. Supreme Court will eventually have at least as many female justices as it does male, Justice Samuel Alito told a university class Wednesday.


U.S. Capitol shut down after security breach

The U.S. Capitol was shut down on   Monday after a man was arrested for racing past security into   the building, Capitol police said.


Kevin McHale already has had an impact on the Minnesota Timberwolves: They're listening to their coach for once.


Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday lamented the sour tone of the presidential campaign, but insisted he and his wife have created a protective bubble around their two young daughters.


Retailers think skirt may be next fashion hit

Many U.S. clothing retailers think the skirt may be the next dress. A strong seller since 2006, the dress has delighted retailers, but buyers at the Magic Marketplace apparel trade show this week wanted to be ready when the trend inevitably ends.     Some think the skirt may be next.


Three in London court appearance on terrorism charges

Three men charged under Britain's anti-terrorism laws on suspicion of seeking to obtain radioactive material to make a nuclear device made a brief first appearance Saturday before a London court.


Shares in Airbus parent EADS fall sharply after Deutsche Bank advises investors not to buy the stock.


Philanthropy Google’s Way: Not the Usual

Unlike most charities, GoogleÂs new philanthropy will be for-profit, greatly increasing its range and flexibility.


DUBAI: A group calling itself the Jihad Organization said it had "slaughtered" two Italian female hostages in Iraq, in a statement posted today on an Islamist website.


Lag caught with phone charger up jacksie

Prison officers notice murderer's 'discomfort' A lag at Swaleside Prison on the Isle of Sheppey was caught with an entire phone charger up his jacksie after officers noticed his "discomfort" during a search of his cell, The Sun reports.â¦


Rebel Group Denies Kidnapping British Aid Worker

The fate of Iraq aid worker Margaret Hassan today remained unclear as the commanders of a rebel group reportedly denied kidnapping her.


UN humanitarian chief, Jan Egeland says sexual abuse in the DR Congo has become "a cancer".


Organisers of the Open are set to give women the chance to qualify for golf's oldest major.


Five dead, three hurt in hunting dispute

A rural Wisconsin town was reeling Monday after five people were shot and killed and three others injured in a dispute over a deer hunting platform.


Liverpool`s new manager left the Valencia team in fine shape after two championships in three seasons, but insisting he was the victim of internal politics at the Mestalla that undermined his position.


Amazon shares are back in the stratosphere, propelled this time by improved profit margins and swelling revenues.


Politicians of All Stripes Join the Line for Bon Jovi

The rocker Jon Bon Jovi, who has twice won People magazineâs award for sexiest rock star, can lay claim to an unofficial new title these days: the Garden Stateâs elder statesman.


Israel hits Gaza militants with missiles

Israeli missile strikes hit a succession of militant targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing two, while Hamas fired more rockets toward Israel. Palestinian factions met to discuss a possible truce with Israel.


NEW YORK -- The nation's consumers, uninspired by this season's fashions and rattled by high gas prices and the weak housing market, shopped gingerly last month, extending the misery of retailers who have struggled with a spending slowdown since February.


Novell revenue up as SUSE investment shows promise

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


University of Cincinnati senior quarterback Gino Guidugli could miss Saturday's game at No. 7 Louisville with a broken hand. Guidugli broke a bone in his right, throwing, hand this weekend, UC coach Mark Dantonio said.


Anonymous message spurs calls to Capitol Hill

Thousands of people called Capitol Hill this week after receiving an anonymous, recorded message that said their representatives support "privatizing Social Security." The recorded message reached people in at least 17 Republican congressional districts in 13 states.


Atomic radiation levels are beginning to decline in the Arctic, years after Soviet nuclear weapons tests and the Chernobyl nuclear accident spewed their fallout over the region, according to a study released Tuesday.


Senatore rilancia candidatura Lega per Regione Lombardia


International Business Machines' possible exit from the personal computer business would be the latest step in what amounts to a long goodbye from a field it pioneered and revolutionized.


EU finalises anti-trust deal with Coca-Cola

BRUSSELS, Oct 19  - The European Union's executive arm said Tuesday it had virtually wrapped up a settlement to a long-running dispute over anti-competitive retail practices by Coca-Cola.


A 14-year-old girl is the victim of a serious sexual assault in Belfast city centre, the police say.


Milano:arrestato extracomunitario di 36 anni con precedenti


Antiques: Steinitz Gallery in Paris Plans Relocation and Sale

The vast, high-end Paris antiques gallery has planned a three-city sale this fall to auction 1,000 of its antiques with Christieâs.


DEVELOPMENT:   Fair Trade Is Helpful, but Not Enough

MADRID, Dec 30 (IPS) - The Fair Trade movement is growing in Spain, where  it  now enjoys government support. But the momentum is not strong  enough to  compensate for the unfair practices that keep the  markets of the wealthy  industrialised North largely closed to  the developing South.


Data speeds could get a boost from an Intel breakthrough into processors that make and manipulate light.


Bolzano, 12:18 - SCI, RIEDER: OUT 4 MESI PER INFORTUNIO

Arnold Rieder, 30 anni, gigantista della nazionale italiana, ha subito in allenamento un grave infor...


Construction work near a contested Jerusalem holy site is to be suspended, the city's mayor says.


The Senate plans to begin debate next week on President Bush's decision to send 21,500 more troops to Iraq. Here are proposals the Senate is expected to consider:


New questions when leaders told of sex scandal

The top House Republican, under fire for his handling of a Capitol Hill sex scandal, gained support on Wednesday but new questions arose about when he was told of a former congressman's troubling behavior toward teenage boys.


AMERICA/ARGENTINA - XV Incontro dei Catechisti: la loro responsabilitÃ  nella costruzione di una nazione piÃ¹ giusta e fraterna, nel bicentenario della nascita della nazione argentina Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Si sta celebrando, dal 12 al 16 febbraio, il XV Incontro dei Catechisti nel Centro di SpiritualitÃ  di Santa MarÃa, a Buenos Aires (Argentina), sul tema "La strada al cuore". Con questo incontro comincia un nuovo ciclo c...


Jolie's punishing fitness regime leaves her with bulging veins!


La proposta viene dal Ministro dell'Ambiente Altero Mattioli


Lo ha reso noto il comando americano nella capitale irachena


Rapper Foxy Brown is sentenced to a year in jail in New York for violating her probation terms.


Da segnalare i guadagni di Merrill Lynch


Global Marine Ltd. to Investigate Spanish Galleons, WWII Submarine and Open Spanish Subsidiary

Global Marine Ltd. (Pink Sheets:GLBM) announced today that the Company would open a Spain-based subsidiary to resume marine archeological, investigation and the search and recovery of numerous shipwreck targets ...


Leon, 19:53 - RALLY, MESSICO: LOEB RAFFORZA PRIMATO

Il francese Sebastien Loeb resta saldamente al comando del Rally del Messico, quarta prova del mond...


Beckhams go to Hollywood, but does US stardom beckon?

Los Angeles welcomes the newest additions to its firmament of A-list stars as David Beckham and his pop-star wife Victoria arrive in the city this week.


After years of struggling to make anti-retrovirals available in the developing world, medical authorities have been startled to discover that many people in the advanced stages of AIDS are reluctant to take them -- or accept the treatment only when death is so near that the medication can no longer reverse the slide.


U.K. slams Russian decision on spy murder suspect

Britain said on Tuesday that Russia's  refusal to extradite Andrei Lugovoy, the main suspect in the  murder of Russian emigre Alexander Litvinenko, was  "unacceptable."


Nationals 9, Mets 6: Bullpen Continues to Fail to Give Mets Relief

The Mets could not hold on to a five-run lead, and lost to the Nationals as they threaten to suffer a record-setting late season collapse.


Romania awaits result of close-run presidential race

The run-off vote for the position of president of Romania is expected to produce a narrow victory for either the outgoing prime minister Adrian Nastase or centrist opposition leader Traian Basescu.


For local businesses, not much of a boost

NEW YORK -- Two blocks south of Madison Square Garden, in a microcosm of what New Yorkers have been experiencing all week in this busy midtown neighborhood, a few feet of pavement told a tale of two cities.


Man Opens Fire In Home Day-Care Center In Detroit

DETROIT -- A man who walked into a home licensed day-care center on Detroit's west side Tuesday morning and started shooting is being sought by police, according WDIV-TV in Detroit.


Experts see U.S. border fence plan as impractical

DOUGLAS, Arizona  - Building a fence to try to secure the U.S. border with Mexico is impractical and would simply lead illegal immigrants to cross elsewhere, according to former Customs and Border Protection agents and other experts.


TiVo, Cable or Satellite? Choose That Smart TV Wisely

Though technophiles are the one who usually like to brag about their electronic toys, recently, even tech novices have started crowing about their digital video recorders.


World Bank President James  Wolfensohn told the Bush administration on Monday that he will  leave his post at mid-year, triggering a hunt for a replacement  for the top job at the global lender.


Authorities use computers to track down woman accused of killing ...

Authorities say they used computer forensics to zero in on a Kansas woman accused of killing another woman and stealing her unborn baby.


Firenze, 19:57 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: ASSENTE SOLO VANDEN BORRE

Allenamento prevalentemente tattico per la Fiorentina in vista della gara di domenica contro l'Atala...


In viaggio con la musica tour, mp3 e Festivalbar

I diari dalle tournÃ©e estive, da Gazzè a Silvestri; la musica da scaricare gratis; suoni e volti da Glastonbury, il festival tra rock e fango. E il ritorno degli White Stripes


Two morning TV show anchors apologized on-air for a movie promotion that involved giving away a jacket riddled with fake bullet holes.


Four men face grievous bodily harm charges in connection with a stabbing incident in north Belfast.


Promise and Peril of Vioxx Cast Harsher Light on New Drugs

The abrupt withdrawal last week of the best-selling painkiller Vioxx is an event rich in ironies and lessons that may ultimately lead to a rethinking of the way drug safety is evaluated in the United States.


Deadly Leak Underscores Concerns About Rail Safety

Ten months ago, government safety officials warned about the vulnerability of the nation's 60,000 pressurized rail tank cars.


Roma, 17:45 - CALCIO DONNE, TORNEO PECHINO: ITALIA BATTE THAILANDIA 5-0

Prima vittoria per la nazionale femminile al torneo Internazionale 'Good Luck Pechino', quadrangolar...


Apple's iPhone to hit stores, hundreds wait on line

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Hundreds of gadget fans, or their paid stand-ins, lined up on Friday to be the first buyers of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, a music and video playing phone that seeks to reshape the mobile industry.


IRAQ:Fighting also continues in Fallujah and 60 Iraqi police recruits may have been abducted by insurgents. BY ANTHONY SHADID. BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car carrying explosives ripped into a US convoy Wednesday in


Former Aussie Soccer Captain Warren Dies

Johhny Warren, who captained Australia in 1974 in its only World Cup soccer appearance, died from cancer Saturday at 61.


Mahima Chaudhary hasn't tasted success for a while now. But, of late, the actress has signed a couple of films. Perhaps, they might resurrect her career.


Boeing Co. said Thursday it has a preliminary agreement with Libya's Buraq Air to buy as many as six airplanes in a deal that could be worth nearly $370 million.


Two Muslim women blocked from a Goteborg swimming pool for refusing to change their clothing won more than $3,100 each in damages Tuesday.


9 Palestinians die in Israeli raid in Gaza

Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians Thursday as tanks pushed into the southern Gaza Strip, while a senior Israel official said Israel must follow up the Gaza pullout with a much larger withdrawal from the West Bank.


UV light may offer "double whammy" for cancer

Using ultraviolet light may one day  offer a "double whammy" to kill cancer cells by better focusing  antibody-based drugs and triggering the body's own defenses to  eliminate tumors, researchers said on Tuesday.


Opposition take five-point poll lead over Gordon Brown's Labour

The opposition has taken a five-point lead over Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party in the latest opinion poll to confirm a growing trend of Labour falling behind.


The Ramones' punk guitarist Johnny Ramone died at his Los Angeles home after suffering from prostate cancer for the past five years.


Suspected Militant Hideout Bombed in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. warplanes pounded a suspected hide-out of al-Qaida-linked militants in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Monday, killing at least 20 people and wounding 29, officials and witnesses said...


Over the next week or so, the value of your stock portfolio could depend on the rate at which banks around the world make short-term loans to one another.


Agencies issue subprime guidance: sources

U.S. banking regulators plan to issue eagerly awaited guidance on the subprime mortgage market as early as Thursday afternoon, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.


A person's life could one day be recorded by a network of intelligent sensors, according to a scientist.


The controversial awarding of a key Iraqi oil contract to US giant Halliburton is now being investigated by the FBI, it has been claimed.


CHAMPIONS: TUTTO ESAURITO AL MEAZZA PER MILAN-BARCELLONA

MILANO - Sara' tutto esaurito domani sera lo stadio Mezza di Milano per la partita di Champions League tra Milan e Barcellona. La societa' rossonera ha reso noto che i biglietti sono stati tutti venduti e


House Bill HR 10 permits sending certain suspects abroad for torture?

Tucked away in Section 3032 and 3033 of H.R. 10, the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004, is an "anti-terrorist" provision that was never recommended by the 9/11 Commission. Indeed, it is the very opposite of a Commission recommendation - as noted in a critical press release about the bill from Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), quoted here. The bill was introduced by House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL).    This provision retroactively establishes a loophole legitimising the practice of extraditing "suspected terrorists" to another country where torture is legal or unprosecuted, for the purpose of having them tortured there.


By Alina Simon  KUALA MUDA: Endangered mangrove forests must be preserved by every available means, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.


Buenos Aires, 21:02 - CALCIO: ARGENTINA. MARADONA IN TV, PROGRAMMA DANZA VINCE SERATA

LunedÃ¬ il 30.4% di audience, martedÃ¬ il 30.3%. Due presenze di Diego Armando Maradona e due vittorie...


Olympic champion Tyler Hamilton will keep his gold medal because of a laboratory error, but the Marblehead cyclist still may face a two-year ban for blood doping after another positive test this month.


China says US furniture duties unfair, appeals to ITC ruling

BEIJING: China said Thursday it is opposed to planned US duties on Chinese bedroom furniture imports despite the US Department of Commerce having removed many of the tariffs on several producers.


About 700 people were evacuated as a volcano erupted Wednesday in southern Chile, rocking the area with explosions and spewing lava and ash.


Kenyan Cabinet Approves Underwater Fibre-Optic Cable Venture

Text of report by Kenyan KTN TV on 7 September  The cabinet has today approved the sourcing of an under-sea fire- optic cable connection between Mombasa and Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman.


Aspiring radio hosts need only a computer & phone

Anyone with dreams of being a talk radio star -- ranting about sports and politics, chatting with callers, sharing recipes or car-buying tips -- can play host on their own show, right on the Web.


Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett claimed progress on international action over global warming as the US agreed to further talks next year.


Currency Flexibility Is in China's Best Interest, IMF Says

Greater flexibility in China's exchange rate is in the nation's best interest to help the central bank better manage the effects of inflation and should be pursued ``without undue delay


Rival Sunni militants in Baghdad power struggle

Residents of a Baghdad district cowered inside their homes on Friday, too afraid to go into the streets where al Qaeda militants and rival Sunni Arab insurgents have fought fierce battles in the past two days.


Iraq PM calls on Saddam officers to return to army

Iraq's Shi'ite prime minister called on Saturday for the return of all officers of Saddam Hussein's disbanded army in a political overture to disaffected Sunni Arabs aimed at reducing sectarian violence.


The government has missed all its key targets for GCSE-level exam performance in England this year.


Pitcairn Sex Abuse Trial Starts with the Mayor

The mayor of tiny Pitcairn Island - home to the descendants of the 18th-century Bounty mutineers â-esterday became the first of seven island men to stand trial for sex abuse, in a case that has split the isolated community.


Police: Man led fake funerals in Florida

A laid-off funeral home worker was arrested for allegedly arranging phony funerals that included carrying caskets in a sport utility vehicle and having his girlfriend act as a priest.


MILWAUKEE -- Brian McCann hit a go-ahead, three-run double in a seven-run eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat Milwaukee 9-3 Wednesday to send the Brewers to their seventh loss in eight games.


Dow Jones +0,56%, Nasdaq +0,55%.Euro in calo, a 1,3133 dlr


High levels of carbon monoxide forced the evacuation of a day care center Friday and sent at least eight people to hospitals.


Gallery v1.4.4-pl1 is an update to Gallery 1.4.4 to resolve several issues found after the release. Most of these issues are fairly minor, and the one security issue fixed in this release requires a fairly unusual Gallery configuration and a bit of effort to exploit.  This is still a recommended upgrade due to the bug fixes, but if you want to keep your Gallery secure without a full upgrade, a small patch to fix that issue is available separately. Gallery is a slick, intuitive web based photo gallery with authenticated users and privileged albums. Easy to install, configure and use. Photo management includes automatic thumbnails, resizing, rotation, etc. User privileges make this great for communities.   Download 1.4.4-pl1 from http://sf.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7130  Visit http://gallery.sourceforge.net/article.php?sid=134 for more details.


A mob torched a Kenyan church on Tuesday, killing about 30 villagers cowering inside, as the death toll from ethnic riots triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election approached 250.


Two young brothers were missing from a home near a fast-moving stream Wednesday, while across the state, six people were evacuated when their home was threatened by a river swollen by Tropical Storm Ernesto.


Supreme Court Annuls Tainted Ukrainian Vote

Ukraine's top judges declared the ex-Soviet state's presidential election invalid on Friday and called for a new vote on Dec.


Though his documentary won an Oscar and he now has an Emmy, Al Gore doesn't rate his chances high for a Grammy. "I'm working on my dance steps and singing performance, but don't hold your breath," the former vice president said with a laugh Monday, speaking by phone from Los Angeles.


Revelations that nearly 400 tons of conventional explosives have disappeared in Iraq have experts worrying that other weapons might also be in jeopardy of falling into insurgent or terrorist hands.


Watching computer screen too long can lead to glaucoma

If you are short sighted and spend nine hours or more each day in front of your computer screen you are significantly increasing your chances of developing glaucoma - an eye disease which can eventually make you blind.


Deadly car bombs ripped through several neighborhoods in and around Baghdad Thursday killing more than 40 people, many of them children.


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VATICANO - Comunicato della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede sulla visita del Santo Padre allÂUniversitÃ  "La Sapienza" CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Nel pomeriggio del 15 gennaio, la Sala Stampa della Santa Sede ha rilasciato il seguente comunicato: ÂA seguito delle ben note vicende di questi giorni in rapporto alla visita del Santo Padre allÂUniversitÃ  degli ...


Lift off, at last Dawn, NASA's mission to the asteroid belt, has at last launched successfully. At the time of writing, NASA mission managers were still waiting for the Delta II's second and third stages to fire, but so far it is all looking good.â¦


Three arraigned in $3 million extortion scheme involving NBA star ...

A lawyer and two ex-convicts remained in jail Wednesday after being arraigned on charges of trying to use a videotape of a fistfight to blackmail Denver Nuggets basketball star Carmelo Anthony for $3 million.


p2pnet.net News:- A large international network of hackers who stole computer programmes, films and music and then sold them on the black market has been broken up by Polish police.


Office Live partners for Web design service

Blog: Microsoft said it is teaming with Website Pros to offer an $80 monthly service to help small businesses set up and maintain their Web site.


Startup Company Asked to Leave Demo Show

mEgo thrown out of the semi-annual DEMOfall conference after it was learned that the company broke the show's rules.


Rick DiPietro made 38 saves before stopping Jarome Iginla and Owen Nolan in a shootout and Richard Park scored the deciding goal in the shootout for the Islanders in a 5-4 victory over the host Calgary Flames.


Good news for fans of Scott Turow's "Presumed Innocent": Rusty Sabich is back on the job


Gates unlikely to rein in Pentagon on intelligence

Robert Gates is unlikely to rein in the Pentagon's controversial post-September 11 expansion into intelligence, despite concerns the U.S. military is ill-suited for espionage outside the battlefield, experts say.


Former Duke star Jay Williams signs on Friday with the Austin Toros of the NBA's Development League and is slated to begin practicing with the team on Saturday.


Milano, 15:17 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: CON CATANIA SERVE VITTORIA

Il pari di Firenze come punto di partenza. Carlo Ancelotti chiede al Milan i tre punti contro il Cat...


Piper Jaffray: AT&T paying Apple $18 per iPhone, per month

Over the life of a two-year contract, AT&T is paying Apple more per iPhone than it now costs to actually buy one, according to a financial analyst.


Chirac doubts world is safer post-Saddam

LONDON, Nov 17  - On the eve of an official visit to London, French President Jacques Chirac says he is "not at all sure" that the world has become safer since the downfall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.


Microsoft reaches out to Silicon Valley elite with 'Halo 3' event

Developers, gamers and investors are among the 700 who registered for pre-launch event.


Google raises antitrust concerns in first public comment about Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Yahoo.


AP Exclusive: Houston borrowed $1.24 million for failed company

SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Guy Houston and a firm in which he was involved borrowed $1.24 million for a telecommunications venture that failed, eventually costing investors millions, Oklahoma bankruptcy documents show.


Microsoft Plans Over $1 Billion Charge for Xbox Repairs

Microsoft on Thursday cited âan unacceptable number of repairsâ to its Xbox 360 for the charge, and announced an extended warranty for the video game console.


Milano, 15:25 - F1, SCHUMACHER: A MONZA DAREMO UNA SVOLTA AL MONDIALE

Michael Schumacher è sicuro: "A Monza daremo la svolta al Mondiale di Formula Uno". Schumi, g...


Algeria, KBR sign $2.88 billion gas deal

Algeria's state oil and gas company and KBR Inc., a former Halliburton Co. subsidiary, signed a $2.88 billion deal Saturday for a liquefied natural gas plant.


Brewers beat Pirates, take top spot in NL Central

Prince Fielder hit home run No. 44 of the season to help the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, putting them back into first place in the National League Central on Tuesday.


Wall Street stocks edged higher on Wednesday in choppy trading as investors pondered how to respond to one of the biggest point falls since 2001.


Iraq. Bomba contro italiani: nessun ferito. Allawi ha incontrato ...

Un ordigno Ã¨ stato fatto esplodere con un radiocomando al passaggio di una pattuglia di militari italiani, la scorsa notte a Nassiriya. Non ci sono stati feriti. Lo si apprende da fonti del Comando del contingente.


WASHINGTON - The reddish bacterium to blame for this yearâs shortage of flu vaccine has a colorful history. Until the 1960s, Serratia marcescens was considered harmless - so safe, in fact, that the military


Attempts will be made later to remove the stricken Portrush lifeboat from rocks on Rathlin Island.


Early surgical menopause raises neurologic risk

NEW YORK  - Premenopausal women who undergo surgical removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy) have an increased risk of developing neurological disorders, including cognitive decline, dementia, and parkinsonism, a team of researchers reports in two studies published in the online edition of Neurology.


Reprisal Fears as Russia Death School Mourns

BESLAN, Russia  - The people of Beslan marked the  end of a 40-day mourning period on Tuesday, turning the Russian  school where their children were killed into a shrine with  gifts and flowers, as many warned of reprisals.


Report Sparks Changes at Pharmacy Chains

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The nation's largest drugstore chains say they are working to better protect patient privacy after an investigative TV report turned up sensitive information about hundreds of customers in trash bins in cities around the country.


Guillermo del Toro is  only 42, but judging from the list of nominees vying for  attention at Saturday's Spirit Awards -- the arthouse world's  version of the Oscars -- he's the old man of American indie  cinema.


AN Australian journalist was held hostage in Baghdad for 24 hours at the weekend before being released unharmed, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today.


ABN Amro receives 71.14-billion euro offer from RBS-led group

A three-bank consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland on Tuesday launched an official rival bid of 71.14 billion euros (95.64 billion dollars) for Dutch bank ABN Amro, already the target of a friendly takeover by British bank Barclays.


Chinese 'Hero' Still Tops at Holiday Box Office

The Chinese martial arts thriller  "Hero" held onto the No. 1 slot at the North American box  office during the U.S. Labor Day holiday, helping to consign  four newcomers to a quick oblivion.


Congo stalls ex-rebel leader's return to capital

Congolese authorities on Monday blocked an ex-rebel chief from entering the capital to take up duties as a deputy minister under a peace deal, but promised they were still adhering to the "principle" of his inclusion in the government.


Anguished pleas to save hostage Kenneth Bigley have taken their toll on his family and piled more pressure on Prime Minister Tony Blair.


The editor of T looks at the matronly style seen thus far at New York Fashion Week.


Blast hits U.S.-led convoy, kills six Afghan police

KHOST, Afghanistan  - Six Afghan policemen were killed on Thursday when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle, part of a convoy of U.S.-led forces in southeastern Afghanistan, a provincial police official said.


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An Indian news channel is taken off air after a false "sting" which led to riots and a woman being jailed.


New Nuclear Weapon to Surpass Others, Putin Says

President Vladimir V. Putin, meeting with Russia's defense officials and military commanders here, said today that the country would soon deploy new nuclear missile


Zucker succeeds veteran television executive Bob Wright, who will become a vice chairman at GE after more than two decades of running NBC


Sharma and Dhoni rescue India against South Africa

Rohit Sharma and Mahendra Singh Dhoni propped up India's total of 153 for five in a Twenty20 World Cup Super Eights group E match against South Africa on Thursday.


Shares of Manulife Financial Corp.  MFC.TO fell on Friday, a day after Canada's biggest insurer  posted third-quarter results that fell short of expectations.


Pentagon Widens Procurement Investigation

The Pentagon's investigation into the actions of a former Air Force official who admitted giving preferential treatment to Boeing Co.


Gaza's tiny Christian community is keeping a low profile this Christmas, traumatized by the killing of a prominent activist in the wake of Hamas' takeover of the coastal territory.


The creation of the  Defense Department Africa Command, with responsibilities to promote security and government stability in the region, has heightened concerns among African countries and in the U.S. government over the militarization of U.S. foreign policy, according to a newly released study by...


EUROPA/GERMANIA - ÂIl Dio che si fa uomo nellÂArte presepistica NapoletanaÂ: in omaggio a Papa Benedetto XVI sarÃ  allestita una esposizione di presepi napoletani nella sua terra natale Traunstein (Agenzia Fides) - SarÃ  aperta al pubblico sabato 25 novembre nel Kunstraum Klosterkirche di Traunstein in Baviera (Germania), la Mostra di 35 presepi napoletani di varie dimensioni che vuole essere un omaggio a Sua SantitÃ  Papa Benedetto X...


Rio urges shareholders to take no action on BHP bid

The chairman of mining company Rio  Tinto Ltd/Plc  wrote to shareholders on Sunday,  urging them to take no action on a bid for the company by rival  miner BHP Billiton .


Paris -- Iran has announced that it has begun converting tons of uranium into gas, a crucial step in making fuel for a nuclear reactor or a nuclear bomb, rejecting an International Atomic Energy Agency resolution calling on the nation to suspend all such


In many cases, product specifications may mean something different from what they appear to, or mean nothing at all.


The minister coordinator of the government general secretariat, Eugen Bejinariu, launched another absurdity so that the circus be complete.


Moon shines at Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions

Warren Moon became the first black  quarterback of the modern era to be inducted into the Pro  Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, headlining a ground breaking  day at the Canton, Ohio shrine.


By NANCY ZUCKERBROD, AP education writer  The House approved legislation Tuesday intended to boost the number of highly qualified math and science teachers in U.S. schools.


CBS News Fires Producer Over Arafat Special Report

CBS News has fired the producer responsible for interrupting the last five minutes of a hit crime drama with a special report on the death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, a network source said on Friday.


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Microsoft yesterday officially acknowledged -- albeit two weeks after its discovery -- that a vulnerability in Windows Media Player found by security research team eEye Digital Security could indeed become an exploitable problem. Thankfully, no exploit seems to have turned up yet.


Blog: We wonder what the screensaver on the Chavez PC will look like.


UPDATE 2-Rugby-Australia edge out England in Twickenham thriller

Australia showed all their famed resilience to withstand a fierce fightback by England and beat the world champions 21-19 in a thunderous World Cup final repeat on Saturday.


Expert: Vioxx Risk Could Have Been Spotted Sooner

Description: A voluntary withdrawal of Vioxx from the market is the latest in a string of safety issues for the drug market. Dr. Alistair Wood, of the Vanderbilt School of Medicine, says the serious dangers


Scientists say they have made a major step forward in understanding the causes of the skin condition psoriasis.


As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes

Chinaâs pollution problem, like the speed and scale of its rise as an economic power, has shattered all precedents.


A Smooth Cut From Photo Op to Bill Signing

Heckuva few weeks for Bill Wright, concertmaster violinist in high school turned biblical literature major turned chief executive of a lawn-mower company.


Teri Hatcher, Kate Winslet and Charlize Theron have taken it off, taken it all off, for a cause. These Hollywood celebrities, and dozens of others, have given the clothes off their backs to help provide relief to the countless victims following the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami that rocked southern Asia.


UN chief Ban Ki-moon was in the strife-torn Sudanese region of Darfur on Wednesday, admitting the international community has not done enough to end four years of war and human suffering.


For crisis-ridden Lego, toymaking is anything but child's play

Have children lost their fondness for Lego's colourful plastic building bricks in this age of high-tech, interactive computer games and electronic gadgetry? It would appear so.


British Airways introduces its new excess baggage charges, but says some rules will not be enforced until September.


La biografia Sognatore e tiranno, il rais dai due volti

Cairo. Lui sosteneva invece di essere nato il 4 agosto dello stesso anno a Gerusalemme, mentre alcune biografie ne attribuiscono i natali a Gaza o in altre localitÃ . Anche il suo nome sarebbe stato Mohammed


DDT Compound Speeds Breast Cancer Growth

THURSDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new Canadian study may finally explain how a key compound found in the U.S.-banned insecticide DDT accelerates the growth of breast cancer tumors.


settlement, and the third after cornering him hours later in its greenhouse area. Israeli Army Radio carried live. Polls show most Israelis favour Sharon's drive to quit Gaza and part of the West Bank.


From overtime rules to job losses from outsourcing overseas to ...

Labor Day is one of those terms, like driveway and parkway, that means the opposite of what it seems to mean. Honoring the nation's workers, Labor Day is not for working but for picnics.


Power struggle also to blame for Sudan violence

KHARTOUM, Sudan - The violence in Sudan's western province of Darfur, where more than 30,000 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands have been displaced, is widely portrayed as an ethnic-cleansing campaign by Arab militias ...


NBA, Union Debate Brawl Before Arbitrator

NBA, Players' Union Go Before Arbitrator to Debate Suspensions of Four Players Over Mich. Brawl. A fan wearing a T-shirt with a message about the Indiana Pacers watches a large television screen during the


Canadian military engineers assess how best to help tsunami survivors

KALMUNAI, Sri Lanka (CP) - There is nothing to indicate that the dusty expanse of soil behind this fishing community's main mosque is a mass grave.


Matteoli vuole introdurre un superbollo per i Suv

La battaglia scatenata da Legambiente contro i Suv, le potenti jeep che stanno invadendo anche l'Italia, ha convinto il ministero dell'Ambiente a intervenire con una legge per penalizzare questo genere di veicoli.


By James Proffitt  It's only about a half-inch long and flies less than a mile in its life.  But the emerald ash borer has raised alarms across the region, with forestry officials closely watching for the arrival of the destructive beetle.


Carlos Zambrano and the Chicago Cubs agreed to a $12.4 million, one-year contract yesterday, avoiding salary arbitration by striking the deal just before their scheduled hearing.


Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Announces $1.3 Million Investment in Monroe County Recreation, Land Conservation

RESICA FALLS, Pa., Sept. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today said visitors and residents will benefit from a $1.3 million investment in recreation and conservation projects designed to help revitalize communities and protect natural resources in Monroe County.


Murdoch, Dow Jones's Bancrofts Meet to Discuss Paper's Autonomy

Rupert Murdoch finally met face-to-face with the controlling family of Dow Jones yesterday, attempting to woo the wary owners into taking his $5 billion bid for the company and its crown jewel, the Wall Street Journal.


After Evicting Members, Sorority Is Itself Evicted

Delta Zeta attracted controversy when it evicted two-thirds of its DePauw members late last year.


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Sono 20 i giocatori convocati da Novellin per la gara di domani contro il Siena. Out Parola, fermato...


U.S., Iran hold rare talks on Iraq violence

U.S. and Iranian officials began their most high profile talks in almost three decades on Monday to discuss Iraq's spiraling violence, which Washington says is fuelled by Iran.


Internet Life 'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' Leaked to Web

Pirated copies of the American version of Rockstar's "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" for PlayStation2 are showing up the Internet weeks before the game is set to go on sale.


Tight end Jeff King has 14 receptions this season and 11 of them have resulted in first downs for the Hokies.


British, Hungarian bird flu outbreaks linked

Tests on H5N1 bird flu viruses found in Britain and Hungary showed they were genetically almost identical and the most likely transmission route was from poultry to poultry, Britain said on Tuesday.


Presidentâs Ties to Governor Stronger After Help on Fires

While Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and President Bush have long differed on key issues, the California wildfires have made them political allies.


Word of a US Supreme Court justice's battle with cancer raises curiosity about a type of the disease we hear little about. There's not a lot of information on the degree of Chief Justice William Rehnquist's


BECKWITH, W.Va. - A burglar broke into a police officer's home and stole handcuffs, a 40-caliber Glock service pistol, a police radio and a duty belt.


Electronic Arts will reorganize the worldâs biggest video game publisher into four units, in an efficiency drive by its new chief executive.


The core cast of the freshman CBS sitcom "The Class" is crammed around a dining table on a Warner Bros. soundstage rehearsing a dinner-party scene.


Al Qaeda threatens attacks in US-allies Gulf, Israel

Al Qaeda used the fifth anniversary of   September 11 to urge Muslims to hit Western interests and said   U.S. allies Israel and the Gulf Arab states would be the next   targets in a campaign to seal the West's economic doom.


Iranian president's NY visit sparks protests

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met leaders of an anti-Zionist Jewish group on Monday at the start of a visit to New York for the U.N. General Assembly meeting that has sparked protests and anger.


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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. expects to offer $4 prescriptions for some generic drugs in most states this year after expanding the low-cost program from a test market to all of Florida ahead of schedule, the world's largest retailer said Thursday.


Consumer Groups Hammer on FTC's Apparent DoubleClick Conflict

Privacy groups are raising new concerns about an apparent conflict of interest in the FTC's investigation of Google's acquisition of DoubleClick.


Witness Testifies in Iowa Teen's Salying

The forensic pathologist who examined the body of Michael Harper Jr. testified Thursday he had never seen a body so mutilated and perforated with knife wounds.


Northern Ireland lawmakers are gaining a role in the parliament of the Republic of Ireland for the first time since the island's partition 86 years ago.


Delegates, Protesters Descend on New York

Abortion-rights protesters and the first Republican delegates descended on President Bush's heavily fortified convention city Saturday as campaign officials said their boss would use the nomination spotlight to defend his hawkish foreign polices and offer a second-term agenda for health care, education and job training.


TELSTRA has announced a $750 million off-market share buy-back as part of its capital management program. Telstra expects to return $1.


Brad Friedel is missing the party, and not just Wednesday's World Cup qualifier in Carnival-crazed Trinidad. Friedel announced Monday that he is retiring from the U.S. national team, leaving Kasey Keller as the favorite to be in goal through the 2006 World Cup.


United takeover: Glazer makes new bid, opposition still strong

Manchester United, the world's richest soccer club and 15 times English champions, are being approached again: American billionaire Malcolm Glazer, owner of the NFL franchise Tampa Bay Buccaneers and No.2 United shareholder with 28.1% stake, is to make a


The USDA tests for another potential case of mad cow disease, and the fact we all know about it infuriates some local ranchers. âInconclusiveâ reports of another case of mad cow disease is driving the


Keep Windows XP until 2009, analysts tell Microsoft

Microsoft should keep Windows XP available until at least 2009, not end the majority of sales on June 30 as currently planned, said analysts at Gartner and The Burton Group. ?A good rule of thumb in any OS transition is that you have to have the original and new products available for at least two years to handle customer [migration] needs,? said Richard Jones, a Burton Group vice president and service director. But Microsoft gave customers just 11 months in its original plan, in which new XP licenses would have ended on Dec. 31, and even the additional six months that Microsoft granted when it changed the date to June 30 is not enough, he said.?It would be wise for XP to be available until the end of 2008,? concurred Michael Silver, a research vice president at Gartner. Even though Microsoft does a good job of addressing application compatibility, those efforts miss homegrown applications and applications from minor and defunct software companies. That?s why a two-year transition period is more sensible, Silver said.[Learn whether you can get XP after the June 30 cut-off sales date ]Jones said Microsoft may have pushed a too-aggressive transition schedule because of how long it took to release Vista, a delay that deprived it of new earnings. ?Microsoft is up against a rock, with Vista coming out seven years after XP?s release. But it?s their fault it took seven years, not my fault,? he said, adding that users should not be forced to rush their transition because of Microsoft?s internal delays.Microsoft says it?s listening Microsoft has not rejected the possibility of extending XP?s availability beyond June 30, saying it will listen to customer and partner feedback. "That's what informed our decision to extend the availability of XP initially and what will continue to guide us," a Microsoft spokesperson told Computerworld Australia when asked the company?s reaction to InfoWorld?s ?Save XP? petition effort asking that XP be kept on sale indefinitely. That petition has gathered more than 79,000 signatures. (Microsoft has not responded to InfoWorld?s request for a reaction to that petition.)?It wouldn?t surprise me if Microsoft backed away from its June 30 cut-off date for XP if a sizable number of XP customers continue to complain,? said Ovum analyst Dwight Davis, ?especially if the company sees evidence of customers abandoning Windows altogether rather than moving to Vista. Microsoft in the past has sometimes drawn lines in the sand [such as with some onerous licensing model changes a few years ago], but then relented to customer pressure and softened its positioning,? he noted.?Microsoft has a good handle on what the customer attitudes are, and if in June it?s clear that they?re not ready to move to Vista, I wouldn?t be surprised if it keeps XP available longer,? said Al Gillen, a research vice president at IDC. He noted that Microsoft was flexible in its end-of-life deadlines for Windows NT Workstation, 2000, and XP. ?I don?t think an online petition is the right method? to get XP?s life extended, Gillen added. Instead, he advised customers to lobby Microsoft through its own channels, such as through the feedback section of the company?s site and via mechanisms such as forums available to enterprise site licensees and developers.An ?XP classic? mode for Vista? One complaint that many users have is that Vista?s UI is significantly different from XP?s for no obvious reason. The Burton Group?s Jones said it would have been good for Microsoft to have included a UI compatibility mode in Vista so XP users could have kept their familiar interface. ?For getting normal work done, you don?t need the Aero interface,? he said.The last time Microsoft significantly changed the user interface was in 1999, when it offered Windows 2000 to replace Windows 98 and Millennium, and there are millions of people who know no other interface, Jones noted. By contrast, PC users at the time had been through two major interface changes in just five years, from DOS to Windows 3.1 to Windows 95. ?Today, there are very few people who have not used XP before,? he added, so the impact of a changed UI is greater. He notes that Microsoft did not get significant adoption of Microsoft Word until it added WordPerfect shortcut support, and he said an XP UI option in Vista would boost Vista migration. But he noted that it may be too hard for Microsoft to add such a feature now and instead should have done so as part of initial Vista planning.Ovum?s Davis also has doubts as to whether an XP compatibility mode would be doable today. ?I suspect that approach would raise technical complexity and compatibility issues,? he said. But he understands why some people would have wanted such an option: ?The difficulties that new users and former XP users experience when learning the Vista interface tend to suggest that -- for all of Microsoft?s extensive customer usability research -- the company?s perspective on what is intuitive is still somewhat removed from the reality of many users? experience.?Gartner?s Silver said that Vista?s UI is not that big a deal for most users, so he would not favor a UI compatibility mode. ?I think that issue is overstated,? he said. A bigger concern is the UI transition that Office 2007 forces, given its adoption of the nearly menu-less approach of Internet Explorer 7, which hides capabilities from users and makes it hard for them to know what to do or where to do it.Ready or not, prepare for Vista Regardless of whether Microsoft keeps XP around longer than June 30, all four analysts said that users should make the switch. The question is when, not whether.Gartner?s Silver recommended that most businesses wait until spring 2009, after Microsoft has issued more updates and software providers have had more time to update their applications.A business not comfortable with Vista could continue to use XP for another four years, Silver said, since Microsoft will continue to support the OS with security updates until April 2014. The Burton Group?s Jones said a good way to judge the right time to switch is when users start complaining they have Vista at home and want it at work. Such internal pressure is what got XP into enterprises during the transitions from Windows 98 and 2000, and gave IT the comfort that users were ready for the change, he said.Gartner?s Silver does not believe it is wise to hang on to XP in hopes that Windows 7 is a more appealing OS than Vista. Even if Windows 7 ships in late 2011, as currently expected, it will take two years for the OS to become stable and software and hardware to be made compatible. Should Windows 7 be delayed, XP users at that point will find themselves outside the security support window, he noted. That would be too dangerous for larger companies, because their own internal transition times would add another year or two to the effort once they were comfortable with a Windows 7 transition.IDC?s Gillen said businesses today should buy Vista Business or Vista Ultimate on all new PCs today, even if they use the ?downgrade? rights that let them put XP Pro on those systems instead. (These rights do not extend to other versions of Vista.) By buying either of those Vista versions now, they can have XP today and upgrade to Vista later without having to buy a separate Vista license when they do upgrade. Small businesses may not realize they have this option, Gillen noted.Consumer users have the fewest options, adds Gillen. If they buy a PC with any Vista version other than Business or Ultimate, they won?t have ?downgrade? rights to XP Pro, nor will they be able to get new XP licenses after June 30 through retail stores or online sellers like Dell or Hewlett-Packard.


Ex-HealthSouth CEO Scrushy sentenced to prison

MONTGOMERY, Alabama  - Ousted HealthSouth Corp. Chief Executive Richard Scrushy, acquitted two years ago in a major corporate fraud case, and former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman were both sentenced to prison on Thursday for bribery.


Five years after more than 800 people were taken hostage in a Moscow theater, survivors and relatives of the 130 who died commemorated the attack Friday with a mix of grief and anger over a rescue operation they say was botched.


NBC has pedal to the metal with "Top Gear" remake

LOS ANGELES  - The popular BBC car show "Top Gear" is revving up a U.S. edition.


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Guido Ugolotti è il nuovo allenatore della Sambenedettese (C1/B). Prende il posto dell'esoner...


Crude Oil Little Changed After Surging on US Supply Decline

Crude oil futures were little changed after surging 4.5 percent yesterday, the biggest increase in two months, as the US Energy Department reported a bigger-than- expected decline in the country's oil supplies.


By Rebecca Boyle, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 8--Normal June weather gets back on track starting Friday. After a very chilly start this morning (some areas may dip into the 30s), that strong June sunshine will warm us into the 70s.


DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Soldiers patrolled Bangladesh's towns and cities yesterday to end weeks of often violent opposition protests, a deployment that prompted unease over the country's democratic future.


SlingPlayer for Symbian cell phones now available

Previously available only in beta, the Symbian version of the SlingPlayer is now available for sale at the company's Web site.


Sindelar Grabs Lead at Rain-Hit Canadian Open

OAKVILLE, Ontario  - Joey Sindelar grabbed the  first-round lead at the 100th Canadian Open on Thursday while  new world number one Vijay Singh spent most of a rainy day  signing autographs in the clubhouse.


PITTSBURGH - Two upstart ketchup companies are offering an alternative to consumers who want condiments with a GOP flavor.    Sellers of W Ketchup and Bush Country Ketchup say their products are a fun way for the Republican faithful to dress up their freedom fries without using a product labeled by the H.J...


Marines accuse insurgents of using Ramadi hospital to attack ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq The military says insurgents in the Iraqi city of Ramadi have used a hospital to ambush US soldiers. However, officials for both the Ramadi General Hospital and Medical College rejected the claims.


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Scientists study Hurricane Frances in anticipation of landfall

The first wave of hurricane hunter planes penetrated and circled Hurricane Frances on Sunday as scientists employed every tool at their disposal to learn more about an intense


Hot deal: Magellan RoadMate 3000T for $160

This high-ranking GPS device is offered refurbished at less than a third of its original price.


Shares of US airlines declined in Monday trading activity, led lower by an analyst downgrade on Northwest Airlines Corp. and crude oil prices that rose well into the $53-per-barrel level at midday.


Gemma Arterton and Olga Kurylenko had never even thought that they land up with a role in the forthcoming James Bond flick 'Quantum of Solace'


Ground beef sold at Albertsons and Save-A-Lot supermarkets in 10 Western and Midwestern states is being recalled because of possible contamination with E. coli bacteria.


HAMPTON, Ga. -- After breaking through for his first Busch Series win at Lowe's Motor Speedway two weeks ago, Mike Bliss is in a position for more.


Yudhoyono eyes presidency as counting begins

Ballot boxes have been emptied and votes are being counted at 600,000 polling stations across the country. Many are being counted in the open air, attracting large crowds of onlookers.


Kissinger Leads Group Urging Delay in Intelligence Overhaul

With Congress moving hurriedly to respond to the Sept. 11 commission, a bipartisan group led by Henry A. Kissinger urged Congress to slow down.


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RBI unveils Credit Policy, keeps interest rate unchanged

While keeping the interest rates unchanged, RBI has reduced the GDP forecast for financial year 2005 from 6.5 per cent to 7 per cent.


It was a Test match with a surprise in every corner. Chasing a victory target of 107 runs, Australia were blown away for 93 runs to hand India a 13-run win on the third day of the fourth Test


Japanese Miss Universe says was sure she would win

A beaming Riyo Mori, Japan's first Miss Universe in nearly 50 years, savored her hard-earned triumph Monday and said she was sure she would win.


A confession by the former No. 2 Air  Force arms buyer that she steered contracts to her future  employer, Boeing Co. BA.N, could spur legal challenges to old  contract awards, legal experts said on Monday.


Tropical Storm Isaac formed Thursday in the central Atlantic, but was not expected to become a hurricane or threaten land, forecasters said.


Apple cuts iPhone price and revamps iPods

Apple Inc. sharply cut the price of its iPhone on Wednesday and rolled out an iPod with a touch screen that can browse the Internet wirelessly, as well as improvements to its iTunes Web store.


Senior British minister hints at shift in US relations

A close ally of new British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hinted at a change to Britain's relationship with the United States, saying a nation's strength should no longer be measured by military might.


Obama, Clinton turn battle to New Hampshire

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama, fresh from a dramatic victory in Iowa, took his presidential campaign to New Hampshire on Friday, where he hopes to deal a potential knock-out blow to one-time front-runner Hillary Clinton next week.


A Hamas leader says the group will consider stopping attacks ahead of elections if Israel does the same.


Air traffic to Spain brings in budget carriers

Europe's two biggest low-cost airlines, Ryanair and easyJet, are busily competing for business in Spain. via Bangladesh News


Nets and New Drug Make Inroads Against Malaria

Widespread distribution of mosquito nets and a new medicine sharply reduced malaria deaths in several African countries, World Health Organization researchers reported.


Giants' Burress improving, attends final practice session

Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress,  unable to practice this week due to ankle and knee injuries,  took part in New York's final practice before the Super Bowl, a  50-minute walk-through session on Saturday.


The assembly government is taking court action to recover a grant from a dairy firm, which closed its plant last year.


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''La scomparsa di Facchetti è un gran dolore, era un vero uomo di sport, un atleta mai odiato...


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Australian pop superstar Kylie Minogue, who has battled cancer, admitted that she goes to Google to find out any famous men that she might like.


KERRY Packer has taken a first step to forging a global gambling empire by teaming up with Hong Kong tycoon Stanley Ho to enter the lucrative casino land of Macau.


Bombers had targeted Casablanca landmarks: papers

A Moroccan who was blown up in a Casablanca Internet cafe was part of a gang of suicide bombers who planned to attack landmarks in Morocco's commercial capital, newspapers reported on Tuesday.


Two car bombs tore through a packed shopping area of a mainly Shi'ite district of Baghdad on Sunday, killing 60 people in the worst attack since U.S. and Iraqi troops launched a crackdown in the city five days ago.


Cisco said that its IP Phone allows unconstrained Gigabit Ethernet-enabled bandwidth from the network to desktop phone. Cisco's Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32 has been enhanced to allow customers to enable


Per 35 anni ha sventolato sulla Naval Support Activity


Finance ministers from the Group of 20 rich or emerging countries have wrapped up a two-day summit in Berlin without making explicit reference to the sagging value of the US dollar against the euro.


Iraq Tries to Clear Confusion on Saddam Aide

Iraq was scrambling to confirm on  Monday whether the most wanted Saddam Hussein aide still on the  run had been captured, after a day of government confusion with  top officials making contradictory statements.


Millions of dollars needed to deploy troops in Darfur

The African Union can quickly mobilise up to 5,000 troops to help end the looting and killing in western Sudan, but it needs hundreds of millions of dollars to deploy the force, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has said.


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Morales and foes say Bolivia should stay together

LA PAZ, Bolivia  - Bolivia's leftist President Evo Morales and opposition governors struggled to overcome their bitter differences at talks early on Tuesday but he said that South America's poorest nation should stay one country.


No new establishments during 2007 China has announced a ban on the opening of new internet cafes, Reuters reports.â¦


I am taking niacin for high cholesterol. How does it work?


Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reported yesterday that by using cells harvested from rats, they have grown dime-size swatches of


As many as 12 United Nations agencies have expressed serious concern about a looming humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. The organisations - including the United Nations Development


South Yorkshire's chief constable escapes censure from his police authority despite a driving ban.


A federal judge Wednesday halted an import ban on mobile phones by Qualcomm Inc., a rare legal victory in a long-standing patent dispute with rival Broadcom Corp.


Coming Soon to Your Pocket: High-Definition TV Phones

Miniature mobile phones, which already double as cameras, Internet devices and music players, are poised to merge with the largest of home appliances, the television.


John Henry is shopping for a cool new toy to go with his baseball team, the Boston Red Sox, and his 164-foot yacht, the Iroquois. And he may have found it.


Concerns rise as Iran on brink of going nuclear

This weekend, the UN's nuclear watchdog agency called on Tehran to freeze its efforts to produce nuclear fuel, since this would enable Iran to come within days of having a nuclear arsenal.


"The Aviator," Martin Scorsese's  epic film biography of Howard Hughes, received 11 Oscar  nominations on Tuesday, beating out Clint Eastwood's boxing  saga "Million Dollar Baby" and drama "Finding Neverland," which  received seven each.


A battle erupts in North Ossetia as Russian troops storm a school where hundreds of children had been taken hostage.


Union leaders voice concerns about Ford's decision to put its UK luxury car firms Jaguar and Land Rover up for sale.


Forty-nine pitches. Joe Nathan hadn't thrown that many in more than four years. It didn't matter that Torii Hunter hit a go-ahead home run in the 12th inning, Nathan couldn't hold the lead.


Like father, like daughter: Chelsea Clinton stumps for Kerry

Following in the footsteps of her politically-prominent parents, former first daughter Chelsea Clinton hit the campaign trail for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry this weekend, delivering her first-ever political speech on the stump in Florida.


Xstrata relaunches bid for Australia's WMC Resources

SYDNEY  - British-Swiss resources group Xstrata has relaunched its already-rejected 7.4 billion dollar (5.7 billion US) bid for WMC Resources, this time pitching the offer directly to WMC shareholders rather than through the company.


Hawaii fan Furyk in upbeat mood for Waialae's challenge

Former champion and unabashed Hawaii fan Jim Furyk has always loved playing at Waialae Country Club and is excited about his prospects for this week's Sony Open.


Pollard makes light about end of the tunnel

Move over, Denis Leary, Lenny Clarke, Dane Cook, Steven Wright, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, and Paula Poundstone. There is a new Boston comedian, and his name is Scot Pollard.


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Amelie Mauresmo is beaten by Patty Schnyder in the last eight of the Australian Hardcourt Championships.


Sonya Rinker was looking for a guy: someone who was kind, respectful and had a special place in his heart ... for tractors. She wanted a man who could share the thrill of a good tractor-pull show, who could see beauty in a shiny row of green and yellow of John Deere tractors.


Banks to ask U.S. govt to take bad loan risk: report

The banking industry is proposing to  members of the U.S. Congress and the White House that some of  the risk of troubled mortgages should be shifted to the federal  government, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on  Thursday.


Andre Agassi is beaten by Jurgen Melzer in the SAP Open in San Jose.


Race hate preacher Abdullah al-Faisal has been deported from Britain, the home secretary says.


The bubbles start bursting at Innisbrook

Jeff Sluman was eight shots worse and walked off the final green with a share of the lead. Paul Azinger was seven shots better and left Innisbrook in a state of shock.


Dell recalls nearly a million laptop AC adapters

Washington, DC - If you own a Dell laptop, you might want to check out the type of AC adapter that it uses. That is because the company has decided to recall nearly a million AC adapters because of a potential fire and electrical shock hazard.


Health Secretary Alan Johnson is expected to set out how he wants to reform the "sick-note" culture.


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Parents' living arrangements at the time of conception may help determine a baby's sex, research suggests.


Abbas Takes Office, Already Facing Battles

Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in as Palestinian president on Saturday, already embroiled in crisis.


Was he a powerful politician, forcing himself on a young aide? Or was it consensual? A day after New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey made history by announcing his resignation over an affair with another man, Golan Cipel gave his side of the story.


Artist formerly known as The Aritst Formerly Known As Prince attacks internet

Prince joins The Police to fight mouse pads In yet another battle for control of his name, image, and funkadelic music catalog, the artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known As Prince has launched an attack on the internet.â¦


U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents arrested a former rebel leader and presidential candidate with alleged ties to drug traffickers, Haitian radio reported.